#celebratingserendipity. Some time ago I was given a topic to weave into a blog. I just had to wait for my moment. Here we are in mid-Twixmas and this prompt just landed in my lap

If you started a sports team, what would the colors and mascot be?

If I started a sports team I would adopt the colours of Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, my local team in London.

The beautiful heart of this club changes many of the awkward things that occur around football.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulwich_Hamlet_F.C

https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet

I have never seen a club mascot but given that their supporters are called the pepperarmy1893 I think that may be a good thing.

Nobody needs a sausage as a mascot, especially near armistice day. Sports mascots showing a mark of respect with a minute’s silence have become an Instagram and X regular feature around the 11th of November.

So my sports club would have the colours and heart of Dulwich Hamlet.

And my mascot would be the beautiful Bourkes Parakeet.

So much more able to show respect than a giant sausage. And no awkward photographs.