A DISGRACE - Sid banned from Lord's

[Uncle Buck]

Maybe Sid could join the esteemed company of the Sussex committee over the years and be carried from the Long Room is a drunken stupor.

 

[fatbadger]

Too bloody right. Mascots are stupid, in any sport. Not as stupid as cheerleaders, but stupid nonetheless.

 

[Mustela Furo]

That article says the match is on both Saturday and Sunday

it is ... sunday is the reserve day in case of Rain.

 

[siclean]

sids banned a howzat !!!!!

 

[Was not Was]

I remember the final in 93 against Warwickshire - before the match, there were tannoy announcements to the effect that anyone singing or chanting would be ejected from the ground.

At least Lord's don't make those announcements any more.

(We still sang SBTS of course).

 

[The Uninvited Guest]

I'm with Lord B on this. It's bad enough letting Rif Raf into Lords let alone some stupid Shark costumed buffoon on to Holy turf. Cricket for the privileged is what I say. As a member of The MCC I support the ban

 

[csider]

Harry GAPE.............Wonder if he has put that into Google?

 

[Uncle Buck]

Sid was not at work today....

 

[essbee]

I think the sooner we get rid of thse bloody mascot shitsticks the better.

they are a complete load of tosh and a waste of time.....

burn the lot of them (without the folks inside obviously)

 

[Paxton Dazo]

To be honest, I couldn't give a shit if "Sid" is there or not. It's just the principle of it.
3 days.

 

[Philzo-93]

This could only happen at Lords.

The Barmy Army are banned from there and all

 

[KneeOn]

I love mascots and think this is just the MCC Lording it over us. How can you hate gully, with his twitch... i mean wink banning mascots is just not cricket!

Srsly though i do think this is ridiuculous. MCC are so far up their own arses with this. Harry Gape? I pity that kids name.

 

[the viscount]

Fame at last for Sid the SHARK.


BBC NEWS | England | Sussex | Lord's shark mascot ban attacked

 

[Storer68]

The Barmy Army are banned from there and all

no bad thing either.

 

[Storer68]

i am surprised that no-one has noticed the hypocisy of the MCC over this.

On the one hand we have

Colin Maynard, MCC deputy chief executive, said: "As a general observation, the club is not in favour of spectators attempting to draw attention to themselves by what they wear."
and on the other we have........

So that's a a nice consistent policy being applied isn't it!

 

[Il Duce]

What I want to know is, where the hell was Sid for the semi final? He's like a bad Brighton fan, only wants to turn up for the big days out and complains like a stupid girl when he doesn't get in. But I do think the MCC could get real on this issue. Lords is a class venue and I disagree with the negative comments about atmosphere. It's a place where proper, serious cricket fans can enjoy the game without the gay modern toss of the barmy army, the mexican waves and other pathetic rituals that have infected our once proud, national game. But there is no harm in letting people take flags in, or in having a couple of mascots on the pitch. And I completely agree with the comments on the hypocrisy of the clown uniforms that they do tolerate among some of their more extreme members. Seriously, if that was your Dad, surely you would say something? It's so "look at me aren't I special!" Err, yes you are, very.