Queens make a profit

[Spikefaethesouth]

You really do have to read posts fully before commenting upon them because my opening gambit was as follows :- We are all entitled to our opinions and Francis as much as the next man but it is the incessant repetitive nature of the message almost regardless of the post topic that produces the reactions.
Secondly I am as concerned as the next man regarding the BoD's ambition and consequently have submitted that question concerning the recruitment or lack of policy over the last two seasons starting with near completely new sets of players to the upcoming AGM. I look forward to their response if one is received so stay tuned.

The question I put to the board was fortunate enough to be answered at the AGM :-

Question 4
What are the ambitions of the board as the previous two seasons the club has been very fortunate indeed to avoid relegation and by having only a handful of players signed up through the close season then this would appear to the fans to strongly suggest that the club is lacking any thoughts of mounting a promotion challenge?

Answer 4
The board’s ambition is very much to mount a promotion challenge every season. Short term contracts are a feature of the game in the Scottish Championship, with many players and their agents being unwilling to commit to clubs for more than one season.

Two seasons ago, the club had a squad able to make a promotion challenge with Stephen Dobbie, Lyndon Dykes, Josh Todd and so on, but the Manager at that time, Gary Naysmith, did not wish to extend his contract early in 2019, and a subsequent downturn in form saw the majority of the squad leave the club at the end of the season.

As regards the 2019/20 season, the uncertainty caused by the Covid pandemic made it almost impossible to sign players through the closed season. Given the delayed start to the current season, this would seem to have been the correct strategy.

The current playing squad has a number of young exciting prospects and the board is keen that contract extensions can be agreed over the next few months to provide greater continuity for next season. It should be said, however, that no matter how much you allocate to the playing budget you cannot guarantee success.

[Francis_begbie_HFC]

The question I put to the board was fortunate enough to be answered at the AGM :-

Question 4
What are the ambitions of the board as the previous two seasons the club has been very fortunate indeed to avoid relegation and by having only a handful of players signed up through the close season then this would appear to the fans to strongly suggest that the club is lacking any thoughts of mounting a promotion challenge?

Answer 4
The board’s ambition is very much to mount a promotion challenge every season. Short term contracts are a feature of the game in the Scottish Championship, with many players and their agents being unwilling to commit to clubs for more than one season.

Two seasons ago, the club had a squad able to make a promotion challenge with Stephen Dobbie, Lyndon Dykes, Josh Todd and so on, but the Manager at that time, Gary Naysmith, did not wish to extend his contract early in 2019, and a subsequent downturn in form saw the majority of the squad leave the club at the end of the season.

As regards the 2019/20 season, the uncertainty caused by the Covid pandemic made it almost impossible to sign players through the closed season. Given the delayed start to the current season, this would seem to have been the correct strategy.

The current playing squad has a number of young exciting prospects and the board is keen that contract extensions can be agreed over the next few months to provide greater continuity for next season. It should be said, however, that no matter how much you allocate to the playing budget you cannot guarantee success.

The board’s ambition is very much to mount a promotion challenge every season. Short term contracts are a feature of the game in the Scottish Championship, with many players and their agents being unwilling to commit to clubs for more than one season.


that part of the statement made me laugh i understand the predicament of this season under covid but to say there ambition was promotion over the last 3 or 4 seasons before that is highly laughable ,there playing budgets alone over those seasons suggest queens had zero ambition of promotion ,so what thinking is there behind that claim ?thay must be seeing this ambition through some sort of dream scenario .however this season with other clubs struggling also is the best chance if queens can keep up some decent form .

[johnny_dumfries]

The question I put to the board was fortunate enough to be answered at the AGM :-

Question 4
What are the ambitions of the board as the previous two seasons the club has been very fortunate indeed to avoid relegation and by having only a handful of players signed up through the close season then this would appear to the fans to strongly suggest that the club is lacking any thoughts of mounting a promotion challenge?

Answer 4
The board’s ambition is very much to mount a promotion challenge every season. Short term contracts are a feature of the game in the Scottish Championship, with many players and their agents being unwilling to commit to clubs for more than one season.

Two seasons ago, the club had a squad able to make a promotion challenge with Stephen Dobbie, Lyndon Dykes, Josh Todd and so on, but the Manager at that time, Gary Naysmith, did not wish to extend his contract early in 2019, and a subsequent downturn in form saw the majority of the squad leave the club at the end of the season.

As regards the 2019/20 season, the uncertainty caused by the Covid pandemic made it almost impossible to sign players through the closed season. Given the delayed start to the current season, this would seem to have been the correct strategy.

The current playing squad has a number of young exciting prospects and the board is keen that contract extensions can be agreed over the next few months to provide greater continuity for next season. It should be said, however, that no matter how much you allocate to the playing budget you cannot guarantee success.

Some great questions that were well answered by the Board.