Over the Top with the Tartan Army: Active Service 1992-97

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This illustrated text introduces the reader to the mad-cap supporters of Scotland's national soccer team, the ""Tartan Army"" - a harder core, more eccentric type of travelling soccer fan - and follows the Army on their expeditions around the world during the 1990s.

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Title	Over the Top with the Tartan Army: Active Service 1992-97
Author	Andrew McArthur
Binding	Paperback
ISBN-13	9780946487455
No. of Pages	192
Series	N/A
Edition	N/A
Author Bio	N/A
Back Cover Copy	Thankfully the days of the draft and character-building National Service are no more. In their place, Scotland has witnessed the growth of a new and curious military phenomenon. Grown men bedecked in tartan, yomping across most of the globe, hell-bent on benevolence and ritualistic bevvying. Often chanting a profane mantra about a popular football pundit. In what noble cause tothey serve? Why football, of course - at least, in theory. Following the ailing fortunes of Scotland isn't easy. But the famous Tartan Army has broken the pain barrier on numerous occasions, emerging as cultural ambassadors for Scotland. Their total dedication to debauchery has spawned stories and legends that could have evaporated in a drunken haze but for the memory of one hardy footsoldier: Andrew McArthur/ Taking us on an erratic world tour, McArthur gives a frighteningly funny insider's eye view of active service with the Tartan Army. Covering campaigns and skirmishes from Euro '92 up to the qualifying drama for France '98 in places such as Moscow, the Faroes, Balarus, Sweden, Monte Carlo, Estonia, Latvia, New York and Finland. 'Over the Top' is a labour of love - a bit like following Scotland, if truth be told. This book is a must for any football fan who likes a good laugh. Because if you love Scottish football you've got to have a sense of humour.
Reviews	'I commend this book to all football supporters... You are left once more feeling slightly proud that these stupid creatures are your own countrymen.' - GRAHAM SPIERS, SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'What have you done to Scotland's image abroad?' - ANDY ROXBURGH 'How many of these drunken comic Scotsmen would you let in your front garden, never mind your front room?' - MICHAEL KELLY, former Lord Provost of Glasgow, DAILY MAIL
Table of Contents	Come awa with me; dispatches from the Russian forest; save the whale; the camper van from hell; free team Ritchie; Jimmie Hill is, William Wallace isnae; a boot in the baltics; Monte Carlo and nearly bust; there's no such thing as an ugly Swede.
BISAC Subject	SPORTS & RECREATION / Football
BIC Subject	Football (Soccer, Association football)

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