Queen of the South F.C. Queens' appearance in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final: "In the Palmerston Park club's songbook, it is clear there is no room for songs which feature religion, violent vendettas or centuries-old battles that took place in other lands." In the 2008 UEFA Cup qualifying trip to Denmark Queen of the South fans were hailed as "a great credit both to their club and to Scotland" by Danish police. About 850 supporters of the Dumfries club travelled to Denmark to watch the UEFA Cup clash with FC Nordsjaelland. Even though their team was eliminated, local police said their behaviour was impressive. Insp.
History of Queen of the South F.C. Stevie Tosh and long-serving captain Jim Thomson. Afterwards Queens players expressed their disappointment in the result. Tosh voiced his frustrations at refereeing decisions that went against Queens. For a team with the core of its support being in a town with a population of 38,000 Queens took a support of around 15,500 to the final. Queens fans were widely praised for their good humour and carnival-like contribution to the day. Despite defeat in the final 14 000 fans attended an open top bus parade by the team through Dumfries. From the Scottish Cup run Queen of the South qualified for