For a number of years there have been Mascots. The Mascot can be human, animal, or an object thought to bring luck, and/or represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name. Mascot - Wikipedia In terms of Sports teams, there have/been the Good, the Bad and downright 'Wierd and (not so) Wonderful' Post your favourites - and/or stories of interaction, tales and/or events of their being
Gunnersaurus Rex: (Arsenal Football Club) Since 1993, the Gunnersaurus Rex has been a regular at both Highbury and the Emirates as Arsenal's official club mascot. The Gunnersaurus Rex made headlines in recent times due to his redundancy at the football club, with no fans able to see the great dinosaur character in action. Thankfully, Mesut Ozil came to the rescue to pay his wages, - - only for the German to be left out of the club's Premier League squad a few weeks later.
Pete The Eagle *: (Crystal Palace Football Club): Crystal Palace actually had 2 'Eagle' mascots* Pete the Eagle and Kayla the (real-life) Eagle. Kayla flew around the pitch before every home game and was quite unique to Crystal Palace. In June 2020 however Kayla suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 28. Pete, on the other hand, still gets to do all the community stuff and walk around Selhurst Park on matchday as one of the coolest mascots out there.
Moonchester: (Manchester City Football Club): One of the more ridiculous mascots. Manchester City don't really have anything obvious about them after they changed their badge from the eagle to the new(ish) Citizens badge, besides a considerable amount of wealth. They used inspiration from their song, Blue Moon.
Fred the Red: (Manchester United Football Club): ..... Across the City sees 'Fred - the Red' One of the most iconic and popular mascots is Manchester United's Fred the Red. 'Fred' may be the most popular due to the sear amount of Manchester United fans around the world and the huge marketing campaign they've got. If you've ever been to Old Trafford, you'll witness some of the best dance moves from any mascot across the land.
Wolfie & Wendy Wolf (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club): Wolverhampton Wanderers had a much easier task when picking their mascot, as the writing is basically on the wall. Two wolves occupy the mascot role for the club, called Wendy (right) and Wolfie (left).
The Mascot Grand National: (Mascot Grand National - Wikipedia) An annual race that took place between mascots of various British sports teams as well as corporate mascots between 1999 to 2010 at Huntingdon Racecourse and in 2012 and 2013 at Kempton Park Racecourse. Up to 100 mascots in full-body costumes took part in the races. The short races were along the final furlong of the courses, with low hurdles (approximately 40cm high). The mascots' entry fees were donated to charity.
Mascots dumped and / or Re-branded 15 Sports Teams That Dumped Their Racist Mascots (Photos) (thewrap.com)
North Dakota high school to drop its Midgets mascot: = By: Matt Zalaznick | December 16, 2019 Pekin Community High School District No. 303 in Illinois changed its mascot in 1980 from a derogatory term for Chinese people to the dragon. School mascots and nicknames that community members find offensive continue to generate controversy even as they are being replaced. However, some school board members are choosing to stick with problematic mascots—even staking their political lives on the nicknames. Mascots continue to cause controversy: Here are 3 of them (districtadministration.com)
The dark past behind the most dangerous mascot in sports: By Ethan SearsJune 21, 2018 The Phillie Phanatic is armed, dangerous and known to have an affinity for violence. The dark past behind the most dangerous mascot in sports (nypost.com)
Notoriety. Youppi! was the first mascot to be thrown out of a Major League Baseball game: During the 1989 Expos season, on August 23rd while atop the visitors' dugout in the 11th inning, Youppi! took a running leap, landing hard and noisily on its roof, and then sneaked into a front row seat . . . . . .
Mascot Bertie Bee was sent off after handing a pair glasses to the assistant referee during Burnley's Championship encounter on Saturday. Bertie has the crowd in stitches with his cheeky gesture just 15 minutes into Saturday's top-of-the-table clash against QPR - - -.26 Oct 2013
Harper the Dog, = Sent off: ...29 Jun 2019 Harper the Dog, mascot of Finn Harps in the League of Ireland Premier Division, was removed during his side's match with Sligo Rovers after allegedly imitating the opposition goalkeeper saving shots
