Peter Grant dismisses Dunfermline vendetta as he targets promotion with Queen's Park after injury nightmare

There may have been an element of karma about Peter Grant helping Queen's Park to relegate the Dunfermline side who sacked his father earlier in the season.

But the former Falkirk defender insists his emotive celebrations on the final whistle after the 1-0 win at East End Park in the Championship play-off semi-final on Saturday were nothing to do with any personal vendetta against the Pars.

Peter senior was subjected to fierce criticism from the Dunfermline support to the extent that the board released a statement condemning fans for their "unacceptable conduct" before relieving the former Alloa boss of his duties in October and replacing him with John Hughes.

However, Grant junior, who returned to action in February after a 10 month injury lay-off, was only interested in helping his own side take another major step towards promotion, which they did thanks to Simon Murray's 89th minute winner claiming a 1-0 aggregate win to ensure the Spiders progressed to the Championship play-off final, where they will face Airdrie for the right to play in the second tier next season, with the first leg taking place at Firhill tonight.

“My emotions at the end were nothing to do with what happened to my dad at Dunfermline. That’s nothing to do with me, it’s his career and this is mine," Grant explained.

“How I felt on Saturday was all about what was at stake in such a huge game of football.

“After having a tough ten months coming back from injury, after battling back to be playing football again, these are the moments it’s all about.

“But the real emotion was for how hard this team have worked, this fantastic bunch of boys with a staff who have great belief in us.”

Grant’s recovery from his latest injury nightmare would make promotion