ON
THE VINO
IN SAN MARINO |
The "On The Vino"
slogan pretty much summed up the trip - and this was the first
occasion that the Inverness and Clarkston branch had their
own T-Shirt back-prints. |
GDANSK?
IT'S JUST THE
WAY I'M STANDING |
A last minute idea, this T-Shirt was sported
by Paul during the 3-day stay in Gdansk at the start of the
Poland trip. At the time we were the only Tartan Army in town. |
GDANSK?
WHY?
YOU ASKING? |
Rich's T-Shirt, but Helen's idea. These T-Shirts
drew a few laughs from any English speakers we did encounter
(including Laura the student from Ayrshire - hello!), and bemused
looks from everyone else, who may not have seen the funny side! |
ON THE SLOSH
IN BIG DOSH |
Continuing the theme started in San Marino,
the "On The Slosh" T-Shirts went down well, with the
Wee Man's T-Shirt being donated to Ally (one of NATA's newest
members) as the Wee Man couldn't make the trip. |
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Another one of Helen's brainwaves, the "On
The Lash In The Grande Place", complete with euro-stars,
proved a big hit in Brussels. |
ON A SPREE
IN GAY PAREE |
Painfully simple, yet effective. Clarkston
Chris didn't want to wear one as he didn't want anyone to think
that he was gay. Awww, poor darling. |
BOOZIN
IN BUSAN |
Suggested by Ally M, this went down well
but was seen by few. |
TRY THE MEATBALLS,
THEY'RE THE
DOGS BOLLOCKS |
Possibly the greatest t-shirt slogan in the
world? Worn by Paul on the day of the game (see here)
and captured on camera by Korean TV |
ON THE SWALLY
IN HAPPY VALLEY |
Another Ally M suggestion, paying homage
to where he used to live in his Hong Kong childhood. |
MISBEHAVIN'
IN TORSHAVN |
Already a slogan hijacked by other Tartan
Army websites, these t-shirts drew widespread praise and have
even attracted an order from Germany!
Conversation that took place outside the Hafnia Lounge on matchday:
Drunk Scottish guy: "That's great, the best t-shirt of
the trip. There's always one..."
Paul: "Actually, there's four of us"
Drunk Scottish guy: "... There's always four..." |
WRECKED IN
REYKJAVIK |
Probably the least original yet, sadly, but
the best we could come up with at the time. Unsurprisingly,
at least one other TA group was seen sporting this slogan. |
| SAVE THE WELSH |
A strange one, this! After searching the
backstreet hippy shops of Brighton's North Laine area in vain
for a "Save the whale" t-shirt, Paul turned in desperation
to using DIY computer t-shirt transfers. Reasoning that this
meant he no longer had to stay conventional, he branched out
with what some called sublime, and others just looked sympathetically
at and muttered under their breath. |
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However, the transfer idea did bear fruit,
and they are few fruits juicier than Helen's lovely pups - that's
the t-shirt design on the left. |
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Paul showed off his more sensitive side with
the Clubbing in Reykjavik design on the right. |
ON THE LAGER
IN BRAGA |
Not the most inspired choice for Braga, perhaps,
but still a winner for being concise and to the point. And factually
correct, given Paul's return to bevvying. |
DOWN
THE BOOZER
IN LIETUVA |
On a familiar theme, but making use of
the native name for Lithuania... clever, eh? (Well you trying
finding something to rhyme with Lithuania!) |
| FJORD FIESTA |
Another slow-burner (for the friendly in
Oslo), but a corker none the less. |
| HABEN
SIE DIE
SCOTTISHWÜRST
VERSUCHT? |
Perhaps an attempt to be too clever - the
text was supposed to translate as "Have you tried the Scottish
sausage", however a minor grammatical error unfortunately
rendered it more of a curiosity amongst the German hosts. |
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But not to worry! The most successful NATA
T-Shirt of all time rescued the situation - a mixed effort went
into this production: a throw-away comment by Ally, a t-shirt
idea by Rich and artwork by Paul all combined to produce this
stoater! |
AWAY HOLES
COUNT DOUBLE |
Paul was a little cocky, and had this made
up before the Lithuania home game. A one-off, and worn to the
victorious home leg of the Play Off. |
WHAM BAM
AMSTERDAM |
Oh so appropriate, as it turned out! |
AMSTEL
STANDING |
An even more fitting t-shirt, this was a
one-off for Susan, who wore it on the way home the day after
the debacle. |
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Denmark and Estonia may have passed by tshirt-less,
but we were back in force in Spain with this pictorial effort
courtesy of Mr M. |
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NATA's first foray into commercial
t-shirt sales saw this Russian language version commemorate
the game in Tiraspol. Of course, the game didn't stay put
there, making the original 100 shirts even more collectable!
The back print reads "Tartan Army in Transdniester. |
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ROCKIN'
MOLDOVA
THE WORLD |
The first of the three Moldova slogans, in
honour of Status Quo |
IT AIN'T MOLDOVA
'TIL THE
FAT LADY SINGS |
Perhaps it should have read "Fat Man"? |
THEY THINK IT'S
MOLDOVA
IT IS NOW |
A very English phrase for a Tartan Army t-shirt,
but a winner nonetheless |
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A very limited run of 20 shirts for the discerning
wine drinker |
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Accompanied by an even haughtier (and rarer
- only 5 were made) version. |
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Worn in Milan. Done with shiny gold text
on a black t-shirt, and not cheap either! Hence only 2 in circulation
- Ally's (with Inverurie), and "Colnel's" (the man
with the original idea), which has some equally one-horse town
on it! |
IF THERE'S
GRAZ
ON THE PITCH... |
The t-shirt that launched a thousand questions:
from the TA, "what's on the back?"; from the Austrians,
"what does this mean?". The answers: the website address;
it's an old Scottish saying! |
BLOKE IN
KIEV |
The "male" version of a Ukraine
t-shirt didn't make immediate sense, until you saw it next to... |
CHICK IN
KIEV |
The female version, with Ally's classic "Chick
In Kiev" slogan |
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This special (with white text on red) was
in tribute to FC Start, effectively a Dynamo Kiev side playing
against the German occupiers in 1942. |
