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« on: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 22:27:49 » |
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Anyone got an opinion on them? When did it all begin? I seem to remember we had a different Robin before RR, but I'm struggling to remember what it looked like. Has anyone got any pics / links? We had the "moonraker" at Wembley.....that's about all I remember  Does anyone know why Bristol City had the 3 pigs as mascots? |
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 22:34:24 » |
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Before Rockin Robin it was Funky Fledgling. He makes the odd appearance now and again.
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 22:38:26 » |
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Yeah, Funky Fledgling was the original mascot going back to 1783, actually older than the football club. He's got a life expectancy of 1500 years, and I believe they got Bill Oddie to calculate when he would 'grow up' into Rockin Robin and held a party for him that year.
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 22:44:08 » |
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No, there was a "different looking" (quite large) Robin in the early 90's.....I think |
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 22:44:38 » |
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mascots are about as important as david byrne currently is at stfc.
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 22:47:14 » |
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Both there for the kids?
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 09:32:49 » |
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Rockin' Robin looked after my little un when he went over to the north stand for the beach party thingy at half time on Saturday.
My lad loved it because Rockin' was apparently "pushing me along on my body board and then tipped (me) off"! So there is a purpose to mascots that I hadn't seen before!
I was quite grateful too as I was starting to panic as the players came on and he wasn't back.
Viva la Robin.
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 09:43:16 » |
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the old Robin was a bit more evil looking - my dad has a mug with it on!!
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 11:02:34 » |
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Does anyone know why Bristol City had the 3 pigs as mascots?
That was Scott Murray, Steve Phillips and Bradley Orr you twat! |
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« Reply #9 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 11:12:39 » |
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Does anyone know why Bristol City had the 3 pigs as mascots?
I think they had a sponsorship with a local company and they were represented by the pigs but I don't remember waht company it was |
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 11:16:33 » |
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I think they had a sponsorship with a local company and they were represented by the pigs but I don't remember waht company it was
Bristol Models Incorporated? |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #11 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 11:20:37 » |
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Bristol Models Incorporated?
you say that but christ did anybody see the state of some of those strippers/whatever they were on the first game of the season??? |
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« Reply #12 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 11:22:05 » |
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Haha I did! I thought to myself, surely they should have used some good-looking girls to promote their club?
Godfathers wasn't it?
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« Reply #13 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 11:37:19 » |
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Yeah something like that??? Im not being rude but would men actually pay for that??? - it was the creatures they had parading around outside in those horrible plastic soled stripper shoes and pink hotpants that made me laugh - being faced with an acre wide thigh on my way into football is not what I need
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« Reply #14 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 12:27:05 » |
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After having a couple of pints before the game they looked OK from the Town End, mind you at that distance after the beer so did Lucas ! Are the kids coming in each week really the Mascots ? My eldest Bruv was the epitomy of lucky mascots when he appeared as one of a couple of mascots for the home game V Scum in 1997 (I think) when we stuffed them 4-1.....happy days !  |
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