Written by Smithy on December 17th, 2010
An email has been sent out from the SFA today informing fans that the dates for the Nations cup in May have been changed. They claim this is due to the Barclays Premier League finishing on the 22nd of may. Story's have also been circulating that it has more to do with Sky TV rights.
The Scotland dates have been changed as follows:-
- Scotland V Wales moved from Tuesday 24th May to Wednesday 25th May
- Republic of Ireland V Scotland moved from Friday 27th May to Sunday 29th May
This has obviously inconvenienced many fans.
The full email:-
The Football Association of Ireland today (December 17) announced that it has secured a television deal with Sky Sports to show all six Carling Nations Cup matches.
In addition they have also altered the match dates for the games to be played in May.
These changes were made in order to allow greater recovery time for the players participating in the Barclays Premier League , as their season finishes on Sunday the 22nd of May.
The revised dates are as follows :
- Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland - Tue,May 24 2011
- Scotland v Wales - Wed , May 25 2011
- Wales v Northern Ireland - Fri, May 27 2011
- Republic of Ireland v Scotland(6.30 KO) - Sun , May 29 2011
All the above matches will be 7.45pm kick offs unless otherwise highlighted.
Posted in: Tartan Army - General
Written by Smithy on August 28th, 2010
The Fans Embassy will take place from 7-9pm on Thursday and 1-3pm Friday in Miesto Sodas, on the main strip of Kaunas (where all the boozers and the row of trees are) on Laisves Aleja.
The Fans Embassy is run by fans, for fans and is an info exchange point. If the guys at the fans embassy dont have the answer to your question, they will certainly be able to get a hold of the person who does know the answer.
Just as important in passing out info is the Tartan Army passing along info so if you have anything that the rest of the troups should know about, pop along. Fans Embassy is a confidential service, we wont pass on any personal details unless you want us to on your behalf.
If you are kicking about, why not just pop in and say hi.
The restaurant has top food and its a nice open beer drinking venue as well.
The SFA will be popping along on the Thursday night as well.
Posted in: Lithuania
Written by Smithy on July 21st, 2010
The New Scotland Away Top has been revealed accidentally after it went on sale in an Sports Shop.
Tartan Army Message Board member Bart spotted in it an Edinburgh sport's shop earlier today. It was only available in a child size at the time and was mixed in with the older (diadora) yellow goalie tops. The current goalie top is sky blue.
The shirt is basically a yellow version of the current home top. Yellow front and back, Adidas 3 strips down each arm, Adidas logo on right, SFA logo on right.
The away top wasn't supposed to be available until the 18th August. It's due to be worn against Sweden on the 11th August.
Posted in: General Tartan Army
Written by Smithy on July 7th, 2010
The Scottish Football Association has confirmed the Lithuania V Scotland game will be played in Kaunas. The game will be played in the S. Dariaus ir S. Gireno Stadium on Friday 3rd September 2010. Kick off time has still to be confirmed, but will be in the evening.
Scotland have played twice in that ground. In 2003 they lost 1-0 and in 2007 won 2-1. the game in 2003 was recently voted the second coldest Scotland game - the coldest game was voted as the previous days Under 21 game in Vilnius.
The stadium is rather small, with a capacity of 9,180. Normally visiting fans would only be eligible for 918 seats but the SFA have managed to negotiate 2,800 tickets. It's likely that anybody on more than 1 point will be eligible for a ticket.
The SFA have also pointed out that unauthorised agencies have been offering tickets to the match as part of travel packages. The SFA and Lithuanian football federation cannot guarantee this allocation.
Posted in: Lithuania
Written by Smithy on June 29th, 2010
The SFA has announced that all members of the SSC can now apply for tickets to the Sweden V Scotland match on Wednesday 11th August. Previously only those on 3 or more points were eligible, but only 1,500 tickets were requested. 1,500 tickets are therefore available to those on 0 to 4 points.
Tickets will cost £20. Applications close at 5pm on Tuesday 6th July.
It's been rumoured the SSC may make all members pick up their tickets in Sweden to prevent point "harvesting".
Posted in: Sweden
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