People can’t believe this is West Brom’s new mascot – our favourite 13 responses
The new football season’s already started – bit early for this sort of thing isn’t it? – but it was all worthwhile because this happened.
West Bromwich Albion have got a new sponsor which means they’ve also got a new mascot and, well, have a look for yourself.
https://twitter.com/football_mumble/status/1025801802414018560
The team’s new sponsor is Ideal Boilers and this is all you need to know.
1.
"What are your mascots then?"
"Ours is a fox"
"We have a tiger"
"Lion. You?"
"Oh… ours is just a combi boiler with legs" pic.twitter.com/HpRFmgP2ye— Sean (@wolves_1990) August 4, 2018
2.
It’s called “Boiler Man”.
Worst. Superhero. Ever. pic.twitter.com/Bl1KTnMfxJ
— Football Mumble (@football_mumble) 4 August 2018
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https://twitter.com/JohnAskill/status/1025730799390388224
4.
A certain despicable tabloid embedded/stole our tweet, so we changed our name… pic.twitter.com/pYYsiRIFyb
— Football Mumble (@football_mumble) 5 August 2018
5.
— Mikey Gregory 🇪🇸 (@MikeyGregory) 4 August 2018
6.
Bet hes boiling in that. 😝
— Mikey Gregory 🇪🇸 (@MikeyGregory) 4 August 2018
7.
Looks like he’s warming up the crowd
— Trevor McKinlay (@TrevorMcKinlay) 4 August 2018
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— Football Mumble (@football_mumble) 4 August 2018
9.
My Everton-supporting friend said she was struggling to think of any mascots as bizarre. I had to remind her that she was the one that introduced me to Mr Testicles, who was hanging around Goodison circa 2007. pic.twitter.com/NSpfIeyvwg
— Matt Rose (@mattjsrose) 4 August 2018
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— Tom Barham (@tombarham) 4 August 2018
11.
I’ll try and condense this down. There was a heated exchange(r) when that was picked as the mascot. The team flue into a rage at the thought. Let’s hope it doesn’t land them in hot water.
I think it sets an Ideal Standard, however. A Vaillant effort. I hope the Bosch agrees.
— Dom A Sutcliffe (@Lurcher_snacks) 5 August 2018
12.
Hey kids come over and get your picture taken with Billy boiler! 😁
— Tony (@Tony88073wwfc) 4 August 2018
13.
Just wait till your boiler breaks down this December, won’t be taking the piss out of boiler man then will you?
— LynnC 🐴 (@CoucouChaudchou) 4 August 2018
We’re with this person.
Cant look at this without Blur’s “Coffee And TV” playing in my head https://t.co/VXGDm0kNz2
— Chris Applegate (@gnnr) August 4, 2018
Here he is again.
And again.
And because we can’t get enough of this right now.
Meet Albion's new mascot. Boiler Man. #wba pic.twitter.com/mPHt4jggcF
— Paul Suart (@PaulSuartWBA) August 4, 2018
In the interests of accuracy and all that, someone also pointed this out.
Yup, I’m very aware of it. Pointing out to the internet that it’s not actually our “new mascot” (it’s from the sponsors; we still have Baggie Bird) probably futile at this point. Plus we’ll have sold him to Middlesbrough by the end of the week; he’ll do well in a Pulis defence.
— Matt Rose (@mattjsrose) 4 August 2018
And here he is with the regular mascot.
— Tool Chap (@tallchap) 5 August 2018
