There’s nothing guaranteed to needlessly rile up a team’s supporters quite as much than changing the mascot
Partick Thistle are the latest club to embark on the sensitive process of breaking with tradition, saying farewell to Jaggy McBee in favour of new talisman Kingsley.
But the reaction to the Scottish Premiership outfit’s new signing, designed by Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley, has been a mixture of amusement and outright horror…
Introducing our new mascot, designed by @davidshrigley, Kingsley. pic.twitter.com/78HQuQCUI8
— Partick Thistle FC (@PartickThistle) June 22, 2015
Partick Thistle's new mascot. Unlikely to increase the numbers coming through the kids' gate…. #PTFC #SPFL pic.twitter.com/YLBeKEsmLq
— Barry Anderson (@BarryAnderson_) June 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/ianprior/status/612973572399742976
New Partick Thistle mascot “Lisa Simpson, the crystal meth years” pic.twitter.com/fGQ1SMUGbh
— Jimbo (@BarcaJim) June 22, 2015
If Begbie from Trainspotting was a mascot…@IrvineWelsh pic.twitter.com/eQyKFtzaOP — Ian McGarry (@garbosj) June 22, 2015
@ThistleTweet @davidshrigley OMG seriously? No way man! That monobrow alone is terrifying.
— Gartcairn Juniors (@CairnJuniors) June 22, 2015
@ThistleTweet @davidshrigley KILL IT — Ant (@B6_Casual) June 22, 2015
@ThistleTweet Kill it with fire
— SuperHans. (@RM_1888) June 22, 2015
@ThistleTweet That’s something from the Mr Men universe set in Scotland!!! Little Miss Special Brew?
— Jon Rogers (@BigGrantHolt) June 22, 2015
@ThistleTweet @davidshrigley Don’t listen to the haters. This is the best thing that’s ever existed. FACT.
— boglestone (@boglestone) June 22, 2015
@ThistleTweet @STVGrant @davidshrigley What in God’s name is that!!?
— Matthew Leslie (@mattleslie74) June 22, 2015
@ThistleTweet spongebob square pants meets a VO5 hair wax advert.
— Christopher Barr (@barrchristopher) June 22, 2015
@ThistleTweet @davidshrigley I won’t sleep tonight
— Blasto (@enkindle_this) June 22, 2015
