This Week With the schools still off the majority of our community programmes are also on a break. However the Community team are still running Walking Football for the over 50s on Monday. As well as the Summer Soccer Camp for S1 - S3 every day Monday to Friday between 10am and 2pm at the Arena. The first team are back in action at Palmerston on Saturday for their final match of Group G in the Betfred Cup when Albion Rovers are in Dumfries. Don't forget the club have reduced the prices for the game, Adults tickets cost £10, Concessions are £5 with Under 16s FREE. link
Déjà vu for Doonhamers IT WAS Déjà vu for the Doonhamers at New Douglas Park, now known as the SuperSeal Stadium, as they lost out 6-5 on penalty kicks for the bonus point, the second time in the space of five days for Gary Naysmith?s men. It certainly wasn?t a thriller in South Lanarkshire but the match burst into life when Hamilton Accies substitute Steven Boyd rifled home what everybody thought would be the winner. But Queens equalised 60 seconds later when goal machine Stephen Dobbie tapped home to earn a point and send the tie to penalty kicks. The Doonhamers came into the tie knowing it was a must-win fix ...Read Full Report link
Misfiring Queens Draw A Blank Competitive football returned to Palmerston this evening as Queens played their first home game of the 2017-18 season, but for the majority of the 1055 crowd, the game did not go the way they expected as Lowland League side, East Kilbride, kept the game scoreless and then to further the frustration of the Palmerston faithful, pinched the extra point by winning the penalty shoot-out that followed. The game should never have needed to go to penalty kicks as Queens largely dominated the game, but after creating several good chances and hitting the woodwork on more than one occasion, it turned ou ...Read Full Report link
50-50 Draw Winner Tonight's winning number was 119052 with a prize of £130. So far not claimed, but prize can be collected at the Club Shop by producing the counterfoil. Now claimed with the winner being McKenzie Martin. link
Queens come from behind to overhaul Warriors Queens came from behind to overhaul League Two side Stenhousemuir 3-1 at Ochilview Park. The Doonhamers went behind early doors courtesy of Mark McGuigan`s spot-kick. Three goals in the final 20 minutes, a brace from Stephen Dobbie and a bullet header from Shaun Rooney, helped Queens breath a sigh of relief in their opening Betfred Cup group tie. Queens and Stenhousemuir played each other two teams last season. Queens won both encounters, 1-0 in the Betfred Cup and 7-1 in the Irn Bru Cup, at Palmerston but this was the Doonhamers` first visit to Ochilview since 2013 when the Warriors won ...Read Full Report link
This Week Over the next few weeks the Community programme is curtailed due to the school holidays. However, the Club's Summer Soccer Camps continue and will run all this week. Walking Football is also on tomorrow . Don't forget the first team have their first competitive game of the 2017/18 season on Tuesday when they take on East Kilbride in the Group stages of the Betfred Cup. Prices will be reduced to the following: £10 Adults £5 Concessions (Over 65's, Full time students, 16 - 21 yr olds) Free Entry for u16's And the Group G matches continue on Saturday when we travel to Hamilton Accies. link
Prices Agreed for Hamilton We have now agreed prices with Hamilton Academical for next weekend's Betfred Cup group game at New Douglas Park. These will be as follows: Adults £10 Concessions £5 Concessions includes OAP's and under 18's at Hamilton. link
Palmerston to be non-smoking The Scottish Professional Football League have recently issued new Ground Regulations to every club in the Leagues. Our Board of Directors have decided in the interests of safety and comfort for all fans attending events at Palmerston that: “Smoking including all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and E cigarettes is strictly forbidden.” There will be no area within the ground that smoking is permitted and should anyone leave the ground for the purpose of smoking they will not be readmitted to the ground. Anyone found to be smoking will be ejected from the ground. link
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