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Despite having assembled one of the strongest squads seen at Palmerston for some time,Queens boss Gordon Chisolm is struggling to put a team on the park against St Johnstone in the opening IRN BRU SFL 1 fixture at Dumfries this Saturday.
Thomson,Adams,Laghlan,ONeill and Tosh are all unavailable due to suspensions carried on from last season. Also Queens are struggling to get McFarlane,Dobbie,Harris, McGowan and O'Connor fit for the game against one of the favourites to lift the Division 1 Championship. Saint's astute manager Owen Coyle will have his side as competitive as ever and Queens will have to fight for everything.
Our main problems lie in central defence with the absence of Thomson and Laughlan but if Dobbie and O'Connor don't make it then we will also struggle up front. A lot of responcibility will rest on the shoulders of Aitken and McFarlane which is shaping up to be the central defence pairing if the latter shakes off his injuries. Bingham is bang on form and will have good support from new signing Gilmour but the absence of Tosh and O'Neill is a big blow.
The word on the streets is that most fans will take a draw but there are rumblings from Perth that not all is well there either so it leads up to a fascinating contest with both teams trying to avoid defeat in the first game.
I hope the fans turn out in their thousands and get behind the team and who knows we may take something from the game. My personal view is that we are more than capable of a share of the points but only after another 90 minutes of drama at Palmy.
Thomson,Adams,Laghlan,ONeill and Tosh are all unavailable due to suspensions carried on from last season. Also Queens are struggling to get McFarlane,Dobbie,Harris, McGowan and O'Connor fit for the game against one of the favourites to lift the Division 1 Championship. Saint's astute manager Owen Coyle will have his side as competitive as ever and Queens will have to fight for everything.
Our main problems lie in central defence with the absence of Thomson and Laughlan but if Dobbie and O'Connor don't make it then we will also struggle up front. A lot of responcibility will rest on the shoulders of Aitken and McFarlane which is shaping up to be the central defence pairing if the latter shakes off his injuries. Bingham is bang on form and will have good support from new signing Gilmour but the absence of Tosh and O'Neill is a big blow.
The word on the streets is that most fans will take a draw but there are rumblings from Perth that not all is well there either so it leads up to a fascinating contest with both teams trying to avoid defeat in the first game.
I hope the fans turn out in their thousands and get behind the team and who knows we may take something from the game. My personal view is that we are more than capable of a share of the points but only after another 90 minutes of drama at Palmy.
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Queen o.t.S. prepare to entertain St. Johnstone at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 12 of the 30 previous games, with the The Doonhamers winning just 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Palmerston Park was less than a year ago, in March 2007, the The Doonhamers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | St. Johnstone | 3 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 06 Mar | Queen o.t.S. | 1-0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | St. Johnstone | 5 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Queen o.t.S. | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Queen o.t.S. | 3 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | St. Johnstone | 2 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Queen of the South losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The Doonhamers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of St. Johnstone however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Queen o.t.S. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Queen o.t.S.'s indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against St. Johnstone. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Queen o.t.S. | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | 4 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |