These Scottish Nationalists Travelled From All Over Scotland To Thank Alex Salmond

Hundreds of people turned up to sing at Alex Salmond on the streets of Perth.

A 'Thank You Alex' rally gathered outside of the SNP party conference, where Alex Salmond officially stepped down as first minister.

We went to speak to the Salmond fans. This is Richard Prowse, who wears Highland dress whenever he leaves the house.

He said an event was posted on Facebook to gather Salmond fans in Perth. He usually carries a Highland sword, but he decided not to take it to today's event as it's "not a rally, we're not being aggressive today, we just want to say thanks."

This was his simple but powerful message to Alex Salmond.

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Some of the crowd made signs, like this one.

And this one of Jim Murphy MP, who was hit by an egg while campaigning for a 'No' vote in the referendum.

This is Ayner Smith and Mark McNeil. Mark had wanted to go to the conference, but he said tickets sold out in seven minutes and he was busy "having a dump".

This group came from all over central Scotland to thank Alex Salmond. They agreed to speak to BuzzFeed News eventually, after initially mistaking us for the "biased BBC".

Morag Miller (second to the left) said she "loves Alex Salmond, and loves Nicola Sturgeon even more". She's looking forward to Alex Salmond heading to Westminster to give them "a kick up the jacksie", and thinks he is "the first politician who has ever represented a working person."

Robert McCormack, James Lennox, and Raymond Lennox, travelled from Dundee to say thank you to Alex Salmond.

McCormack thinks Alex Salmond did a brilliant job, despite a biased media: "I wouldn't wipe my arse with The Courier," he said.

There was some entertainment. This man sang a song called "We Love You Alex, We Do."

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This man spent "about half an hour" making this sign.

This one probably didn't take as long.

After a long wait, the crowd finally got to meet their man, and it was all a bit bizarre.

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At one point, hundreds of people were screaming "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" at Alex Salmond on the streets of Perth.

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But the crowd was happy and, by the looks of it, Alex Salmond was happy too.

Jamie Ross @JamieRoss7

Here he is. I think he's enjoying himself.

04:51 PM - 15 Nov 2014