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Sarajevo, December 2004 - Football fans have handed over more than 800 strips and other football kit to children in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Gifts were collected by the Tartan Army and other Scottish supporters after an appeal by the Bubamara football school in Sarajevo.
The appeal raised more than three times the expected amount in just four weeks and had to be closed two weeks early.
Actually, I think consuming lots of alcohol is pretty universal football fan behaviour. What seems to set the tartan army apart from the english yobs is that they can hold their drink.
[edit] "World's best fans" ?
The 1998 designation must have lapsed by now. I reckon the Koreans must be the World's Best Fans. And no mention of digging up Wembley in the 70s? jnestorius(talk) 13:43, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Origin of the name
I have heard that the Tartan Army name was given to Scottish supporters by English newspapermen after an exuberent visit to Wembley in the 70s (maybe 77). The name was derived from a fringe pro-Scottish independence Tartan Army terrorist group of the 60s/70s, originally in a disparaging way, however the Scottish supporters quickly adopted the name. I have no idea about the veracity of this and haven't been able to find a reliable source, just stuff on messageboards. Anybody know any more? Caledonian Place 19:59, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
