With a small squad and another cup tie coming on Saturday, Gary Naysmith chose to rest some of his regular starters tonight with Martin, Fordyce, Harkins and Dobbie all dropping to the bench and Josh Todd getting a night off completely. There was a first half in the game but thats really as much as you need to know about it. There was little in the way of football to enjoy and even fewer chances, with neither keeper called into anything but the most basic of action. The match continued in a similar pattern at the start of the second half, although it was now Queens enjoying the bulk of the p ...
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QoS 16's v Alloa Athletic 16's
In a tense affair at a sunny Palmerston, Queens deservedly took the lead with a thumping Kai Bell header from a corner kick but, after the team traded chances, were pegged back to 1-1 five minutes before the break from the penalty spot.

Alloa were reduced to ten men on the hour mark but it only seemed to spur the visitors on. Queens had to dig in despite their man advantage and had Charlie Cowie to thank for two or three really important saves. Late pressure from Queens though was unfortunate not to produce a winner with McKenzie going close on a couple of occasions.

In the end a draw was probably just about fair enough. There were good performances in particular from Bell and Lockerbie, and it was good to see two members of the u14 squad, Greg Brown and Johnny Emerson take their bow at this level.

Fixtures for Sunday 19th August:
QoS 15's v Dundee 15's, Palmerston Park, 12 noon kick off
QoS 16's v Dundee 16's, Palmerston Park, 2pm kick off
QoS 18's v Elgin City 18's, playing at Kinross

A reminder that this week sees the last of our summer soccer camps at the Queen of the South Arena. You can still book in for the final three days of the week at a cost of £35 for training from 10am to 3pm.

We can now confirm that the first team will be down at Palmerston on Thursday for training and will spend time with the Soccer Camp attendees in the morning. Why not take the chance to book in and meet the team at close quarters, get some photos and autographs, and maybe some useful tips?

There was an error in the published attendance for Saturday's match at Palmerston. In fact the attendance was 1,960, not 1,690.

With the new season now underway we thought it would be a good time to reintroduce our weekly update to outline events taking place within the club.

With the schools still on holiday the usual school visit programme and clubs are still taking a break but we will be running our Summer Soccer Camp all week.  It will take place Monday to Friday from 10 am - 3pm at the Queen of the South Arena.

We are also holding our Monday Walking football session for the over 55 group. Again it takes place at the Arena and will last an hour from 10am.  

It's a busy week for the first team, they're on cup business this week as they aim to progress to the next stages of two competitions.  

On Tuesday evening, it's off to Ochilview for our Irn-Bru first round tie against Stenhousemuir.  Kick off 7.30 pm.  While on Saturday we are back at Palmerston as we welcome Premier League side, St Johnstone in the last 16 of the Betfred League Cup. Kick off 3pm.

With it being a home game, the popular Saturday Club for Primary School children will be on at the Arena.  It runs from half past 12 and costs £10 per child (£8 for Junior Blues).  For the price the kids (boys and girls welcome) will receive coaching on one of the Arena pitches, followed by lunch and then they watch the match together as a group in the BDS Digital Stand. Parents can then collect their child after the match. There is no need to pre-book. Just come register at the table beside the pitches ahead of the session starting.

It's also a busy schedule for the youth teams, they'll be training between 6pm and 8pm Tuesday and Thursday this week with games on Sunday.  The Under 15 and Under 16 sides are both at home to Dundee, kick offs are 12 noon and 2pm respectively while the Under 18s have an away game against Elgin City. 

Today's 50/50 winner was David Jardine from Lockerbie, his ticket 143102 earning David £325. 

Stenhousemuir have now confirmed the prices they intend to charge for Tuesday evening's Irn Bru Cup tie. These are as follows:

£10 Adults
£6 Concessions
£3 Under 16's

With a fairly low crowd expected, only the Main Stand at Ochilview will be open, with QoS Supporters expected to sit at the East End of the Stand.

A reminder of the change of rules this year in the Irn Bru Cup. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, all ties prior to the semi final will go straight to penalties with no period of extra time.