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David Martindale has been working at Livingston since 2014 Scottish Championship: Falkirk v Livingston Venue: Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk Date: Friday, 1 February Kick-off: 19: 45 GMT Coverage: Watch on BBC Scotland, live text updates on the BBC Sport website & app David Martindale says he will never apply for another managerial job while he is in charge of Livingston. The 50-year-old is the third-longest serving boss in the Scottish Professional Football League and has been with the West Lothian club for more than a decade in a variety of roles. Livingston visit Championship leaders Falkirk on Friday, with both Martindale and home head coach John Mc Glynn linked with the vacancy at Motherwell. "I genuinely don't read anything about it, " was Martindale's response to the speculation. "I will never apply for a job while I am Livingston manager. Never ever going to take a job unless the people at Livingston tell me someone has been on the 'phone and we would like you to speak to them or your time is up. "I owe a debt of gratitude to Livingston. I am just delighted the club has stuck by me to try and get them back into the Premiership. " Despite his long service, Martindale admits there may come a time when he does move on. "I am probably loyal to a fault, " he added. "That is the way I am wired, that is who I am. I am going to be very, very loyal to Livingston as long as Livingston want me to be loyal to them. "I think it is pretty open the club are looking for investment. So potentially the club is going to be under some kind of new ownership structure, maybe come the summer. Maybe I am not going to be part of that. "If the club can bring in investment and the correct people, I would genuinely shake their hands and thank them very much if I wasn't going to be part of that fabric. " No Motherwell appointment before Celtic game Mc Glynn's Falkirk are riding high at the top of the table, four points clear of Livingston with a game in hand. The 63-year-old was voted PFA Scotland manager of the year after an unbeaten campaign won promotion to the second tier and that good form has continued this season. "In some ways it is flattering, " he said of the Fir Park links. "When a job like this comes up, the media drive it. It goes hand-in-hand with how well the team is doing. I think people have recognised the style of play over the past 18 months. "But obviously I am enjoying my job here right now, contracted here right now and I'm very much focused on the game. " This is the first of three home matches in a row for Falkirk against fellow promotion hopefuls. After Livingston come Partick Thistle and Ayr United. Mc Glynn is targeting maximum points from those games to turbo charge the push for the top flight. "If we can do that, even I would fancy us, " he said. 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