Queens caretaker boss Grant Murray refused to be drawn on his future at the club as the hunt continues for a new manager.
Saturday saw him rack up his first win since standing in for player-manager Wullie Gibson, who left Palmerston following a string of poor results.
Gibson watched from the main stand as his son Lewis lashed home the late winner in a 1-0 triumph over Clyde.
Murray, who blocked the match winner from speaking to the press despite post match requests, refused to say if he had applied for the vacant post or what he would do if asked to take charge.
He said: “At this moment in time it is important that I keep the players focused and keep the club focused. I am sure there will be a lot of managers with their CVs in for the job and it is up to the chairman to decide on what he wants to do.
“It is an important time going into January. I was part of the coaching staff before Wullie left and take responsibility. There was a lack of consistency.
“But someone has to take the team and that is myself and the goalkeeping coach, Gordon Marshall, and we have to keep these players focused on winning games of football.
“The question has not been asked (to me about the job) I am caretaker and I take it game by game. I am contracted to the club.”
Murray added of the scrappy triumph over the Bully Wee: “It was the type of game where one goal was always going to win it.
“It wasn’t a pretty game of football with the conditions. Both teams tried to get a foot on the ball.
“I thought anything they threw at us we dealt with but our keeper Charlie Cowie was good with crosses and corners and he dealt with it. I stressed to players at half-time that if we got ahead then we would win.
“We had to deal with Max Currie pulling out at 11 o’clock at night on the Friday with a foot injury and had to recall Charlie from loan.
“What happened last week (with the manager) is very unfortunate and disappointing but Lewis is good enough to realise he is in the team on merit and does his talking on the football pitch.
“He pops up with the winner today and credit to him. I am delighted for him.
“We told him to cut in and have a crack when he could and it’s paid off.”
Meanwhile, Harry Cochrane picked up an eye injury in training and the club are waiting on clearance from an eye specialist to allow him to return to training.
A shoulder injury suffered by Rico Quitongo appears to be muscle damage, having originally been feared to be a dislocated shoulder.
