Wigan Athletic's Crusty the Pie and the worst sporting mascots in history
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Crusty the Pie
Crusty the Pie: Wigan's new mascot for the 2019/20 - designed by two local children as part of a competition, saying they took their inspiration from the fact everybody in Wigan 'loves pies'. Apparently. - 2/20
Boilerman
Say hello to Boilerman. West Brom’s mascot who appeared at the start of last season as part of the Baggies' sponsorship deal with Ideal Boilers.EMPICS Sport - 3/20
Wu Shock
Wichita State University’s mascot is described by the website as ‘a big, bad, muscle-bound bundle of wheat’. How very intimidating.SIPA USA/PA Images Yahoo News is better in the app
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- 4/20
Wenlock and Mandeville
Pretty much the only thing not great about London 2012 was the mascots. What Wenlock and Mandeville were meant to be is anyone’s guess, but they were far from memorable. The Usain Bolt poses did them no favours either.PA Archive/PA Images - 5/20
The City Gent
Bradford City have The City Gent as their mascot. He is quite literally a man from Bradford, wearing a hat, tying a scarf around his wrist and walking around the pitch. Each to their own…EMPICS Sport - 6/20
The Stanford Tree
Stanford University’s mascot is just laughable. There are a couple of different versions of the tree, each as ridiculous as each other. Another one that would scare you off.ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo News is better in the app
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- 7/20
Sammy the Shrimp
Sammy the Shrimp represents Southend United up and down the country. You cannot say he doesn’t look like a shrimp, but maybe that was the best route to go down for the Shrimpers. His extra-large head is a little scary.EMPICS Sport - 8/20
Mighty Mariner
Grimsby Town’s Mighty Mariner looks like a budget version of a sad Father Christmas. Enough said.PA Archive/PA Images - 9/20
Kingsley
Patrick Thistle’s mascot, Kingsley, was international news when Turner Prize winner David Shrigley designed it five years ago. To this day, nobody knows what went through Shrigley’s mind when he came up with Kingsley.PA Images via Getty Images Yahoo News is better in the app
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- 10/20
Jolly Green Giant
Yeovil Town’s Jolly Green Giant is meant to be a happy man, instead he just looks a little petrified and ill.Harry Trump via Getty Images - 11/20
Captain Cod
Fleetwood Town are the Cod Army, so you’d expect their mascot to be a nod to that. But Captain Cod is a bizarre looking fish.Matthew Ashton - AMA via Getty Images - 12/20
Billy the Brewer
Burton Albion’s Billy the Brewer is an odd looking mascot. He certainly looks like he has spent plenty of time at the local breweries.Pete Norton via Getty Images Yahoo News is better in the app
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- 13/20
Bettie the Brewer
...And Billy’s other half, Bettie, is of similar ilk. With eyeliner you’d expect from a KISS tribute band, you can’t imagine children flocking for photos with this duo.Barrington Coombs - EMPICS via Getty Images - 14/20
Erwin Koslowski
FC Schalke’s mascot is Erwin Koslowski. What is it? Supposedly a caricature of a Schalke fan, it just looks like a weird, made up creature.Alex Grimm via Getty Images - 15/20
Peter the Pilgrim
Plymouth Argyle’s mascot Peter the Pilgrim could be normal, until an enormous moustache was plastered on his face. Coupled with a giant scarf that he must trip over at least once a season, this is not a great look.Pete Norton via Getty Images Yahoo News is better in the app
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- 16/20
Appy
This is Appy, the mascot from the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki. Appy was not actually meant to look like a dishwasher tablet, but it was supposedly a nod to technology and design.Stu Forster via Getty Images - 17/20
Suri
Suri was the mascot at Copa America in 2011. It was meant to be an ostrich, one that is permanently surprised by the looks of it.DANIEL GARCIA via Getty Images - 18/20
Ernie the Urn
The last time the Ashes were held in England, for some reason it was decided that we'd need to see a human-sized walking representation of what the two teams were playing for. Thankfully people have seen sense this time around.Tristan Fewings via Getty Images Yahoo News is better in the app
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- 19/20
Hammerhead (and Bubbles)
Despite the name, Hammerhead is not a shark but in fact might be more terrifying. The sense of fear is somewhat eased by his more chilled sidekick bubble - who for some reason is a bear.Arfa Griffiths via Getty Images - 20/20
Stuff the Magic Dragon
A play on the popular song 'Puff the Magic Dragon' Stuff presumably gets around copyright infringement by distracting you with his bizarre big, green appearance.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wigan Athletic intrigued the internet when they announced a new mascot this week. It was a pie.
Not just any pie however, it is a ‘crusty pie’ armed with a perma-grin.
Designed by two local children as part of a competition, Crusty will be the guest of honour at the DW Stadium this season.
Speaking about their winning entry, Cayden, eight, and Neve, nine, said:
“We designed Crusty like this because everyone in Wigan loves pies.”
Fair enough.
The latest mascot joins the influx of weird and wonderful characters cheering on their teams.
Yahoo Sport has taken a look at some of the worst mascots from recent years.