Kingsley (mascot)
Kingsley | |
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Kingsley at a media event in George Square, Glasgow | |
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Partick Thistle F.C. David Shrigley |
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Occupation | Mascot |
Kingsley is the official mascot for Scottish Premiership football team Partick Thistle. Initially designed by Turner Prize nominated artist, David Shrigley, Kingsley became the club's official mascot when Californian investment firm, Kingsford Capital, became the club’s title sponsor and was unveiled as the new mascot on 22 June 2015.[1] Kingsley succeeded Jaggy MacBee as the club's mascot, who was representative of the sponsorship of Scottish beverage company MacB.
Following the launch of the Kingsford Capital sponsorship, Kingsley found international popularity.[2] The launch, and subsequent pictures, appeared across the UK media including in The Daily Telegraph,[3] The Times, BBC,[4] Sky Sports,[5] The Herald,[6] The Sun and Talk Sport.[7] Global coverage included media agencies such as CNN[8] The Washington Post[9] and TIME Magazine.[10]
Kingsley is active on Twitter,[11] instagram[12] and Facebook.[13]
References
- ↑ "Kingsford Capital Management to be Jags New Title Sponsor". ptfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Everyone's talking about Kingsley, Partick Thistle's new mascot designed by David Shrigley". www.thedrum.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ Bull, JJ (22 June 2015). "Partick Thistle unveil utterly terrifying new mascot". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Partick Thistle unveil 'terrifying' new mascot Kingsley - BBC News". bbc.co.uk. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Is Partick Thistle mascot Kingsley the scariest ever?". www.skysports.com, accessdate: 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "From San Francisco to Firhill: The story of Kingsley the Partick Thistle mascot". www.heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Partick Thistle's new mascot – the best reaction to 'Kingsley'". talksport.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Partick Thistle's new mascot Kingsley: Scary or sun-like?". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ Bonesteel, Matt (22 June 2015). "Partick Thistle FC’s new mascot will haunt your dreams". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ Sifferlin, Alexandra (22 June 2015). "This Soccer Team’s New Mascot Will Haunt Your Every Waking Moment". time.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Twitter: Kingsley". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Instagram: Kingsley". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Facebook: Kingsley Partick Thistle Mascot". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.