Queen of the South boss says play-off fate in squad's hands after FC Edinburgh win

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Queen of the South boss Marvin Bartley believes his squad’s play-off fate is in their own hands after winning their third game in four.

Bartley was happy after Friday night’s 3-1 win over FC Edinburgh and still thinks there’s room for improvement. However, the four-game unbeaten streak is giving him plenty of reasons to be cheerful.

He said: “The boys are controlling their own destiny, they are speaking about things before the game and at half-time and it’s fantastic to hear because we’re all on the journey together and they are contributing both on and off the pitch.” He added: “I’m never happy, as I always want more, but that is who I am, and the boys will tell you that. “There are things that I am extremely proud of, there are things that we could do better and it’s about working on those things that can make them better and then I will find more things that they can do better. “I’m never pleased but I am getting stuff out of them, and they are implementing more often than not.” With three wins and a draw from their last four outings, Queens moved up to sixth in the table, but Bartley says they can’t get carried away.

He said: “It’s four unbeaten but what is important is the next game, the points we’ve picked up in recent games can’t be taken away, but we can’t rest there. “It was 3-1 so it wasn’t perfect, 3-0 would have been perfect, I thought we started slowly but a few harsh words and tactical adjustments at half-time and the boys were brilliant in the second half and a joy to watch. “That’s what they have in them, we were too impatient, but I couldn’t be prouder of them, it’s another game ticked off with a win.” The Palmerston boss went on to add praise to the full squad which he says points to the