The Tartan Specials will be playing a special acoustic set in Oslo next month before the Norway V Scotland football match. For the first time they're set to play in an inflatable marquee in the Youngstorget part of Oslo on Tuesday 11th August.
Tartan Army DJ Tam Coyle will also be dj'ing through the night.
The Scotland Supporters Club have announced they no longer require proof of travel in order to qualify for an away match point.
Members travelling with official match tickets for the last few years have had to produce documentation that they actually travelled in order to qualify for a point. Recently the SSC tightened this requirement that it had to be something official, with your name on it, and that actually proved you travelled. eTickets, like those supplied by Ryanair and Easyjet weren't accepted as they could be easily forged. A hotel receipt had to mention your name. Photocopies not accepted.
It seems a large number of members had great difficulty proving they travelled to Amsterdam due to these tight rules. With Norway coming up there would be even more issues as it's mainly the discount airlines that fly in.
The SSC were suggesting members ask the hotel for an official letter confirming the names of the pople that stayed in the hotel. This seems very impracticle especially for those staying in youth hostels.
Many members could see this was going to be an issue and asked to physically pick up their tickets in Norway. Unfortunately the SSC rejected this and said any member with a UK address would have to have them posted out to their home address.
Good to see the SSC have relented on this and will no longer require proof of travel.
The SFA have finally announced the venue for the Japan v Scotland friendly in October. There had been fears that the game was going to be cancelled, or held somewhere in Europe. Fans had even threatened to sue the SFA should the game not go ahead in Japan.
Japan v Scotland
Saturday 10 October, 2009
Nissan Stadium Yokohama
Time - evening tbc
The SSC are still working out ticket details at the moment.
Have you ever wondered how many SSC points you had? Wondered what the last 10 away games were? Well TartanArmy.net has the answer.
We've added a new page to the TatranArmy.net site that allows you to check. It lists the last 10 away games that qualify for a point (B games don;t for example), and also lists the upcoming games and games that have recently dropped of the 10 point list.
The page is updated automatically so it should always be up to date and accurate.
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