tartanmartin

Paterson did well for Hearts when they were forced to play him up top during their signing embargo. He's had experience of playing most positions over the years. A good addition to the squad.

The kilt is offering a spare room in the Ibis which is worth considering. A number of folk are booked in there.

I emailed them yesterday as the kids' ones hadn't arrived and they're going to send new ones out. Mine arrived before Budapest but theirs didn't even though I renewed us all at the same time.

Think there's quite a few TA staying there. If I hadn't already got digs I'd have taken it.

If you're driving to Peru see rule 107.3.c.2 paragraph 7 "if driving to the Southern hemisphere, the member must send a postcard (signed in their own blood for DNA purposes) to the SFA offices from every country they pass through. The SFA will then issue the ticket by post to the member's address which will require said member to fly home to pick the ticket up and then fly back to where the challenge match is being played." I don't make the rules but it's always good to read the conditions of membership.

I've no idea. I only pointed out the rule which validates their request.

Point 55 in :THE SCOTLAND SUPPORTERS CLUB TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP 55. The issuing of an Away Match ticket is conditional on each Member producing to the Scottish FA copies of valid travel documentation as may be requested by the Scottish FA from time to time

The HFA have made a total mess of this. The SFA need called out when they're in the wrong such as the new ticket system and the subsequent delays with renewing. But when it comes to away allocations we're permitted 5%/10% in Europe. Time and again they've secured us more than the minimum. GrimJim I didn't notice the netting at the adjacent section to us but I'm sure ours was the only one with the perspex surround which designates the away section.

I got an email on 28 Feb about Costa Rica and Hungary ticket sales and it was mentioned there. The renewal launch email of 6 Feb advised renewing members needed to change their passwords. Once changed, I'm sure that directed to the page about opting in.

Dexy, the SFA asked for a few thousand tickets but the HFA dug their heels in and said 5% = 1050 = the segregated away end. The HFA honestly expected to sell out their sections!

The survey had 400 responses saying they were going. The SSC asked for a few thousand. The HFA said 1050 is your lot as that's 5% and what the segregated away section holds. Granted there were website issues but the main problem was people not opting in for the emails despite being asked to previously.

I wonder why they left it so last minute? It must've been when they realised their team are pish and there was no way they'd sell out any of the home ends. Perhaps they should have given the SSC more than 1050 when the SSC originally asked for more tickets at the initial discussions. And given the problems created by the Hungarian law on ticket selling (name, d.o.b., place of birth on ticket etc) I'm not sure how the SSC would have distributed a last minute allocation. It would ideally have had to be based on away points but how do they get that message out to fans that are already in Budapest? How do they co-ordinate the orders? The SSC never had enough staff on the ground to sell and distribute an extra 1000 or so tickets with the legislative info that needed to be on the tickets. And, rightly, the SSC cannot vouch for all Scottish fans that go to a sale organised by the HFA. How do they know they are SSC members? Would points have been allocated to SSC members? Where in the stadium would this section have been? The Hungarians had fans in every available section of the grounds - how would segregation have worked at the last minute? Total arse covering exercise by the HFA now that the finger is being pointed at them. If only they'd fronted up with 2,500 away tickets in the first place then this whole sorry episode would largely have been avoided.

It was 100% pickup so no harvesting could take place. Unless someone picked up their ticket and then flew home. The buyers of the uncollected and cancelled tickets won't get points allocated.

Your pal must've already had a decent number of points if he got a Hungary ticket.

https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scotland/supporters-tickets/scotland-supporters-club-membership/ssc-loyalty-points/ Home and away points are separately added and removed. On that basis it'd make sense that when two points are added for Hungary, one point is deducted for Georgia.

aaid beat me to it with Islam Feruz so i'll go with Ryan Gauld. or Antti Niemi..................

Possibly because he wasn't eligible to vote. Most of the "celebs" that backed no were similarly ineligible to cast a vote. Just a bunch of uncle Toms.

He is rank rotten and corrupt to boot. Unfortunately Scottish though.

If the SSC are bulk ordering 30,000 items then it's fair to say the unit costs are very low. The saving is probably less than the reduced membership prices. As they didn't ask for sizes that doesn't mean we won't receive some tat. The badge collection for a completed campaign and the scarf (made in some Far East country) are top of my list for useless tat. Think I still have my tie from joining the STC back in the day. Not sure I've ever worn it.

Equal with Denis Law

Says the guy that ruled out Allardyce because he thought he was English

I wonder if he'll sing FoS?

Too wee too poor too stupid. Good one.

Whatever you say boss. I stand by what I've said and I'm not ashamed.

Give us the proof that Allardyce isn't Scottish first. That's a far worse accusation. Or is it one rule for one.....