Posted on 06/12/2026 4:00:59 AM PDT by DFG
Slàinte!
The Scottish national team kicks off World Cup play in Boston Saturday, but their fans treated their transatlantic flights like a bottomless pub crawl — and drained every drop of booze before touching the tarmac.
The kilt-clad Scots entered Logan International Airport ready to rumble — “been drinking since one o’clock in the morning when I got up,” said David Wood as he arrived on US soil.
“We ran out of beer.”
A flight from the UK to the US usually lasts around seven hours, so when the beer ran dry, the Scots switched to wine, the pilot told WBZ-TV.
“We had a round of applause when we landed,” Wood added. “I don’t know if you do that here. That’s a very Scottish thing.”
“I’m going to find Cheers. That’s what I want do. I want to find Cheers, he told CBS, holding up a bottle of whiskey.
“I watched it when I was younger, and I want to find the bar.”
Ticket prices soared to around $1,200 when they first went on sale, according to Allan Begg, who plans to attend one of Scotland’s matches in the group stage.
“Now they aren’t selling and are down to $500,” he moaned.
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Laughing at the Scot’s complaint being about prices.
It’s almost as if the Scots are cheap or something.
Love them Scots!Teeheehee, bet that flight was fun (and loud).
Looks pretty chipper for a long-haul flight from the UK.
I bet he’d register a BAC over 0.20 ... and celebrate it.
Go Scots.
The Scots aren’t the only ones complaining about prices. The people who live here are doing the same.
“been drinking since one o’clock in the morning when I got up,”
If you’re gonna drink all day, ya’ gotta start early.
EC
Drunk Scottish soccer fans.
What could go wrong ?
“I’m going to find Cheers. That’s what I want do...”
He’s going to be real disappointed when he discovers that the Cheers bar (used to be the Bull and Finch) is a little hole in the wall bar in the basement.
On another note...my nephew married a Scottish girl and they had a wedding in the Dominican Republic with her Scot family in attendance. They can put away the alcohol...and may the Lord have mercy on Boston if Haiti wins.
Blame the crazy Mayor ,LOL
A few drunken Scotsmen won’t be able to compete with all the Kelleys and O’Sullivans we already have in Boston.
Scots.......and wine?
LOL...I wouldn’t give you 5 bucks for a soccer game, even if it were being held across the street.
The prices are so high at some matches that FIFA is giving tickets away. People are staying away which is GREAT to hear.
It was my understanding that airlines limit the amount of alcohol served to any one passenger on a plane. And that’s because drunks do not respond well to directions in case of an emergency.
But here the airline evidently switched over to serving the Scots wine when the beer ran out.
Am I missing something here?
Can’t wait to hear some unbiased Scottish Commentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj_uXPGf8ic
“ARCHIE GEMILL!”
Gotta welcome them with open arms. They built the country too.
“Laughing at the Scot’s complaint being about prices.
It’s almost as if the Scots are cheap or something.:
Famous Scottish football cry:
“Get that quarterback!”
<;-)
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