Carry-Out Number TWO- Volunteer Clyde Siders and Paid Clyde Siders Dressed Exactly The Same

If there was one gripe or niggle with Glasgow 2014, and I had the same one at London 2012 –there was no visual distinction between the paid workforce Clyde Siders and unpaid volunteer Clyde Siders, both wore exactly the same uniform.

Cooking, Cleaning and Security staff were clearly identifiable as each had there own specific uniform. Technical officials at each sport had a blue version of the red Clyde Sider uniform, so they too could be differentiated, while all the Clyde Siders whether paid or unpaid were seen as one, wearing the bright Red, White & Grey uniform

I know the paid workforce Clyde Siders did a great job, evidenced by the fact that the unpaid Clyde Siders were there trained, organized and ready to go. Nevertheless many of the volunteer Clyde Siders had paid a lot of money, given a lot of time over many months to be there, many gave up there holidays and for those sacrifices to be attributed to every Clyde Sider regardless –paid or unpaid- niggled/niggles me.