Have you seen the size of that suit?

Who care's ? The pre match entertainment including a man in a suit hiding behind the goalposts is completely crap.

you mean theres a person inside? and its a suit? yeah yeah... dream on

May well be under the (any kind of) weather , possibly bird flu.

hope my 2 kids dont read this they will be heartbroken .........what next ? No father christmas ?

The airlie bird being out of form is the least of our worries.

To be fair, Kath has a lot of other duties to attend to on match day so you can't blame her for not being overly enthusiastic once she's got the outfit on.

Out-enthused by Hudgell as Rufus on derby day.

I took my 2 year old son to his first game against salford in the Cup I expected him to get bored but took him cos it was free with season pass so didnt matter if he wanted to leave early.

We sat in West stand and he kept saying where has that Bird gone, airlie just sat down in East Stand and my boy was so bored we left at half time if he had ventured over to the west for the second half or even moved i could have stayed for the full match.

Then the next game the little Tweet sat in front of west stand all game, he needs some energy from somehwere the growns may not be bothered but kids do watch him

Maybe the mood of the supporters is getting to him.

You've hit the nail on the head there. Yes, in the scheme of things it's not a big deal but why market the game for families only to have a half hearted effort from the character that is the focal point for the kids. It's like going Disneyland and not seeing Mickey Mouse.

I know from hearing from Rovers fans that they love their mascot because he's always trying out new stuff. He came onto the pitch in a hovercraft for one match for crying out loud! Can't fault Rufus for originality!

Likewise I happen to know the guy who does the Grimsby Town mascot and he has a right laugh doing it and the crowd (what little crowd that they get there at Blundell Park) get into the spirit of it.

Our mascot is the very least of our issues!!

It's a disgrace. maybe the airlie bird's lack of enthusiasm is the major factor behind our slump in form. Does agar give him a pep talk before he takes to the field?

Maybe Agar can take over as the Airlie bird when he gets the shove!

I couldn`t give a to$$ about the mascot. If thats one of your major concerns about the club I suggest you get a life.