Queen of the South Chairman, Davie Rae, discusses the financial plight of the club

In a web-interview on the BBC website, Queens Chairman, David Rae today outlined the current situation the club faces due to the number of postponed matches over the last few months. He explained to BBC reporter, Giancarlo Rinaldi that this period of virtually non-existent income has resulted in a serious situation, but stressed that administration is not on the cards. Fans have launched a campaign to raise £50,000 to help the club weather the hard times and Davie expressed his appreciation of those efforts. He encouraged fans to turn out in force to home games for the rest of the season.

Not only has the club suffered through the absence of cash through the turnstyles, but catering revenue, programme sales etc., have also been hit. Never in living memory have so many games been affected by bad weather, despite the investment in a £12,000 set of protective covers a couple of years ago, he said.

He indicated that the club is having to seriously consider turning the team into a part-time side, but if that was the case, it wouldn’t be implemented until April at the earliest.

The full interview is available on the BBC website via the following link: bbc.co.uk.