Young Celtic fan parties with BSC Young Boys in Switzerland after sweet viral clip in Glasgow
A young Celtic fan has partied with BSC Young Boys in Switzerland after footage captured him meeting their fans in Glasgow earlier this year.
The viral clip showed eight-year-old Joshua McLaughlin and his dad walking over to applaud the away fans after being blown away by the atmosphere they created at the crunch Champions League game fixture in January.
The supporters took Joshua to their hearts and he has now visited Switzerland twice in recent months.
Following the game at Celtic Park, Joshua's dad, Kevin, wanted to buy his son a BSC Young Boys jersey but when he contacted the club the pair were invited over for a match.
They enjoyed an all expenses paid trip to Switzerland in April, where the Elderslie youngster was asked to be the club mascot for the day as the Swiss outfit played Yverdon Sport FC.
Joshua begged his dad to go over again during the school holidays and they were given an unbelievable reception from the locals last weekend.
Speaking to the Record, Kevin, 53, explained how his son struck up a close friendship with local lads Jonas Boss and Giuliano Matturro in April and was desperate to go back over for a game this summer.
Kevin arranged a trip to take in BSC Young Boy's match against FC Sion on Sunday, August 10.
At the match, goalkeeper Marvin Keller and defender Jaouen Hadjam even noticed Joshua and came over and spent some time with him.
Kevin said: "I tried to keep it as low key as possible, but the day before the game I posted a picture on Instagram and the club shared it and hundreds of Swiss people started following me.
"So many people inside the stadium seemed to recognise us and the attention was so overwhelming.
"We went out for dinner that night and the guy who owned the restaurant refused to let us pay for our meal.
"It was the same when we visited the country earlier this year, the Swiss fans have just been absolutely amazing throughout and Joshua is stopped all the time and asked for selfies.
"It has all been such a whirlwind of emotions and came off the back of the one incident inside Celtic Park."
Kevin explained he had never seen such a noisy and colourful away support in all his years following Celtic during the January game.
He said from the moment they stepped inside the stadium that night Joshua was completely fascinated.
"By that point all of the home fans were away so we must have stood out as we walked over to be near them.
"The fans started doing that thing you see in the video where they sort of hum and put out their hands.
"Joshua walked over and they let off two huge roars and applauded him.
"It was such a special moment for us both and I was bursting with pride."
Kevin uploaded his video on social media before going to bed that night and woke up to find it had gone viral.
The dad was inundated with messages from supporters of the Swiss club.
He said their lives haven't been the same since and the club are going to be a fixture in their lives going forward.
Kevin added: "I don't know where it will go from here but it has been a wonderful journey so far.
"BSC Young Boys are definitely our second club now and Joshua has absolutely fallen in love with them."
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