granite sheep Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Seems Partick Thistle have unleashed the ultimate in foam monstrosities as their new mascot: EDIT: FUCK THAT'S NOT RIGHT!!! Partick Thistle's new mascot Kingsley - designed by Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley - has caused a social media storm on its home debut. The yellow character was paraded at Firhill Stadium as part of a new deal with US investment firm, Kingsford Capital, thought to be worth £200,000. The mascot's quirky look soon saw thousands of comments and memes appear on social media sites around the world. While some backed Kingsley others admitted to finding it "terrifying". Stuart Drummond, who was the Hartlepool mascot, H'Angus the Monkey, and once even the town's mayor.told BBC Newsbeat Kingsley will bring shame on the good name of mascots. 'Terror mascot' London-based American PR W1Girl tweeted: "Were I a child this would make me wet my pants". The club unveiled a new Shrigley-designed mascot called Kingsley David Shrigley has designed the mascot and team logo Design and technology blog Gizmodo declared: "Partick Thistle's Kingsley is terror mascot-ified". The verdict of Irish design student Aaron Roles was: "Nightmares are made of this". Another tweet by shurelyshummishtake said: "Let's see who's brave enough to crack the 'Partick Thistle Nil' jokes now that Kingsley is on the scene". Numerous posts on Twitter have likened Kingsley to the infant Maggie from The Simpsons. Others thought of the baby's face in the BBC children's programme Teletubbies while a likeness to Mr Sneeze has also been noted. Numerous memes have also appeared - even one where Kingsley features in Fifty Shades of Gray. Not everyone is negative, however. Alistair Potter, deputy editor of The Metro newspaper, tweeted: "It's an early declaration, yes, but Kingsley is the greatest sporting mascot of all time. Thanks Partick Thistle." Shrigley's Kingsford Capital brand'Demented sun god' Jd Wenzel's opined: "All hail Kingsley, the demented sun god of Scotland!" Kingsley was unveiled as a new mascot to mark Partick Thistle's new sponsorship deal with California-based firm, Kingsford Capital. The deal, for a minimum of two years, will see the Kingsford brand on the Jags' strips and Firhill Stadium. Glasgow-based artist Shrigley, a Thistle fan, had introduced the club to Kingsford Capital's manager, Mike Wilkins. Mr Wilkins, who has been described as an art aficionado, and Mr Shrigley, first met several years ago over dinner in San Francisco. Kingsford Capital's manager Mike Wilkins arranged the deal The Californian later decided to support Thistle and made contact with the club's managing director Ian Maxwell. A formal sponsorship deal was established thought to be worth £200,000 over two years, meaning Kingsford's Shrigley-designed logo will now feature on the front of Thistle's home and away strips for at least the next two seasons. Mr Wilkins said: "I had been looking for an opportunity to get involved with something like this in the UK for a while but hadn't been able to find the right match. "When I got talking to David Shrigley about Partick Thistle it seemed like it could be the perfect fit. The next step for me was to speak directly to the club." Mr Wilkins said his dealings with the club had gone "really well" and helped convince him that "this was an organisation I very much wanted to be involved with". He added: "I hope that this relationship will become more than just your average sponsorship deal. 'Fantastic club' "As a commissioner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC, I understand the power of art to communicate a shared spirit. "It is very much like sport in that regard and, with David's help and genius, I hope we can bring something unique and new to an already fantastic club." Mr Shrigley said he was honoured to have been involved in the deal. "I can't wait to see my design on the front of the shirts and around Firhill and just hope the fans like what we're trying to do," he said. "It's safe to say we have a few surprises in store for the supporters and we're already in talks with a few other artists to arrange some pretty exciting giveaways over the course of the season." Thistle's managing director described the link-up with Kingsford as "a real coup". "It has been part of our long-term strategy to begin attracting new sources of funding to the club and this is a fantastic way to start," said Mr Maxwell. "We need to look at how to attract new people to football in Scotland, both in terms of funding and in terms of supporters, and some of the ideas that Mike and David have already brought to the table are really interesting. "Partick Thistle is much more than just a football club and I certainly hope that this partnership too will turn into much more than just a sponsorship deal in the weeks, months and years to come." Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33225555 :hysterical: Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Seems Partick Thistle have unleashed the ultimate in foam monstrosities as their new mascot: Partick Thistle's new mascot Kingsley - designed by Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley - has caused a social media storm on its home debut. The yellow character was paraded at Firhill Stadium as part of a new deal with US investment firm, Kingsford Capital, thought to be worth £200,000. The mascot's quirky look soon saw thousands of comments and memes appear on social media sites around the world. While some backed Kingsley others admitted to finding it "terrifying". Stuart Drummond, who was the Hartlepool mascot, H'Angus the Monkey, and once even the town's mayor.told BBC Newsbeat Kingsley will bring shame on the good name of mascots. 'Terror mascot' London-based American PR W1Girl tweeted: "Were I a child this would make me wet my pants". The club unveiled a new Shrigley-designed mascot called Kingsley David Shrigley has designed the mascot and team logo Design and technology blog Gizmodo declared: "Partick Thistle's Kingsley is terror mascot-ified". The verdict of Irish design student Aaron Roles was: "Nightmares are made of this". Another tweet by shurelyshummishtake said: "Let's see who's brave enough to crack the 'Partick Thistle Nil' jokes now that Kingsley is on the scene". Numerous posts on Twitter have likened Kingsley to the infant Maggie from The Simpsons. Others thought of the baby's face in the BBC children's programme Teletubbies while a likeness to Mr Sneeze has also been noted. Numerous memes have also appeared - even one where Kingsley features in Fifty Shades of Gray. Not everyone is negative, however. Alistair Potter, deputy editor of The Metro newspaper, tweeted: "It's an early declaration, yes, but Kingsley is the greatest sporting mascot of all time. Thanks Partick Thistle." Shrigley's Kingsford Capital brand'Demented sun god' Jd Wenzel's opined: "All hail Kingsley, the demented sun god of Scotland!" Kingsley was unveiled as a new mascot to mark Partick Thistle's new sponsorship deal with California-based firm, Kingsford Capital. The deal, for a minimum of two years, will see the Kingsford brand on the Jags' strips and Firhill Stadium. Glasgow-based artist Shrigley, a Thistle fan, had introduced the club to Kingsford Capital's manager, Mike Wilkins. Mr Wilkins, who has been described as an art aficionado, and Mr Shrigley, first met several years ago over dinner in San Francisco. Kingsford Capital's manager Mike Wilkins arranged the deal The Californian later decided to support Thistle and made contact with the club's managing director Ian Maxwell. A formal sponsorship deal was established thought to be worth £200,000 over two years, meaning Kingsford's Shrigley-designed logo will now feature on the front of Thistle's home and away strips for at least the next two seasons. Mr Wilkins said: "I had been looking for an opportunity to get involved with something like this in the UK for a while but hadn't been able to find the right match. "When I got talking to David Shrigley about Partick Thistle it seemed like it could be the perfect fit. The next step for me was to speak directly to the club." Mr Wilkins said his dealings with the club had gone "really well" and helped convince him that "this was an organisation I very much wanted to be involved with". He added: "I hope that this relationship will become more than just your average sponsorship deal. 'Fantastic club' "As a commissioner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC, I understand the power of art to communicate a shared spirit. "It is very much like sport in that regard and, with David's help and genius, I hope we can bring something unique and new to an already fantastic club." Mr Shrigley said he was honoured to have been involved in the deal. "I can't wait to see my design on the front of the shirts and around Firhill and just hope the fans like what we're trying to do," he said. "It's safe to say we have a few surprises in store for the supporters and we're already in talks with a few other artists to arrange some pretty exciting giveaways over the course of the season." Thistle's managing director described the link-up with Kingsford as "a real coup". "It has been part of our long-term strategy to begin attracting new sources of funding to the club and this is a fantastic way to start," said Mr Maxwell. "We need to look at how to attract new people to football in Scotland, both in terms of funding and in terms of supporters, and some of the ideas that Mike and David have already brought to the table are really interesting. "Partick Thistle is much more than just a football club and I certainly hope that this partnership too will turn into much more than just a sponsorship deal in the weeks, months and years to come." Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33225555 :hysterical: I saw an Indian Ron Jeremy in Costco yesterday. Link to comment
Mouse Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Saw this on Facebook, after being stuck in Angola for 4 weeks and counting this massively cheered me up Link to comment
RAZOR Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 The memes have been quite creative over on PnB Link to comment
Dynamo Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Incredible. What the fuck were they thinking? Haha they HAVE to keep it now. Link to comment
davieb Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Incredible. What the fuck were they thinking? Haha they HAVE to keep it now. It's actually brilliant marketing, worldwide coverage Link to comment
tup Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 It is pretty crap though. And the boy who sponsors them looks like a typical Thistle fan, tweed jacket ffs Link to comment
Dynamo Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 It's actually brilliant marketing, worldwide coverageYes worldwide hilarity whilst alienating their true customers who think it's embarrassing. Link to comment
Redstar Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I like it...it certainly puts Si the fucking Seagull in the shade... Link to comment
ericblack4boss Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 i think its a fantastic bit of PR, great for Scottish football, and as for looks its no worse than Shirley from Eastenders. Link to comment
caledonia Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Its no more a joke than partick thistle are Link to comment
davieb Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Yes worldwide hilarity whilst alienating their true customers who think it's embarrassing. Yes, I'm sure they are all feeling alienated and embarrassed. It's Partick Thistle FFS Link to comment
the_shrimp Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I heard Shrigleys influence for the mascot is its made to look like the way he feels watching Thistle 95% of the time. Lel. Link to comment
TopDon Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Clever from Thistle, Glasgow already have Catholic and Protestant teams, so they seem to be trying their best to draw in Pagan followers. Now all they need to do is start making human sacrifices on a weekly basis and they might make top 6. Link to comment
Mr John Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 It's on the kit too, which is...hilarious. Link to comment
BWG Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 It's on the kit too, which is...hilarious. Had to go and look that up because I was convinced that was a photoshop piss take. Partick have just completely given up on life it seems. Link to comment
daytripping Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I like the logo and mascot, creative and different, Partick will have a good season on the back of it I reckon. Link to comment
Mr John Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Suicide Marketing. All publicity is good publicity. I always admired their pink and grey camo effort, like trying to blend in with one of those anti-cancer marathons in Union Street was ever a thing. Link to comment
Dave Bus Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 They're now offering their supporters a chance to pay to play for the first team, seem like they're trying to raise quite a bit of money and publicity Link to comment
ericblack4boss Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 They deserve to have success their policy of free entry for kids is great, Link to comment
Mr John Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 They deserve to have success their policy for free entry of kids is great,No, that's the Conservative party. 1 Link to comment
The Boofon Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11781/9969793/t20-blast-fultons-four-to-watch No Si the Seagull, Donny the Sheep or Angus the Bull racing for us. Shocking. That Partick mascot seems to be a bit of a cunt. Hope someone lays him out today. Link to comment
Mr John Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I think it has special needs, we should be nice to it. Link to comment
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