The games are coming thick and fast for us this week. Hot on the heels of our trip to Alloa we welcome Inverness Caledonian Thistle to Palmerston tomorrow night as the Championship clubs have a midweek round of fixtures.
The two sides met in the Highlands in September when the home side claimed all three points thanks to two goals in the space of as many minutes from Sean Welsh and Tom Walsh during the first half. But Queens are unbeaten since and have picked up 8 points from 12 The hosts lost at Morton on Saturday so will be looking to bounce back – taking all that into account, hopefully it will be a cracker under the floodlights.
As he prepares the side for the game, manager Allan Johnston said “The game comes in what is a big week for us, sandwiched in between away games at Alloa and Dunfermline. On Saturday we were frustrated at dropping two points. The result was disappointing as we held a two goal lead and only come away with a draw, but it is still another point on the board at a tricky venue.
We are back scoring goals and it was two great finishes from Stephen and Jack. We have been defending well and did again on Saturday; we just switched off and conceded sloppy goals during a minute of madness. But the players deserve a lot of credit for the way they responded after losing the goals and were unlucky not to go on and win it.
We know the visit of Inverness will be another tough encounter but we have shown recently that we can compete with the best. We are still in a good run of form just now, so we hope to continue that against Inverness”.
Supporters attending Palmerston should note:
Sections six of the BDS Digital (East) Stand has been set aside for away supporters. They should enter the stadium via turnstiles three.
The turnstiles will be open for ALL spectator entry at 7pm.
Entry is by ticket only. Tickets should be purchased from the ticket offices before arriving at the turnstiles. The ticket office within the QOS Arena will be open from 5.30 pm with the BDS Stand Away section ticket office opening an hour later.
Please note that the BDS Stand ticket office is CASH ONLY. If you wish to purchase your ticket by card then you should use the Arena ticket office.
Ticket prices are as follows:-
Adults: £18
OAP/Concessions/ Students/ 16-21 year olds: £10
Under 16’s: £5
Pre-School Kids: FREE
Season tickets are valid for the game – voucher 6.
Accessible tickets are available at £8, £5 and £3.
Wheelchair access for away supporters is on the south side of BDS Digital stand. There is a lay-by on King Street for vehicles to drop their passengers for flat access to the ground. Disabled parking is available on the north side of the BDS Digital Stand or at the Arena car park. The cost of entry of one personal assistant is included in the price of the ticket.
Car parking is available in the Queen of the South Arena car park next to the ground. There will be some on street parking restrictions but there is plenty of other on and off street parking available around the ground.
Supporters buses will NOT be allowed to park in the Arena car park, therefore it is requested that buses/minibuses 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.
There are no on-going roadworks currently around Dumfries that may affect travel times to Palmerston Park. Fans should check the Traffic Scotland website at http://trafficscotland.org/index.aspx for confirmation of any delays.
Catering outlets and toilets will be available for use throughout the ground. Toilet and catering facilities are also available in the Arena prior to kick off. The café within the Arena offers a full menu and the bar under the Gates Stand will also be open for refreshments.
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. 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. Any person deemed to be under the influence of alcohol will be denied entry to the ground. This will be strictly enforced.
All spectators are required to abide by our acceptable behaviour policy and your cooperation would be greatly appreciated.
As it’s a midweek match our usual pre-match kids club will NOT be taking place. However, the shop will be open for business prior to kick off, where you can buy a full range of merchandise.
Match day programmes will also be on sale – priced £3.
And you can purchase our 50/50 half-time draw tickets for a pound each.
Kick-off – 7.45pm