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Mimi Launder
Aug 05, 2018
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Is it a bird? It is a plane? No, it's boiler man! Doesn't exactly inspire confidence, does it?
But West Bromwich Albion's new mascot, a literal boiler with legs, doesn't seem to care what you think judging by the dance routines he dropped during West Brom's 2-1 loss to Bolton.
The Baggies may have lost in their first match back in the Championship, but Boiler Man won everyone's hearts. Kind of. Or won endless, mocking laughter anyway.
West Brom’s new mascot is a combi boiler... 😳 https://t.co/pMDggOXNW4— Football Mumble (@Football Mumble) 1533405182
By the way, no, Boiler Man is not - despite logic, reason and justice screaming otherwise - a joke.
West Brom's new sponsor is Ideal Boilers, hence the sudden need for some poor soul dressing up as a household appliance.
@football_mumble https://t.co/8ygftr9tv3— Mikey Gregory 🇪🇸 (@Mikey Gregory 🇪🇸) 1533405837
Mainly, people were confused.
And slightly hysterical.
I've just discovered West Brom's new mascot is a BOILER and it genuinely made me cry with laughter. https://t.co/xB2OpBhdS1— Steve Bloomer’s Washing (@Steve Bloomer’s Washing) 1533416090
But plenty were simply not impressed.
West Brom’s mascot is a boiler 😭 Boiler Man must be the worst mascot in the history of mascots. https://t.co/odZJ3bXf0L— Jade (@Jade) 1533404291
Welcome to the championship... Losing Bolton at home, and finding out that our mascot is a boiler.... 😄😄 #wba https://t.co/LzJH2ig3ob— Jack Mitchell (@Jack Mitchell) 1533400583
On the plus side, it's hard not to warm to a boiler.
To be fair to the boiler, he's now having a kick around with the mascots and letting the kids nutmeg him. I don't k… https://t.co/UOmVKnkNMA— Matt Wilson (@Matt Wilson) 1533389824
Show me a better mascot than West Brom's Boiler Man and I'll show you a liar. https://t.co/liNGzcJjGb— Ben Coles (@Ben Coles) 1533414911
People became very protective, very fast.
The West Brom boiler mascot https://t.co/UOj6btlgB6— Major Charles Sugar (@Major Charles Sugar) 1533416249
West Brom might no have won the league, but they've triumphed where it matters.
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