Phoenix Mascot - Ernie The Giant Chicken

Are they playing in black jerseys again?

At what age do kids stop being interested in the mascot and start getting interested in the football?  Personally I'd rather meet a player than an actor in a bird suit but that's just me.

Greenie, I though you would be into my idea of using your football tricks guys to whip up the crowd??

If the mascot is armed with a T-shirt cannon then I might change my mind

It's for the community programmes not game day. Game day 'entertainment' has always been a shambles and will continue to be I assume. 

It is hard to get players into the community pre-season when they are all in India. And to be honest a five year old kid would probably relate more to Nixie (surely there is a better name) than Jimmy Downey.

And yes I do still want freestyle footballers for the half time show. 

Jimmy Downey as Nixie then?

Being fired out of a canon at half time while trying to play keepie uppie too.

A nixie is a water demon! Like a German taniwha.

For a Phoenix mascot to work, you'd want to set it on fire at half time each game. 

A fantastic reason to use Pav as the Mascot then!

But FFA (or Diego's Son -  I forget which) take a dim view of burning things.  Apparently it's not the done thing in Oz (but brawling and injuring 6 year-olds are).

Edit:  ...So, why NOT Frankie Mac topless?

I dont see the harm in this, its not like its going to be running up and down the sidelines during the game. It will pop out before the game, and maybe at half time, and maybe do a bit of promo work outside match day (ie. hanging out at Westfield or visiting schools)

I'm telling you... put Terry Serepisos in a chicken suit and you will add 1,000 people to the gate every game.

Number 9 as well - Greenys been replaced by a chicken

Yeah, that's a chicken.

"We've got the biggest cock in the league..."*

*(Unless Joel Griffiths returns)

Take it's head off, make it run around aimlessly, and we could call it Mirjan.

[LOL] (bring back the old forum)

Considering all the great minds who now run the club - this chicken is all they could come up with? fuuuuark.

If i had to choose a mascot, i wouldve based him on this ...

Saw the pic and just assumed Tegal was our newest sponsor...

they are going to set his shoes on fire?  This actually might be quite interesting

A selection of mascots (some birdlike): http://thescore.thejournal.ie/slideshow-the-club-mascots-of-the-premier-league-516060-Jul2012/#slide-slideshow1

This one is right scary:

(someone think of the children)

However #19 is the most scariest ("Come on, let's be 'aving ya!").

No one likes a drunk mascot.

Good point - he should be black

You think that's bad? Check these out. Number 7 and number 20 have to be seen to be believed.

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/photos/117589/20-utterly-craptacular-football-mascots.html

#12 Mrs Growler meet #20 Mr Testicles

I'm not usually one to be so crude but it seems appropriate. Check out the tits on that bird!

that mascot looks more like the phoenix emblem than our chicken does

Posh Spice is a slapper

She really loves a Dickin'

And when she's shagging Beckham

She thinks of Nixie Chicken!

Nooky the Nix would be a good name

Why did Aston Villa have a comedy black person as their mascot? I didn't know AV was in the American South.

Why did the BBC run "Till Death Us Do Part?" and ITV run "Love Thy Neighbour" back in the day?

Some of us effnicks found them rather unfunny even when quite young, but the majority of Brits didn't see anything wrong with them.

That's likely to bring Joel Griffiths back to the A-League - if only to see if he can punch it without getting a card

Oh, and yes, that's definitely a chicken.

Q: Why did the sexual deviant cross the road?

A: He had to. It was one of the conditions of his release...

A: He was stuck to the chicken.

(forgot about this post)

Because he couldnt do anything straight

Because he was sent to Whanganui

Nicely played by you Sir!

Is it free range or free to range. Watch your partner if it's the latter