HUNDREDS of mourners have said their farewells to a 20-year-old Scotland fan who tragically fell to his death at Celtic Park.
Nathan McSeveney, from Cumnock, East Ayrshire, died after falling three storeys down a stairwell at the stadium shortly after the Scotland v Ireland Euro 2016 qualifier match on Friday, November 14.
Yesterday, nearly 200 people packed inside Masonhill Crematorium, near Ayr, as his coffin was carried to the front to the tune of Aloe Black's "The Man".
The service was conducted by celebrant Drew Brady, who described Nathan as having a Del boy-like nature who wanted to "make his own way in life" and become a millionaire.
To the amusement of mourners, he told of Nathan's get-rich-quick money-making schemes which saw him selling friends counterfeit goods from an online website while claiming they were nicked from a truck.
Throughout the service, friends and family members consoled each other as they recalled a character described as "everyone's mate" who was "up for a laugh and some banter".
Nathan had been rushed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary after his fall, but was pronounced dead shortly after.
He had attended Cumnock Academy and afterwards worked for Trac Engineering, near Motherwell, as a rope access technician who was "always happy to take on an extra shift".
A memorial Facebook group, "R.I.P Nathan McSeveney, Tartan Army and Friends and Family will miss you" set up after his death has gathered more than 15,000 likes.
Floral tributes were left at the crematorium from a number of devastated family members.
A spokesman for Trac Engineering said: "He was a nice guy and a really good worker.
"You just need to look at his Facebook to see how popular he was.
"He loved his football. He'd recently booked time off to go to the Old Firm game in the New Year."
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