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. Cup run that included a replay penalty shoot-out victory over Dundee saw Queens make the quarter-finals before Hibernian won 2–1 at Palmerston. McCall's time at Queens was soured when Queens were fined £20,000 after McCall fielded an inelegible player in the cup run. Chairman Davie Rae described the fine as, "A substantial sum". Queen of the South and Ian McCall parted company at the season's end. Davie Rae led the club to full-time football at the start of the 2007–08 season. Gordon Chisholm was announced as the new manager on 28 June 2007 and appointed Kenny Brannigan as assistant. After