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31st January 2002 James McGarva
this is the year for the queens 1 division here we come, john has done a great job since he came and deserves all the credit for signing players like george and colin scott great signings, well done and i know we can do it.
30th January 2002 Boris Petrov
Congratulations on keeping up this fantastic site. I am a 25-year-old Botev Plovdiv FC supporter from Bulgaria. ALSO, I have supported the Doonhamers since 1994 when I met some fans from Dumfries and we have been on exchange visits. I am sending two pics for you - one from the good old days when Livingston were still playing the National Lottery in Div. 2 (end of August '98 Queens v Livingston 0-1), as for the second one you know where it's at. Hope to celebrate promotion, even online!



29th January 2002 South Wales Cherry
As a Bournemouth fan it is nice to John O'neill doing so well for you guys. I thought it was a mistake us letting him go, but there you are. I hope for your sake the guy Weatherson is as good as he is on Championship Manager 01-02!!
29th January 2002 Stefan Kaczmarczyk
The crowd trouble at the Cowdenbeath match is very worrying - I would like to see QOS issuing a policy on the consequences for any fans who cause trouble at Palmerston. I'm afraid this one really does need to be hit home particularly for the attention of younger fans, who have no doubt been influenced by incidents of coin throwing and pitch invasion at other matches around the country.

Also, other teams in the 2nd Division need to ensure that their grounds properly accommodate and police our large travelling support. 50 or so seats in the corner of an old stand will not do!

There is a new generation of young supporters and hopefully families that we want to encourage to QOS matches - and football clubs need to demonstrate that matches are there for everyone and their granny's enjoyment and safety!
29th January 2002 Iain Crosbie
I was at Central Park on Saturday for the first time. I was unsure where exactly the away support was gathered as both sets of fans were sporting blue and white. At half time I moved into the older stand to be nearer the goal we were attacking. At no point throughout the second half did a steward,let alone a policeman, appear in that part of the ground. I soon realised that this was where the hard core of the small Cowdenbeath support hang out. I can understand their disappointment and annoyance when George scored the winner which was celebrated by so many QOS fans around them but the scuffle which developed would have been completely avoided if ANY segregation had been in force at the ground. At the next away game I attend I would like to be able to enjoy a game of football and celebrate a QOS goal without a scuffle resulting. What is the Palmerston view about stewarding and policing at away games ?
28th January 2002 Scott Kelly
No-one can condone the behaviour of both Queens and Cowdenbeath's fans in the fighting that broke out near the end of Saturday's game - grow up lads. However the home side must take some of the blame for having both sets of fans together and NO police presence at all - just two stewards (and we all know how useless they are!). I sincerely hope that we are not going to go back to the hooligan days of the 70's - 80's but impressionable young fans see the carry-on at Cardiff, Pittodrie etc and think scrapping is back in fashion - it's the old copy-cat syndrome - lets nip it in the bud NOW!
28th January 2002 Ken Grier
A Huge well done to John Connolly and all the players for their great efforts in securing full points from the last 3 games . a long way to go yet until the end of the season and we must keep winning but superb effort and attitude have gone into securing the points at the death in these matches .

The defence has been indomitable and Super George O'Boyle looks every inch the international forward he is . We mustn't be complacent though and having come this far I feel that it is up to our superbly ambitious Chairman , RB , to dig into his pockets once again to ensure we have the depth of squad for the finishing straight .

We have not created a lot of chances in the last 270 minutes and I firmly believe that we need at least 1 midfield wide man who can throw in the quality crosses and passes that will be meat and drink to Geordie O'B . We also need a partner for same . I see that Kevin Thomas is out of contract at Berwick in 2 weeks ( come on George , use your influence on him to get him to sign for us and not the Cowden ) . Whilst the signing of Barry Donald has been a master stroke a plea also to return Jonjo O'Neil to his proper role , sitting just behind the front 2 , so that we can again see the best of one of the most profoundly talented players I have seen at Palmy .

Final view on yesterday ... we should make an official complaint on Cowden's stewarding ... Central Park was unsafe yesterday with fans allowed to roam around the stands at will and the locals not being restrained from lobbing stones and insults ( I witnessed both ) .

But onwards and upwards.......... well done and keep it up super South ( sorry I will miss next weeks game as on official Famous Grouse business at Murrayfield ... make me regret missing the game boys !! )
28th January 2002 David Gow
I wonder what the club's official view of the trouble at Central Park is? I was at the previous game ,on the terracing, and it's obvious that there's no stewarding or segregation. I think given the size of our travelling support that this is a problem which must be sorted. The admission price at central park's the same as at Palmerston and yet the facilities and amenities are vastly inferior. The League's got to look at this, surely. The toilets alone at Central Park are a disgrace and yet they are a few yards from the pie stall. I hope the Queens directors witnessed what i heard to be, disturbing, unprovoked violence from a few "fans" of the Blue Brasil. Let's get this sorted before it becomes fashionable again.
28th January 2002 Scot Carrick
Can anyone please coroborate and perhaps name the extremely sad individual who allegedly phoned westsound radio claiming it was the players of dynamo doonhamers responsible for the ugly scenes at cowdenbeath. I find this a disgusting piece of down right evil blaiming a bunch of lads who weren't there, have never played or had any contact with cowdenbeath supporters. Out of our full squad of 20 players, one was there and he travelled up with the travel club.

Personally i never heard this report but have been told about it, i see it as a sad way to discredit a bunch of lads who doing their best to represent queens fairly in a social league.
28th January 2002 Russell Bain
Being a regular at home matches, I wonder how the official attendance figures are obtained as they do not appear to correspond with the crowds seen at the games
28th January 2002 Nigel Wood
Thanks to Ewan Lithgow, for a great report,and well done to the doonhamers I am very confident that we will move up this season, I only wish I could be at home to see it

please keep up these reports, good or bad preferably the former,as this site can only be " Simply the Best"

thanks Colin
25th January 2002 Alan Ritchie
PLEASE CAN YOU PUT THIS LINK FOR OUR WEBSITE FOR DYNAMO STAR AFC IT IS HTTP://MYSITE.FREESERVE.COM/DSTARAFC IT IS FOR OUR SUNDAY LEAGUE TEAM WHICH CONSISTS OF SEVERAL QUEENS SUPPORTERS RUSS BUDGIE CLINGAN AND MYSELF ROSSI WATCHES AND SOMETIMES PLAYS.

No problem, already added
23rd January 2002 Scot Byers
C'mon Queens, great result on saturday. We look solid. Can anyone get through our defence. I am Confident with queens, promotion is in site Keep it up.
23rd January 2002 James Anderson
I have been reading your comments with some intrest over the last few weeks reguarding the Stewarding at Palmerston inparticular the comments about the air horn I don't know if you are aware or not but it is a criminal offence to have a container of any sort inside a football stadium this has been the law for some time now and is also mentioned in the ground regulations The reason I know this is beacause I had an argument with a Steward and policeman at Tynecastle when my son had a can of jucie in with him. The regulations should be outside your turnstiles. I have seen stewards not only from Rock Steady but from other companies as well as police take containers of every sort from fans so maybe the the steward should have explained the reason to you at the time. I think the SFA have misinterpreted the type of air horn you mean as it is their ground regulations. As for their lack of attention to certain issues throughout the season maybe you should ask the club for their contact at Rock Steady maybe their management can deal with this better and more directly.
21st January 2002 Gareth Holden
Just a short note to say how good it is to see George O'Boyle at the Queens and banging in the goals as well. George was a fantastic player for Linfield before moving on to greater things. All the best for the rest of the season and keep pushing for that promotion place. Super Blues, Super Toffees and Super Doonhamers.
20th January 2002 Peter James Wood
My son Benjamin and I travelled up to Palmerston today for the match, and we thoroughly enjoyed our day out as we always do up there! We have been a number of times over the past few seasons, and have always found everyone very friendly and helpful. We are season ticket holders at Bolton Wanderers, which is all very nice, seeing the big English Premiership clubs coming to the Reebok, but they have (inevitably) lost the warm friendly feeling that we so look forward to on our visits to Dumfries! We like to think of ourselves as honourary "Doonhamers" and look forward to many more happy days out at Palmerston Park!

Good-Luck! Cheers!
18th January 2002 Scott Kelly
With the freeing of Sunderland, John Connolly's "Geordie experiment is well and truly over - only Weatherson left! (Paddy doesn't count, he is a Singapore-born lad). Also why do we need yet another defender (Anderson) when the excellent Allan cannot get a game or are more to be freed soon I suspect? Hopefully match v Stenny doesn't turn into grudge game - Thomson against big Ferguson who broke his jaw; Des against his wee mate Moore; milne returning to Palmerston where he hardly got a game; and Donald with something to prove after Bone froze him out at Ochilview!

Up the Queens.
18th January 2002 Scot Carrick
i'd just like to say i thoroughly agree with the comments made sbout the stewards at palmerston, taking airhorns away from young supporters is a disgrace. Also i think the attitude of clydebanks fans on sat were both highly immature and overly aggresive. In the supporters game as well they picked fights before during and after, and then had the cheek to complain to other teams that we are a nasty side.

to russels comment about soccer am, definately lets go on i reckon we can win the sven goran ericson game no problem,

DYNAMO FOR THE SFL.
18th January 2002 Scott Templeton
First of well done on saturday it was a magic game

But to the point about rock steady and how disapointed i am in the steawrd who confiscated the air horn , why is he not allowed it is creating a great atmosphere. I was there when mr bradford assured us that it would be ok to have the hooter in the terracing. my friend received an e-mail from the S.F.A saying it was ok to have the air horn at games .

The fans are not happy with this because it is killing the atmosphere in the terracing. I am afraid to say that rock steady are preventing us from getting behind the Players and this could prevent Queens from going up.

SO ROCK STEADY JUST BEAT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
16th January 2002 Rory Alexander
Firt of all - well done Queens for that great win at the weekend, Fandabidozi.

Seconly I think that soimething needs to be done about the security guards, one in particular.

Thats three times now that my friend has had his air canister taken from him. What a disgrace!!!

It adds to the atmosphere and sometimes its the only thing creating atmosphere.

We have written to the SFA and my friend has spoke to Mr Bradford himself, and both have no problems with the air horn.

This problem needs to be addressed A.S.A.P. because their is a lot of hacked off fans.

C'mon rocksteady loosen up a bit!!!!!
15th January 2002 Stevie Hunt
FIST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WELL DONE QUEENS FOR THE WAY THEY PLAYED ON SATURDAY.NOW A REPLY FOR ROSS CORBETT REGARDING ROCK(UN)STEADY WOULD IT NOT BE BETTER TO PUT YOUR COMPLAINTS TO THE RELEVENT BODIES CONCERNING THE STEWARDNG AT PALMERSTON I.E ROCKSTEADY THEMSELFS WHY NOT PUT YOUR CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS TO THEM INSTEAD OF THIS MESSAGE BOARD.I DO AGREE WITH SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE STATED,BUT IS IT ALL OF THE STEWARDS YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OR JUST CERTAIN ONE'S.I HAVE SEEN ALL THE MESSAGES ON THE OTHER SITE AS WELL CONCERNING THE STEWARDS,AS I HAVE STATED IF YOU ALL SENT THE COMPANY EMAILS WITH YOUR COMPLAINTS THEY WILL HAVE TO DO SOME THING TO GET IT SORTED OUT.THE WEB ADDRESS IS www.rocksteady.co.uk AND IT WILL BE GLASGOW YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH IF THEY DO NOTHING THEN GO TO THE EDINBURGH DEPARTMENT.
15th January 2002 Craig Grierson
In response to Kirk Dobie's message, I have written to Soccer AM in an attempt to get the Queen's fans of the week on, but they have not responded to me as of yet, so I will be writing to them again this week. It's a popular show and I'm sure there are loads of people trying to get on it, so I'm sure that pestering them is the best option
15th January 2002 Eric Fisher
There have been some rather unpleasant visiting supports this season at Palmerston but the Bankies lot are the worst I've seen in a long time. Even their supporters team who played the Dynamos at the Kingholm earlier in the day were a thoroughly offensive lot apart from some of their more senior players who seemed rather red faced by it all.
15th January 2002 Russel Campbell
Interesting point made about the Soccer AM fans on the programme. I reckon the Dynamo team should select a few players and apply to the show !!

FORZA DYNAMO !!
14th January 2002 Scott Kelly
Football is a game of personal opinions but the sponsor's choice of Paddy Atkinson as man of the match on Saturday was amazing. The crowd's reaction to the announcement was to laugh and that tells the whole story. Maybe the sponsors had partaking too much of Queens hospitality as Big Thomson and Andy Aitken (to name only two) were streets ahead of Paddy who, himself, admitted he had not one of his better games.

Changing the subject an interesting article in programme that John Connelly has used 62 players in his 65 games in charge - is this a record or does Gordon Dalziel still hold it after his first year at Ayr United where he used similar tactics in his effort to get promotion.
14th January 2002 Kirk Dobie
WELL DONE QUEENS - WE ARE BACK WITH A CHANCE OF GOING UP!!

Q. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY OTHER NOTTINGHAMSHIRE OR MIDLANDS BASED SUPPORTERS OR QUEENS SUPPORTERS CLUBS - IF NOT I WOULD LIKE TO START ONE, IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE IN THE MIDLANDS?

ALSO HAS ANYONE WRITTEN TO SOCCER AM TO GET QUEENS FANS ON THE SHOW?
14th January 2002 Ross Corbett
Well done Queens on an excellent victory over Clydebank lets hope for more of the same against stenhousemuir.Just one small point I have for queens what about some female toilets in the terracing .There is a growing number of females coming to palmerston and it is rather anoying trailing my youngest daughter to one of the stands for the toilet thus missing a good ten minutes of the match.
14th January 2002 Ross Corbett
Its about time queens sorted out the over reacting rock unsteady stewards before more fans are put of coming to palmerston .Queens should be trying all they can to encourage young fans to attend palmerston.Its time to take a reality check and realise its football not snooker we are watching the more noise,the better it is for the players.Totally disagree with the fans slagging of the disabled bankies fan but anyone who knows the clydebank fans will tell you that this guy does nothing but abuse the oppossing players and fans all games so he should be prepared to get the same back.
13th January 2002 Scot Carrick
i dont think i've ever been as excited at a queens home game when weatherson scored, i almost ran on the pitch, gordon connolly was excellant and how the boys kept their head and didnt react to the fouls raining in on them was superb.

promotion is in sight, just need a bit more belief.
13th January 2002 Craig Grierson
Great performance by the boys on Saturday, best since the Stranraer game that saw us go top of the league.

Glad to see that Clydebank got exactly what they deserved from the game, Nothing!! A team that is full of Has Been players that think that if they kick the opposition hard enough that they should win the game, how they did not get at least 3 players sent off is a mystery to me.

Anyway, great performance lads and lets see the same again next week and for the rest of the season, you have proved that you can do it!!
13th January 2002 Martin Cope
Great win on Saturday against a strong, and often too robust, Clydebank. I thought that George O'Boyle looked really useful up front - lots of good first touches, plenty of awareness, and experieced cunning. Delighted that Peter Weatherson got the winner. He is still quality, even if he hasn't been slotting away the goals like last season - and he really seems to care about Queens, which is a real bonus in enthusiasm. We now need to put a consistent run together. Say 10 points from the next 4 games would really consolidate our position, and set us up nicely for the run-in for promotion at the end of the season. I guess the key will be the two games still to play against Stranraer. 4 or 6 points from those two matches would be a real boost towards attaining Division 1 status. That's what the Chairman and Manager clearly want, along with the fans. So let's do it!! Up the Queens!
13th January 2002 J K Mullen
Great result for Queens today and a strengthened/settled side bodes well for the run in,and make no mistake about it Clydebank,in spite of poor refereeing and a physical approach to their game,will be there at the seasons end hopefully along with Queens.(it just beggars belief how they exist on poor support and run full time professionals).

However in a game which will be remembered for beeing very physical-due in NO small measures to poor refereeing-and with few chances I write to voice my concern on 2 accounts,namely the behavior of the visiting support and the apathy of the"stewards"

The visiting support(very loud though well behind their team,but small in number)seemed to take great delight in kicking the hoardings and back of the stands where they were seated or supposed to be seated-let alone their threatening and intimidating beahavior prior to the winning goal.The stewards seemed to turn a blind eye to those who were standing and doing this moronic and inane behavior,whilst moving a few family groups at the start of the 2nd half away from numerous empty seats-though inside the queens side of the cordoned off area.

Whilst thankfully incidents involving crowd trouble over the years have been few and far between,the stewarding at Palmerston frankly is pathetic and leaves a lot to be desired,on the rare occasions when they are needed and I am sure if queens fans had behaved in such a manner(home or away) I am sure there would have been action taken.

Remember the pathetic site at the end of season game a couple of years ago against Partick with a pitch invasion at the end?,with the laughable sight of ONE steward in front of the main stand(arms akimbo)holding back the South fans-nb none joined the invasion they were too busy laughing at the pathetic man--- and as I recall Partick escaped an inquiry!.

With the resurrection of football hooliganism rearing its ugly head in the media agin I do not question the need for "Stewarding",but perhaps the standing of stewards would rise if rules were applied to ALL supporters and turning a blind eye or double standards were not applied.I would be interested to know how much this "service"costs the club as there alaways seems to be an ample presense of Police at Palmerston,and for what they do its hard to justify their presense ,and more than one of the home support has described their saturday afternoons as a "Cushy" number!.

Perhaps the answer to visiting morons who take delight in attempting to vandalise or intimidate, would be to put them in a cordoned off area on the Terreagle end-I know its condemed but it looks no different to the other standing area's at Palmerston or for that matter other other grounds in the 2nd div

Finally nice to see Jim T back and lets hope the next signing is an extension to JCs contract as he has brought stability and football not seen for many a year to the club,with astute signings and within the clubs means -(appologies if he has already signed an extension!).
13th January 2002 Davie Coulter
Does anyone else think that there was a complete mis-regard to the safety of the Queens squad against Clydebank. There was 3 red card offences in the space of 5minutes in the first half and the referee only gave out two bookings and a warning. then only to see Derek Ferguson react to Paddy Atkinson and only given a warning. Gordon Connolly could have ended up with a broken leg after a string of 4 rash challenges. Surely the referee should have the guts to send a player off for such a serious offence.
12th January 2002 Ken Grier
Queens .. well done to the team for an outstanding performance and especially to John Connolly for a tactically astute selection and for continuing to improve the player pool .

Whilst Aitken , O'Boyle and Mcalpine were excellent today I thought that Barry Donald was superb .. 90% passing success rating on passes , including some sublime first touch and long range efforts , completely eclipsing the has beens in the Bankies mid-field .

I thought that there were more late tackles from Clydebank players today than I have ever seen in any match and how they remained with 11 men on the park I haven't a clue . They seemed to be intent on cynically stopping any attack and on singling out Queens best players with an intent to deliberately injure them .

We must keep up this application and get a run going . I still feel we are a striker and wide man short .

Very encouraging to read Ronnie Bradfords programme notes today ... we are right with you on rapid progress RB but what was the subtext to your notes .. who in the club hierarchy is holding us back ??

Congratulations again QOS and lets have the same again next Saturday Boys !!
11th January 2002 Ed Heywood
hello all. I'm a Scunthorpe United, living in Aberystwyth, who has a soft spot for the Queens. As a lad I went on holiday to that area most years, and sort of took and interest in the footy. just saying good luck, and I'll keep checking up on the site.

PS IS Andy Aitken any good, as their was a rumour on the Scunthorpe United site saying a scout had been sent up?
10th January 2002 Horsham Eagle
Hello.

I'm a Palace fan and have a bit of a soft spot for Queen of the south, we all have a soft spot for some scottish team down here in sarf London!

Anyway i was looking for a Queen of the south shirt, but 4o quid is a bit steep, i wonder if anyone knows of anywhere at all i can pick up and old shirt cheaper? please e-mail me with any suggestions!

Good luck this season

Keep your eye on ebay.co.uk there was a Queen's top from 1997/98 season two days ago, it went for less than £10, or post a request on the Sales and Wants section of this site
8th January 2002 Russel Campbell
Does any referee in Dumfries willing to referee Dynamo Doonhamer's match against UCS Bankies ?

Kick-Off is 1130 at Kingholm Quay.

Any willing and able ref can let me know at j.camp10@ntlworld.com

Any Queens supporters are also very welcome to cheer us on !!
5th January 2002 Ewan Lithgow
Mick Cunningham

Good to hear from you again Mick. The Dorset Doonhamers are indeed well remembered and it's a shame you haven't been back up lately. AFCB's results are still followed with interest.

The old Emerald Park Doonhamers are still very much on the go, though renamed Doonhamers Travel Club, and many of the same people are still running the club.

Best wishes to all.
5th January 2002 Ross Corbett
Great to see that mick of the dorset doonhamers still takes an interest in the fortunes of Queens .let us know next time you fancy coming up .Also anybody of the dynamo doonhamers fancy a friendly against the once feared doonhamers travel club team contact me on pengiescasuals@aol.com.
4th January 2002 Mick Cunningham
Hello

Anyone remember the Dorset Doonhamers? We're still alive - families etc. restricting visits! Met super Andy Thomson the other day - scored twice against Bournemouth! Good to see John O'Neill doing well - he should never have left us!

Up the Cherries - Up the Queens.
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