THE gladiatorial nature of sport has forever thrown up the joy of winners and pain of losers, but this was a reminder that play-off football simply serves to amplify those emotions. For Dunfermline and Queen’s Park, one late, dramatic goal made a world of a difference.
Dunfermline, a club of huge historical importance in Scottish football, with a significant fan-base that has been put through the mill in recent times, are now headed for League One. It has been a catastrophic season that began carelessly and climaxed in hapless fashion. As if Efe Ambrose’s 58th-minute red card was not bad enough, Simon Murray’s 89th-minute winner just about encapsulated the Pars’ wretched campaign.
