Re: Farewell ......... SPARKY
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 6:33 pm
18 years of home games, the occasional foray across the border and a European final. He must be close to AAT's appearance record.
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McIlroy?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 (bear?ar$ed) to bring him to home games and deliver what few season tickets get renewed .
Sparky shares his hibernation with The Easter Bunny and Satan’s little helpers.
I had a fair idea ever since that warm day in Treviso when he had to regularly take his head off to take swallies of whiskey.Gary wrote:Tender wrote:For our younger readers, Norman Pollack is Sparky’s keeper. Although Sparky is a very Tame bear, bears are still dangerous animals and as such they require a keeper, just like all those lovely creatures we can see locked up in very small cages in Belfast Zoo (for your entertainment).
So with Uncle Norman now retiring, Sparky will be going into hibernation until a new keeper can be found (ar$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.
Was he still pîssing over supporters then as wellBR wrote:I think that game predated onesies. HWM just used to show up naked.
And AAT has at least one appearance as Sparky too.big mervyn wrote:18 years of home games, the occasional foray across the border and a European final. He must be close to AAT's appearance record.
Jeez BR, it's taken me years to forget that. Now, it's back. I need a large glass of something alcoholic.BR wrote:I think that game predated onesies. HWM just used to show up naked.
Mark Anscombe?Gary wrote:Jeez BR, it's taken me years to forget that. Now, it's back. I need a large glass of something alcoholic.BR wrote:I think that game predated onesies. HWM just used to show up naked.
My position is safe, that I can assure you, I meet hundreds of people every day, they all say, “Ethel you are safe” I will miss p, such a little scamp, he once hid my box of bourbon creams, Bryn was furious he had to have custard creams. Oh how we all giggled.Kofi Annan wrote:Ffs , Sparky abandoning ship as well, Logan you are ruing this club, who is next , Ethel