Rick Edwards

I mean, it's really strange.

From where?

We've got the guys in our group that are still in touch fairly regularly with some German guys that were over at a game at Hampden many years ago.

Yeah.

But are they actually going to Scotland games?

Yeah.

It's totally mad.

I mean, what do the Polish lot do when Scotland play Poland?

It's just the whole vibe.

I saw the Tartan army a lot in Germany in the Euros two years back, and the atmosphere was electric.

It's a party, basically.

And yes, the demographic has changed slightly, but it just feels very good fun, irrespective of what's happening on the pitch, really.

But the party is a good coping mechanism as well.

Let's go back to 1998 then.

So June the 10th, Scotland drawn to play defending champions Brazil in the opening game in Paris.

When that draw came out, what did you think, Paul?

over the moon it was like playing the Brazil I love Brazil and playing the world champions at the opening ceremony it was like our world cup final and I'm thinking this is our world cup final centre stage got to be there yeah it was just an unbelievable draw we didn't have any expectations so it's not even a free hit because there's no expectation and the anticipation was building up to it was so good because you know you'd known for four or five months that's who you were playing you know

I didn't have tickets.

I didn't have tickets for that game.

I had for the other two.