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Arsenal’s mascot, Gunnersaurus, will continue to serve on the day and in the community once the coronavirus pandemic allows fans to return to Emirates Stadium.
Contrary to previous reports, the dinosaur mascot will still entertain fans upon its return, although it is currently unclear who will be under the costume.
Jerry Quy has played Gunnersaurus for the past 27 years, but was fired as part of Arsenal’s job-cutting plan implemented in the summer.
The club announced in August that they planned to lay off 55 roles due to the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 outbreak, and Quy lost her job as a fan liaison representative.
“Our goal has been to protect the jobs and base salaries of our people for as long as possible. Unfortunately, we have now reached the point where we are proposing 55 layoffs,” the club said in a statement issued on August 5. . .
Given that the games have been played behind closed doors since Project Restart in mid-June, a small number of fans were supposed to return to Premier League games last weekend.
Arsenal had planned to welcome a select number for Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Sheffield United, but a change in the guidelines means that the return of fans has been indefinitely delayed.
Therefore, Gunnersaurus has not been required in Arsenal’s home games, and Quy’s previous role on road trips is also not currently required.
Discussions about whether he continues to wear the Gunnersaurus costume in the future have not yet concluded.
But the Gunnersaurus trick will still live on, even if a new hire takes on the role of Quy.
On Monday George Allen created a GoFundMe page that has already raised almost £ 9,000. A statement on the page read: “Gunnersaurus has been the Arsenal club mascot for 27 years. He is a club icon and we cannot allow him to become extinct.”
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