Airdrie star can "see a few arguements" if brother is on losing side in play-off

It will be a proud week for Airdrie striker Callum Smith and his family as he and Queen's Park star brother Connor battle it out in the Championship play-off final over the next few days.

But the elder Smith by two years, Callum, expects if it is he who emerges victorious across the two ties, competitive Connor will

The pair are likely to start for their respective sides and 22-year-old Callum told Lanarkshire Live Sport : "It's going to be a good occasion for the family.

"It will be disappointing for the one that doesn't go up obviously but we'll be proud no matter what.

"It's going to be a good day out for the family and we are just looking forward to it.

"I'm hoping he's going to be on the losing side, but I know what he's like.

"He's a bad loser so I can see a few wee arguements coming if that does happen.

"They've always been close games between us. The last game against him we won [2-0 to Airdrie at New Broomfield], but they are always close games.

"Connor is a good player and so is the whole of the Queen's Park team so we know it is going to be a tough couple of games coming up."

The first leg takes place at Firhill, which the Spiders - who dumped Dunfermline in the semi-finals last week - have shared with Partick Thistle this season.

That groundshare though has been to both sides' detriment, with the bobbly cut-up surface making goals at home hard to come by.

The Spiders have scored just five goals in their last six home games and you have to go back to October for the last time the Jags, who have missed out on Premiership promotion this season, scored more than one goal at home.

Smith admits Airdrie's free-flowing passing game will need to go out of the window for the first leg, but it's a challenge they