Macedonia & Iceland double-header

Both games are going to be on Setanta Premium (PPV). The Macedonia game will be on live (9am EST, Sep 6th) and will have a US$20 cover charge, but the Iceland game will be on tape-delay (approx 5pm EST, Sep 10th, after the Croatia v England coverage) with no cover.

Czech Republic v Scotland

The following just in from Seattle:

We are all set to show the game live in Seattle at 8.30am (Friday 30th May). Apparently the game is on Setanta. As usual we will be at Fado and the kitchen will be open for breakfast!

http://faculty.washington.edu/gmilne/SeattleTA.htm

Setanta are showing the game on their regular channel

Scotland v Croatia, March 26th

The game is available on Setanta Premium PPV. Support your local bar and make it worth their while to pick it up by skipping out of work early. Setanta ask that bars charge a $10 cover.

The game kicks off at 8pm in Scotland, but note that until the clocks go forward back home, there is only a 4 hour time difference.

If you're in the Seattle area, get in touch with Graham Milne so that he can convince the Fado bar to show the game (they're looking for 20 bodies to cover the costs).

Update: Graham tells us that Fado is showing the game ... turn up and make sure they don't regret it.

Happy New Year Everybody!

Happy New Year to everybody.

We've just added a couple of new pages to the site - hopefully they're pretty self explanatory

• How to Start Up a Local Tartan Army?
• How to find a bar showing the game?

Let us know if you have any suggestions on making these better.

Also just wanted to post some thoughts on where we are with the TA of NA. The Italy game saw unprecedented buzz and demand and we should all try and build on that. Keep trying to get organized in your area - the more organized we are, the more people we can reach out to, the better situated we are to negotiate with Setanta and the likes.

A few promising signs from the Italy game:

• Nevada Smiths in New York (500 capacity) sold out with Scotland fans. Several other bars in city reporting 100+ crowds
• 300+ reported in Vancouver, 150 in Seattle
• New groups forming in San Francisco and Dallas
• We think Toronto and Houston are seeing big numbers, but through the local Old Firm clubs

Setanta has told us they need to make $15K+ to carry the games, which is certainly do-able given the demand we've seen, but we should consider all alternatives. If anybody happens to work with DISH, DirectTV or one of the cable providers, any insights on what it would take to get Scotland games on PPV. If we could be organized enough to ensure enough money then maybe we could make a proposal.

Thoughts?

Italy game in Houston

This tip in from Scott:

As an alternative to Big John's, The Bull & Bear in Houston will be showing the Scotland v Italy game on Saturday.

http://www.thebullandbear-tavernandeatery.com/

They dont have all the Scotland games but will try to get them should interest be high enough.

Also, check the comments posted on the tartanarmynyc.com site as there are quite a few recommendations for various places.

Scotland v Italy in Vancouver

A message from Sean:

Just wanted to pass on the venue and drinking start time for the game at the Firefighters Club in Burnaby for the Vancouver TA...

Doors open at 730 am KO at 855 am...post game activities are being planned for the Firefighters Club, if not there probably the Coquitlam Legion or Library Square (downtown Vancouver) for post game bevvies!

Brings loads of Scottish gear and flags...more info on our Facebook group page for event details.

Scotland v Italy

As well as being carried by RAI International, the game is being shown on the ESPN Desportes channel (in Spanish).

Scotland v Italy in San Francisco

This is Corey from San Francisco. I just got a 99.9 % guarantee from Cyrol at the Kezar Pub that they will be showing the Scotland Italy game at 9 am on RAI Sat the 17th.