Fingal announce new iniaitive for junior supporters

[Schumi]

If you're just picking random stuff I'd vote for Klu Klux Clam.

http://www.chimpout.com/forum/image....ine=1225210683

I suppose Flatulent Fox isn't too far off.

[Kildare Lad]

Great idea by Fingal, hope it works out for them and more clubs follow up with something similar.

[The Lep]

It's a great drive. It's an awful shame it's being done by this shower however

Typical response from a shels head

Still got your Dublin City shirt ?

[GalwayRed]

Still got your Dublin City shirt ?

Why would he have a Dublin City shirt?

[thischarmingman]

I suppose Flatulent Fox isn't too far off.

"...Ghost Mutt?"

[Maynard]

What

A girl of about 12 designed the mascot last year for a competition run in the local schools. She named him Fingal Freddie. Since when does the mascot have to have a direct connection with the club. Just have a look at other mascots for clubs around the world and tell me they all have have a connection with their club. Do me a favour mate, take you anger and negativity elsewhere.

Well fair play to the young girl for designing it and all. But other than it starting with an "F" I don't see any connection. Considering your entire crest is a giant bird, I really expected that a mascot of an avian nature would have been as wide as you cast your net.

I believe that Bray Wanderers (The Seagulls) Have "Sammy the Seagull" which is obviously connected; off the top of my head West Ham have a giant Hammer, Millwall have a lion, Hull a Tiger, Man Utd "Eric the Red Devil" et cetera et cetera et cetera

As it happens my class have contacted all the Dublin "commuter-belt" clubs (as part of a LOI drive/project) via email and Fingal got back to us (along with Bohs and Bray) and mentioned this initiative. So, again; a grudging fair play.

[CSFShels]

seeing as we all moan about people not supporting loi teams

Sporting Fingal don't count here. This just applies to the other 21. Sporting Fingal are pretty much just there to be hated.

[ciaraa]

I believe that Bray Wanderers (The Seagulls) Have "Sammy the Seagull" which is obviously connected

Its actually Rocky the seagull - a giant gull who beat Drogs mascot (some kind of deformed lion) in penalties at half time during the cup semi in 05. Decent penalties too it must be said. In fact the general consensus on the terrace was that Rocky could feel aggrieved not to have been picked ahead of Tarzan O'Brien up front.

[dcfcsteve]

What

A girl of about 12 designed the mascot last year for a competition run in the local schools. She named him Fingal Freddie. Since when does the mascot have to have a direct connection with the club. Just have a look at other mascots for clubs around the world and tell me they all have have a connection with their club. Do me a favour mate, take you anger and negativity elsewhere.

In fairness - most mascots do actually have some sort of connection to their club though :

'Billy Blue' at Linfield.
'R mucker' (the candystriped tiger) at City.
H'angus the monkey at Hartlepool
The Owl at Sheffield Wednesday.
The fox at Leicester City.
The Seagull at Bray

You get the idea without me having to go on.....

[osarusan]

A 12-year-old girl came up with the name right? I'd imagine there was nothing more complicated involved than choosing an animal that began with an 'F'.

So bloody what if one mascot is the same animal as on the crest while another mascot isn't? Who honestly gives a f**k if there is any link between the club and the mascot?

Well dont to Fingal for going ahead with the creation of a young girl, and well done on the idea for junior supporters.

[Longfordian]

Well fair play to the young girl for designing it and all. But other than it starting with an "F" I don't see any connection. Considering your entire crest is a giant bird, I really expected that a mascot of an avian nature would have been as wide as you cast your net.

I believe that Bray Wanderers (The Seagulls) Have "Sammy the Seagull" which is obviously connected; off the top of my head West Ham have a giant Hammer, Millwall have a lion, Hull a Tiger, Man Utd "Eric the Red Devil" et cetera et cetera et cetera

As it happens my class have contacted all the Dublin "commuter-belt" clubs (as part of a LOI drive/project) via email and Fingal got back to us (along with Bohs and Bray) and mentioned this initiative. So, again; a grudging fair play.

Fred The Red actually . The Town have had various Longford Lions as mascots, don't think we ever named them properly. One of them won a penalty shootout against Bray's seagull years ago much to the latter's displeasure. Marty The Monkey made an appearance a few times last year too

[mcgonigle]

Don't forget Lily the panda, a connection if ever there was one!

[Lamper.sffc]

A 12-year-old girl came up with the name right? I'd imagine there was nothing more complicated involved than choosing an animal that began with an 'F'.

So bloody what if one mascot is the same animal as on the crest while another mascot isn't? Who honestly gives a f**k if there is any link between the club and the mascot?

Well dont to Fingal for going ahead with the creation of a young girl, and well done on the idea for junior supporters.

Which is why I had my original confusion at maynards comment.

Sporting Fingal don't count here. This just applies to the other 21. Sporting Fingal are pretty much just there to be hated.

By some shels fans who have a chip on there shoulder.

I believe that Bray Wanderers (The Seagulls) Have "Sammy the Seagull" which is obviously connected; off the top of my head West Ham have a giant Hammer, Millwall have a lion, Hull a Tiger, Man Utd "Eric the Red Devil" et cetera et cetera et cetera.

In fairness - most mascots do actually have some sort of connection to their club though :

'Billy Blue' at Linfield.
'R mucker' (the candystriped tiger) at City.
H'angus the monkey at Hartlepool
The Owl at Sheffield Wednesday.
The fox at Leicester City.
The Seagull at Bray

You get the idea without me having to go on.....

In fairness i did say that you couldnt tell me they all have a connection with their club. Of course you can find some that do, just like you can find some that dont

Reading have a lion

Leeds have a Tiger

Aston villa have a lion and cat

Preston have a duck

Damn you people for getting me into one of the worst arguments i have ever had on this site

[Schumi]

In fairness, a Candystriped Lion is a pretty tenuous connection too.

Damn you people for getting me into one of the worst arguments i have ever had on this site

You're just getting started.

[Ezeikial]

Negativity and Begrudging Attitudes

Unfortunately this thread has got polluted (like so many others) with negativity and begrudging attitudes - hardly informative or entertaining!

It seems that enduring juvenile sniping posts are the price that has to paid to for the real gems on this site

Well done Fingal on your efforts (and also to Bohemians, Shelbourne and any others who are putting in this effort) Congrats Pats on your 80c kids tickets promotion.