The telephone system at our King George V centre is currently out of order.  We have engineers working on the problem and hope to have them back up and running shortly.

Tomorrow we make the trip to Tannadice to take on Championship leaders Dundee United.

After last weekend’s results, the host are starting to open up a wee gap at the top of the table but are without the division’s top goal-scorer, Lawrence Shankland who is in Cyprus with the National team.  

Although we didn’t gain anything on the teams below, we go into the game in confident mood after our win over Ayr United on Saturday saw us close the gap on some of the teams above.  We also head to Tayside having already beaten the hosts 4 – 0 at Palmerston in our first meeting of the season last month.  We also have the knowledge that we won on our last visit to Tannadice when goals from Stephen Dobbie and Lyndon Dykes gave us a 2 – 1 win in March. 

Manager Allan Johnston this week said “The game against Ayr last weekend was a massive game for everyone connected to the club.  Not only was it a big result it was a great performance, with all the players doing themselves proud.

After the game at East End Park, it was a great reaction from the boys and they have set the standard we are looking for. When we play like that we are exciting to watch, we have a hard run of games to come but that was a good way to start it.

There are no easy games in this league and when you are playing the league leaders it’s always going to be tough.  But we have shown what we are capable of doing.  We are starting to make Palmerston the difficult place to visit, so we want to kick on to the next level and start producing the same level of performances away from home.

In order to do that we need to be at it for the full game, we need to make sure we are fully focused and pass the ball well like we did last weekend”.

Ticket prices for the game are advertised on the Dundee United website at £24 - £26 for adults and £12 or £13 for concessions.

The match has a 3pm kick off.

Christmas cheer will be making a return to the Queen of the South Arena this year as we hold our annual Festive Friends lunch.

The event which will take place on Friday 20th December will see 20 residents from Charnwood Lodge come along to join us for a tasty Christmas lunch and an afternoon of fun and entertainment.

It is the fourth year that Festive Friends has now been running with 36 Scottish clubs able to facilitate a special experience for the elderly in their communities in conjunction with the SPFL Trust.

Organiser of the event on behalf of Queens, Dan Armstrong said “We are excited to team up with the SPFL trust to deliver a crucial programme in the Calendar.  It’s important that we help our community enjoy this special time of year. I have been involved for a few years now and it’s always a special and memorable day for all concerned”.

As we build up our profile within our facilities at Lochmaben Community Centre we have launched a new SOFT PLAY club for pre-school children.

It will run on a Friday from 9 – 11am and costs £3.50 per child.

For the same price we also run our football club on a Thursday over two sessions between 3.30 – 5.30 pm.

With the countdown to the festive season underway we will be holding a Christmas Market at the Arena on Sunday the 1^st of December from 12 until 4.

Our inaugural event was a roaring success last year and we hope to make this one even better.

A number of people have already booked a space to sell a wide range of merchandise.  As well as being able to have a browse around 40 stalls to see the goods for sale, Santa will be in his grotto and there will be fairground rides for the kids. 

The players will also be in town to run their popular coaching session for primary school kids and to sign autographs and to have any photographs taken.

The Club shop will also be open for anyone looking for Christmas gifts – a chance to buy Queen of the South goodies at a reduced price with our 10% off offer.

With festive food and refreshments also available there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Don’t forget for this week only we will be offering a FREE 45 minute taster session for 3 – 5 year olds. It will take place at the Queen of the South Arena from 3.30 pm today.

Our Wednesday Club for Primary School children will run as normal from 4 – 5.30 pm and costs £5.

We also have our Thursday club for kids at Lochmaben Community Centre tomorrow.  Split over two sessions 3.30 – 4.30 pm and 4.30 – 5.30pm, £3.50 per child.

As you may or may not already know a committee of Queens fans have launched the new QOS Tanner Fund.  The idea of the fund is for supporters to set up direct debts to pay a monthly amount, whatever you can afford - be it a £1, £5, £10, £20 or more with the money going into a fund to help the Club increase the squad during transfer markets.

Following the launch The Board said “We look forward to meeting up with Richie Nicoll and his Committee in the not too distant future.  Any funds raised will be additional to the existing player budget the club works on. We hope it will offer a boost in the future to Allan as he continues to build, shape and develop our squad.  The idea has worked well at clubs like Dunfermline, Ayr, Dumbarton, Morton and Hearts and we have been in discussion with a couple of those clubs to see how they work to give total transparency”.

For more information on the Tanner Fund email [email protected] or visit https://www.facebook.com/QoSTannerFund/

Alloa Athletic 16's v QoS 16's
A keenly contested game with the young Queens side recovering from 2-0 down to secure a share of the points courtesy of goals from Owen Hunter and Jay Burns. A fair reward for a good performance.

Alloa Athletic 18's v QoS 18's
This game was destined to be a struggle from the moment after 5 minutes when the only goalkeeper in the squad, Konar Pietsch, was lost to a nasty facial injury. We wish him well for a speedy recovery. Ted Bowie volunteered to pull the gloves on for the remainder of the game but the day didn't really get much better. A Kane Paton consolation goal was all the boys had to show for their efforts, with the home side running out comfortable winners.

Fixtures for Sunday November 17th:

QoS 16's v Stirling Albion 18's, Palmerston Park, 11am kick off
QoS 18's v Stirling Albion 18's, Palmerston Park, 1pm kick off