Is this Partick Thistle's new mascot or has Lisa Simpson gone off the rails?
Today's big reveal at the Scottish football club has absolutely terrified Twitter...
- Susanna Lazarus
Published: Monday, 22 June 2015 at 3:30 pm
When you think of football mascots, something cuddly and friendly usually springs to mind. Y'know, a fluffy bird, a teddy bear – a talisman to instil positivity in the thousands of fans braving the cold or an unfortunate scoreline.
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What you don't think of is this...
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That's Scottish football club Partick Thistle who unveiled their new mascot on Twitter earlier today. It was designed by artist David Shrigley as part of a two-year sponsorship deal with Californian company Kingsford Capital Management. He's known fondly as "Kingsley".
The problem is, there's not very much 'fond' about him – something that's not gone unnoticed on Twitter:
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Many assumed Lisa Simpson had gone off the rails.
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Or she'd had a love child with Harry Potter's nemesis or The Simpsons' monobrowed baby.
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No, this isn't the Teletubbies: where are they now?
Just to make you feel old, here's the wee kid from the Teletubbies today pic.twitter.com/1NOM0FZ9oM
— Iain Hepburn (@iainmhepburn) June 22, 2015
Spare a thought for poor Jaggy MacBee who, after four years service, has been shown the door...
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... And all the kids who will be suffering nightmares this upcoming football season.
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Susanna LazarusAssociate Editor, RadioTimes.com
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