wɪð kwˈiːnz nˈuːli ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tʃˈɛɹmən nˈoːɹmən blˈaʊnt ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ðə wˈiːlz mˈuːvɪŋ ɔnðə klˈʌbz ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl, ˌælɪɡzˈændɚɹ ænd ʃˈæŋks ɹˈiːtʃt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt skˈɑːɾɪʃ tʃˈælɪndʒ kˈʌp fˈaɪnəl wɪððə dˈuːnheɪmɚz, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ lˈɔst wˈʌn zˈiəɹoʊ tə fˈɔlkɜːk hˌuː wɜː plˈeɪɪŋ ɪnðə tˈɪɹ əbˌʌv kwˈiːnz.
With Queens newly appointed chairman Norman Blount getting the wheels moving on the club's revival, Alexander and Shanks reached the 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup Final with the Doonhamers, where they lost 1–0 to Falkirk who were playing in the tier above Queens.