Palmerston Park on Saturday, February 14th, 1970

Queen's record of ten games without defeat was in danger until the final minute. Clydebank, sprightly and full of running, were prepared to take risks on the bone hard surface.In contrast, Queens were too often caught in possession and the half-backs never reached normal form.Bankies had a real inspiration in right-half Ruddy, who worked like a Trojan both in defence and attack. And yet it was he who robbed his side of an outright win.Six minutes after the interval, he ha ... read more

Ladywell Stadium on Saturday, February 4th, 2023

The most important thing about cup football is to get the “W” in your column and the Bankies managed that today with a slender one goal victory over third tier Maybole in the South Challenge Cup at Ladywell Stadium.So, a win is a win is a win, but as a game of football it was grim, it was grim, it was grim.Barring the first ten minutes, when the Bankies looked like they were going to sweep Maybole into oblivion, the performance was chronically bad. It was like the players collect ... read more