Bittersweet. Embarrassing in the first half, but much better in the second albeit against ten men. Scrambled first goal and a great free kick put Stranraer two nil up, they had a guy sent off for an off the ball, Derek Ferguson spat the dummy and tried to square up to the linesman- sent to the stand to the delight of the home support. Robert Dunn pulled one back with a spectacular 1 yarder in off his thigh/baws, we had a couple of chances after that to equalize, one in particular being scrambled away in the goalmouth. At 2-1 Stranraers timewasting and sportsmanship was ridiculous, and it could be said that they got their just deserts when we were awarded a penalty, which in view was never, ever a penalty in a million years but I'm not complaining, Cairney dispatched it expertly. We could have won it in the end with three good chances before full time, but I'd have taken the draw at half-time. Still, we're gonna have to do better to stay in this league.

I think overall we were the better team to be honest, first 5/10 minutes it was pretty even, but then they played some decent stuff and got their two goals.

When we played well in the second, half, we played really well and I thought it was great to watch. More of the same against Clyde would be nice.

I don't think overall either team can have too many complaints.

Mon the Queen's!

I think overall we were the better team to be honest, first 5/10 minutes it was pretty even, but then we played some decent stuff and got our two goals.

When we played well in the first half, we played really well and I thought it was great to watch. More of the same against Brechin would be nice.

I don't think overall either team can have too many complaints.

Mon the Blues

Getting used to this 2-0 down within 20minutes business. Our defence just couldn’t cope with the Stranraer front-men, it’s safe to say Martin Ure is no Paul Paton. Could be goals galore and QP games if the hesitant defending continues.

Think that Stranraer would’ve had the game wrapped up if their defender didn’t kick-out at Harkins, credit to the linesman for not bottling it like most of them would do. Surprised that Ferguson was complaining so much, and not slating his defender, unless he feels it’s okay to go around kicking people in the head. A moment of madness that totally changed the game.

Nice to see Dunn making an instant impact from the bench, looked quite sharp, and Quinno up top was causing havoc when he came on. Well taken penalty by Cairney, who was buzzing about all over the park, although it looked soft decision to say the least.

If you said we’d get something from this game after 20minutes I wouldn’t have believed you, so not too disappointed but certainly felt that these are the sort of games we should be looking to take 3 points from if we are going to survive. Also, must say I was disappointed with some of the time-wasting not being pulled up for, although I’d love to see Queen’s do that, but we never do, hope we get infront in a game to do it this season.

Roll on Clyde, might arrive a bit late deliberately!

Was suprised by the decision to leave the experience of Quinn and Dunn on the bench, in my view we should be breaking the youngsters in gradually. I dont think today was a day for handing out debuts when experience was available, and ultimately when they did come on the game changed. I hope they start at Broadwood.

How did Paul Cairney play?

Fucking hell! What did you get home!? The plane!?

His name is EdinburghBlue, I'd be worried if it took him 2 hours

So it is. Fuxxake!!

Pretty fair summary of the game. After 20 minutes we looked like we were going to win handsomely, but then White let us down with the red card for the off-the-ball. No matter how innocuous, the penalty for retaliation is a red card and the referee got it right. Derek Ferguson's reaction was a disgrace, and gave the referee no choice but to send him to the stands for his petulant response. The manager should have stayed calm to reorganise the team after the red card; he's no use sitting in the stand.

Yet we held on well for ~30 minutes, until a brilliant triple-substiution by Gardner Spiers. This led to a goal within a minute, and the Spiders really upping the pace of their game. Stranraer then made the mistake of bringing on defenders and trying to hold out for 2-1.

The penalty decision was wrong. It was a foul the other way. But the referee evened things up a few minutes later when McKinstry brought down a QP player in the box but gave us a free kick.

QP could have won the game right at the end, when Scott Black brilliantly saved a deflected free-kick with a one-handed punch. We were definitely holding on.

Gardner Spiers summarised the game well to the press at the end. Derek Ferguson refused to speak.

Based on the first hour I'm more optimistic than a few weeks ago, but I'm worried that we'll get caught out later in the season with our thin squad. We need another keeper. And if the rumours that Derek Ferguson has also signed as a player are true...

We also need to sort out our disciplinary record. We can't afford to through away points like this against teams likely to be in the relegation mix at the end of the season.

Glad to see you clawed your way back for a point. You visit us next week, where you took 6 points from us last season. Interesting game in prospect....

There was no retaliation for the red card, Coakley was on all fours on the ground after he and the Stranraer player had been challenging each other for the ball, the Stranraer player stepped over Coakley and then swung his right foot back at him. As you say, Ferguson's reaction should have been to berate his defender for such a stupid foul (that arguably cost you two points) rather than call the linesman all sorts.

As you say the Stranraer keeper made a couple of great stops to keep his team level, his punch over the bar was a great save.

Thought the penalty was a bit soft as well, it was 50/50 between the two players, however you're not going to turn them down.

Also thought the Stranraer No 6 was lucky to stay on the park, after his booking he was warned for timewasting, the ref then had a word with him in the passing after he committed another foul and then he brought down Cairney on the edge of the box in the last minute.

I was starting to worry about that aswell!
It was never a penalty with Gibby getting pulled back then they both fell over! Shocking!
I also thought Ferguson's reaction was awful regardless of whether it was a red card or not!

It was a strange game- Stranraer looked for all odds that they were running away with it at the start, in particular the number 10 Tade was a right handful for Queens who looked fragile at the back, and Stranraer's free kick was excellent for 2.

Queens had chances but couldn't convert and were wasteful in possession, Stranraer were far better and in control, but going to 10 men was never going to help. Couldn't quite see what happened however but a few queens fans suggested it was an easy call for a kick. The reaction from the bench was silly too- the ref had more patience than me in that situation- should have gone earlier.

Even then Queens wasted possession and Stranraer were better, however after half time with the subs and Tade pushed back to midfield Queens were getting better, and scrambled the ball home, however I'm sure there was a handball in there- however it was a schoolboy like scramble so I don't even know which side handled it!

From them Stranraer looked shaky and the penalty was soft, however it has to be said that the Stranraer lad was duped into it a bit and could have been a bit smarter with positioning. In any case there was a much better Queens penalty which they didn't get.

The save from the Stranraer keeper at the end when the dived only for the ball to clip the wall and spin up was top class.

Stranraer look good value to stay up, Queens need to sort the defence out although the 11 that finished were better than the starting 11!

Simple ref turned a 5-0 riot into a draw, he was shocking and no flim flam about our managers reaction washes over that. QP relegation certs pin this if you wish even when we had 10 men we were at least equal to them.

I'm sorry but if you genuinely believe that you can judge a whole season on 1 game then you are deluded. You obviously fail to realise that this is a team in which only 4 of last seasons team were in the starting line up so evidently time to gel as a team is necessary.

I also fail to see how it is the refs fault in your player reacting like an idiot

We were much better in the second half where we could have quite easily snatched the 3 points from Stranraer had the keeper not produced a great few saves.

The last part of your sentence is just plain stupid. Get a grip.

Great game by the way

5-0 riot? LOL.

Apart from the penalty (which turned out to be justified when we were denied another a couple of minutes later), what else did the referee actually get wrong that had any real bearing on the outcome? Some niggly stuff, yes, but nothing major.

And you're crazy if you think you were 'at least equal to us' when you had 10 men.

What a game to start the season.

First half we were poor, especially for the first 20 minutes when we went 2-0 down. We started fighting back but couldn't put away the 2 or 3 really good chances we created. Then the sending off... I never seen it but people who seen it say it was a red card, so that's that. Then Ferguson's reaction...

We started the second half much better, but still couldn't do anything with the ball. Then the greatest triple substitution ever. 4 minutes after he comes on, and with essentially his first touch, Dunn gets us back in the game . From then on we were excellent, and got the penalty. Thought we could get the win after that, but the point is welcome after being 2 down.

It's gonna be a loooooooooonnnnngggggg season.


EDIT : Here's a belter from the BBC :

No. Your player lashing out cost you the points. I do agree with the above posts that you would have won comfortably with 11 men.

Very poor in the first half and Stranraer were running us ragged. Sincy and Brough at the back were beaten to every ball by Tade, and it was just a matter of time before he stuck it in the pokey. The second one was a great free kick, but it was still frustrating. We must have given away 5 or 6 free kicks on the edge of the box in the first 20 minutes and it was only a matter of time until Stranraer used one of them.

Can't say I saw the red card at all but it turned the game for Queen's and Stranraer looked ineffectual following it. Harkins and Coakley should have both netted before the half was out and i'm convinced had we pulled one back prior to half time we would have went on and won it. Much better stuff in the Second by Queen's, the passing was flowing and we looked dangerous.

The first goal was actually a great set piece which seemed to really confuse the Stranraer back line, the ball got lost in the box however following Sincy's header and when the chance seemed lost Dunn and Quinn just about did enough to bundle it over the line. The penalty looked dodgy as both players were going at each other, I think Douglas commited what should have been a foul before he entered the box and then the Stranraer guy got him in the area.

Happy with the point, Bring on the Bully.

I reckon we would have won the game something like 4-1 or the like had it not been for Alex White retaliating. He thought he had been fouled then moments later decided to kick out. Stupid!
What a great free-kick by McBride. He almost did the same in the second half.

Queens then obviously were going to trouble us on warm day on the wide open hampden pitch. Some great saves by Blackie.

Then 2-1 I thought we were going to hold on for the win then ONE OF THE WORST DECISIONS I HAVE EVER SEEN happened. Andy gibson reads what the winger is doing and gets his body in front of his. The QP player tries to get around Gibby they both collide. It was in actual fact a foul by the QP player or just play on for an accidental clash.

I suppose you could say a point away on opening day is a good result but I'm gutted we didn't win because of the way were playing in the first half. Still.. some players putting in some good performances.

What?


He brought him down inside the box when we were through on goal. To be honest, I don't think the referee had any other choice. And to say it is the worst decision ever... That's just plain ridiculous (or however the f**k its spelt).

A point is a good outcome for us after a poor first half. Tade up front for Stranraer ran our defence ragged for the firts half an hour and we looked very shaky at the back, in particular Zander Cowie in goal. The first goal was a defensive mix-up and Zander should have come out to get the ball. Second was a great free-kick after Harkins fouled a guy and was rightly booked. Stranraer's number 5 was then rightly sent off for a very stupid off the ball incident and Derek Ferguson followed him for deciding to go after the linesman.

Making the triple substitution made a huge difference. Quinn gave us a a target up front and Dunn and Dunlop linked up well on the right. Dunn then bundled the ball across the line from a corner. Scrappy, but they all. The secondhalf was virtually all one way traffic anyway, and Barry Douglas was fantastic down the left, with Ryan Holms also dong well in front of him. Then we got the penalty, which I'm not very sure about TBH, it looked like the Stranraer guy blocked wee Barry Douglas off at first but barry pulled him down. I'd like to see a pcture or video of that one TBH. Paul Cairney stuck the penalty away well.

Certainly not complaining with a point under the circumstances, but we could have beaten Stranraer had we concentrated more at the back in the first half hour.

I reckon the penalty was got was more like 60/40 than 50/50. Of course, we should have had another one after that. Hey, you win some you lose some.

The defending for Stranraer's first goal was really poor, and if Tade had concentrated on staying on his feet rather than throwing himself to the ground all the time, maybe he would have notched himself another couple of goals.

I hate teams timewasting with 45 minutes to go, so there was a double sense of satisfaction that we clawed our way back into the game. The Blues keeper earned his money with three outstanding saves as we swarmed all over Stranraer towards the end. Gardner Speirs got the substitutions spot on.

So, from a situation where we were dead and buried, we ended up being very unlucky only to draw.

We'll only get better.

What do you mean what!!!!  Warm day with 10 men on the big hampden pitch.

I think you must be blind mate. Gibson was goalside of the QP player and then the QP player ran into him. Simple if you couldnae see that yer QP blinkers must be pretty thick.

It wasn't a penalty.

I can't comment on the first half at all as I wasn't there so in my eyes we played pretty well and won 2-0.

Jammy b*****d.

I received a couple of texts on my way there saying ''if you haven't left yet, stay at home'', .

We get the point that it was a dubious penalty. Like Hampden Diehard said, you win some you lose some. That one made up for the one we should have got where you got a free-kick.

We got the break with the penalty but I felt we were denied a stonewaller shortly afterwards which the referee inexplicably saw fit to give the decision against us.

The match was a real string of mistakes from both sides - and the horrendous officials - and a draw was probably a fair outcome.

Referee was a complete joke. Some of his decisions were pathetic. That was never a penalty it was similar situation to when Luca Toni nudged Alan Hutton of the ball against Italy at Hampden and referee gave a free kick! Gibson was tugged back, fell with the Queens park player and a Penalty was giving! a Think he comes from Mount Florida

We were a delight to watch until the sending off, which i can not comment on as never seen it but we really looked like a good outfit or might just of been becasue Queens were so poor. I think if we had 11 men we could of went on to score more. Mullen and Tade were linking up great up front even though still believe Tade is more effective out wide. McBride goal was a peach! really impressed with him so far.

As for timekeeping, that is a petty excuse to back up the penalty decision Every team that was a goal up trys to do the exact same thing to run down the clock, am sure Queens would of done exactly the same with no complaints from the home crowd then

Queens did play well in second half but only becasue they got a boost from the sending off and it was 10 men on 12 But dont think you can base season on one game so time will tell what teams will be in the relegation zone, but think Queens & Stranraer will be right in the mix of things.

If we get any injurys or more suspencions we will strugle badly with our squad of 15!

As for Ferguson, his reaction was slightly eccentric but glad that he is showing a bit of passion for once instead of showing intrest to Rangers TV keep it up Fergie

Roll on Morton on tuesday

FFS, 11 emoticons in 1 post ! Is this a new record?

What about when the ballboy threw the ball straight to your goalkeeper and he let it bounce past him? If he can't catch a fucking ball he shouldn't be a goalkeeper. Your team's timewasting was atrocious.

You're right, and I don't expect Stranraer fans to be complaining about it. I would expect them to complain had it been the other way round though.

Is there a rule against posting emoticons?

It looks like the Cowden team photo.

I was a neutral at this match, and I thought the referee was shocking. The penalty was never a penalty, and no amount of "we should have had a penalty soon after" chat changes that. It's a cliche, but had you not been given the dodgy one, the game would have played out differently and you wouldn't have been in the situation to be denied a clearer penalty.

From where I was sitting, it looked like the first Queen's goal came off their striker's arm before it crossed the line, although it would be difficult to call that a poor decision by the ref, as it all happened so quickly.

Stranraer were by far the better team first half, although when they were reduced to 10 men obviously that allowed Queen's to dominate more, but after scoring their first, there were long period where it looked like they just weren't going to get the break with an equaliser - until the referee's very dodgy award

Penalty decision was a disgrace. Worst was that the referee was right in position and didnt even make a rushed decison but thought about before inexplicably pointing to the spot.

Met him and his assistants in the clockwork pub after and he was lucky we weren't drunk! To be fair though when i asked him "how was that a penalty" he responded "because i had a draw on my coupon"! so he obviously was well aware he'd fucked up.

Had White crazily not been sent off Stranraer would have in all likelyhood won by 4. We were so much better until that moment but the red card, terrible defending from a set piece (yet again) and the incompetence of the ref cost us. Bad result IMO.

Are you serious?? I was in the Clockworks afterwards but never thought in a million years I would see the ref in there too. If the situation had been reversed and he'd awarded Stranraer a jest of a penalty, I wonder if he'd still have been there?

You're all right. Scott Black could easily have been booked for his timewasting. Even with 10 men, it's not fun to watch for 45 mins +

So was I and I did see a few dodgy faces but I thought they were just your fans. I never thought the ref would have dropped in for a chat. I'd have bought him a drink.

So would I. A pint of that Gosch would be enough to give him the shits for a week.

Do Queens Park video games for there website. Would love to see McBrides goal again and again and maybe again.

*cough* Mark Cairns *cough*

Most of our games are videoed, but I didn't see the camera up on the gantry on Saturday so I think you're out of luck.

Good thing he's retired then, eh?

The referee was biased.

It's cause I bribed him.

There's a difference between catching the ball during the game and catching a ball thrown at you by a teenager.