A LARGE wooden sculpture of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games mascot, Clyde, has stood in Queen's Park since 2014.

Now, the eight-feet tall thistle appears to be in need of a spruce up, as locals pointed out it appears dirty and derelict, and even lost a limb recently. 

Twitter user Southsidegrrrl posted a picture of Clyde with a missing arm on Saturday. 

She snapped the picture of the disfigured mascot after retrieving the limb from the "quagmire" created by the heavy rain from the previous days just behind the statue.

With some help from her 4-year-old grandson, the resident pulled the arm out of the mud and returned it to the base of the sculpture, hoping it will be repaired. 

She tweeted: "Tragic scenes at Queen's Park. Whether the wind or neddery, Clyde has lost an arm. I fear his end is nigh."

A Twitter user commented: "He's rotting from the bottom up."

Another comment pointed out: "He’s in a bit of a bog there, that wood really hasn’t lasted at all well."

A third user said: "The poor bugger has looked under the weather for ages."

Southsidegrrrl's Facebook post sparked mixed reactions, with some locals saying they wouldn't be sad to see Clyde go.

Glasgow Times: Clyde is now missing an arm. Credit: @SouthsidegrrrlClyde is now missing an arm. Credit: @Southsidegrrrl

One user wrote: "Honestly? Clyde is hideous - let the swamp have him."

Another said: "It's a shame he's broken but I can't be the only one that finds him a little terrifying.

Another comment read: "Hopefully the end. Someone once told me he looks like the embodiment of a sexually transmitted disease and I can’t unsee it."

Southsidegrrrl told the Glasgow Times: "I want him to stay. Can't believe some people think he's freaky and weird."

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The statue was carved by local sculptor Robert Coia, with the help of P6 pupils from St Bride's Primary School.

It was one of 12 placed in city parks as part of a council-run Games legacy scheme.

Another sculpture of Clyde made headlines in 2014 for being pinched from Ibrox.

After going missing for seven years, the statue was seized last July after being spotted in a garden in Drumchapel.