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3 minutes ago, NavyBlueArmy1876 said:
This is a fucking shit away end btw. View is barely better than Edinburgh
Told you so.
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McClelland picks up his customary booking, must be near suspension now surely.
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2 minutes ago, Otis Blue said:
Normal service resumed ...?
Long way to go yet. Keep the faith brother. (I'm not really convincing myself there)
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13 minutes ago, Distant Doonhamer said:
Todd starts.
31.Stone 3.Church 15.McClellend 24.Ambrose 2.Houston 5.McKay 8.Todd 17.Ferguson 27.Gibson 10.Connelly 9.Reilly
Subs 1.Botterill 11.McGuffie 14.Hutchinson 19.MacIntyre 22.Raggett 23.Logan 25.Doherty 28.Johnstone 30.Walker
Looks like Manager has made peace with Todd and Gibson assuming the rumours of a fallout were true in the first place. Already been said but the Manager and players must do what's best for the team irrespective of any personal differences.
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2 hours ago, SA45 said:
Bit dreich today but hopefully a good crowd can get along away from the Christmas hordes. Any drummers, buglers, trumpeters, old or young all welcome. Let's get behind the team today.
Banner must start.
What about rattle twirlers, are they welcome? We've got 2 or 3 of them to add to the atmosphere.
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56 minutes ago, QoS99 said:
Heard the same (Todd and Gibson)
Can maybe understand those two being involved. Todd being an experienced player, dropped after the Hamilton game, maybe a bit peeved at a young manager more or less singling him out for that display, wasn't even used last week when we needed a central midfielder to replace Cochrane. Gibson has hardly featured before our last two games, maybe dad putting ideas in his head. I would be surprised if Botterill isn't unhappy too, was performing ok then dropped for no apparent reason in favour of Stone (who tbf has been very good), Botterill looks a bit pissed off in warm-ups now I always think. All pure speculation on my part obvs.
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Never thought I'd say this but, come on Falkirk, get intae them.
Also, Terrace for away fans behind the goal is crap for viewing when crowded.
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3 hours ago, Homer Thompson said:
There was a big conversation about them on here last week.!
And I didn't understand any of that either.
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6 hours ago, Homer Thompson said:
I cannot
Sure we could dig up some fake crowd noise for you though
Which included some KLF I believe
Ok I confess, I had to Google KLF.
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3 hours ago, Homer Thompson said:
Are you a fan of the European fad where the announcer says the scorers first name and the crowd shouts their surname, repeatedly for several minutes.
I bet you are. I can arrange that
That's also very Partick Thistle too.
Can't say I noticed the goal music too much but as a fan of a certain age I enjoyed most of the pre-match playlist.
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1 hour ago, Adamski said:
There was a sending off for a headbutt, but Derek Cook was on the receiving end of it.
The headbutter in question? Future Queens manager Kenny Brannigan!
I remember that. Had they not been teammates somewhere before, or became teammates after that, maybe at Stranraer or even Palmerston. That detail I can't recall.
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5 minutes ago, Greenacres said:
Raith Rovers a club about the same size as ours give me hope that one day with the right investment board and manager that we can challenge at the top end of the Championship .
They were not long ago like us struggling in League 1 look at them now
I don't think you fully appreciate our present standing in Scottish Football. Even if there is a massive overhaul from the top down, and serious investment made, it'll take a decade to build the club back up to anything like top of Championship level.
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1 hour ago, BB_Bino said:
Recent scores would suggest QOS are turning a corner,
Probably into a cul-de-sac.
Don't think I'll make this one either, shame 'cos it's been a number of years since I've visited Forthbank. IF we can start with the same team that started yesterday, recovery from injuries permitting, and IF we start on the front foot, we can hopefully pick up at least a point, we need to get some distance from the bottom 2.
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15 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said:
I'd be happy with 1-0 tbh. Even if it's the Edinburgh U17s...
Aye, very much this. Concentrate on securing the points first then scoring a few goals is a bonus.
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I know our home form is atrocious but lose/draw this and Marv should def walk. (assuming EFC are fielding as weak a team as being predicted).
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1 hour ago, Otis Blue said:
Aye, not bad ... although The Globe Inn was Rab's favourite howff where he spent many a happy night, so not really backed up by the facts.
Anyhow, suggest we steer clear of the Bard theme lest we attract some of Somerset's honest men and bonnie lassies into the thread claiming ownership rights etc.
Rabbie probably wouldnae be allowed in The Globe now tbf, no' the place for laughs and merriment (unless yer wallet's bulging.)
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10 hours ago, Distant Doonhamer said:
I reckon you're overthinking this mate.
Too much spare time.
Anyway, can't wait to see this new, improved Queens team that Marvin has accidentally hit on.
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26 minutes ago, tamthebam said:
I don't think they would, there's not much rivalry between City and the Doonhamers really.
And it's hardly worth trying to wind up the travelling support unless the one man sets his dug on them.
Not about rivalry really, was thinking maybe just something that some "fans" might think of as amusing "banter".
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Just a thought, I hope on Saturday that no arsehole Queens supporters start chanting about EFC going to die, they should be thankful it's not their club that is going through this ordeal.
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3 hours ago, 19QOS19 said:
I'd imagine the Bookies won't want to commit until they get word of what kind of side Embra are likely to field.
OR maybe Queens' form is so unpredictable they can't decide the odds.
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4 hours ago, Otis Blue said:
No probs @Nithsdale Wanderer I'm of that vintage too, and the club thread is fine for this (in my view).
Rab Thorburn was at Strathclyde University when I was there (75-79), he was doing Mech. Engineering. I'm sure I heard that he's a very successful businessman these days. If only he had a few scoobies to spare and was daft enough to plough them into Palmerston!
Real shame about Iain Reid - such a classy forward, scored some lovely goals for us, including finishing a lovely move in a 2-1 win at Brockville that earned us a brick through the bus window leaving the ground - sadly quite a few of those goals with his head which has no doubt contributed to his dementia. Tragic to hear.
Fondly remember that East Fife cup tie, they were in the top league that season and it was the very first Sunday that fitba had been allowed by the SFA/SFL so it drew a big crowd of 5,702 (according to Iain McCartney's fine book). That was before the days of segregation and fans used to change ends at half time but for some reason the EF fans thought they'd stay put in the Portland Rd for the second half - bad move lads, they got punted double quick time when the home fans arrived! Won that game with a John Dempster penalty - think maybe Derek Renton (ex Hearts) was fouled for the penalty? Went to the next round up at East End Park (also a Sunday game) and that drew 7,692 with The Pars also in the top league then - and alas my hero John Dempster managed to miss a sitter, clearing the bar somehow from the six yard line. East End Park was a cracking old time stadium back then.
We had a fine side then with guys like Allan Ball (rip), Iain McChesney, Billy Mclaren, Crawford Boyd, Jimmy Donald, John Dempster, Iain Reid and the late but great Tommy O'Hara who was a marvellously gifted ball player. Dempster was very much the penalty taker then and had a bullet of a right foot on him. Sad to hear that several of that side are having their struggles now - best wishes to all.
I remember that Sunday game V East Fife, as you say no segregation, I remember standing in the Portland Drive Terrace with Queens fans at one side and EF fans at the other and a few stones and other objects passing overhead before a bit of order was restored.
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3 hours ago, Nithsdale Wanderer said:
I knows some think there should be a separate 'nostalgia' category but there isn't so I make no apology for the following which is totally relevant to QOS and certainly of interest to those of us of a certain generation.
Robert (Rab) Thorburn - who seems a thoroughly nice guy - has posted on Facebook that Ian Reid is suffering from dementia. A prolific scorer from the early seventies , always committed and although not the tallest could rise above tough tall defenders to get his head on the ball. He, and so many others, in the course of their work have provided us with pleasure, and entertainment over the years and we should not forget them. Wish him and his family well.
He was part of that team of the seventies who provided some memorable results against Dundee 6-0 (LC), St,Johnstone 3-2 (SC) and of course Ayr United 2-2 then 5-4 (SC) as well as a fantastic run in the League from being bottom in Nov '76 to finishing 6th I think , maybe 5th which doesn't sound much but considering where we were before then a remarkable achievement against some very good teams.
It was also mentioned that Mike Jackson, Billy McLaren and Ches - stalwarts of the Club -are all affected by illness at the moment. I could say much more about each one of them but will just share a memory of Billy McLaren for now. Jan 1973 home to East Fife (SC) - then a top Division team - crowd 5, 000 plus on the day that there was the first ever Sunday Market in the Car Park - Traffic chaos ! Anyway, East Fife had a great winger, Bertie Miller, who was the typical diminutive Scottish winger and he clashed with big Billy. Wisely he moved swiftly away but Billy , as you would imagine, pursued him across the pitch to let him know what was what ! The image of the tall McLaren chasing this tiny winger amused me at the time and has stayed with me to the present day.
These guys are heroes of mine, and I am sure of many others here, and I wish to thank them for the memories they have provided and wish them and there families well.
That group seemed to have a special bond evidenced, after their playing days, by meeting up for reunions on a regular bais.
No apology necessary NW for your post. I too was lucky to witness these players grace Palmerston. Shame to hear of their health problems but we can always think back to the pleasure they gave. As you say they meet up occasionally, can't think of any squads since then who had such a bond. Wishing them all the best.
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1 hour ago, 2426255 said:
How is Marvin doing? I haven't kept myself abreast with Queen of the South this season. He's never struck me as the kind of guy I would be running through brick walls for just from listening to him on the radio.
League position says it all really. The odd outstanding/ unexpected result amid a sea of dross.
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Stirling v Queens
in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
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Never joke about the rattle wavers. Wasn't there today so no idea who the fan was. Happy with a point.