‘Shut up, really?’ – Gabby Agbonlahor completely blown away by West Brom reveal live on air
Gabby Agbonlahor and West Brom fans don’t typically get on.
Agbonlahor has wound up West Brom supporters in the past due to his ties to local rivals Aston Villa.
Ryan Mason has been urged to bite back at Agbonlahor after the former striker laughed at the Baggies live on talkSPORT back in June.
The Albion boss isn’t doing the best job at proving the ex-Villa man wrong right now after West Brom lost 3-0 away to Millwall last time out.
Agbonlahor has now spoken out about The Hawthorns club once again, as he was left baffled by what he’s heard in the Black Country.
Gabby Agbonlahor baffled by West Brom mascot
Boiler Man has been Ideal Heating’s mascot at West Brom as part of Albion’s front-of-shirt sponsorship deal.
The B71 club initially faced ridicule for this, as the bizarre sight of a boiler making its way around the pitch took some time to get used to.
Joe James O’Neill, the man behind the mascot, became famed as Boiler Man and was seen as a cult part of matchdays on the Birmingham Road.
To many, this was common knowledge and had previously made the Baggies viral on social media.
Not to Agbonlahor, who has been left completely baffled by the idea of Boiler Man while speaking live via talkSPORT on 10 October.
Co-host Katie Shanahan spoke out on the Baggies figure, saying: “The most ridiculous mascot has got to be the boiler man from West Brom… It’s a boiler.“
Agbonlahor was left blown away by this revelation as he simply said: “Shut up. Really?“
Agbonlahor right to be baffled by Boiler Man
There is no getting away from the fact that it is strange for one of Albion’s matchday mascots to be a literal boiler.
The Hawthorns’ faithful have taken this in their stride, opting to see the funny side and embrace the irony of such a bizarre sight.
Boiler Man is constantly winding up away fans and isn’t shy to show off around the ground on a matchday.
It is crazy that Agbonlahor has never heard about or seen the mascot, especially since he became such a viral figure on social media at one point.
The ex-Villa striker isn’t alone in thinking that it is a wild situation, but it certainly adds to the unique nature of the Baggies.
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