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'They haven't a clue what's going to hit them when 100,000 arrive'

The first fan appeared in the late afternoon. He stood at the edge of Manchester�s Piccadilly Gardens and blinked into the sun, his Union Jack waistcoat flapping in the slipstream of a passing tram.

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heraldscotland staff

DAVID LEASK and GERRY BRAIDEN

The first fan appeared in the late afternoon. He stood at the edge of Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens and blinked into the sun, his Union Jack waistcoat flapping in the slipstream of a passing tram.