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QPFC v Albion Rovers 24th October 2020 Kick-Off 3:00pm Hampden Park Official Match Day Programme Day Match Official Season 2020/21 2 3 QUEEN’S PARK FC CLUB INFORMATION GO RADIO. GO FOOTBALL. Contact 0141 632 1275 GO GLASGOW’S OWN. GO Website Queen’s Park Football Club www.queensparkfc.co.uk BARRY FERGUSON. ALI Email queensparkfc [email protected] President Queen’s Park DEFOY. PAUL COONEY. GO David Hunter Treasurer SI FERRY. ROB MACLEAN. David Gordon queensparkfc Directors Gerry Crawley Queen’s Park Football Club GO DAB.go GO radio ALEXA. advert GO Alan Hutchison Jim Nicholson Garry Templeman LISTEN. GO GLASGOW. Graeme Sheilds Programme Contributors Gregor Hall Keith McAllister Alistair Marr Frank McCrossan THIS IS GO RADIO Damiano Agostini Sean Davenport Keith McKenzie Nicola Davenport Company Secretary QPFC Photographers Christine Wright Ian Cairns Fraser Marr Head Coach Ray McKinnon QPFC Media Team Sean Davenport Videographer Assistant Head Coach Nicola Davenport Social Media Laurie Ellis Ian Cairns Website Fraser Marr Analyst Assistant Coach Nathan Ferguson Social Media Tony Quinn Craig Mackenzie Match Reporter/ Commentator Sports Scientist Keith McAllister Co-Commentator Gordon MacFarlane Mhairi Gordon Programme Editor Goalkeeping Coach Stuart Garden If you have any ideas or questions regarding our Club Doctor programme then don’t hesitate to contact us Sandesh Gulhane [email protected] Physiotherapist Club Policies available to view here Euan Duffy THE GO RADIO FOOTBALL SHOW *Please note that all articles and match reports are Kit Man the views of individual contributors and do not LISTEN LIVE WEEKNIGHTS 5PM - 7PM Tony McGrory necessarily reflect the views of the club. 4 5 SAFETY NOTICE Supporter safety is a key priority for all Clubs, we at Queen’s Park FC are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that the match day experience is safe and enjoyable. One of the most dangerous things we have to deal with is pyrotechnic articles such as smoke bombs and flares in the stadium and we'd ask that you assist us to look after you by not bringing such articles with you to matches. These articles can cause severe burns, damage to hearing or breathing difficulties and their use is especially distressing for groups such as small children and those who can't easily move away when pyrotechnics are activated. Experience shows that when a pyrotechnic is activated in a crowd there is often a movement away from the immediate area which can cause panic and disorientation and which creates a risk of slips and trips or crushing for those nearby. Please be in no doubt that these articles are unpleasant and potentially life- threatening to be around - they are also illegal at football matches - and being caught with them will result in exclusion from Queen’s Park FC as well as a possible criminal conviction. 6 7 RAY McKINNON I would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone at Albion Rovers ahead of our game today. We are delighted to finally have our first home game having been on the road for the first three games of the season and we’re looking forward to the opportunity to play at Hampden. We know Albion Rovers will be out to make things difficult for us as they look to bounce back from what will have been a disappointing result for them last week. We are also looking to build on last week’s match at Stirling Albion where the outcome was not what we wanted. It’s hugely important for us that our home form is good this season, we know that teams enjoy coming to play at Hampden so there is an onus on us to make that as difficult as possible for them. Home form will be very important to us over the course of the season and it’s vital that we use Hampden to our advantage on Saturday and every other home game that follows. We had the opportunity to train at Hampden on Thursday which went very well. It allowed the players to get an idea of what the surface is going to be like ahead of the game and it was a session that the squad really enjoyed. Enjoy the game! RMcK MANAGER 8 9 You could certainlyDAVID not the game in the secondGALT half Albion Rovers at Hampden. describe this pre-season as which was no great surprise I’m looking forward to getting normal. The timings were as they had already had quite back to Hampden and playing different due to Covid-19. a number of games under on that big grass pitch. We are In previous pre-seasons you their belt. Considering that looking to take all three points would be starting back in late we only had played one game and get our League campaign June, this pre-season starting against full strength opposition up and running. We want to in August was just strange. I thought we had nothing to be win every game but especially It was however, as always, a ashamed of. at Hampden we want to be physically tough pre-season the team on the attack, be the getting us ready for the start of Next up was away Morton team that’s looking to get the the season. on the Tuesday night. It was win and I’m sure the Gaffer similar to the Thistle game and Laurie will set us up that Another frustrating aspect of where we took the game to way. It’s important we start this pre-season was number Morton in the first half and to get points in the bag as it’s of friendlies we had arranged were more than a match for a shortened season and it’s were subject to cancellation them. The second half they important we get off to a good at the last minute. We did scored an early goal, but we start. manage to get a couple kept pushing them. We are of friendlies against U20 still getting to know each other We appreciate all the support opposition and a game against and how we play and that of our fans particularly during Airdrie the week before the comes through playing games. the lockdown. I have spoken new season started. to a couple of our fans on Last Saturday we played social media and understand Despite all of the frustrations Stirling Albion in the first game the frustrations of not being of the Covid-19 reduced pre- of the SPFL League 2. We knew back ‘normal’. I know it won’t season, I thought the players it would be a difficult game. be the same watching us on all gelled very quickly. It Stirling had recruited a number TV or a laptop rather than helped that quite a number of strong experienced players being there cheering us on. I of our new signings had either in the close season and have know how much the fans are played with or against most of expectations of doing well this missing the game. It’s just as the squad with previous clubs. year. The game started fairly frustrating for us as players A great bunch of boys and a evenly but I felt we grew into without hearing our fans on great atmosphere within the the game and were more in match days. Hopefully it won’t squad. We were all desperate control of the ball especially be too long before we can all to get the season going. in the second half. Both teams see and hear each other once had chances, and it could have again. Enjoy the game on Our first game of the season, easily ended up 2-2 or even Saturday. away to Partick Thistle, started 3-3. To be honest a draw was very well. I thought we were a fair result. David CLUB CAPTAIN the better team in the first half. Thistle came back into This Saturday coming, we play 10 11 Before kick off, players involved in all SPFL shows commitment at the highest level football and society. tens of thousands of people across the fixtures this weekend will stand together of Scottish football in eradicating racism country. Now, more than ever, Scotland’s and call for an end to racism in football and discrimination in all its forms from For useful resources and information, national anti-racism charity plays a and society. our game. please visit www.theredcard.org/ valuable role in promoting tolerance, education and SPFL clubs are proud to support its The annual Fortnight of Action organised We have heard of many instances positive and important work.” by the charity Show Racism the Red Card where supporters have been proactive Club Captain David Galt, Queen’s Park’s is an opportunity for all clubs in Scotland in promoting the anti-racism message, Fortnight of Action Ambassador said COVID and events overseas have shone to show their support for the year-round, making it clear that racism and “Football is a sport played and loved by a light on the growing inequalities that anti-racist education work in schools, discrimination are not welcome at our people all around the world, irrespective some of us unfairly face. Still today, many workplaces, grassroots and youth football club. We would like to thank you. of race, colour or religion. Sadly, racism experience this disproportionately due to clubs and the prison service. affects our game and every day life the colour of their skin. Racism can manifest itself in many across the country – we must tackle this Last year the charity worked with around different forms.