Villa Badges

[dave shelley]

I still have my 50's/60's enamel lapel badge with the lion rampant and the motto prepared underneath.  My old man bought it for me from one of the blokes that used to have a home-made board full of them, (and other clubs) stationed around the ground, remember them older posters?.  A bit like H&V sellers today.   I wouldn't part with it for anything.

[Apyadg]

My fav!

As bad as the new one is, what the fuck were they thinking with this? It doesn't even look like a lion. It has a three-pronged dildo for a head.

[danlanza]

My fav!

As bad as the new one is, what the fuck were they thinking with this? It doesn't even look like a lion. It has a three-pronged dildo for a head.

We like to fuck all the arseholes in one go, thats why

[exigo]

The new badge is a complete mish-mash of a design. Bland, no element sitting well with the others. Design by committee.

And 'prepared' is a re-cut typeface called 'Chelsea studio'. No professional designer or creative director with a love of Aston Villa (of which I'm one) would let that happen.

Chelsea Studio

[TonyD]

The old round badge hands down for me. I had a little enamelled one that I pinned to my jacket until I found you could get little solid gold ones.  Love to know what happened to my gold badge!!!!

[Chipsticks]

I like it, I got it tattooed on my arm

Didn't Lerner get it tattooed on his ankle?

[neo_Villan]

Don't really like the new badge. I don't like the way the lion prances on it and I don't like the shape of the crest. I also don't like the way the star is inside rather then on top. Previous one was much better.

[E I Adio]

The 57 FA Cup shirt badge is class, the round one reminds me of our finest moment, sadly, not to be repeated for some time, the stripey badge is my favorite one and the new one lays way back in last place, still not a bad badge but just doesn't scream ASTON VILLA to me. I have one 57 shirt, one 80's round badge shirt, three stripey badge shirts and three with the new badge on. It confuses the fuck out of the West Ham retards who are the main lot in my local, and that is a bit of fun.
Just a question, Have Manure, Arsenvengeral, Manshitty or the Russian mafia ever changed their badges ? Cannot say that i have noticed. Dont pay that much attention to other badges to be honest, it is a giveaway wen they have Scholes,Henry, Tevez or Fat Frank on the back of their shirts. Just a question, anybody got the knowledge ? And has any team changed their badge as many times as we have ?
Enter Statto

Not an expert, and without checking, but I remember when Chelsea just had CFC in scroll letters on their shirts before they changed to the roundel. Also Man U had a completely different badge on their '57 cup final shirts, but I've no idea when they changed.

[Archie]

Arsenal have changed several badges and even they are getting worse since when they left the plain white cannon that had in the 70's.

[Simba]

The crest preference will be often based on emotional attachment according to our age I guess. But the new one is simply a very, very poor piece of graphic design and is weak.

Some clubs had to change when it was decreed unlawful to use a coat of arms which belonged to a City for example. Hence Blues bollocks badge ( truly awful).

We didn't, so why did we depart from the original shield and scroll fifties/sixties crest which hadn't changed much since the late 1800's.

[Sister of Top Cat]

Arsenal changed their badge a few years ago.  I remember a news report about a fan who had just had a tattoo done of the then-current badge and the following week (or possibly even day) Arsenal introduced a new one with the cannon facing the other direction.

[Stu]

Arsenal changed their badge a few years ago.  I remember a news report about a fan who had just had a tattoo done of the then-current badge and the following week (or possibly even day) Arsenal introduced a new one with the cannon facing the other direction.

I seem to remember the same bloke reportedly had a tattoo of Merson done the week before he was sold as well.

[MarkM]

On the subject of badges, I have found a great use for the season ticket badge the club has provided.

As I have to wear a suit for work most of the time [especially when visiting customers] I can wear the little badge on the lapel of my jacket without is being obvious that it is a Villa badge. Its a great conversation piece when someone asks me what is is.

[London Villan]

A lot of clubs changed their badges due to copyright issues, I think it was one of the reason Arsenal did it. Also the badges have to be used in so many different ways now that some traditional crests etc don't work very well on screen, mobile etc etc...

We aren't the only ones who have messed around with badges though, off the top of my head Leeds, Arsenal and Man City have all changed their badges around a lot.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I like it, I got it tattooed on my arm

Didn't Lerner get it tattooed on his ankle?

Yes. And how many supporters can say THAT?