After a long trip north, we are back home tomorrow as we take on Alloa Athletic.
There has been nothing between the sides so far this season with all three games ending in draws. We travelled to Alloa on the opening day of the league fixtures and came away with a point after a goal-less draw. The Wasps were in Dumfries in November and opened the scoring through Luke Rankin, but Josh Walker popped up with a wonderful equaliser as it ended one apiece. It was the same result when we last faced each other in January. Benji Luissint gave us an early lead but we were denied the win when Scott Taggert converted an injury time penalty.
The visitors do hold an advantage when it comes to overall points, they sit fourth in the table, five points ahead of us.
Ahead of the game tomorrow, Manager Peter Murphy said “Our results of late have been disappointing and have left us chasing the pack. Last week at Cove, I thought we were excellent for the first twenty minutes and made it hard for a very good football side to deal with. We got ourselves in front early on and should have added another couple but five minutes of madness allowed them back into it and a couple of uncharacteristic errors saw them take a grip of the game and we again had a mountain to climb.
It has opened up a gap between us and the top three in the table but in this league where anyone can take points off anyone we will keep fighting and see where it takes us.
Alloa, are a side who like ourselves are battling for one of those top four places. We know they are a well organised side who will make it difficult for us. But if we show character and stick together, we know we are capable of winning games.
We will have to go out there to make sure Alloa do not get away from us and try to bring a halt to the run of results we have had.”
Supporters Information
HOME supports will be located within The Thompson Solicitors stand, along with the West section of the BDS and the Oakbank Terracing. While for this match, section 7 in the East side of the BDS has been allocated to AWAY fans.
To gain entry to the BDS stand – HOME supporters should use turnstiles 1 & 2. Entry to the Oakbank Terrace will be via turnstiles 16 & 17 only. Please note that there will be no general entry to the BDS Stand via the terracing so please make sure you enter the ground via the correct turnstiles.
AWAY fans should use turnstile 3 to gain entry to their section of the stand.
Turnstiles will be open for spectator entry at approximately 1345.
Entry is by ticket only. Tickets are now on sale for both home and away fans online via our ticket partner TicketCo, using the link below:
www.qosfc.com/buytickets
On the day prices for the game are:
Adults: £18
All Concessions (OAP/Students, 16–21-year-olds): £10
U16s: £5
All Accessible tickets: £8 (including carer)
Accessible Tickets for home and away fans include a carer ticket free of charge. When buying a ticket, please select one seat for the Accessible Ticket - the carers ticket will be allocated by the office after purchase. If you require a wheelchair space, these are marked on the seat map. The seat immediately behind the wheelchair spaces have already been reserved for carers.
Please note - all concessions and accessible ticket holders should bring proof of entitlement as this will be checked at the ground prior to entry.
Tickets will be available online until kick off or at the ground on the day of the game from the ticket office located within the QOS Arena which will open at 1230. There will be no ticket office at the BDS stand for this match.
The only way to buy tickets in advance will be online.
Please note that tickets are not transferable or refundable.
Car parking will be available to all spectators within the Queen of the South Arena car park on a first come first served basis.Supporters’ buses/minibuses should 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 as drop off.
Supporters’ buses including minibuses will not be allowed to park in the Arena car park.
Those travelling to the game should be aware that there are roadworks coming into Dumfries at Locharbriggs/Heathhall which are likely to cause some delays. People travelling should check Traffic Scotland website at http://trafficscotland.org/index.aspx for confirmation of any road closures or delays.
The catering outlets within the supporter’s areas of the ground will be open for use. Fans should note that these kiosks are cash only. If you are looking for catering before entering the ground, The Snaq café within the Arena will be open and will have a range of food/snacks on offer and will accept card. The lounge bar under the Main stand will also be open to both sets of supporters’ pre-match.
For safety reasons, 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. We would like to remind supporters that letting off smoke devices is a criminal offence, and anyone found doing so will be referred to Police Scotland. Not only is it against the law, it is also extremely dangerous and a health hazard to other spectators. 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. No persons will be admitted to the ground who are deemed to be under the influence of alcohol.
The club shop located in the Arena will be open until kick off where you can purchase our club merchandise. Including half-time draw tickets and match day programmes.
Tomorrow’s match kicks off at 3 pm.