FORTHCOMING ATTRACTIONS
Two important social events in the LA calendar for your diaries.
Annual General Meeting, Saturday 27 September
The LA 2008 AGM will be held at the Marquis of Granby at Cambridge Circus at 7.15pm. The room has been hired so there is no chance of a masonic coup d'etat that scuppered us last year!
Ss an inducement to all our members to get there on time, we will be giving a raffle ticket to all those people who arrive punctually. This raffle ticket will allow you to enter a draw for £40 worth of vouchers for the official online SFA shop so you can buy a new Scotland top with said vouchers. Either that or a duvet cover or some such thing but remember, you have to be there for 7.15pm or no ticket.
Attendance, whilst not mandatory, is truly appreciated by all the committee so we look forward to seeing as many club members as possible on the night. There will also be free Tartan Army rollercoaster T-shirts available to the first few folk through the door. So amidst this unheralded free-for-all have we forgotten the sandwiches? No is the answer, as there will also be some nibbles. More than the riverboat disco but less than the St Andrew's night. Last but not least, there will also be a free bar.
In the course of the meeting there will be a Chairman's report, a Treasurer's report, the election/re-election of the LA committee, any motions proposed will be discussed and we will finish off with any other business. The committee will be following the usual process of standing down and then re-standing for the committee posts. Anyone who would like to put themselves forward for the committee or who has any proposals or motions for the agenda should contact Scott Kelly (la-membership@loonyalba.com) at least two weeks before the AGM.
St Andrew’s Night Party, Saturday 29 November
Tickets now on sale
The annual LA St Andrews night party is taking place in the Butchers Hook and Cleaver at Smithfield for the second year running.
Tickets for the event are priced at £15 for members and £20 for non-members. Tickets are now available to buy through Paypal below.
We are looking to build on the success of last year's event so please feel free to get as many people to come along for a really great night. Try to picture the riverboat disco on dry land and you come close to the superb LA club night experience. There will be a disco, raffle, haggis, neeps and tatties and some Scottish dancing if we can get the excellent caller from the riverboat disco to do the business once more. Roddy, that means you chief!!! We are hoping to arrange for the attendance of a couple of special guests from the glamorous world of Scottish international football but we are still in negotiations. As ever, Rod Stewart is not returning our calls.
Member Ticket £15
Non-Member Ticket £20
It would be helpful if you could use the message box at checkout to give us the names of those coming.
THAMES CRUISE PHOTOS
Over 80
punters turned out for our cruise on Saturday and the night was a roaring success. You can see some photos of the evening in our Photo Album.
NORTHERN IRELAND BADGES
Scotland v Northern Ireland badges are now on sale from the club shop. Still available are individual and group badges for our forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.
INTERVIEW WITH MAURICE MALPAS
Maurice Malpas is a Scotland and Dundee United footballing legend. Capped 55 times by Scotland, he is the joint 13th most capped Scotland player of all time, a position he shares with Denis Law. Following spells as manager of Scotland U21s and Motherwell, he has been managing Swindon in League One since January.
Earlier this month, Super Mo was grilled by Craig T, LA's resident Jeremy Paxman - or is it Russell Harty?
> Read the full interview with Maurice Malpas
VALE DO TEJO U21 TOURNAMENT, PORTUGAL
Scotland U21s took part in the mini-tournament in February, playing Portugal and Ukraine. Veteran traveller Kevin Donnelly was among the band of hardy Scottish fans.
> Read Kevin's report from Portugal
MORE WORDS OF WISDOM
In an unlikely turn of events, Kevin Donnelly has come over all optimistic about our chances of reaching South Africa in 2010.
Meanwhile, with the dust only just settled on what proved to be the most nail-biting campaign for some years - with some excellent performances and trips, why not relive that roller-coaster ride.
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