Farewell ......... SPARKY

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Norman Pollock :salut: :bowdown:
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NORMAN POLLOCK AKA SPARKY TO RETIRE FROM MASCOT DUTIES
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Absolutely nathing to do with thon night spent with Bungle and Sue off of Sooty and Sweep. She had them black eyes before she went round there I tells ya!
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Thanks Norman
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Feck me pink. How low are they gonna go to shift tickets for this game. Using Sparky’s good name isn’t so much scraping the bottom of the barrel , it’s right through the bottom and dredging up the filth from the bottom of the swamp we’re sinking into.
His feckin lightbulbs are overpriced and I will no longer feel obligated to buy them there.
Next they’ll be telling us the band have packed it in...

Fingers crossed.
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Did Sparky walk over Paddy and Stu?

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Tender wrote:Feck me pink. How low are they gonna go to shift tickets for this game. Using Sparky’s good name isn’t so much scraping the bottom of the barrel , it’s right through the bottom and dredging up the stars from the bottom of the swamp we’re sinking into.
His feckin lightbulbs are overpriced and I will no longer feel obligated to buy them there.
Next they’ll be telling us the band have packed it in...

Fingers crossed.
No such luck Tenders. ST sales to date indicate that there will be room for an orchestra.
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Sorry Russ. Stars was an auto censor. Apparently s.gum isn’t allowed.

New season tickets for Stand seats don’t go on sale until the middle of May, as I was informed by a family member. The end of May would be a good time to take stock of numbers, although I'd have no idea how we’d find out.
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For our younger readers, Norman Pollack is Sparky’s keeper. Although Sparky is a very Tame bear, bears are still dangerous animals and as such they require a keeper, just like all those lovely creatures we can see locked up in very small cages in Belfast Zoo (for your entertainment).
So with Uncle Norman now retiring, Sparky will be going into hibernation until a new keeper can be found (ar$ed) to bring him to home games and deliver what few season tickets get renewed .
Sparky shares his hibernation with The Easter Bunny and Satan’s little helpers.
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Never a big fan of the concept, but the weans loved him and he showed some serious dedication. Fair play Norman. Lang may yer lum reek. :salut:
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Is he a volunteer like our S&C coaches?

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Ffs , Sparky abandoning ship as well, Logan you are ruing this club, who is next , Ethel
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In times of trouble you were there
when we roared, you led the way.
Your outfit changed but still the bear
your heart, still big and caring is what we say.

For all the waves and press ups we cheered
Sparky our mascot, our fortress king!
Others visited and left for it was him they feared
the energy undying, his drum loud and beating.

Now its time to say adieu
for all you’ve done, near and far.
From the old, the new, the young, we the Ulster few
all salute our Norman a Ravenhill star.
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Good luck to Norman in his retirement from bear duty.

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Tender wrote:For our younger readers, Norman Pollack is Sparky’s keeper. Although Sparky is a very Tame bear, bears are still dangerous animals and as such they require a keeper, just like all those lovely creatures we can see locked up in very small cages in Belfast Zoo (for your entertainment).
So with Uncle Norman now retiring, Sparky will be going into hibernation until a new keeper can be found (ar$ed) to bring him to home games and deliver what few season tickets get renewed .
Sparky shares his hibernation with The Easter Bunny and Satan’s little helpers.

Ever since his head dropped off a few years ago, I think most of the wains sussed out Sparky wasn't a real bear. Once they'd got over the trauma that is.
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Gary wrote:
Tender wrote:For our younger readers, Norman Pollack is Sparky’s keeper. Although Sparky is a very Tame bear, bears are still dangerous animals and as such they require a keeper, just like all those lovely creatures we can see locked up in very small cages in Belfast Zoo (for your entertainment).
So with Uncle Norman now retiring, Sparky will be going into hibernation until a new keeper can be found (ar$ed) to bring him to home games and deliver what few season tickets get renewed .
Sparky shares his hibernation with The Easter Bunny and Satan’s little helpers.

Ever since his head dropped off a few years ago, I think most of the wains sussed out Sparky wasn't a real bear. Once they'd got over the trauma that is.
What do you mean he is not a real Bear. Logan said he was , caught him in Congo fighting Capt Black
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