Scottish followers to ‘Make America Ginger Again’ as World Cup locals ‘fall’ for Tartan Army
Gordon Ramsay has warned Scottish football fans will “Make America Ginger Again” as they continue to spread good will at the World Cup. The Tartan Army launched a charm offensive in the US with the celebrity chef saying “every girl has fallen in love with them in Boston”.
The Scots have been so charming that Ramsay warned the city may soon be hit with a “sea of ginger” kids. He told The Rest is Football: “We had a bad reputation, especially some of the England-Scotland games were awful.
“So to see the way they’re being received over here, I mean, every girl has fallen in love with them in Boston. I think every CVS (pharmacy chain) has run out of pregnancy tests over the last 24 hours as well.”
He added: “It’s been a busy two weeks. I’m dying to see that sea of ginger. It’ll be like, make America ginger again!”
An estimated 50,000 Scots invaded Boston to watch their team win their first World Cup fixture in 28 years against Haiti. Despite loosing to Morocco and Brazil, the fans have kept in high spirits.
The thirsty fans drank the iconic city’s bars dry and charmed locals with their kilts, bagpipes and good natured banter. Countless videos of the Tartan Army have gone viral including hearty chants of Flower of Scotland during a baseball game at Fenway Park.
The Dubliner pub in Boston became a hub for the Tartan Army during Scotland’s opening two matches in Massachusetts, with supporters packing the venue throughout their stay in the city.
Bar manager Brian McDonnell said on Monday: “We have deliveries coming in nearly every day – just always rotating around. Obviously we’re going through so much beer, and we have only a decent-sized keg room.
“We’re still going through so much that we had to rent a couple of mobile fridge units that we have out in the back alley so we always have beer rotating through – it’s always cold, it’s always flowing.”
The venue has also brought in extra staff from sister bars elsewhere in Boston to help cope with demand. “And obviously we had to call in a few extra staff, and we’re in a lucky enough position that we have a couple of different bars around the city, so we’re bringing staff from there to give us an extra hand,” Mr McDonnell said.
