An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Sport Scientist and/or strength & conditioning coach to join the club.

This is initially a voluntary position that offers a great chance to work and gain invaluable experience within a professional football club.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Management team and the first team squad, being integral to the day-today training, leading sessions, and creating/continuing the fitness programme within the squad.

The main aim is to enable the applicant to deliver warm up/warm down, sprint work, plyometric sessions and other forms of training, for the players every morning (depending on availability) within the training week. We also require the players to perform a number of gym-based sessions which will encompass the applicants remit to.

We will also require the applicant to be sufficiently adept with our GPS System which is currently the Catapult One System https://one.catapultsports.com/gb/catapult-one-team-soccer/. Training will be provided and guided by the first team staff if needed.

The position would be mainly based at our Hamilton Palace Sports training ground for the majority of the week with one day dedicated to training in Palmerston Park.

Working Hours during the week: 0900- 1300 (flexible) 

Weekend Hours (match days): 1300 - 1700

The successful applicant should be open to new challenges, have a zest to learn and be involved in practical sessions. It is a great opportunity to gain experience as two previous trainees have gone on to gain positions within Premiership teams.

Anyone interested should send a CV and short summary of experience to our CEO, Dan Armstrong and Manager Peter Murphy by emailing [email protected] and [email protected]  

Due to the urgency of making an appointment the closing date for applications is Wednesday 4th September.

Our KDM Evolution Trophy matches continue tomorrow when we welcome Clyde to Palmerston for the first of our home games in the competition.

Both sides go into the game on the back of draws in their respective leagues, as we fought out a goalless draw at Stenhousemuir on Saturday, The Bully Wee came from behind to take a point with a one all draw at Stranraer. The draw leaves them 7th in league two on two points, with two draws and two defeats from their opening four league matches.

The teams have made a similar start to the KDM Trophy, tomorrow’s opponents lost 3-1 at home to Celtic B in their first game, while it was the same scoreline as we were beaten by East Kilbride at K Park.

Ahead of the match, Manager Peter Murphy said “We picked up a good point at Stenhousemuir on Saturday but we felt that we can play better. This is an extra game that we don’t need but it’s a competitive match that we have to play so we will go out and compete to the best of our ability. We will look at who is available and we might make changes and bring in a couple of the young players again. Clyde are a division below but we have faced teams from league two already this season and we found it very difficult. I have no doubt that they will be up for the game and will dig in and make it tough.”

Supporters Information

HOME supports will be located within The Thompson Solicitors stand, and the West sections of the BDS and the Oakbank Terracing. While for this match, section 4 of the BDS has been allocated to AWAY fans.

To gain entry to the BDS stand – ALL supporters should use turnstiles 1 & 2. Disabled access for Away fans is via Gate H on the south side of the BDS stand. Entry to the Oakbank Terrace will be via turnstiles 16 & 17 only. While fans should use turnstiles 4 & 22 for entry to the Thompson Solicitors stand. 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.

Turnstiles will be open for spectator entry at approximately 1830.

Supporters are reminded that ongoing works at the Ice Bowl means there is no vehicle access to the lane at the back of the BDS stand. An area has been fenced off to create a walk-way for pedestrians.

Entry is by ticket. 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

Season Ticket holders are NOT valid for this match.

On the day ticket prices are:

Adults: £12
Concessions: £6

U16s: £3

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 approximately 1700. There will be no ticket office at the BDS stand for this match.

The only way to buy tickets in advance will be online.

Tickets purchased are non-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 in and around the town 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.

Shared 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 Thompson’s Solicitors stand will also be open to both sets of supporters prior to kick off.

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/ pyrotechnics 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. No bottles or cans will be permitted through the gates, so anyone bring juice should bring cartons. 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.

Tomorrow’s match kicks off at 7.45pm

We have had some enquiries regarding a match day programme.

Unfortunately due to rising costs, like many other clubs in Scotland we have taken the decision not to publish one this season. We understand this may be a disappointment to some fans but it is no longer viable for the club to produce them.

However, plans are on going for us to produce a quarterly magazine which will include many of the regular features that the programme had along with several new articles, including player features, community news as well as updates from the manager and CEO.

It’s an exciting project and we will issue more details in due course.

We are back on the road tomorrow when we head to Ochilview to take on Stenhousemuir in league one.

Both sides have made a competitive start to the division and have six points from their opening three fixtures. We sit second in the table, two places ahead of tomorrow’s host thanks to a better goal-difference. Confidence should be high in both teams after wins last weekend, while we were four-nil winners over Peterhead at home, Stenhousemuir picked up a fine two-one win away at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Matches were tight last season, after a goal-less draw at Ochilview in the first meeting, we won 2-1 at home in December before losing by the same score-line away in February. We claimed the three points with a 2-0 victory in the final meeting at Palmerston in April.

Ahead of the game, Manager Peter Murphy said “Stenhousemuir are a well-organized and efficient side who did well last year, they picked up a good win last week so we know it is going to be tough. It has been good for us this week, as we have had a full week to recover. We set standards again against Peterhead but the challenge is to maintain that. We are up against a good part-time side who will raise their game so we can’t let our levels drop.”

For supporters heading to Ochilview tomorrow, tickets can be purchased online via the fanbase app.

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=13344

Prices range from £6 - £20

Our Under 17s are in action this evening when they host Ross County in their latest league fixture.  The match at Palmerston has a 7pm kick-off.

With the new Under 19 season underway, we thought we would take this opportunity to introduce you to some of the youngsters who have been given some responsibility within the squad.

Taylor Davidson has been given the captain’s armband for the campaign, with Callum Hill and Reilly Dillon named as vice captains.

All three are currently in their fourth season with the club, having joined back in 2022.

Taylor and Callum both started with the U16s group, before moving through the academy to U18s and now into the new U19s set-up. Both have also featured in several reserve squads during their time at Palmerston.

Reilly joined the club as a 13-year-old signing for the U16s and has made his way through the Academy at the different age groups into the current Under 19 squad.