A HANDFUL of hopefuls have thrown their names in the hat to be the latest Swindon Town Football Club mascot Rockin’ Robin.
The four people each sent a video in to the club featuring themselves dancing to a piece of music of their choice in a bid to replace outgoing fan favourite Tom Hartley.
After 12 years of entertaining fans with his infamous Haka, Tom announced last month he will be hanging up his beak as the Rockin’ Robin this summer, after helping in the search to find his replacement.
The club’s marketing executive Adam Wainwright said he was pleased with the number of entries and impressed by some of the dance moves in their videos.
He said: “You never know what to expect because the last time we did this it would have been more than 12 years ago and to be honest I think Tom was the only one who applied.
“There are a couple of young lads, 18 or 19, and we had a 50-year-old so it was quite a mixed bag. The videos were great – one young lad was doing some body popping but I would be interested to see whether he would be able to do it in the suit.
“I think what we will do is bring them in for an X-Factor-style audition and have Tom and maybe an ex-player on the judging panel. We might even invite fans in to come and watch.
“It’s going to be hard to follow in Tom’s footsteps but he will be here to help handover. “The suit has been sent away to be washed too.”
The club had a letter from 50-year-old Alan Wilson but when contacted by the Adver the season ticket holder said he thought the application might have been a prank by one of his friends or family.
Tom’s first game as Rockin’ Robin was against Peterborough in 2001 when Danny Invincible’s last-gasp volley secured Swindon’s place in Division Two and his last game could well be the much-anticipated friendly against Spurs on July 16.
In his full-time job as a coach with the FA, he has recently started a role looking after skills coaches across the Midlands region, and will no longer have time to commit to the Robin suit.
The club are hoping the next man to don the famous outfit will be able to commit to more community-based events as well as matchdays.
Adam said: “We are very passionate about our matchday experience and the family aspect of the club.
“We are looking for the mascot to go out into the community a lot more, which wasn’t possible for Tom, who had work commitments. Whoever does it will have to be committed and we will sit down with the applicants and talk about how much they can give to the role.”
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