Fan heaps praise on Kilmarnock's supporters after raising cash for flag to honour Nutz
Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA Kilmarnock fan has praised his fellow supporters after they chipped in to raise over £1000 in honour of Ian Downie – AKA Nutz the mascot.Selfless Stuart Burns launched a fundraising campaign with the intention of generating £450 to buy a large flag to be put up at Rugby Park to commemorate Ian.But he was blown away when his campaign raised around £1100 – with everything above the £450 target going towards the British Lung Foundation, a charity chosen by Ian’s daughter Sharon.And Stuart says the fundraising went better than he could ever have imagined.He said: “I have been delighted with how it has all turned out.