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West Brom’s relegation to the Championship fully hit home on Saturday when, for their opening match against Bolton, the club unveiled their brand new mascot for 2018/19.
Rather than a fearsome beast designed to intimidate opponents or a cuddly character to get the kids on board, the Baggies instead introduced ‘Boiler Man’ to the crowd at the Hawthorns before kick-off.
Just to clear up any doubts you may be experiencing, Boiler Man is indeed exactly that – an anthropomorphic combi boiler…
— Mikey Gregory 🇪🇸 (@MikeyGregory) 4 August 2018
Boiler Man is actually the mascot of West Brom’s new principal shirt sponsors, Ideal Boilers – which is just about the most English Football League™ sentence you’re ever likely to read.
Darren Moore’s side went on to start their season with a 2-1 home defeat against a team who only stayed up last season by the skins of their collective teeth.
Somehow, we can’t help but think this cuboid aberration at least partially to blame…
Photo: Twitter
Totally, irredeemably naff.