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But although many claim this is the only football reference, in 2010 the Guardian newspaper also found “Arsenal” and “Man’s Field”, and a little bit of uniqueness fell away from Queens. Which is a pity, as it was a lovely, if inaccurate piece of trivia. So, to right a wrong, Jukebox Durie went looking for a piece of Queens trivia. A trivia pursuit, if you will…
So, if you want a truly dazzling Queen of The South fact to impress your friends then here’s one: Queens floodlights are 26m high, making them the tallest in Scotland.
Now, that’s impressive… ish… Or maybe not.
How about this then, my skeptical friends: two former Queens player are among only 28 men to have scored over 200 goals in England`s top division. Nearly 10% (rounded way up) of England’s best strikers once played in Dumfries. Which means that until Pele plays Messi in Newton Stewart then Queens will retain the title of Goalaway Kings of Galloway.
But, I sense that you are not satisfied. To replace a bona fide classic fact like being the only team in the bible we really need to find a real humdinger of a stat.
How about this one: Last week Queen of The South became the first club in the UK to clinch promotion, while this week they became the first club to do the double by winning the Ramsden Cup 6-5 on penalties against Partick Thistle. And why is this a sold gold factoid? Because, for fans, the only facts that matter are the facts backed by silverwear. Just ask Arsenal, who have mistaken fourth place for first place.
Triumph however will not go to Queens heads. That’s because every week they run on to the pitch at Palmerston to this Teenage Fanclub-ish slice of Scottish pop that tells you exactly what it’s like to be a fan of the Queens.
“We might not be the best, sometimes we’re the worst”.
But not this season. Congratulations to Queen of The South – newly promoted to Division 1, winners of the Ramsden’s Cup and one of only three teams named in the Bible.
And as a bonus for any Divine Comedy fans, the Divine Comedy sings Queen of The South:
And, as an added bonus for fans of Scottish hip hop, The Doonhamer, who I found when looking for information on Queens, and who now sucked me into the strange and hitherto unknown world of Rap C Nesbitts:
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About the Author
After too many years as season ticket holder at Parkhead, Andy Todd renounced the SPL three years ago to support Queens Park. One team is a rank bunch of amateurs who play in a state of the art stadium and the other is…(I think we can all see where this is going).
Andy has been performing comedy for 18 months but is currently ‘between gigs’ while he writes a book on Scottish property law to be published in Summer 2012. Its potential audience will be less than 300 but his mum will be very proud.
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