REUTERS: Arsenal supporters might have expected the departure of Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi on transfer deadline day but not their beloved club mascot.
According to British media reports, Gunnersaurus has been axed as part of cost-cutting measures at the club.Jerry Quy, who has donned the dinosaur mascot at home matches since 1993, worked for the club and was let go as the role was deemed no longer necessary with no fans expected at the Emirates Stadium anytime soon amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gunnersaurus' departure has not gone down with Arsenal supporters on social media, with the mascot trending sixth on Twitter in the UK. An online fundraiser on GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-gunnersaurus?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 was started in solidarity with Quy and nearly 1,000 pounds has already been raised.
"Gunnersaurus has been the Arsenal club mascot for 27 years. He's a club icon and we cannot let him become extinct," a statement on the page read.In August, Arsenal decided to layoff 55 staff members as a result of the financial impact of the pandemic but Quy, a part-timer, was not among them.
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