All roads lead to Palmerston tomorrow night as we continue our push for promotion with the first leg of our Championship play-off semi-final against Cove Rangers.
It’s all square when it comes to previous results this season with both sides winning their home matches. Kieran McKechnie and Mikey Hewitt scored for us in our first home game of the season, a 2-1 victory after Adam Emslie had given Cove the lead. Mikey also scored the only goal of the game the last time Paul Hartley’s side visited a very foggy Palmerston. In the games at the Balmoral Stadium, Fraser Fyvie and Mitch Megginson scored in a 2-0 win in October and in March, Reece Lyon scored to give us a seventh minute lead only for the hosts to come back to win 3-1 thanks to a goal from Blair Yule and a double from Emslie.
Ahead of the game tomorrow, Manager Peter Murphy said “Cove are a good side; we didn’t do ourselves justice the last time we played them, but we are a different team now. The tie is over two legs so no matter what happens tomorrow it isn't over. We are working towards Saturday. We are a young side so we need to be able to manage the two games and make sure we do our best and if that is good enough, we will be successful. Hopefully the supporters will come out in their numbers again and get behind the team, it really does make a difference.”
Supporters Information
As usual, HOME supporters 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 – ALL 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.
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 only & season tickets are NOT valid for this match. 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 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.
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 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 Scottish Football league have asked us to remind supporters that it is strictly prohibited to enter the field of play and that it would be considered Unacceptable Conduct under SPFL Rules and such actions may also result in disciplinary consequences for the Club.
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, there will be no programme for this game.
Tomorrow’s match kicks off at 7.45 pm. Bring the colour, bring the noise!