Suited and Booted: My life as Lincoln City mascot Poacher the Imp

By Gary Hutchinson

For sixteen season I was Lincoln City's mascot Poacher the Imp, but behind the mask lay a dark secret.I suffered from severe anxiety and depression and whilst outwardly 'Poacher' was a bundle of fun, underneath lay a troubled and broken individual.My identity became blurred, living my life through that of a six-foot cuddly character. Along the way I had a lot of laughs, experienced highs and lows and came out the other side smelling of roses, which is a surprise given that the suit gave off the odour of a dumped sofa.Read about my brushes with the law, moments of fame and the darkness that continued to envelop me away from the ground. Experience the highs and lows of supporting a lower league football club, seen through the eyes of a comedy character.You'll meet the other players in my unique life, other mascots, club staff and people who passed through which give my story colour, joy and in some places, a good villain to boo.Stress, anxiety and depression can be masked in a hundred different way, I hid mine behind a recognisable furry face of fun.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1096556731
• ISBN13: 9781096556732
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"