Your club is a disgrace and is being reported
Hi Kris Connolly here. I posted a few days ago on here and
thought you were all sound, but sorry, I have bad tidings to report
about your so called 'Premier league club'.
On Wednesday afternoon, at 5:30pm, I reported for duty at the
Goodison Park players lounge entrance. As you were all made aware, I
was to participate in pre-match entertainment on the pitch, warming
up the crowd - as I do at all PNE away games. From Rotherham to
Rushden and Diamonds, I'm always there.
Anyway, I attempt to go in - and someone stops me.
Scouse hardman: "Where's yer ID?"
Me: "I've got a car park pass"
Scouser: "I need ID or yer not coming in"
Me: "I'm the Deepdale Duck, I'm here for the pre-match
entertainment"
Scouser: "I need ID. Driving license, passport...."
Me: "I've got me duck suit with me in this havvlesack?"
Anyway, after 15 mins of this, Sean Tilley spots me, recognises
me and smooths it over with the doorman. I'm in!
Gets inside, start warming in. I've got half my duck
costume on when Ray Haskins, Goodison Park Safety Officer, informs
me that the club have had second thoughts, and that due to the
Preston fans taking up the whole of the Bulens Road end, and that I
would have to be walking close to EFC fans in Gladiss Street when
I'm doing my bit, that the club were not allowing me to appear.
So I was p1ssed off was an understatement. I told him how
I've had no problems at all the other Football League clubs but he
wasn't having any of it. I complained to everyone, even Tom
Finney tried to have a word but it wasn't happening. In the
end he basically told me if I didn't like it, I knew where the door
was and that I should count myself lucky that I was in the ground as
there were thousands locked out! He then said if I don't like
it, I should complain to the Football league and the Premier League.
Which I am doing, posted the letters this afternoon.
Sorry about this blues fans but its a matter of principle,
mascots have rights and I reckon its a disgrace how I was treated.
There are many good things about your club but hospitality to
visitors isnt one of them.
You may be reading more about this in in the national press
tomorrow and on Sunday. A Daily Star on Sunday journo and
photographer is coming over to my house after to do a story on me.
So there may be some bad publicity for your lot ahead.
