Clutch, the bear, of course. Would you care? What if Bevo left? or that freaky Astros rabbit mascot? http://msn.espn.go.com/soccer/news/2001/1208/1292083.html <I> LONDON -- English football's first ever mascot strike could be imminent following a crackdown by authorities on the men in furry suits. The threat is in response to the Football League's plan to issue a code of conduct following several incidents of over-exuberance by the touchline cheerleaders. Yorkie the Lion, York City's mascot, says he and his fellow animals want something in return, including a better working environment and expenses. "If they're going to give us some guidelines on our behaviour we have some demands of our own," he was quoted as saying by the BBC Sport Online Web site. "Some clubs you go to treat us like crap," added Yorkie. "At Darlington we even had to pay to get in." The image of mascots has taken a battering this season after several unsavoury incidents. Bury's mascot Robbie the Bobby, ironically named after Sir Robert Peel who founded the modern police force, has been sent off three times this season. Robbie's unacceptable touchline conduct included baring his backside at Stoke City fans, ripping the ears off Peterborough's rabbit mascot Peter-Burrow and pulling the foam head off Cardiff's City's Bartley the Bluebird. Other examples of furry fury in recent years include the antics of Wolfie, the Wolverhampton Wanderers mascot who took on three Bristol City pigs and also got his claws into West Bromwich Albion's Baggie the Bird. Swansea City's notorious Cyril the Swan was once fined 1,000 pounds ($1,430) for invading the pitch and also drop-kicked Millwall mascot Zampa the Lion's head into the crowd. Last season Plymouth Argyle banned Alex the Greek, spear-wielding mascot of local rivals Exeter City, fearing he might incite crowd violence. No incidents have yet been reported of trouble involving Chesterfield's mascot, Chester the Fieldmouse. </i>
I dont really care about the bear. But you had me scared ****less with a subject like that becasue if Clutch the webmaster went on strike I wouldn't know jack **** about the rockets.
I'd take over...being the bear that is....except I would throw things at fans that sit on their hands at game and splash water on the fools and all kinds of stuff of my choosing, plus I got cushion to protect me.
