Tartan Army - Good Guys or Wanks?

[Sergeant Wilson]

Did they have a meet with the Georgian casuals?

You want some you slag?

[vikingTON]

Remember you claimed you were on some amazing holiday in the summer at some amazing beer festival but spent the whole time posting on P&B? Remember the 'insights' into your trip were almost cut-n-paste jobs from Trip Advisor and Google?

Is this the same utterly detached version of 'reality' in which your throwing faeces at another human being was created as a 'joke'?

Tbh, that was a rhetorical question - you're just a tragic character who needs to seek specialist help.

[sjc]

*quietly enters the thread and takes a seat in the corner....

[La_Leyenda]

It's the ones that couldn't care less about the game they've supposedly gone to see.

See it at loads of games, home and away, including last week in Warsaw. Always people with no interest with what's happening on the pitch.

As for kilts, I've never worn one to any game, home or away. Been asked twice why I've not got a kilt on. What can you do except laugh?

[Big Easy]

There were two Scotland fans acting like total c***s on the Whizz Air flight back to Liverpool last Wednesday, sadly not arrested from what I seen. But they had their passport details etc taken by the air hostess.

[Guest Axle Grease]

Wankers.

Campaign badges, to prove they've been on a crusade as a foot-soldier. No you haven't, you've been away pissing it up and visiting brothels, whilst dressed like an extra from Brigadoon. 

Self righteous tosspots and thankfully on the slide in numbers. 

How many Pheasants died to have their arse feathers stuck in a wanky Glengarry hat. 

[Chicken Wing]

Wankers.
Campaign badges, to prove they've been on a crusade as a foot-soldier. No you haven't, you've been away pissing it up and visiting brothels, whilst dressed like an extra from Brigadoon. 
Self righteous tosspots and thankfully on the slide in numbers. 
How many Pheasants died to have their arse feathers stuck in a wanky Glengarry hat. 

And that's a bad thing?

[kennie makevin]

On 09/10/2014 at 20:38, Bonksy+HisChristianParade said:

I've met quite a few Scotland fans who don't have a club team at all. I find that quite strange.

Not at all...perhaps as a wee boy your dad took you to see the club that he supported and you loved that team....then you grew up and got to ' know the history ' and it was enough to make your stomach 'go turn turn turn turn' .  So your country becomes your 'club'

[Savage Henry]

2 minutes ago, ali_91 said:

A lot of the ‘hardcore’ tartan army are embarrassing da’s who think everybody loves them, and spend their trips away leering at young locals while giving it the ‘whas like us,’ patter, but on the whole most people who travel to watch Scotland are just away looking for a piss up and three points.
 

Travelling to watch football, especially someone you support, is one of the best things in life. 

Well, I can promise them one but not the other.

[Bonksy+HisChristianParade]

37 minutes ago, kennie makevin said:

Not at all...perhaps as a wee boy your dad took you to see the club that he supported and you loved that team....then you grew up and got to ' know the history ' and it was enough to make your stomach 'go turn turn turn turn' .  So your country becomes your 'club'

Supporters without a club team are no better than rugby fans I’m afraid.

[invergowrie arab]

3 hours ago, Axle Grease said:

Wankers.

Campaign badges, to prove they've been on a crusade as a foot-soldier. No you haven't, you've been away pissing it up and visiting brothels, whilst dressed like an extra from Brigadoon. 

Self righteous tosspots and thankfully on the slide in numbers. 

How many Pheasants died to have their arse feathers stuck in a wanky Glengarry hat. 

This a fresh new argument I don't think I had considered before.

The hard-core TA are a bit tragic. As are their most vocal critics. The sort of people who think they are the first people to point out Braveheart isn't historically accurate 

 

[come on shire]

41 minutes ago, ali_91 said:

but on the whole most people who travel to watch Scotland are just away looking for a piss up and three points.
 

 

That's the way it should be.  I've been to Hampden just a few times but, whilst 3 points are fair and well, I behave myself but a night out and a jolly's the main thing to me.

Edited September 9, 2020 by come on shire

[Kejan]

27 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said:

This a fresh new argument I don't think I had considered before.

The hard-core TA are a bit tragic. As are their most vocal critics. The sort of people who think they are the first people to point out Braveheart isn't historically accurate 

 

Pretty much this. Both the "whar's yer kilt?" and the Glasgow uni accented youth too cool for school are as tragic as each other. 

The Glengarry lot are a bit embarrassing, those hats are ridiculous, but don't mind a kilt (never woren one to a game) and yes it's a bit twee but then again other counties play up a bit to their 'stereotypes' at times : Mexicans in wrestling masks; Japanese headbands; Nordic nations with Viking helmets.

I'd be more concerned about the lack of creativity, atmosphere or new songs in the Scotland support these days. 

[John Lambies Doos]

I'd be more concerned about the lack of creativity, atmosphere or new songs in the Scotland support these days. 

This, and the fact we are shite at football

[Carnoustie Young Guvnor]

Its a good rule of thumb that people that slag the Tartan Army are total wanks.  Its like people that don't like tea, there's just something wrong with them.

[ahemps]

3 hours ago, Bonksy+HisChristianParade said:

Supporters without a club team are no better than rugby fans I’m afraid.

Why do you need a club team?

I am really going off the club game for many reasons but mainly the old firm, I just can't stand everything about them and as they are all we hear about on TV and radio I have decided I don't want any part of it anymore. I still love football so now mainly support Scotland as that is all that's left to me and I feel I can avoid them a lot more than if you follow an SPFL team. Have I to loyally follow a club to appease you?

[John Lambies Doos]

I've been to a few away matches in my time, and I can honestly say that the guys who wear the hats have an air of self entitlement and arrogance that the others do not. (And no I don't wear the silly hat)

[gannonball]

Neither hear nor there with them.

I do get the Disdain for the  ‘love us’ mentality that Celtic fans also have abroad but would rather that than the wee wanks that seem to inching in to our (Celtics) support.

What I do find amusing is that that they love to tell you that they go to EVERY game which tbh is way fucking easier and cheaper than supporting a club side, especially one in Europe. They have months to organise going away,

[ewan14]

1 hour ago, ahemps said:

Why do you need a club team?

I am really going off the club game for many reasons but mainly the old firm, I just can't stand everything about them and as they are all we hear about on TV and radio I have decided I don't want any part of it anymore. I still love football so now mainly support Scotland as that is all that's left to me and I feel I can avoid them a lot more than if you follow an SPFL team. Have I to loyally follow a club to appease you?

Follow a club in one of the lower leagues ?

[pandarilla]

Like any big group of people, there are wankers who take it too far.

But I'd agree with the view that the tartan army haters are far bigger c***s.

I've probably been to more than half of the home games in the last 20 years but I've yet to go to an away game. Definitely on the bucket list, but like a lot of folk i was going to wait for a major tournament. The best laid schemes, eh...