Grant well aware of pressure on his job

PETER GRANT admits he knows the clock is ticking after being told by the Dunfermline board that results must improve quickly.

Dunfermline issued the embattled manager with another vote of confidence last week in the wake of the October 2 defeat at Queen of the South.

That result kept the Fife side – still searching for their first Championship win of the season – bottom of the table with four points from eight games.

However, sporting director Thomas Meggle, part of the German consortium that own the club, also made it clear that the former Alloa boss understands that their woeful run cannot continue in the short term.

Grant, whose side host Kilmarnock this weekend, said: “I know from my own personal point of view I have to start winning games very, very quickly.

“There has been an urgency since the day I got the job, that’s the way I am.

“I spoke to Thomas and the chairman [Ross McArthur] after the game and then on the Sunday, and I thought it was important to get in contact with them.

“For me, I’m very proud to be the manager of this football club and I want that to continue but I understand you have to win games of football to make that continue.

“I understand the disappointment of supporters, I’m never a manager that is going to come out and try and curry favour with the fans and say this and that, I’m very honest and I deserve the criticism that comes with the results, I’ve no problem with that.

“I don’t like that, I wish it did not happen, 100 per cent.”

Asked if any targets had been set for him, Grant replied: “We want to be first. That’s the pressure and that’s why I wanted to be manager here because I think we’re more than capable of doing that. That’s why I understand everyone’s frustration.

“The levels have not been at the levels I expect from this group and that has been disappointing because I know I have players more than capable of that.

“It’s massive moments in every game we’ve not taken that opportunity and given easy opportunities up.

“It’s annoying for me but I understand it because I’ve been there before as a player.”