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PREVIEW: Clyde v Queen’s Park

The final match of the calendar year takes place at Broadwood tomorrow, with Clyde hosting Queen’s Park in Ladbrokes League 2.

It’s the second meeting of the Glasgow rivals so far this season, following a single-goal win for The Spiders at Hampden in October. Mark Roberts’ side are currently in seventh place in the table and looking to close the gap to the play-off zone.

For The Bully Wee tomorrow, Kevin Nicoll and Kristoffer Syvertsen return to the squad following suspension and injury respectively. Martin McNiff, however, is still ruled out as he continues his rehab from an ankle injury.

Speaking to the official website today, Danny Lennon said:-

“It’s great to have Kevin and Kristoffer back available and it’s also good that Jordan Stewart got 80 minutes under his belt at Albion Rovers. We’re coming into a period when we’ll need a real squad effort and there will be opportunities for everyone.”

On the team’s recent form and the match tomorrow, the Clyde boss continued:-

“I’ve been happy generally with the level of performance in recent weeks, although at home that hasn’t always been with the result we wanted. Our concentration levels need to be really high at Broadwood – we know teams will try to frustrate us so we need to be alert at both ends of the pitch and also make sure that we stick to our own game plan.

“The players have enjoyed spending time with their family and friends this week, but we’ve still had two good training sessions and there was a real focus on the game and what we need to do, so that was really pleasing.

“In our last match against Queen’s Park at Hampden, we simply didn’t turn up. I think we’ve come a long way since then though and there’s been a big change in the mentality of the group.

“As we approach the end of the year, we’re in a decent place but not ideally where we want to be. The top two clubs have done terrifically well and we’ve got a lot of hard work ahead to keep up the pressure on them. Our supporters have been immense – again at Albion Rovers last week – and I’m sure they are looking forward to the derby occasion tomorrow.”

MATCHDAY INFORMATION

Kick-off: 3pm

Match Sponsor: Glasgow Branch of Clyde Supporters

Match Ball Sponsor: Abshok

Match Mascots: Taylor and Toni Kelly (Glasgow)

Special Guest: Former Clyde striker Frank McGarvey, who was the club’s top scorer during the 1992-93 Second Division title-winning season.

Admission Prices: Season tickets and Arria Silver memberships are eligible. Entry prices are; adults £14, concessions £9, Under-12s FREE (when accompanied by an adult). Free under-12 tickets should be collected from the Clyde Office before entering via the turnstiles. The office is situated in the pod at the south end of the Main Stand.

Entry: Turnstiles D, E and F will be open, all as ‘cashless’ entry points for contactless credit or debit cards. Apple Pay and Google Pay will also be accepted. Home or away fans unable to use this facility should go to the ticket window (adjacent to turnstile C), where adult and concession tickets can be purchased for cash.

Visiting Supporters: Fans of Queen’s Park will be directed to the designated away section at the South end of the stand.

Car Parking: Access to the Main Stand car park will be restricted to those with accreditation; players, staff and officials, visiting directors, Silver Arria members, hospitality guests and those with disability parking badges. All other vehicles will be directed to the West Stand car park. Post match, all vehicles in the Main Stand car park will leave the stadium via the away car park at the West end of the ground, to improve the traffic flow and speed up the exit process.

Club Shop: Situated between turnstiles B and C, the club shop will be open from 2-3pm and 4.45-5.15pm for the sale of home replica tops, polo shirts, t-shirts, scarves, hats, scarves and a selection of other items.

Arria Lounge: Open from 1-2.45pm and 4.45-6pm. Entry as follows:-

  • Season ticket holders (adults & concessions) – vouchers will be taken at main reception
  • Club owners without a season ticket – Pay cash at the ticket window for match admission then enter through main reception where ticket will be taken. Name checks will take place.
  • Other guests – Pay for match admission as above. Guests must be signed in by a season ticket holder or club owner.

Smoking Area: Open at half-time only, in the designated area at the North end of the Main Stand (South end for away fans).

The Clyde View: Issue 11 of the club’s 68-page matchday programme will be on sale, priced at £3.

Teamsheets: Available from the Club Shop approximately 30 minutes before kick-off and charged at 20p per copy.

Lottery: Clyde FC Lottery tickets will be on sale in the Arria Lounge and the kiosk area, for Wednesday’s draw with a jackpot of £20,000.

200 Fund: Draw 9, for a prize fund of £1,025, will take place on the pitch at half-time and the winner will be announced immediately.