Source: Team_Talk
Lovell prepares for Bairns talks
The former Dundee striker, along with half-a-dozen or so of the Bairns side which lost 1-0 to Rangers in Saturday's Homecoming Scottish Cup final at Hampden, is now out contract.
While speculation surrounds the future of Hughes, the Bairns boss is looking to quickly settle his squad for next season.
Lovell, 28, who signed from Aberdeen last summer, said: "I am out of contract like a lot of the boys and I'm not sure who is staying and who is going.
"I will speak to the manager and see what he wants to do.
"I don't see why I shouldn't stay, I've enjoyed every minute of being here.
"We stayed up on the last day of the season and we got to a cup final and another semi-final, so things couldn't have gone better.
"There are young players coming through.
"Guys like Scott Arfield and Tam Scobbie are brilliant and there are other young players who weren't even playing at Hampden.
"It has always been that way at Falkirk and so the future looks bright."
Like most of the Falkirk players who saw the cup won for Rangers by a spectacular Nacho Novo goal seconds after the break, Lovell left Hampden nursing a huge sense of frustration.
The Bairns dominated for long spells against the Scottish Premier League champions, with former Ibrox winger Neil McCann clipping the bar in the first half and Lovell driving against the post after the break as they pressed for the equaliser.
However, Rangers held on to secure the league and cup double, leaving Falkirk still looking for their first Scottish Cup final victory since 1957.
Lovell said: "It was hugely frustrating because it was the best we had played in a long time.
"If we had played like that all season we wouldn't have been sitting near the bottom.
"But we can walk away knowing we were the better team.
"We didn't create a lot of chances but we were the better team.
"On a personal note I was disappointed in my performance but I thought the boys were outstanding.
"They gave everything and it took a wonder goal from Nacho to
win the game for them.
"The manager was delighted with the way we played and told us we could walk away with our heads held high."
