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Title: Those mascots are so cute. Post by: tikay on January 03, 2019, 11:02:31 AM One of the nicer aspects of Premier League football is to see the little kids who are mascots for the day. At least, that's what I thought.
(http://i.imgur.com/7a9vgpX.jpg) (https://imgur.com/7a9vgpX) It had never occurred to me that these kids (via their parents) are charged to be a mascot. There is no charge at these Clubs; Arsenal Chelsea Fulham Huddersfield Liverpool Man City Man United Newcastle United Southampton Not so at these Clubs, who charge as follows "per mascot". Everton £718 West Ham United £700 Leicester City £600 Tottenham Hotspur £405 Wolves £395 Crystal Palace £375 Brighton £350 Burnley £300 Cardiff City £255 Watford £250 Bournemouth £185 Seems a bit mean to me. Do Premier League football clubs really need that extra money that badly? Here, be a West Ham mascot for £700. Bargain. (http://i.imgur.com/h3JZHC6.png) (https://imgur.com/h3JZHC6) Title: Re: Those mascots are so cute. Post by: Longines on January 03, 2019, 12:24:55 PM I don't think Leicester charge every kid included in the kick-off mascot bit, just the one(/two?) that goes out to the centre circle? The kids who stand in the tunnel and wave the flags are picked from local football teams and get their tickets for free. Certainly was the case a couple of seasons ago when the kids team I managed were the flag bearers for the last game of the season.
Title: Re: Those mascots are so cute. Post by: tikay on January 03, 2019, 12:28:58 PM I don't think Leicester charge every kid included in the kick-off mascot bit, just the one(/two?) that goes out to the centre circle? The kids who stand in the tunnel and wave the flags are picked from local football teams and get their tickets for free. Certainly was the case a couple of seasons ago when the kids team I managed were the flag bearers for the last game of the season. Quite possibly, but to me, Mascots should never be charged for, & should always be drawn from the Community, Youth Leagues, disadvantaged, etc. Title: Re: Those mascots are so cute. Post by: Chompy on January 03, 2019, 02:01:15 PM The Bournemouth package doesn't even include a ticket for the game.
Premier League clubs only ever look after themselves. Some are better than others when it comes to helping lower-league clubs with loans, West Ham and Spurs for two, but most are ridic to deal with by all accounts, headed by Arsenal. |