Football club mascots come in all shapes and sizes, from lovable dinosaur Gunnersaurus to West Ham’s Orwellian tool-with-a-face Hammerhead.
However Partick Thistle have perhaps got a bit too real with their new mascot, designed by Scottish artist David Shrigley (pictured above).
I see Partick Thistle have unveiled a new mascot based on every nightmare I had as a child. pic.twitter.com/3Xu0AJWZek
— Jamie Ross (@JamieRoss7) June 22, 2015
While it’s not quite clear what it is supposed to be, it is possible that this is what Scottish people think the sun looks like.
People took to Twitter to voice their confusion and fear for the new mascot:
This @ThistleTweet mascot thing has to be a joke of some kind. It's like something out of an episode of Community. http://t.co/olQgcSuPmY
— Ash Bates (@donovan_ryder) June 22, 2015
Knew I'd seen it before… pic.twitter.com/zebe1Zxl7l
— Creative82 (@C82Design) June 22, 2015
I don't know what Partick Thistle is, but I know their mascot is the love child of Maggie and her arch nemesis. pic.twitter.com/5lKkzKIMvL
— Tony Gerdeman (@TonyGerdeman) June 22, 2015
And of course there is video evidence, which is somehow made even more terrifying by the lack of noise.
Meet Kingsley, @ThistleTweet new mascot. pic.twitter.com/4RmUMzuenB
— Clyde 1 Superscoreboard (@ClydeSSB) June 22, 2015
One thing is certain – the children of Glasgow won’t be getting much sleep this season.
