Pride & Passion

[KingfaetheSooth]

Once again our resident doom merchant on this forum has spoken and as usual has not much good to say about our proud wee club which I presume he still supports. D.Rae along with R. Bradford,N.Blount,K.Houliston,C. Paterson,W. Houliston and many others have over the years invested considerable sums of money to keep the club afloat in Scottish Football which has been on the decline for years. If we had taken the Gretna path (Spending money we didn't have) we would have ended up bankrupt and ended up in the lower reaches of Scottish Football. Over the last 17 years we have enjoyed arguably one of our most successful periods in our history having landed two Challenge Cups,Two league titles,appeared in a Scottish Cup Final and represented Scotland in European Competition. For a small provincial club this is no mean feat but for some the expectation levels are higher and they are never satisfied. Our infrastructure has also come on in leaps and bounds with a 4g pitch and a magnificent Indoor Football Arena complete with cafe and business rentals which provide an extra income stream. The club also is involved with the council in the King George V project which will soon provide all weather pitches for various sports. There is also an announcement being made shortly as regards a new stand and other developments for Palmy. As regards the alledgedly crass appointment of the "big blue nose" to the Palmy board this was in fact a successful appointment and brought a breath of fresh air to Palmy and he opened up new avenues of communication to Palmy. The same person now operates a successful public house within Dumfries town centre which is freqented by many Queens fans. As regards the directors opposing the appointment of a fans rep on to the board, the shareholders also opposed such a move by a vote at the AGM. There a varying views on the club appointing a SLO but they have made some attempt to bring the fans closer to the club.

Scottish Football is going through a rough time but I remain optimistic that Queens can consolidate in the Championship with our new manager and with the league's most valuable player the Dobmeister banging in the goals who knows we could sneak in to the playoffs.


COME AWAY THE QUEENS !

Once again the resident know it all admin has shouted down a lapsed poster on this site trying to offer some ideas why fans are deserting Queens. I'm not interested in a blue nose pub in Dumfries. The Scottish Cup final was achieved on a platform of over-spending. No wonder most fans don't bother with this forum any more. See how easy this game is...

I was articulating why some fans may not bother going any more rather than listing the things that the club are doing well of which there are plenty including better community involvement through outreach schemes, the arena and other planned building projects.

I still contend that the Board have made numerous mistakes and done little but pay lip service to get many disillusioned fans back on board and improve communication with supporters. Add to this, they seem to have little interest in getting the atmosphere back on the terraces/stands and actually communicate first hand with fans that pay hard earned cash following Queens home and away and try to create an atmosphere at games. Have a look around at what other clubs are doing in Scotland and elsewhere and the progress being made instead of sitting back in your small town mentality bubble, you might just be suprised.

There was an opportunity in the wake of the Gretna debacle to do things differently and ALL Queens fans including the Board to come together to build a successful community club. For whatever reason, that hasn't really happened IMHO. The Board stay aloof and treat the fans as customers and leave them mostly in the dark. We've had one financial crisis where the begging bowls came out, I just hope that when the building work in and around Palmerston is complete, they don't have to come out again. Self-interest and all that.

Hey ho, keep doffing your Tam-O-Shanter if that's what floats your boat.

[palmy_cammy]

Lets not forget it was a cup final on Sunday. Hardly fair to compare that with a run of the mill league game at Palmerston.

There was plenty of pride and passion on show when we last played in a cup final at Livingston.

[Francis_begbie_HFC]

for starters the young lads that were trying to build up an atmosphere are near gone to the club ,some are banned,and the friends of the one who are banned stopped going as a result,now to attract a younger generation who can create an atmosphere,there has to be a bit of give and take ,there is going to be incidents of trouble associated with having a young and noisy support it comes hand in hand ,the club and security and police need to realise this and stop moving in on them as the way i see it theres no one had any harm done to them ,bottom line if we want a young noisy atmosphere at palmy let them have there fun .

[Spikefaethesouth]

Some valid points Francis but without some significant financial investment I fear that a place in the premier league will remain just a dream. Without the funds to attract a better quality of player over the other full-time clubs in the Championship how do you propose we achieve your goals? If we continue to lose revenue through diminishing crowds the situation can only become more difficult to achieve. The only hope I can think of is through an inspirational manager who can get the maximum from the players and hopefully Naysmith can provide the spark that is required but I do believe that a playoff place is within the teams capabilities next season although it will be a tough ask considering the others competing for the same goal. Mon the South.

[palmylad]

I'm proud , in fact very proud to be a Queens fan and support my home town team . I would though love to see some much needed passion and atmosphere back at games . Not sure exactly what can be done but encouraging a young enthusiastic support back to Palmerston is a must . Let's get them hooked before they decide to follow the glory of some of this countries bigger clubs