Glebe-trotting for the final time? An easy win for Super Ray's Spiders as Brechin City brushed aside.

Glebe Park, Brechin is undoubtedly one of the jewels on the Scottish football crown. Thanks to the iconic hedgerow which adorns the far side 'terrace', the award winning soup provided by the kind staff at the pie stall and its unique mish mash of ill fitting stands - the home of The City is one of the SPFL's most enjoyable stadia, and it's position as such is now under serious peril.

The Angus outfit enjoyed periods of relative success throughout the first 18 years of the 21st Century, with multiple forays into Scotland's second tier and limited cup success - but it's fair to say life at Glebe Park has been an unmitigated disaster since their record breaking relegation from the Scottish Championship in 2018.

Out of their depth, newly promoted Brechin only managed to amass a total of four points over the 36 games of that particular league campaign and things have lurched from bad to worse since. A further relegation to the bottom tier was to follow before the COVID-19 outbreak which ended the 2019/20 season saved the strugglers the ignominy of being the third SPFL side to fall through the League Two trapdoor and into tier 5.

The fate of the pyramid system for his season remains in the balance with the Highland and Lowland leagues scrapped once again due to the Coronavirus, but with both divisions set to nominate winners, there looks like there will be nowhere to hide for Brechin should they once again finish bottom of the heap in League Two come May. 

With only 4 points from their opening ten games this season, a bottom placed finish seems a real possibility once more. Multiple managers have been unable to stop the rot and inexperienced player/coach Michael Paton, the latest given the thankless task of steering this rudderless ship, has a real fight on his hands to haul City off the bottom of the league.

It wasn't to get any easier for Paton's men this Saturday past as they welcomed Ray McKinnon's league leaders to The Glebe. Queen's were fresh off the back of one of their best performances of the season, as they showed signs of recapturing their mojo with an excellent 3-0 drubbing of promotion chasing Stranraer at Hampden. 

With the very real potential of this being Queen's final visit to The Glebe, there was a tinge of sadness at being forced to take this one in on the home side's Hedge TV service rather than in person. Distant memories of multiple pints in the town's excellent hostelries - and the taste of the previously mentioned soup (a real and genuine sensation) would have to do for the every-man Spiders supporter not lucky enough to blag their way onto QP's hand picked media team. 

Both sides had enjoyed very different seasons and the bookmakers odds on a Brechin victory (a massive 14/1 shot with some) illustrated the nature of the task that lay ahead for the home side. Super Ray shuffled his pack with multiple changes to the side that thumped Stranraer, but even with that in mind the result was never in doubt. Queen's controlled possession of the ball throughout the 90 minutes and there was never any prospect of a major shock.

An early own goal (inexplicably credited to 'Bingo' Bob McHugh by some media outlets) from a fine Jai Quitongo cross set the tone, and a second followed soon after as Louis Longridge stooped to head home from close range. Longridge has found regular football hard to come by this season, but he was one of Queen's best performers on the day and the sheer delight which followed his first QP league goal was a sign of a player chomping at the bit for more opportunities in McKinnon's starting XI.

The pace of play was laborious at times, but the visitors were always in control and there should have been further goals before the half time interval. Midfielder Grant Gillespie, another who impressed throughout, missed the most gilt edged of our opportunities when he blazed over from close range, and loan signing Salim Kouder-Aissa looked rusty as he passed up a number of decent opportunities to get himself on the score-sheet. 

The second half was, in truth, a bit of a non-event with both sides seemingly content with the state of play. Brechin were never likely to threaten a solid Spiders back line (Willie Muir will rarely have an easier 90 minutes) while Queen's were happy to stroke the ball around in defence and midfield without creating too many chances for goal number three. Kouder-Aissa had a header well saved before sub Ross Maclean fired over with a close range volley, but there was to be no further scoring as Queen's travelled down the road to HQ with a routine three points in their back pockets. 

Manager McKinnon was right to be pleased in his post match interview and he will no doubt take great satisfaction at the performances of some of our 'fringe' players. Gillespie and Longridge were excellent throughout while young Celtic loanee Brody Paterson proved himself a capable deputy to the absent Tommy Robson at left back. Jai Quitongo, for the second time this season, terrorised The City left back and his form will be hard to ignore when the team is named for the upcoming midweek fixture at Albion Rovers.

However, it was impossible not to feel slightly disappointed at the way we eased off in the second half. Brechin are struggling badly and this appeared to be a real chance for our strikers to get in amongst the goals and build some momentum with harder games to come. Bob McHugh once again failed to threaten the scorers, and his position as first choice striker will surely come under further scrutiny if he can't start finding the net from open play. McHugh's contribution to the team isn't that of an undroppable starter, and young Aussie Will Baynham will surely be in the frame for a start when Tuesday's trip to face Albion Rovers comes around.

With this comfortable victory, and favourable results elsewhere, The Spiders went seven points clear at the top of the league (with games in hand over the majority of the chasing pack). Stirling Albion appear to be our only realistic challengers for the title - and with a 'home' fixture with The Binos looming, this will be a massive week of football if Queen's are to grasp their apparently inevitable destiny, and lift the League Two crown. 

Queen's back with a bang to batter The Blues

Putting a week of off-field shenanigans to one side, Queen's Park returned to the hallowed turf of Hampden Park on Saturday for one last time as they comfortably put Stranraer to the sword, winning 3-0 in what was a one sided 90 minutes at The National Stadium. 

The unrest within the support relating to the stadium (and the club's inability to effectively communicate with its supporters through official channels) was forgotten for 90 excellent minutes as everyone's favourite hard working professionals sent the Blues down the M77 empty handed.

Rampaging right back (and Twitter superstar) Michael Doyle gave us the lead with a looping header midway through the first half before fellow defender Lee Kilday powered The Spiders into a two goal advantage prior to the half time interval. A second half penalty from 'Bingo' Bob McHugh sealed the deal for the home side and put the icing on what was an impressive victory. 

The pre-match news delivered by Club President David Hunter (finally located following his apparent three month hiatus from the role) that we would be playing the remainder of this season's home games at Broadwood Stadium went down like a lead balloon with the support, and this was the kind of performance we needed from Ray McKinnon's men to lift spirits and shift focus back to the great strides we are making on the pitch. 

Of particular delight for the Queen's Park faithful would have been the performances in central midfield by Republic of Ireland youth internationals Canice Carroll and Luca Connell. Carroll (picked as 'best signing' in our previous 'Season so Far' feature) has already endeared himself to everyone at Queen's with his all-action displays and this was more of the same from the Spiders number 28. 

Carroll was everywhere during the first 45 minutes and by constantly winning the ball high into the Stranraer half, he repeatedly stopped the visitors from forcing any sustained pressure onto our back-line. The Blues barely had a kick in our half of the pitch during the first period, and this was in no small part down to the excellent shield that Carroll provides to the defence by covering swathes of grass and engaging opposition midfielders directly. 

The visitors struggled to deal with his display and Carroll was fouled on numerous occasions by a visibly frustrated opposition. They just couldn't handle his consistency, and it ended up being one hit too many for the Irishman as he was forced off with an injury midway through the second half. Hopefully, its nothing too serious for the midfielder, as he would be a big miss for a Spiders side who lack an obvious replacement within their ranks. 

For all Carroll's hard work in the heart of the Queen's midfield it was his countryman and partner in crime Luca Connell who grabbed the headlines following a superb debut performance. Connell, added on loan from Celtic only a day previous, added a spark and a drive to a Spiders engine room which has been criticised by supporters for its unambitious nature at times this season.

Connell was a highly rated youth prospect when he joined Celtic from English side Bolton Wanderers back in the summer of 2019, but for whatever reason the silky midfielder has yet to trouble even the fringes of the Bhoys first team (this despite a season of strife for the deposed Scottish Champions). His addition by Queen's gaffer Ray McKinnon was greeted as a coup when announced, and it was easy to work out why very early into Saturday afternoon's fixture. 

Supremely comfortable on the ball and able to find pockets of space between the lines of the visitors, Connell looked at home straight away in the black and white jersey and it was no surprise that he was voted as Man of the Match on the back of a terrific display. His pin point left foot delivery from a first half free kick (expertly dispatched into the back of the net by Lee Kilday) effectively illustrated his quality, and this ability to get the dead balls right could be vital for a side who tend to win a high number of attacking free kicks and corners.

To round off a memorable week for the Liverpool born 19-year old, Connell was rewarded with a call up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad for Friday's international against Wales. This will likely rule the youngster out of our trip to Brechin on Saturday and it will be interesting to see how Queen's manager Ray McKinnon intends to replace him. Our two obvious central midfield options (Darren Lyon and Grant Gillespie) are very different players to Connell and one wonders if he may be tempted to move David Galt or Louis Longridge into a more central role in order to replicate the flair and vision that Connell brought to the side against Stranraer. 

All in all, this was a good team performance from McKinnon's men and we also bore witness to excellent individual displays from the tireless Simon Murray (the forward looking somewhere near full fitness), skipper Galt (booking for a comical dive aside) and right back Doyle - who has been a model of consistency with his performances so far this season.

It is hard to see Super Ray veering too far from the eleven chosen on Saturday for the upcoming trip to Glebe Park (injury permitting), but there may be a couple of individuals looking over their shoulders at the impressive strength in depth both on the bench and in the stands.

Ross MacLean, preferred to Jai Quitongo and Longridge from the start, was quiet on the right of a four man midfield and inconsistency has been a hallmark of his performances throughout the campaign. Quitongo in particular, impressive before the enforced break in play caused by COVID-19, may well fancy his chances of wrestling that shirt from MacLean in the coming weeks.

Central striker Bob McHugh is another one who may have a fight on his hands to retain his place in the manager's first XI. The experienced ex-Falkirk man hasn't had the impact he would have liked since his high profile capture in the summer, and has only managed 3 goals from open play in 15 starts. McHugh never looked likely to change that statistic on Saturday, failing to create any clear chances as far too many touches went astray in promising positions. 

McHugh was replaced immediately following his successful penalty kick by the returning Salim Kouder-Aissa, and unless he can start finding the net on a more consistent basis it is not outwith the realms of possibility that this may also be the case in the starting team sooner rather than later.

When all is said and done, after a three month break in play (and the well publicised confusion relating to off field issues) it really was a great feeling to see the Queen's back on the field of play on Saturday afternoon. Of course football is not the same without the fans, and like everyone I know I am missing it terribly, but watching on dodgy streams is the next best thing, and I cannot wait to do it all again on Saturday as Queen's do battle with perennial strugglers Brechin City at The Glebe! 

Hampden Memories with 'Mr' Iain Campbell

It seems like Queen’s have played their last League game at Hampden Park, well as far as anybody can tell from the lack of information coming out of the Club, and it is a sad day for some.

For myself the sad day was when Hampden changed to an all seater stadium and a huge main stand was built in the 90’s. Due to personal circumstances I couldn’t attend as many QP games during the renovation and have always been disappointed in any visits I’ve made to the National Stadium in the BT Stand.

Having to sit away from the action with stewards watching your every movement and being offered food and refreshments at exorbitant prices whilst the Club blamed the lease holders, it seemed that it was never “our” ground. How away supporters felt sitting even further away from the action, whilst sharing the same concourse at half time, I shudder to think.

There is so much angst among some people online with the SFA but losing Hampden lies firmly at QPFC’s door in my opinion with the decision to build a new main stand that Queen’s weren’t going to live in being bizarre to say the least.

I remember hearing a Club President talking up the new stand and waxing lyrical about the dressing rooms, the medical facilities, the warm up areas, the access for team buses straight into a tunnel at the ground and the many hospitality lounges that were available. It seemed the ground was only upgraded so that Queen’s could get a huge pat on the back and hundreds of gold stars from UEFA rather than try and improve all things QPFC.

At no time was the needs of the humble Queen's supporter ever taken into consideration and the Club preferred to live in ramshackle portacabins rather than use one of the many offices in the new stand. The only upside of the portacabins was an excellent social club which was far better than anything before or since.

When I started supporting Queen’s the Club used to lease the ground to the SFA not the other way around.

Anyway, I started going to see Queen’s in 1974 and I was in awe when I walked up the stairs into the North Enclosure. I’d been at a couple of Scotland games in the North Stand before that but this was different. You could hear the players, you had plenty of space to yourself (!) and you felt part of the game even though there was a small crowd.

I went to the home games myself but later that year I went to my first away game on the Supporters Bus and met Keith and, like he has done for so many people, he transformed my life. I was invited to stand with his gang under the North Stand above the stairs into the Enclosure as he took me under his wing at home and away games.

Eventually we moved down to the front of the Enclosure and the camaraderie and laughs meant that even the worst of games would leave you with happy memories. Disappointing performances were dissected in the Social Club in the Main Stand, which was a glorified tea bar, but livened up by nights with Higgy, Ian the Alky and the much missed Vicar.

There was something about the old Hampden that made you want to be there and I was lucky enough to be on the pitch many a time, including some half time QPSA Penalty Kick competitions, and we sneaked on a few times with a ball for an impromptu kick about.

After a Scotland v England Home International we took some Meadowbank supporters onto the pitch a couple of hours after the game was finished and they were blown away by being there, and I’m sure there were tears in their eyes. We were more concerned with getting back to the Club for more drink!

The new ground doesn’t hold as many memories for me apart from a 4-0 win over Clyde (I also saw one of them in the 70’s) and standing in the Director’s Box with the Kelly family for a minute’s applause for the wonderful Martin.

As Queen’s have taken the decision to go full time professional, having been professional on the park for 20 odd years since loan players were allowed, the move to Lesser can only be a positive one once the upgrade is eventually completed. A smaller ground will generate a better atmosphere and push the Club forward and at least the new Lesser will look like a Queen’s Park ground and be something for supporters to be proud of.

Looking back on my Hampden memories I think of the iconic floodlight pylons (my Dad used to change the bulbs when they went out), the Press Box which gave a unique view of the pitch and the playing surface which the late John Docherty tenderly cared for.

I also think of Hugh McGill putting himself about up front and scoring leaping headers; Bobby Cameron saving penalties and Gerry Colgan scoring them; Jimmy Rooney “Walks on Water” scoring a Boxing Day hat trick against Celtic; a 7-0 midweek win against Alloa when every shot at goal found the bottom corner; Jim Gillespie being magnificent; John McGregor taking on players in his own area, just because he could; Jimmy Gilmour scoring the winner against Hearts as their fans threw rocks at us in the Enclosure; Ross Caven knocking Dumbarton out the Cup and celebrating by running to an empty Mount Florida End; Mick Hendry doing a forward roll to the fans after he scored; Gerry McCoy scoring the goal which won the 2nd Division Championship in 1981; and Bobby Dickson following in the footsteps of so many greats of the game as he climbed the wooden stairs to collect the Championship Trophy.

Great days, great memories and hopefully plenty more to come at the new home of QPFC.

To Hampden Park

With the majority of focus on the long awaited 'return to football', and a dearth of clear communication from the incompetence of blazers within Queen's Park, it has been somewhat lost in the ether that this Saturday's fixture against Stranraer will likely be the last league fixture played at our historical home, Hampden Park. 

A lease running to March 31st has not, at the time of writing, been extended and with building work on our new home at Lesser Hampden stalled since Christmas, a nomadic existence beckons for The Spiders as of 4.45pm on Saturday afternoon. 

There is lots to be said (and I'm certain it will be) on the circumstances that have led us to this point. A move to professionalism was viewed as a means to safeguarding the future of the club, but sadly, there are already more questions than answers only 18 months into what we have been assured will be a bright and prosperous future for Queen's Park. The first major hurdle, the completion of a stadium we can call our own, appears to be very much in doubt at this stage. 

Alas, now is not the time and the consequences of the delay will be discussed and felt over the coming months. The current Hampden Park has been the home of the football club we love since it opened in 1903 and once everyone's favourite plucky lower league journeymen have torn up the pitch one last time - it is a long and storied chapter in our history that will be closed shut. The future is uncertain but the past is not, and despite the many faults of Scotland's National Stadium, our final game on its hallowed turf will be an emotional moment for all members and supporters.

Personally, it's where I have spent every second Saturday afternoon for the past 18 years. From massive highs, such as promotion against Clyde in 2016, to two relegations and numerous humpings (dished out and received) there has always been a degree of comfort in knowing what the two hours spent within the stadium's embrace would bring. Freezing cold, largely devoid of atmosphere and slightly detached at times from the action on the pitch - the stadium has many drawbacks but it has been home for a long time, and it will be missed no matter where we end up plying our trade for the foreseeable future. 

There are many within the support who will look back even further in time at a treasure trove of mental souvenirs (good and bad) and experiences from the years and decades through which they have supported their favourites. Friendships made on the terraces (and later the stands following the redevelopments of the 1990s) endure, as do the memories of the title wins, the promotions, the wonder goals and the god, awful strikers (of which there have been many).

The current Coronavirus restrictions mean that fans will not be able to say farewell in the way they might have wished. There will be no final hurrah, and those who do manage to find themselves within the stadium on Saturday (under the guise of 'essential' work) are hopefully able to understand just how lucky they are to be there.

The Queen's support will be huddled around laptops and televisions around the southside, around Glasgow and even further afield hoping for one last victory to see off the Old Lady, and we can only hope that the club (and its players) are able to give it the farewell it deserves in our absence. Acknowledgement of the situation from those within the club, would be a welcome first step.

The Web intends to be a resource written by the fans, for the fans, and will be looking to compile a collection of favourite Hampden memories from our already burgeoning readership. Anyone who wishes to have their own stand out recollections published, please email to thewebqpfc@outlook.com. 

2020/21: The Season so Far!

The announcement last week by celebrity dentist Professor Jason Leitch, that lower league football could resume, was met with much fanfare and celebration by the supporters, players and staff of those clubs involved in the SPFL's bottom two divisions. 

Once the initial urge to congregate in celebration in large civic squares (death of grannies guaranteed) had passed - thoughts turned to how and when our teams could once again step over the white line. Fans are ready to watch their heroes do gladiatorial battle in the arenas of small town Scotland once again - and the dodgier the Pixelot stream the better for true enthusiasts of the beautiful game. 

The twenty clubs await further detail on exact dates and formats from the powers at be within Hampden Park, but attention has well and truly shifted towards the restart. Teams are back in training (some clubs even made the effort to inform their supporters of this with informative statements on official communication platforms) and working towards an expected restart date of March 20th.

Outwith the obvious disruption and chaos that COVID-19 has played with everyday life (and in turn, the lower league football calendar) it has been a year of fundamental change at Hampden. The shift to 'professional' status (initially sold as an effort to avoid the drop into the Lowland League) quickly grew arms and legs, and by the summer of 2020 it had become very apparent that those in charge at Queen's Park were not willing to simply settle for survival in the SPFL's basement division.

The murmurs of full time football grew louder and louder as the months in lockdown ticked by, and it was clear that manager Ray McKinnon had full intention of using the backing provided to him by Scotland's most infamous refrigeration magnate, Lord William Haughey. With Peter Grant, Craig Slater and Ross Maclean already recruited in January, further high level experience was soon added in the form of Bob McHugh, Grant Gillespie, Lee Kilday and (most notably) Simon Murray. 

After years of living in hope rather than expectation, attitudes within the support (and the club) quickly shifted as the scale of financial backing became apparent. This was a squad built to win the League Two championship and nothing else would suffice. Expectations quickly sky rocketed and at the time of writing Queen's sit atop the division with a five point gap over our nearest challengers. The target of lifting silverware in May looks, at this point, extremely achievable.

All this just happens to coincide with the reincarnation of everyone's favourite vintage media outlet, The Web, and what better way to announce our return to the big stage by looking back on the highs (and lows) of the season so far:

Best Performance

With fans barred from stadia up and down the country, there is no question that this has been a season like no other. Watching Queen's on television, sometimes on questionable streams (with even more questionable commentary) has been an enlightening experience and the potential return to football grounds in time for next season is something everyone looks forward to.

At the very least, Queen's fans can take solace in the fact that its a winning team that they are being subjected to in this difficult time and that there have been plenty of enjoyable days plonked on the sofa, with a fine selection of world beers provided by Barry's Convenience Store, Cathcart. (Other convenience stores are available). 

While results have been unquestionably excellent, Queen's have been solid rather than spectacular for most of the campaign. Swashbuckling and ruthless we are most certainly not, but early season wins over Brechin, Albion Rovers and Stranraer quickly illustrated that this team is an efficient unit that will prove tough to crack.

When looking to identify the best performance (and result) of the season there are a few contenders. The passing football played in the first 45 minutes of our 1-0 away win against Elgin City has yet to be matched and the players showed great fortitude to come back from a goal down to beat Stenhousemuir at Hampden (a memorable debut match for much lauded summer signing Simon Murray). 

However, the on-field highlight has to be the commanding 3-0 victory away to Cowdenbeath on 5th December. Central Park has been a bogey ground for Queen's for many years (prior to this victory, we hadn't even managed a goal in deepest, darkest Fife since Alan Trouten's penalty in February 2008) but this new look Spiders outfit had the style and the swagger to make short work of The Blue Brazil. 

'Handsome' Peter Grant gave us an early lead with a pin point header from David Galt's free kick and second half goals from Gillespie and Murray put a well deserved gloss on a successful day's work. It was a terrific Queen's performance on a difficult surface, and one that showed the ruthless streak fans had been longing to see since football returned in October.

Worst Performance

While it has been rainbows and sunshine all around when it comes to our performance in the League, sadly the same can't be said of our dismal performances in both the Betfred and Scottish Cups. Drawn into a difficult looking group with Partick Thistle, St. Mirren, Morton and Queen of the South, few expected Ray's boys to make much of an impact in the Betfred and they were quickly proved right. 

Awful defeats away to Partick Thistle and Morton opened up the campaign and the age old excuses bemoaning 'full time opposition' from higher leagues no longer held water. Queen's fans were willing to write these results off (the truncated pre-season and entirely new squad playing their part) but when the competition returned in November there was no sign of any improvement.

A meek 3-1 surrender to Queen of the South (a side, who at the time, were on a dreadful run of form in the Championship) and a 1-0 loss to ten man St. Mirren, both at Hampden, took McKinnon's record against full time opposition to five defeats in five games with 14 goals conceded. Jai Quitongo's close range header against Queens was the only time we had managed to score a goal in any of those defeats. 

Super Ray finally managed his first Cup win as Queen's Park head coach as his side scraped past East of Scotland side Dundonald Bluebell in the Second Round of the Scottish, but this rare blip of Cup success was quickly followed by another horrible defeat to Queen of the South at Hampden in the following stage of the competition. 

Our 3-0 loss to The Doonhamers, live on BBC Scotland was unquestionably our worst display of the season. A glove we did not lay on our visitors from Dumfries and in truth, the final scoreline flattered the home side who were comfortably put to the sword by far superior opponents. 

The weaknesses of Ray's tried and tested 4-4-2 formation were brutally exposed and pre-match chat about 'the project' and a 'Championship level squad' was made to look extremely foolish on national television. One wag was heard to comment 'that performance is enough to get football stopped'. Jason Leitch and the SFA shut down the season days later. Coincidence? 

Best Signing

While Celtic's signing of laugh-a-minute central defender Shane Duffy has forever tarnished the reputation of Irish Football in Scotland, the game's enthusiasts from the Emerald Isle can sleep easy knowing that one of their finest young prospects is shining for Glasgow's biggest football club.

That's right kids, despite a number of impressive performances from various players, its hard to look past Canice Carroll as signing of the season so far. One of the few additions not previously known to the manager from his spells in charge of Falkirk, Morton and Dundee United, Irish under 21 international Carroll has stood out in his central midfield berth since joining from English side Stevenage in November. 

A physical, ball winning midfielder - the big man with the big hair never shies from a tackle and is constantly looking to break up opposition attacks. Not only this, but he is capable of the kind of forward pass that sets him apart from other players in this position and his status as a guaranteed booking is good news for those supporters with crippling gambling addictions.

The only disappointment from Canice's time at Hampden so far, is the realisation that he does not in fact speak with a thick Irish brogue. Its early days in Carroll's Queen's Park career but cult hero status is well within his reach (especially as rumours that he is the son of Queen's legend Frankie have yet to be denied).

Worst Signing

Compared to previous seasons, the calibre of new signings announced last summer was quite frankly ridiculous. Barely a day passed without the addition of a 'big name' and Queen's Park's official social media channels did not miss any opportunities when it came to the publication of cringe worthy fanfare. 

In terms of hype, the signing of Michael McGlinchey, the 54 times capped New Zealand international, was unmatched. The promotional video (a mix between The Lord of the Rings and A Place in the Sun: New Zealand) told us we were signing a potential lower league megastar but it just never worked out for Michael during his brief time at Queen's. 

An excellent performance in midfield away to Elgin should have been the catalyst for a run in the side but he never managed to hold down a place in the team and he was gone as quickly as he arrived, released in December before joining Clyde on a short term contract. 

His final appearance in a Queen's jersey, a masterclass in five yards sideways passes against Dundonald Bluebell, was not the ending he might have hoped for when he joined the club back in October.

The Web is Back!

The infamous Queen's Park fanzine of the 1980s and 1990s, The Web, is returning to assault your eyes with information, patter and ill informed opinions fit for the digital age. 

In a new era of #bigmoney and professionalism, The Web will strive to hold the Club to account and spread scurrilous rumours and accusations about players, staff and most importantly, supporters.

Follow us on Twitter @TheWebQPFC to keep abreast with all the latest shite, and expect cutting content from the pen of new editor Vic Venom (alongside numerous foreign correspondents) over the coming weeks.

Allez les Hoops!