Football club's new mascot will give you nightmares

Partick Thistle's new mascot Kingsley. Photo / Twitter

Scottish football club Partick Thistle have introduced a new mascot and it's making headlines for all the wrong reasons.

The mascot - called Kingsley - has been compared to a badly drawn Lisa Simpson on meth. With a monobrow, no pupils and just three top teeth it's fair to say Kingsley's not the most attractive mascot gracing football pitches around the world.

Introducing our new mascot, designed by @davidshrigley, Kingsley. pic.twitter.com/78HQuQCUI8

— Partick Thistle FC (@PartickThistle) June 22, 2015

Kingsley was designed by artist David Shrigley, a fan of the club and winner of the prestigious Turner prize.

Kingsley might just be the thing to spark Partick Thistle towards the top of the Scottish Premiership next after finishing eighth this season.

The spiky headed yellow creature has quickly gone viral.

Sorry Partick Thistle, someone had to do it. pic.twitter.com/RJSCBWBC8k

— Neil Watson-Slorance (@neilslorance) June 22, 2015

Partick Thistle have released images of their new mascot, which is also a stark anti-drugs message: pic.twitter.com/aPHjWlVu1C

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) June 22, 2015

Here comes the sun, little daaaaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhhhhling

Partick Thistle pic.twitter.com/iISUlOOVAs

— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) June 22, 2015