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Any way of watching that documentary now?

Re: short term contracts Don't forget it works both ways. If the young player turns out to be crap the club are not stuck with him for 2/3 years!

How often do we see a young player make a step up that's too big and he fails. I think Ross County is a good move for McShane because it is not a big step. He can, hopefully, keep making gradual improvements. If he is due to go south and make it big he can still do that from Ross County just as he would have at Queens. Doesn't mean I'm not sad to see him go of course. And even more sad at some of the other departures.

The 'core' support hasn't changed much for a while now. But we seem to attract less for 'big' games. Not sure why? Is the novelty wearing off, is it still the Rangers vote fiasco?!

Thanks vortex. Here's hoping for a Hamilton win tonight to make it even more worthwhile

Any link for this D&G Standard story?

If the story is true I take it the criticism is directed at the council, not Queens. Queens seem to be the winners in this arrangement.

So what is the announcement re Palmerston that the board are announcing in a few weeks?! Any rumours?

No matter what your opinion is of the board, it's surely best to support the team; the boys on the park and make your thoughts known in a positive manner. I share most of your views on the current BOD, but maybe we as fans should talk about how we can make our thoughts and desires known in a positive way. If we all just turn our backs then the club we love will just die.

No, don't be silly. We'll just punt Cowdenbeath out of the league and replace them with QOS because we have more seats. Hmmmm, let me think... Nah, They can shove their spl2!!

Well done Dunfermline. Entirely addresses most recent events and the views of supporters in general.

Newco Rangers I would urge Queens fans to make their opinions known to our board via the board blog. Already a number of fans have done so. By reiterating our stance we can show them the strength of our opinion.

If what you say about Green is true (and there is plenty of info that may suggest he is as ruthless as that,) then rangers are completely screwed. A messy war will only just be starting between the two parties and which league to play in will be the least of their worries.

Yet another example of ranger's fans arrogance and cluelessness was that historian guy on news night. Many of them still do not understand the severity of the situation.

Well done the youths! Great achievement getting to the final. Anybody agree that one of the main reasons we're in this mess is very poor preparation last summer? The whole thing was a mad rush. Late appointment of manager Late signings of players A complete joke of a pre-season fixture list. In fact it could be said that the start of our competitive fixtures were in fact our proper 'pre season.' I understand the financial reasons for delaying the above but IMO it was delayed too long. Gus has been far from perfect since but he/we started with a disadvantage IMHO.

I'm a Glasgow doonhamer and would be happy to help!

I think one thing we can all agree on is that things are looking up both on and off the pitch. Lets try and move forward together with a bit of optimism! Two great signings by Gus. As for the ticket prices, not surprising really. £17 still sickens me every time I part with it. But this is a problem with football in general and not one I blame on Queens. At least when we part with our hard earned cash we can be more satisfied than before that it will be spent in the right way, not to mention the pleasing fact that youngsters can rightly get in very cheaply again.

Totally agree with the sentiment in the above posts. I don't expect to be blown away by any of the signings we make this close season. But I will trust in Gus and I am pleasantly surprised by a couple of the names on the training list. I suppose one way we could possibly sign some 'better' players is if Gus used the salary earmarked for two players on just one. Doesn't look like that is going to happen but you never know, I suppose it depends how many put pen to paper early.

It was said partly in jest but SD I totally agree with your post. Bowey is one of my favourite Queens players in the time I have watched them! I still treasure with all my heart the photo of the two of us paeshd in Jumpin Jaks. I do agree with you re Simmons. Not a signing that excited me initially but if Gus is that happy I'll be happy with it too! re Weatherston I guess there must be some serious doubt now over him signing for us. Definitely a weapon at this level and perhaps even more so next season given the type of football we may be playing and also the quite possible lowering of quality of the division.

How dare you!!!

The board can surely not be so daft as to appoint Connolly purely based on his past success with us. If they do appoint Connolly then it must be because he has impressed them with whatever plan he has in place. In that case I would support them, and him as much as I possibly could. I do not believe that Chisholm is right for our situation. In different circumstances I wouldn't mind seeing a gamble with the likes of Scally/JT/Main. But with the SPL2 thing coming up now is not the time for a gamble so one of those appointments would disappoint me the most. Having said all that I will certainly support whoever is appointed. I think we have to give them a chance and give the board the benefit of the doubt with their selection process.

No. I hope brian reid is going to QOS. Until now it would have been a step up, thats for sure. But with such big cuts happening that is perhaps no longer the case.

Please no! If thats the only two choices then just give it to Scally FFS!!

To be fair to the board most managers have not left queens expressing frustration at having to deal with them. Even McCall's complaints were mainly just financial. Brannigan must have played his part in the breakdown of the relationship. What is terrible is the general handling of the situation. There was absolutely no need to wait this long, this saga could have been ended a while back. To be honest if Rae has not been waiting for the Ayr Utd playoff to end then the new manager should have been appointed way before now.

Clearly we're not going to be able to outbid any other clubs with these new contracts. So the only way a player is going to sign with Queens now is if he wants to come for another reason, eg. Wants to work under the manager, happy training in Glasgow (or Dumfries?!?), wants to play with fellow colleagues etc. We can't offer answers to any of these questions while many other clubs can. Nobody in their right mind is going to sign for queens when they don't know who the manager is, where training is going to be or (give me strength!) whether we're FT or PT. So any club which offers the same money or perhaps even slightly less is going to get the player's signature. Next season is a tall order in any case, so we need to be getting a manager in at the very least who can start to plan! Lets just hope that Rae is waiting until after the Ayr Utd playoff. Otherwise this is becoming a shambles! Any truth in this rumour that Brannigan is to become no2 at Falkirk?