We are delighted to confirm that, following his recent move to Birmingham City, Lyndon Dykes has officially become the highest transfer fee player in Queen of the South’s history.

The 29-year-old first joined us in 2014, before returning from Australia in 2016 and staying for three years. During that period, he made 136 senior appearances in all competitions for Queen of the South, scoring 22 goals. His performances both in league and cup matches solidified his reputation and made his eventual transfers possible.

What began as a shrewd piece of business by the football club has now paid dividends, with Lyndon’s journey taking him through the Scottish Premiership and then on to Queens Park Rangers, where he made over 150 appearances in a four-year spell. He is now with Birmingham City, and the proportion of fee in which we are entitled has made him our record transfer fee.

Lyndon has also gone on to establish himself at international level, earning 44 caps for Scotland and scoring nine goals. Representing his country on the biggest stage has underlined his quality and further strengthened the pride we have in seeing one of our former players succeed.

Beyond his achievements on the pitch, Lyndon is a true role model for all youngsters. His career shows exactly what hard work, determination, and perseverance can achieve, and he serves as an inspiration for the next generation of players especially in Dumfries and Galloway.

Prior to Lyndon, our record transfer fee of £255,000 was for Andy Thomson, when he moved to Southend in 1994.

Everyone at Queen of the South congratulates Lyndon on his continued success and thanks him for playing an important part in our history.

We have been informed by the league that our game against Peterhead on the 18th of October has been selected for live TV coverage on BBC Alba, therefore the kick off has been moved to 5.30pm.

After their league defeat at home to Falkirk during the week, the under 19s got back to winning ways this afternoon with a victory over Nithsdale Wanderers.

Kayden Reilly scored a first half double as the two sides were locked at two each at the interval.

HALF TIME: Queens U19s 2 Nithsdale Wanderers 2

The visitors added a third after the break but Billy Gray scored a second half hat-trick to make things comfortable for the hosts with Reilly adding to his first half tally to complete a hat-trick of his own.

FULL TIME: Queens U19s 6 Nithsdale Wanderers 3
 

Coach Eddie Warwick sad “It was a worthwhile exercise with lots of positives to take from the game and gives the squad some valuable game time as they prepare for their Scottish Cup tie.”

The Scottish Cup match is a second-round tie away at Auchinleck Talbot on Friday evening. The match has a 7.30pm kick off.
 

The Under 17s picked up their first league win this evening with a crushing victory over Falkirk at Palmerston.  William Salfenmoser was the star of the game scoring SIX goals.

The boys held a very comfortable half time lead as Salfenmoser scored five in the first half. The Bairns scored twice before they were reduced to ten men and Lewis White added a sixth.

Half Time: Queens 6 Falkirk 2

Not so many goals after the interval but Salfenmoser found the net again to score his sixth, Queens seventh of the night.  The visitors had to see the game out with nine men after they had a second player sent off for violent conduct.

Full Time: Queens 7 Falkirk 2

Coach Ross Newlands said “I am really pleased for the boys, their first half performance was excellent and they went on and controlled the second half too. It has been a tough start to the campaign but they have never shied away from the challenge and I’m delighted they’ve picked up their first win in some style.”

The boys are without a league game next week but some of them may be involved in the club’s Scottish Cup game away at Auchinleck Talbot next Friday.

Earlier this week our Queen of the South Walking Football team took part in the Alan Little Memorial Festival at Galabank in Annan.

The tournament was held in memory of Alan from Carlisle, who was a regular walking footballer at Annan. He had previously played for Gretna and Carlisle and was frequently involved in Cumberland League competitions; involving teams from Workington Reds and Queen of the South. Alan had Parkinson’s Disease which had a significant impact on his ability to stay on his feet but it didn’t deter him from trying.

Alan is remembered with great respect, his condition sometime made playing problematic but on a good day, he was a fine finisher and always a goal threat.

event was co-ordinated by Annan WF Chairman, Gerry Baxter, with teams from Gretna, Carlisle, Workington and Queen of the South invited to take part. Some of the teams struggled to provide numbers but with a significant player pool from Annan the teams were balanced out to ensure each were properly represented.

The matches took place over eight rounds and whilst it was not a competition and the scores didn’t count for anything the fixture list provided the facility to record them.

helps to encourage some of our other players to get involved; and a good benchmark for ourselves in terms of improvement. Without our regular dynamo, Iain Mitchell and prolific goal machines, Neil McQuiston and Peter Heath, it was an opportunity for some of our other players to contribute and it was pretty much business as usual with some good performances. With seven-a-side on small pitches it was important to move the ball quickly and accurately and this was undoubtedly a strength which was re-enforced with the introduction of Mark Wilson.

With the usual pairing of Tom Gordon in goals and Rob Clark in defence, Stevie Smith, Wilson, Chris O’Toole and Mike McCaughey working the midfield it was down to Ally Rankine, playing up front, with his back to goal, to receive and hold the ball then lay it off to the advancing midfield. Despite his 70+ years, Ally did a brilliant job and had a significant part to play in the overall success of the day, scoring himself in our final game.

Queens scores for the day were:

Gretna 0  Queen of the South 1 (Scored by Chris O’Toole)

Annan Athletic Red  0  Queen of the South 1 (Scored by Mike McCaughey)

Queen of the South  0 Workington 2         

Annan Athletic Gold  0 Queen of the South 0       

Carlisle 0 Queen of the South 2 (Chris O’Toole & Ally Rankine)

With three wins, a draw and only one defeat; four goals scored and two conceded, it was a successful outing; and most importantly all games were played in the spirit of what was intended on the day.

Alan's wife and family were in attendance and were presented with flowers and a piece of glassware with the Annan Logo and a special tribute to Alan - in recognition of his contribution to the Galabank Walking Football team. They remained throughout the event, watched the matches (even in the rain), joined some of the players at the buffet within the Clubhouse at the end of the event, and expressed their appreciation for the acknowledgement of Alan.

We are delighted to introduce Kieran Thomson as our first team analyst.

Kieran will be working with the first-team coaching staff providing data-driven insights and video analysis to help enhance team performance and individual player development.

Nineteen- year-old Kieran who is a student studying cyber security previously had a similar role with Annan Athletic.

Taking up the role he said “This is a valuable opportunity for me to gain experience. With Queens being a full-time club it’s a step up for me. Having already worked with Peter Watson at Annan I couldn’t say no, the way he described the club and how the coaches work is top notch. I enjoyed my time at Annan but Queens are an amazing club so I’m looking forward to the new challenge and gaining more experience in a full-time environment.”

After our break for the KDM Evolution Trophy game we return to league one action tomorrow when we make the trip to Leven to take on East Fife.

Newly promoted from league two, Dick Campbell’s side have made a decent start to the campaign and sit sixth in the table with seven points from their five games, just three points behind ourselves.

Ahead of the game, Manager Peter Murphy said “We weren’t at our best against Rangers B but we picked up a win and it keeps up the momentum as we are now five games unbeaten. This weekend will be different challenge again. East Fife are a big physical side who are good at set-pieces so we can expect it to be a battle. We are sitting up at the top so teams will be out to knock us off the perch so we need to be prepared and ready.”

Supporters Information

There are no cash turnstiles at Bayview, therefore supporters are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance via East Fifes website or by telephone 01333 426 323.

For those who are unable to purchase online there will be a ticket window at the ground where you can purchase on the day.

Match Day Ticket Prices:

Adults: £20

Concessions: £16 [Over 65s and full-time students]

Under 16: £5

Parent & 1 Child: £23

Parent & 2 Children: £25

Queens fans will be located in sections G & H and access will be via the turnstiles that open at 2pm.

Disabled supporters should contact the East Fife DAO, Stephen Mill in advance via email [email protected]

Free parking will be available adjacent to the stadium.

The stadium bar will be open from 12.15pm and open to all supporters. Inside stadium catering will open an hour ahead of kick off with the kiosks accepting cash or card.

Kick off: 3pm