Sunday, 18 November 2007

Hampden in the rain

On Saturday I made my way down to Hampden to shoot the Tartan Army fans as they made their way watch Scotland take on Italy in the crucial Euro qualifier. We all know how it ended but here are some images from before the game. More images can be seen at my Sportsshooter page http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=6385.

A little bit about the day. I took the train from Perth at 1pm and when we arrived in Glasgow not long after 2pm the rain started. It then rained and rained and rained. Because of the rain I made my way to Hampden as I knew there wasn't going to be much happening elsewhere. Went to Central Station to catch the train to Mount Florida the nearest station to Hampden. At Central a few fans were mulling around waiting for trains tried to take a few images of fans and was accosted by some to take their picture. Then the pipes started up and I noticed a lone piper leading some fans to the platform like a modern Pied Piper. I was disappointed not to get as good images as I could have from this mainly due to being held up getting through the crowd.


Onto the train and off at Mount Florida where I spent the rest of the time looking for images.


Left Hampden before the game started to get something to eat and hopefully catch more images in Glasgow. Unfortunetly all the bars were too packed so decided to call it a day regarding taking images.


A Scottish piper leads the Tartan Army through Central Train Station in Glasgow before their their crucial Euro qualifier against Italy played at Hampden Park on Saturday 17th Nov 2007.

The most famous Tartan Army member, Rod stewart, arrives at Hampden Park before the crucial Euro qualifier between Scotland and Italy on 17th November 2007.




Italian fan's grasp of the English language is almost perfect before the start of the crucial Euro qualifier against Scotland although one Tartan Army member may have noticied the mistake. 17th November 2007.



Scottish fans pictured on their way to their crucial Euro qualifier against Italy played at Hampden Park on Saturday 17th Nov 2007.

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