John Hughes refuses to quit as Dunfermline relegated from the Championship after defeat to Queen's Park

John Hughes wants to remain Dunfermline manager despite suffering relegation from the Championship after a 1-0 defeat to Queen's Park in the Championship play-off semi-final second leg.

Whether that will be the case remains to be seen after a chorus of boos greeted Simon Murray's 89th minute strike at East End Park which clinched the aggregate win for the Spiders following the goalless first leg at Firhill in midweek.

While Queen's progress to the final, where they will meet Airdrie for the chance to be promoted to the second tier, the Pars drop into League One, where they will join already relegated Queen of the South next season.

The match summed up a disastrous campaign for Dunfermline, who had defender Efe Ambrose sent off early in the second half and who lacked a cutting edge in attack as they failed to secure their safety.

Hughes, who took over the club in November following the sacking of Peter Grant, admitted emotions were raw in the home dressing room afterwards but he is hoping to remain in charge next season.

“The first thing I’ll look at is myself," said the 57-year-old. "I’ll look at all the things, what have I done right and what have I done wrong? What could we have done better?

“I definitely want the chance to really take this club where it wants to go.

“It’s not going to be easy, I get that. But, once the dust settles, even as players, we need to come back and roll the sleeves up and be committed to getting the club back in the Championship."

Queen's, who had incoming manager Owen Coyle in the dug-out ahead of his official appointment in June, are now aiming to clinch a second successive promotion after winning League Two last season on the back of turning full-time.

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