Crest Review

[LeeB]

It's gouinf to be wank isn't it?. I said this when they 'embarked' on their 'journey'. I'm fully with Risso, just fucking pay somebody that knows what they're doing and be done with it.

[Smirker]

Can I just say....I don't mind the star.  I think the achievement it represents is something to be very proud of.

We can be proud of it without having it on the badge.

[Legion]

Some more info now on our FB Page.

[Legion]

A round badge similar to the historic 1982 crest but not the same

A Gas Lamp-inspired crest in the shape of a shield

A lion - facing the opposite way to the one now - on its own with Villa’s established year, 1874, sitting underneath

[Legion]

These 3 will be whittled down to two.

[cdbearsfan]

A round badge similar to the historic 1982 crest but not the same

A Gas Lamp-inspired crest in the shape of a shield

A lion - facing the opposite way to the one now - on its own with Villa’s established year, 1874, sitting underneath

I thought they had promised that it would have "ASTON VILLA" written on it?

[KRS]

Sounds like it will be the first one then…which I wouldn’t be displeased about as long as it’s a coherent design.

I’m not sure what a “gas lamp-inspired crest” means visually, and I can’t see how the lion facing forward would scan correctly (may be looking to the future is what they’re going for with that concept?).

[Drummond]

A round badge similar to the historic 1982 crest but not the same

A Gas Lamp-inspired crest in the shape of a shield

A lion - facing the opposite way to the one now - on its own with Villa’s established year, 1874, sitting underneath

For those of us not on/interested in the Farcebook shite, any chance we could put it here too please?

[Rory]

A round badge similar to the historic 1982 crest but not the same

A Gas Lamp-inspired crest in the shape of a shield

A lion - facing the opposite way to the one now - on its own with Villa’s established year, 1874, sitting underneath

For those of us not on/interested in the Farcebook shite, any chance we could put it here too please?

That's it. The options are described in words. Not sure why.

[Legion]

The text you have quoted is the information.

[Rory]

Maybe we're trying out a revolutionary verbal crest.

[cdbearsfan]

It's here, it's there, it's everyfuckingwhere, Verbal Crest, Verbal Crest.

Catchy.

[algy]

A round badge similar to the historic 1982 crest but not the same

A Gas Lamp-inspired crest in the shape of a shield

A lion - facing the opposite way to the one now - on its own with Villa’s established year, 1874, sitting underneath

The third option sounds intriguing to me.  Nice, potted history of the club in a single statement - formed in 1874, made great by a pair of Scots (and a scouser), have won the European Cup.  I think that's pretty much on the money for me.

Interested in the other two, but suspect one will look horrendous, the other a bit too generic these days.

[Rory]

It's here, it's there, it's everyfuckingwhere, Verbal Crest, Verbal Crest.

Catchy.

I like it.

[London Villan]

Ok - gas lamp - hmmm not sure this would resonate with anyone under the age of about 100...seems gimmicky

As for lions facing the wrong way...
Current direction - lion rampant– the most common of all the positions. Rampant means ‘ramped’ or ‘rearing up’ of a lion on its back leg with front paws outstretched. It's basically a Scottish lion and says more about the reason why the club went from kicking a ball around a park to the biggest club in the world
New direction - lion regardant  – a head direction where the lion is looking back toward its tail. Watchful, contemplative - hardly proud and fierce...


I'm sure the designers have Wiki'd it like I've just done.

As has been said - one they have chosen and a couple too mad to be even considered.