Doonhamers Defend 7s Title

Posted on 14/05/2023 by Dave Harley

The annual ATAC football tournament was hosted by the Doonhamers Tartan Army at Palmerston Park and Palmerston Arena thanks to Queen of the South FC for all their help.

8 clubs entered team from up and down the country: Edinburgh TA, West of Scotland TA, Dunfermline TA, Carnoustie TA, Falkirk and District TA, West End Bar Airdrie TA, North East TA and Doonhamers TA. The winners of the walking football were WEBATA with runners up Doonhamers TA. Player of the tournament was Jim Cummings of WEBATA. The winners of the seven a sides were Doonhamers TA with the Carnoustie TA runners up the player of the tournament was the hosts Scott Burns.

The awards ceremony was held in the Hole in the Wa’ inn and a massive thanks to Alan and all the staff for keeping us refreshed. A massive thanks to everyone who turned up,all the helpers,the referees,Willie Pool at Lochside Club, Lee Broome at Prestige Motors and Hole in the Wa’ inn and young Christopher Kerr who helped massively on the day.

Thanks to everyone who bought raffle tickets and donated raffle prizes.The raffle organised by Kevin Donnelly raised a fantastic £700 for the chest heart and stroke Scotland charity. Final thanks were for our hosts Doonhamers TA for putting on such a fantastic event.

Türkiye Sporran Guide

Posted on 12/11/2022 by Dave Harley

ATAC have provided some advice for our upcoming trip to Türkiye. We hope you find this Sporran Guide useful.

Kraków Sporran Guide

Posted on 24/09/2022 by Dave Harley

ATAC are pleased to share a slightly different Sporran Guide to usual, on this occasion David McGirr and the Kraków Expats Directory have done all the hard work, thanks David. A link to their guide can be found within a high level Sporrran Guide ahead of our trip to Poland to face Ukraine this week.

Doonhamers take hame the Sevens

Posted on 30/08/2022 by Dave Harley

The 2022 ATAC Sevens hosted by the Falkirk and District Tartan Army was played on Sunday 28th August. It was a brilliant event with 9 teams entered DTA, ETA, FDTA, KTA, NETA, WESTA, WEBATA and 2 teams from the Doonhamers TA. All teams played against every other team once playing 8 x 10 minute games. The winners to be the team that topped the section. In the end there was a final as the last round of games featured Doonhamers 1 who had won 6 and drawn 1 of their previous games and Doonhamers 2 who had won all 7 matches. It was Doonhamers 2 who completed the perfect record to win the competition, the first time it had been played since 2019. Well done to the Doonhamers making their debut in the competition and a welcome addition to ATAC.

There was also a walking football competition for the first time with 4 clubs sending a team, again all teams played the others once but this time there was a final and a 3rd/4th place match. Hosts FDTA who had finished 2nd in the group reversed the result of the group match to beat WEBATA in the final and win the first ATAC walking football competition. ETA beat WESTA on penalties for 3rd place. An excellent addition to the sevens and one we are likely to see again next time.

It was brilliant to have the Sevens back and ATAC would like to thank FDTA and Neil Callaghan in particular for a fantastic well run event. The after party in the Graeme Hotel was even better with outstanding hospitality from our hosts. Well done to all teams for travelling, it was great to see so many having a good day out. Special well done to the drivers of the Doonhamers and NETA buses for staying the distance, hopefully we will see you all again next year in Dumfries.