WorldWideWolfie.co.uk » Mascot Top Trumps http://www.worldwidewolfie.co.uk World Wide Wolfie's Wandering Wolverhampton Wanderers Blog Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:01:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Mascotspotting: Fulham – Billy the Badger http://www.worldwidewolfie.co.uk/blog/mascotspotting-fulham-billy-the-badger http://www.worldwidewolfie.co.uk/blog/mascotspotting-fulham-billy-the-badger#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:46:48 +0000 World Wide Wolfie http://www.worldwidewolfie.co.uk/?p=1325 There’s nothing I like more than while researching my ‘Mascotspotting’ spot, than to run across the headline ‘Club Mascot Controversy’ in Wikipedia. Billy, it seems, has almost as chequered a past as my own, probably to make up for his averageness in every other way. Fulham are a team who seem to have struggled with their mascot, previous incumbents of the hallowed role being reported as ‘Sir Craven of Cottage’ and ‘Terry Bytes’. Billy was finally arrived at through a fan competition. The reason a badger was chosen is unreported, so we’ll assume that with no obvious puns offering, they picked the fluffiest entry out the hat.
Billy the Badger, Fulham FC Mascot
Name: Billy the Badger

DoB: Unknown

Pun Value: 0

Charm: 6

Machismo: 7

Weirdness factor: 1

Overall mascotspotter rating: 3

Trivia: According to Wikipedia, Billy was first involved in controversy when he tried to cheer up Chelsea manager Avram Grant during a home match in front of the television cameras. He topped this performance in February 2008 when he was caught on camera being sent off during the home game against Aston Villa for breakdancing in the corner of the pitch after the referee had commenced the game. The incident is captured here:

]]> http://www.worldwidewolfie.co.uk/blog/mascotspotting-fulham-billy-the-badger/feed 0 Mascotspotting: Stoke City – Pottermus & Pottermiss http://www.worldwidewolfie.co.uk/blog/the-mascot-files-stoke-city-pottermus-pottermiss http://www.worldwidewolfie.co.uk/blog/the-mascot-files-stoke-city-pottermus-pottermiss#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:01:46 +0000 World Wide Wolfie http://www.worldwidewolfie.co.uk/?p=1297 In the first of my soon-to-be-regular profiles of the inferior mascots of our opponents, let me introduce Stoke City’s Odd Couple.
What lovely eyelashes you have, Pottermus

Names: Pottermus and Pottermiss

DoB: Him: 1997, Her: 2002

Pun Value: 8.5

Charm: 5

Machismo: 2

Weirdness factor: 6 (yeah, they’re weird, but I sense there are further depths to plumb)

Overall mascotspotter rating: 5.5

Trivia: Both Pottermus and Pottermiss are available for hire for £60 for forty-five minutes (see Stoke City website to secure this once in a lifetime offer).  It is unclear exactly what services they can provide, however this clip of the pair in action may offer a clue:

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