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"oh my, that was some beer we had last night, I think I feel like getting sick" Effin Eddie -
Some of ye would want to get real here. And I certainly hope that the emboldended bit above is not directed at me as I have now stated twice in this thread my (albeit grudging) respect for the Sporting Fingal effort. Does this mean that we all have to fall in love with the club too?
Ye, let's all hold hands across Dublin between Pats, Bohs, Shels, Rovers, UCD and Fingal and say how great we all are.
I think I need a lie down away from this forum for a month.Comment
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It's only tenuous if you don't know what you're talking about.....
'The Candystriped tiger' was the name of a 1986 documentary on the phenomena that was city's retrun to football in 1985 by BBC1 Northern Ireland. The name stuck.
Also - you do understand that a lion and a tiger are two different animals....?
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You're just plain wrong here mucker. The overwhelming majority of mascosts have some sort of connection with a club - it's history, its name, its colours, its crest, its location etc. Because that's the whole idea about a mascot - it should have some sort of meaning.
To prove the point, let's look at the examples you gave of ones you thought had no connection :
Reading have a lion : Their nickname is 'The Royals', and the lion is the king of the jungle. Hence that choice.
Leeds have a Tiger : That's 'Kop Kat' : a play on words between the Kop part of their stadium, and the old cartoon character 'Top Cat'
Aston villa have a lion and cat : Have you ever seen Villa's crest...?
Preston have a duck : 'Deepdale Duck'. Deepdale is their stadium : 'Me duck' is a term of endearment in Lancashire. A bit like City's mascot being called 'R Mucker'.
You may choose to argue that some of the above are tenuous - but they have some sort of reference back to their clubs none-the-less.
Indeed......
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No more than Fingal freddie in fairness. Is he any more tenuous than what is mentioned above. (really)You're just plain wrong here mucker. The overwhelming majority of mascosts have some sort of connection with a club - it's history, its name, its colours, its crest, its location etc. Because that's the whole idea about a mascot - it should have some sort of meaning.
To prove the point, let's look at the examples you gave of ones you thought had no connection :
Reading have a lion : Their nickname is 'The Royals', and the lion is the king of the jungle. Hence that choice.
Leeds have a Tiger : That's 'Kop Kat' : a play on words between the Kop part of their stadium, and the old cartoon character 'Top Cat' (please)
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Aston villa have a lion and cat : Have you ever seen Villa's crest...?
Preston have a duck : 'Deepdale Duck'. Deepdale is their stadium : 'Me duck' is a term of endearment in Lancashire. A bit like City's mascot being called 'R Mucker'.
You may choose to argue that some of the above are tenuous - but they have some sort of reference back to their clubs none-the-less.
Indeed......
The original point still stands, the mascot does not have to have a direct connection with the club dont ya think. Please lets leave it there
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Imagine ... if that school girl only new what debate her design would cause among adults"oh my, that was some beer we had last night, I think I feel like getting sick" Effin EddieComment
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Worst. Argument. Ever.The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand..Comment
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