Why is England's mascot an African animal?

Shouldn't it be a badger or vole or something?

British wildlife is zzzz tbf

Used to be lions in the uk before global cooling; and dragons.

descendant of Cecil Rhodes

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

Shouldn't it be a badger or vole or something?

British wildlife is zzzz tbf

We've destroyed most of the best animals.

Originally Posted by Jez Quigley

We've destroyed most of the best animals.

Yep, should be weekly stories of chavs getting savaged by bears, wolves and wild boar...instead we get inner city house wives moaning about foxes raiding the bins.

Originally Posted by Jez Quigley

We've destroyed most of the best animals.

Absolutely disgusting that you think some animals are better than others.

Originally Posted by Neo

Absolutely disgusting that you think some animals are better than others.

They are . Some are well tasty . Some fetch your slippers . You can watch some of em run dead fast .

Others are a bit shit . Slugs and wasps for example .

Always thought a hedgehog on the crest would make a statement tbh

Originally Posted by Neo

Absolutely disgusting that you think some animals are better than others.

You're right actually - all animals are brilliant and equally deserving of life.

However, some animals are better mascots. A lion is probably the best non fiction animal IMHO.

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

Shouldn't it be a badger or vole or something?

British wildlife is zzzz tbf

Or a budgie. Should be a budgie imo.

Originally Posted by armchair

Used to be lions in the uk before global cooling; and dragons.

And bigger than the poxy African lions too.

Originally Posted by Zorg

Or a budgie. Should be a budgie imo.

....erm ..... Budgies are Australian. See em flying around in the wild here.

"Oi Pete, some nice berries over here"

"£#%&! off Paul, I'm onto worms today"

Originally Posted by Denis Irwell

Always thought a hedgehog on the crest would make a statement tbh

That we've got a team full of #@&%!s?

The old kingdoms (it's 2016 fyi) loved lions.

Dutch/english/czechs. All pulling lions out their arses.

Why do they call it the king of the jungle anyway? They're nowhere near jungles.

Originally Posted by Denis Irwell

....erm ..... Budgies are Australian. See em flying around in the wild here.

"Oi Pete, some nice berries over here"

"£#%&! off Paul, I'm onto worms today"

%@#$&!s,I had a budgie in Didsbury.

Originally Posted by Child of Darkness

They are . Some are well tasty . Some fetch your slippers . You can watch some of em run dead fast .

Others are a bit shit . Slugs and wasps for example .

if only we could find some way to get the ones fetching your slippers to run faster.

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

Shouldn't it be a badger or vole or something?

British wildlife is zzzz tbf

a gassed badger and a bse cow holding up a sky dish and a bucket of chicken nuggets?

Originally Posted by Denis Irwell

....erm ..... Budgies are Australian. See em flying around in the wild here.

"Oi Pete, some nice berries over here"

"£#%&! off Paul, I'm onto worms today"

they are not australian. they were all smuggled there.


the best animal for england would a unicorn holding a trophy. or maybe a butterfly that won't last more than a week.

So looks like England aren't the only nation to pillage Africa of their identity and fauna.

England - Three Lions
Cuba - Caribbean Lions
Bulgaria - The Lions
Luxembourg - The Lions
Singapore - Lions

Iraq - Lions of Mesopotamia
Afghanistan - Lions of Khorasan
Cameroon - Indomitable Lions
Morocco - Lions of the Atlas
Senegal - Lions of Teranga

Starting to think Lion is a bit overused to be honest, there are numerous creatures that are seriously under represented when it comes to National Team Nicknames.

Tigers for instance, which could annihilate a Lion any day of the week, have never appeared at a World Cup (India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh)

Same goes for Sharks (Cape Verde), Wolves (Mongolia, Uzbekistan), Crocodiles (Lesotho, Sudan) and Squirrels (Benin)

Eagles probably come closest to challenging (Syria, Mali, Nigeria, Tunisia, Albania, Poland, Serbia).

Bears don't even make an appearance.

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

Bears don't even make an appearance.

Surely Russia's is the bear?

Originally Posted by Sizlack

Surely Russia's is the bear?

Just 'The National Team' according to Wiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._by_nic kname

Doesn't appear on the crest either.

Should be a stoat or a grass snake...

Proper English animals...

We need the Australia points system for any lions coming over here jumping on our crests