Quote from: pauliewalnuts on June 24, 2022, 12:22:40 PMThe worst one by far is that West Ham 'London' one, just awful, I'd hate us to have something that cringemakingly shit.ASTON VILLABIRMINGHAMwould be troll gold though
The worst one by far is that West Ham 'London' one, just awful, I'd hate us to have something that cringemakingly shit.
Quote from: Smirker on June 24, 2022, 10:58:11 PMQuote from: Toronto Villa on June 24, 2022, 09:28:01 PMQuote from: Smirker on June 24, 2022, 08:37:58 PMThe star is an embarrassment. It signifies we won the top club competition in Europe, arguably the world at a time you had to be a league champion to do so. There is literally nothing embarrassing about it. You could argue for or against it on the badge but embarrassing? Not in the least.It is embarrassing. We were that desperate to shoehorn it in we put it inside the crest and made it lopsided. And that's not taking into account how small it makes us look. It smacks of an inferiority complex honestly.So do Forest have an inferiority complex? How about Ajax, Bayern, OM, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Inter, Benfica etc?
Quote from: Toronto Villa on June 24, 2022, 09:28:01 PMQuote from: Smirker on June 24, 2022, 08:37:58 PMThe star is an embarrassment. It signifies we won the top club competition in Europe, arguably the world at a time you had to be a league champion to do so. There is literally nothing embarrassing about it. You could argue for or against it on the badge but embarrassing? Not in the least.It is embarrassing. We were that desperate to shoehorn it in we put it inside the crest and made it lopsided. And that's not taking into account how small it makes us look. It smacks of an inferiority complex honestly.
Quote from: Smirker on June 24, 2022, 08:37:58 PMThe star is an embarrassment. It signifies we won the top club competition in Europe, arguably the world at a time you had to be a league champion to do so. There is literally nothing embarrassing about it. You could argue for or against it on the badge but embarrassing? Not in the least.
The star is an embarrassment.
This was the 70's badge introduced by Tommy Doc:New badge needs 'Aston Villa'In case you're interested, this site will tell all about lion rampant etc.:-https://www.internationalheraldry.com/
It's either a circle or a shield, much as I'd be up for something different.Some of the newer suggested types just have a stereotypical element about them.How about a star..
Quote from: Weedy on June 25, 2022, 12:50:45 AMThis was the 70's badge introduced by Tommy Doc:New badge needs 'Aston Villa'In case you're interested, this site will tell all about lion rampant etc.:-https://www.internationalheraldry.com/This would be perfect with ‘Aston Villa’ underneath for our home shirt. Claret lion for our away.If it’s to have a boarder I’d go with the ‘57 style crest with ‘Aston Villa’ instead of ‘Prepared’The star can go outside the crest, at the top
I don't think a star should be incorporated into our crest. If we can't have it above, then leave it. I don't give a toss about 'prepared' (meaningless), '1874' (who cares?) or 'F.C.' (of course we are).We are the old boys of English football. We have the heritage, the class, the pedigree, the colours, the name. 'Aston Villa' and the lion is enough. It SHOULD be a marketing dream. We're the original 'superclub', down on our luck in recent years but fighting back. We're the Villa. 'Nuff said.
Quote from: Toronto Villa on June 24, 2022, 11:53:41 PMQuote from: Smirker on June 24, 2022, 10:58:11 PMQuote from: Toronto Villa on June 24, 2022, 09:28:01 PMQuote from: Smirker on June 24, 2022, 08:37:58 PMThe star is an embarrassment. It signifies we won the top club competition in Europe, arguably the world at a time you had to be a league champion to do so. There is literally nothing embarrassing about it. You could argue for or against it on the badge but embarrassing? Not in the least.It is embarrassing. We were that desperate to shoehorn it in we put it inside the crest and made it lopsided. And that's not taking into account how small it makes us look. It smacks of an inferiority complex honestly.So do Forest have an inferiority complex? How about Ajax, Bayern, OM, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Inter, Benfica etc?Forest are the only other English club that does this for the EC which says something yes. Most of those other countries have rules in place for awarding stars and is more of a tradition. They don't just place it inside their badge even if it looks shit just to shout about their achievement.