It was a good day for our youth sides as they travelled to face Kelty Hearts in their respective leagues and both picked up a victory.

The Under 17s travelled to New Central Park for an 11am kick-off. 

They were one - nil up after a good move down the right, Tom Bolger crossed for Lucas Jones to head home. The hosts equalised from the penalty spot and Queens struggled to play their usual game with Kelty forcing a lot of errors and it remained level at the break. 

Both teams battled with the wind in the second half but Jones scored a second and William Salfenmoser notching his 10th goal in three games to give Queens a two goal advantage. Kelty pulled one back from a set piece to set up a tense finale but the defence stood firm to secure the win.

Full time: Kelty Hearts 2 Queens 3

Coach Ross Newlands said “It was a different type of game for the boys to deal with today but they held their own and produced a far better second half, missing a few chances along the way. It’s now three wins on the bounce and gives us momentum going on to our next game, a home match against Livingston.”

The under 19s had a later kick off at 2pm and Billy Gray scored a hat-trick in a five- nil win. 

Callum Hill opened the scoring after six minutes before Gray scored his first of the afternoon from the penalty spot after 17 minutes. Josh Kelly added a third just before the half hour mark to give the boys a comfortable half time lead.

Gray extended the advantage with his second penalty before the hour mark and rounded off his treble five minutes later to secure an impressive win.

Full time: Kelty Hearts 0 Queens 5

Coach Eddie Warwick said “It was a very good performance in difficult conditions. We are delighted with the way we started the game on the front foot and forced a couple of good saves from their goalkeeper before our first goal. We controlled the game after we went infront and played some very good football at times. It’s an away win and a clean sheet so all in all it’s been a good day.”

Both sides have home games against Livingston this week.  The Under 19s on Wednesday night and the 17s on Friday.  The games at Palmerston kick off at 7.45 pm.

After three games on the road, it was back to Palmerston to take on league one leaders Stenhousemuir. With Brennan Dickenson picking up a tight hamstring against Hamilton, there was one enforced change to the starting eleven, Freddie O?Donoghue came in to the side to take Brennan?s place upfront. It was an attacking start to the game for the hosts and as Kai Kennedy floated an early corner to the far post, Jack Stott hit a right foot volley over the bar. A minute later, Reece Lyon got on the end of a free-kick at the right-hand side of the six-yard box, he kept his shot low but Darren Jamies ...
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After three away games in a row, we make a return to Palmerston tomorrow when we play host to Stenhousemuir.

The Warriors currently sit top of the table on 21 points, five points ahead of ourselves. Gary Naysmith’s side have been in good form and are unbeaten in their last four games with three wins and a draw. While we go into the game on the back of a terrific performance and good win over Hamilton last week.

Earlier in the season our game ended in a goal-less draw at Ochilview. It was a fair result with Stenhousemuir starting both halves well but we finished them the stronger side.

Ahead of the match, Manager Peter Murphy said “Every one of the players gave their all-last week against Hamilton and showed we are a good side. The challenge for us all is to show that it isn’t wasn’t a one off and we meet that level of performance week in and week out. This weekend we face a side who are top of the league and are full of confidence. It was tough game at their place in August and I don’t expect any different this time round. The supporters were excellent at Broadwood and backed us from start to finish, it made a difference so hopefully we will get that again tomorrow.”

Supporters Information

HOME supports will be located within The Thompson Solicitors stand, along with the West section of the BDS and the Oakbank Terracing. While for this match, section 7 in the East side of the BDS has been allocated to AWAY fans.

To gain entry to the BDS stand – ALL supporters should use turnstiles 1 & 2. Disabled access for Away fans is via Gate H on the south side of the BDS stand. Entry to the Oakbank Terrace will be via turnstiles 16 & 17 only. While fans should use turnstiles 4 & 22 for entry to the Thompson Solicitors stand. Please note that there will be no general entry to the BDS Stand via the terracing so please make sure you enter the ground via the correct turnstiles.

Turnstiles will be open for spectator entry at approximately 1345.

Entry is by ticket. Tickets are now on sale for both home and away fans online via our ticket partner TicketCo, using the link below:

www.qosfc.com/buytickets

Season Tickets are valid for this game and barcodes will be scanned at the turnstile.

On the day ticket prices are:

Adults: £20
Concessions (OAP): £12

16–21-year-olds/Students: £10

Accessible Tickets: £8 (includes a free carer)

Accessible Concession: £6 (includes a free carer)
U16s: £5

Accessible U16s: £3

Tickets will be available online until kick off or at the ground on the day of the game from the ticket office located within the QOS Arena which will open approximately 1230. There will be no ticket office at the BDS stand for this match.

The only way to buy tickets in advance will be online.

Tickets purchased are non-transferable or refundable.

Car parking will be available to all spectators within the Queen of the South Arena car park on a first come first served basis.

Supporters’ buses/minibuses should drop off their passengers in Terregles St/King Street and thereafter park on College Mains road just off the roundabout with the A76 on the town bypass (adjacent to Curry’s/PC World, as the other side at Aldi is the access road to the ambulance depot and is extremely busy). Pick up should be the same location as drop off.

Supporters’ buses including minibuses will not be allowed to park in the Arena car park.

Those travelling to the game should check Traffic Scotland website at http://trafficscotland.org/index.aspx for confirmation of any road closures or delays.

The catering outlets within the supporter’s areas of the ground will be open for use. Fans should note that these kiosks are cash only. If you are looking for catering before entering the ground, The Snaq café within the Arena will be open and will have a range of food/snacks on offer and will accept card. The lounge bar under the Main stand will also be open to both sets of supporters’ pre-match.

For safety reasons, QOS have adopted a robust and thorough search policy for spectators entering the ground to ensure that ground rules and regulations are strictly adhered to, especially in relation to pyrotechnic devices and controlled containers. We would like to remind supporters that letting off smoke devices/ pyrotechnics is a criminal offence, and anyone found doing so will be referred to Police Scotland. Not only is it against the law, it is also extremely dangerous and a health hazard to other spectators. All bags will be searched and spectators presenting themselves for entry may also be subject to search. Spectators who refuse to be searched by stewards will be denied entry to the ground.

Palmerston Park is a non-smoking venue; this includes e cigarettes and other such devices. Stewards are empowered to eject spectators who disobey these rules. No persons will be admitted to the ground who are deemed to be under the influence of alcohol.

Parents are advised to bring cartons of juice for the kids as no bottles or cans will be permitted through the gates.

The club shop located in the Arena will be open until kick off where you can purchase our new range of club merchandise, the new club magazine and half-time draw tickets.

Tomorrow’s match kicks off at 3 pm.

Our new range of Polos have landed in the club shop!! With four colour waves there is something for everyone. They are now availble in the club shop and online. Get yours now following the link below!!

https://store.qosfc.com/202526-polo

We are delighted to have teamed up with Warwick’s on Great King Street in town as an outlet for the Official club magazine launched this week.

Available at £6 a quarter you can also pick up your copy in the club shop or via our online store.

Our first official Queen of the Sourh magazine is now on sale.

As we mentioned earlier in the season following the demise of the match day programme we had plans to replace it with a quarterly magazine that would recap the quarter of the season and offer exclusive content. and we are delighted the first edition has been published and is now available.

You can buy a copy from the club shop or via our online store.

Following an audit by the Usual Place we are delighted to have been given the Disability Confident Leaders Award for our work with disabled people and the employment and work experience opportunities that we offer.

The national award recognises an organisations top-level commitment to the UK government’s scheme that gets companies to actively support disabled employees and help them become more inclusive.

Club CEO, Dan Armstrong said “It is a great award to get as only five companies in Dumfries have it.  By achieving this status we have demonstrated a strong commitment through inclusive practices and leadership and have actively promoted best practices for employing and developing people with disabilities.”

Dan is pictured receiving the award from, Sharon McBurnie an an Employer Ability Mentor.

Work to upgrade the indoor pitches at the QOS Arena gets underway next week. 

As the remedial works and new surfaces get laid the pitches will be unavailable from Monday 3rd of November. 

The work is expected to take two weeks to complete and should be available again from Monday 17th.

The rest of the arena will be operating as normal.