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Category Archives: Mascot Stories
Ringers, Stingers and Gingers
This week I have decided to try and help out the guys running the 12th man scheme. I feel as an individual I have a lot to offer, and my introduction there can be read at http://the12thmanlcfc.blogspot.com/2011/01/gary-hutchinson-joins-12th-man.html I must … Continue reading →
Captain Blade: An old school mascot with old school beliefs
My mate from Sheffield Utd, Captain Blade has been in the news this week after staging a protest for Preston’s Deepdale Duck after he was escorted from the PNE pitch the week before. It seems old Bladie is getting a … Continue reading →
Boxing Day Blues
Well peeps that’s the Christmas period out of the way and for the first festive season ever Poacher hasn’t put in an appearance. Our long list of cancellations meant that at the time of writing I haven’t donned the suit … Continue reading →
Mascot Battles (Part 1)
One thing that I often get asked it if I ever fight with other mascots. The question has its roots in an incident from fifteen years ago when Wolfie from Wolves had a fight with three little pigs. The fight … Continue reading →
Why do it?
I figure it’s time for another blog, and a question I often gets asked is: Why do it? So I shall answer that for you, and give you a blog at the same time. Multi tasking, women take note: It … Continue reading →
Gary Poacher and The Match Day Routine
See the title? A play on Harry Potter. Genius. While I’m stuck at home in the snow I thought it might be a good opportunity to rustle up some more tantalising titbits about my unique life as a football mascot. … Continue reading →
Me and Alan Long
For 13 years now Alan Long and I have been a double act out on the pitch at Sincil Bank, and long may it continue. Now you all know Alan, the ‘lets make some noise for the boys’ guy. He’s … Continue reading →
So far so good
Okay so what you have been reading so far is the first few chapters of my ‘mascot book’ that I started to knock together in 2006. Tempus publishing were interested in it and so I put a few chapters together … Continue reading →
Introducing….. Mrs Poacher
Around this time I decided to bring out the ‘Mrs Poacher’ suit. When I got my new suit the old Poacher was stored in my loft with a view to overhauling its appearance and turning it into a ‘Mrs Poacher’ … Continue reading →
Another Trip To Boston…..
My ninth season as a Poacher was interrupted early on by several big events in my personal life. I was studying to become a clinical hypnotherapist and discovered that my course clashed with home ties against Notts County, Hartlepool and … Continue reading →
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