Robbie Neilson, the former manager of
Hearts, said about Queens from his loan period at the club in 2002: "It's a well-run club and a real family club with a good spirit about the place." Marc Horne wrote in
The Scotsman following 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 Nordsjælland. Although their team was eliminated, local police said their behaviour was impressive. Inspector Rune Hamann said: "It was a pleasure hosting such a visit by Queen of the South whose supporters were extremely well behaved and a great credit both to their club and to Scotland. Copenhagen was particularly busy in the build up to and after the match with a carnival, party atmosphere being evident. I look forward to welcoming Queen of the South and their terrific supporters back in Denmark in the future." Chief Inspector Mickey Collins from Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said the fans were a "pleasure to work along with". He added: "Despite the huge numbers of supporters who travelled to Denmark there were no arrests, incidents or issues of any concern. Great praise should be passed on to those fortunate enough to be at the match".
Bill Drummond, musician, producer, and former member of
The KLF, is also a supporter of the club, having grown up in nearby
Newton Stewart.
Mascot The club mascot is 'Dougie Doonhamer', a human-sized
border collie dog. The character has been played for many years by local supermarket worker Brian Harkness. On 25 August 2017, Dougie Doonhamer won the Ladbrokes SPFL mascot race at
Hamilton Park, having been runner-up the previous year. On 31 August 2018, Dougie Doonhamer won the Ladbrokes SPFL mascot race at Hamilton Park for the second consecutive year.
Biblical references Queen of the South are often humorously cited as the only league club in the United Kingdom to be mentioned in the Bible. Luke 11:31 states "The Queen of the South shall rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them..." Queen of the South is similarly quoted under Matthew 12:42. In the biblical quote the "Queen of the South" is considered to be the
Queen of Sheba. In 2005, the issue was investigated by
The Guardian website in their series "The Knowledge", which also found full references to
Arsenal,
Bury and
Reading, as well as partial references to "
hearts", "
wolves", "
forest", "
hammer", "
spurs" and "
man's field". ==Honours==