The Tartan Army.

The city centre was awash with soccer fans today.

The reason.... well, the world champions Spain are in town and are playing Scotland at Hampden Park this evening.

Scottish fans are collectively known as the "Tartan Army" and are known worldwide for their friendly demeanor. Our history on the pitch of late has been a bit ropey, a far cry from when I was a wee boy in the sixties. Back in those days we had legendary players like, Jim Baxter and Jimmy Johnstone. These guys were fierce rivals when playing for their respective clubs Rangers and Celtic but when they pulled on the Scottish jersey, they were poetry in motion. I took a shot of them back in 1992 after they had both long been retired from the game and it was good to see that they were still full of life.

I not a great football fan and to be honest I could hardly name anyone playing in today's team.

I hope they do well tonight.


News update....... We came back from 0-2 down to 2-2 but in the closing minutes the world champs scored a winning goal. As we say here in Scotland, " Nae Luck"!