THE other promotion hopefuls in the second division are already looking up to Inverness, Partick Thistle, and Livingston. Some consistency will have to be gained soon if the gap below the top three is not to become a gulf.
Unbeaten Caley fought back after George Rowe had given struggling Queen of the South a first-half lead.
Paul Sheerin and Scot McLean quickly turned the tables and Barry Wilson provided a cushion before Stevie Mallan got one back.
Thistle player-manager Tommy Bryce headed the only goal of the game against Stirling Albion after half an hour just as the visitors were threatening to take control.
Livingston's attractive pricing policy, plus a win last time out, again drew a crowd of 3000 to Almondvale for a victory against Arbroath that was seldom in doubt.
Brian McPhee shot the opener in 21 minutes and Jim Sherry hit home from 25 yards before the break. Almost on full-time, the hard-working Scott Peters pulled one back.
The sending off of Clyde's Ally McMillan by referee Cammy Melville for an innocuous looking challenge was the key to Alloa's 3-0 home win. Mark Cowan shot the opener and after the break a Steve Ramsay header and Willie Irvine shot sealed it.
After eight goals conceded in their past two outings East Fife needed some careless goal keeping by Dean Robertson to help them to victory at Forfar.
The keeper's misunderstanding with a defender gave Gordon Brown an empty net and after Andy Gibson's equaliser Robertson handled outside the box and Fife player manager Steve Kirk hit home the free kick.
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