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| The teams-line up at Palmerston Park, home of Queen of the South, the only football team to make an appearance in the Bible (Matthew 12:42) |
Game: Queen of the
South 1 v 0 East Fife
Date: 28th
October 2012
Competition: Scottish Football
League Division 2
Attendance: 1577
Admission: £15
Programme: £2.50
Another
day, another game was the motto for this weekend – as Dumfries marked my third
game in three days. A two hour drive from Edinburgh to Dumfries via a quick
stop for lunch in Moffat meant we arrived at Palmerston Park just twenty
minutes before kick-off. Queen of the South’s home ground is only a few minutes
away from Dumfries town centre near the Glasgow road.
The
first thing to say about Palmerston is that it’s a great old fashioned ground
that’s full of charm. I attended the game with my Dad again, who hadn’t been to
Palmerston before either. We entered through the modern far-side stand but it
was the covered terracing behind the goal that caught our attention and it
looked to be perfect for viewing today’s encounter.
East
Fife were the visitors to high-flying Queen of the South, who were relegated to
the Second Division last season. They changed their personnel by appointing
ex-Hearts hero Allan Johnstone as their manager and his impact has been felt
immediately with strong performances in the league and cups.
There
wasn’t a big travelling East Fife support for this Sunday afternoon game, which
was disappointing. What wasn’t disappointing was the old school feel of the
Palmerston atmosphere which was aided by someone waving a rattle in our stand –
fantastic stuff.
Queen
of the South, dominating in the league, continued the rich vein of form they
are in by taking the lead within four minutes – Derek Lyle headed in from a
corner. From that moment on Queens had control of the game and the goals could
have rained in if had it not been for on-loan from Hibs keeper Callum Antell in
the East Fife goal. He denied several chances, including a point-blank effort
on the 35th minute.
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| Our home for the 90 minutes and very welcoming it was too |
Half-time
came around and we treated ourselves to a pie each which were fantastic. There
was nothing about Palmerston that was disappointing!
The
second half was very much the same as the first – with Queen of the South the
much better side but struggling to press home their advantage. Truth be told,
East Fife, although not a bad team looked like they wouldn’t score if we played
all night. Queens will be disappointed to not have put further goals past
Antell.
At
the end of the game the tannoy announced that ticket holders would be given
free admission to the ice hockey in the rink nearby for the game that evening.
A good initiative from the Doonhammers, but sadly we had a two hour drive ahead
of us in the Dumfriesshire darkness and decided to give it a miss.
A
first visit to Dumfries but I’m going to ensure that it won’t be my last.
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