[Wheels]

Re: RLWC Mascots : Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:22 pm  

EHW wrote:

the original criticisms of the Olympic mascots were that they looked like a couple of penises.

the criticisms (well my criticism) of these, are that the actual drawing (not the concept) looks amateurish and unprofessional i.e. it is not very slick, and therefore unlikely to generate much awareness of the mascots (and the RLWC) outside of the RL websites.

How old are you? If you are older than 12 - with respect - it doesn't really matter what you think.

Re: RLWC Mascots : Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:40 am  

Wheels wrote:

That is a disgusting comment. Grow up you bloody moron, its a childrens mascot for gods sake.

Sod me, it's the taste police.

Ganson's Optician wrote:

Ridiculous. Presumably you are a middle aged man (correct me if I am wrong). I fail to see how you have a better idea of what children will like than the children who designed and selected the mascots. I seem to remember similar views were aired a few years ago regarding the Olympic mascots, however these were a huge success and when I saw my young Godson in the summer he was telling me all about them.

Iam amiddleaged man and I can see that the RFL and RLWC 2013 have missed yet another opportunity to get it right.

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Ganson's Optician wrote:

If we are honest, we both know that regardless of the design you were always going to criticise it.

Nope...I hadn't given the choice of mascot a second thought until I saw this thread......if they'd designed a decent one,I'd have applauded it...they didn't.

Ganson's Optician wrote:

Marketing so far for the World Cup has been superb, and people seem unable to cope with that. Pathetic.

This isn't about the marketing of RLWC 13, it's about the mascots, that are bloody terrible in mine and many others opinions.
If you want to discuss marketing, then please let me know how many of the 590,000 tickets available this superb marketing has seen snapped up to date.....is it still the 50,000....or as some would call it, 8.5%? 50,000 tickets is 20% of the semis/opener/final.....there'salot more superb marketing needed IMO.

[Wheels]

Re: RLWC Mascots : Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:47 am  

gutterfax wrote:

Sod me, it's the taste police.

Indeed.

I am amiddleaged man and I can see that the RFL and RLWC 2013 have missed yet another opportunity to get it right.

You are a middle aged man criticising a children's mascot. Your opinion on this is irrelevant.

Nope...I hadn't given the choice of mascot a second thought until I saw this thread......if they'd designed a decent one,I'd have applauded it...they didn't.

It doesn't matter what you think.

This isn't about the marketing of RLWC 13, it's about the mascots, that are bloody terrible in mine and many others opinions.

Unless the 'many others' you speak of are less than 12 years old, your opinions are irrelevant.

If you want to discuss marketing, then please let me know how many of the 590,000 tickets available this superb marketing has seen snapped up to date.....is it still the 50,000....or as some would call it, 8.5%? 50,000 tickets is 20% of the semis/opener/final.....there'salot more superb marketing needed IMO.

There's still 50 weeks to go before it kicks off, I'm sure they have it all in hand.

Re: RLWC Mascots : Thu Nov 15, 2012 12:20 pm  

As others have said the mascots (any mascot for that matter) are aimed at primary school kids to catch their interest and to add to the matchday experience for children. It doesn't matter what adults think about what they look like. If kids like them then they have worked and fulfilled their purpose.

As far as attracting publicity and spreading awareness of the RLWC goes that has little if anything to do with the mascots. All the mascots will do at events publicising the tournament is be stood at the back at media events and wave at people from within the costume. The only time they would be likely to be the focus would be if a publicity event was at a school or rugby club where the RLWC organisers were concentrating solely on publicising to children.

The vast majority of awareness will come from social media where the like of Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Bradley Wiggins and RL players will write about the event. Lets hope they are more positive than some forum posters.

Re: RLWC Mascots : Thu Nov 15, 2012 12:40 pm  

Not really aimed at me.

Re: RLWC Mascots : Thu Nov 15, 2012 2:07 pm  

The fact that kids designed them (which i think is a cracking idea) doesn't mean the final design should look so amateurish. Especially having saved cash by getting kids to design it for free.
There seems to be a lot of people now who complain about the pessimism in Rugby league and strut around pretending everything is perfect, its really not, it's not totally down the pan, put its far from perfect.

Re: RLWC Mascots : Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:34 pm  

Wheels wrote:

It doesn't matter what you think.

Really? So all these kids are going to break open their piggy banks to buy tickets are they? The Mascots, regardless of who the "spin" says they are targeted at, are a trojan horse to the wallets of Parents....some of them middle aged no less, so the opinion of those that would bankroll the purchase of ticket, is valid.
They look amateurish.......they reflect that amaturism on our sport.....this is my opinion which in fact does matter...regardless of what the taste police would like to think

[Wheels]

Re: RLWC Mascots : Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:42 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

Really? So all these kids are going to break open their piggy banks to buy tickets are they? The Mascots, regardless of who the "spin" says they are targeted at, are a trojan horse to the wallets of Parents....some of them middle aged no less, so the opinion of those that would bankroll the purchase of ticket, is valid.
They look amateurish.......they reflect that amaturism on our sport.....this is my opinion which in fact does matter...regardless of what the taste police would like to think

If the kid likes it, the parents will fork out for it. Their opinion of it is irrelevant.

Pokémon cartoons look rubbish and amateurish in my opinion and I'm sure some parents will agree, but the kids love them and their gear sells by the truckload...

Re: RLWC Mascots : Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:43 pm  

What they could do, is produce a limited ammount of mascot merchandise and sell it at all the Rugby League grounds, if it goes well produce more. It will get the attention of the younger fans and hopefully get their interest and they are our future in Rugby League.

Re: RLWC Mascots : Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:03 pm  

Just out of interest to those people criticising it, what do YOU think would have been a better design? I see lots of criticism but nothing in the way of alternative suggestions to what the mascot should have consisted of or looked like?