Quote from: Oklahoma on October 12, 2022, 07:10:04 PMBoca territory here, but what about our 7 FA Cup wins & league titles? 12 stars representing the founding members? I don’t like the star on the badge or think there’s any need for it (they can go full Boca for the Las Vegas Villains badge!), but maybe a few more might actually help the design rather than working out where to place a single star? Identifying a single match to highlight, however big, overlooks all the other important achievements in our history. I agree - we go on about 1982 far too much, it's borderline embarassing having to have it incorporated into our crest.It sort of screams "OMG can you BELIEVE we won the European Cup!!" the implication being we'll never do it again.Obviously, we won't, but that's nothing to scream about.Also - 40 years ago. 40 years.
Boca territory here, but what about our 7 FA Cup wins & league titles? 12 stars representing the founding members? I don’t like the star on the badge or think there’s any need for it (they can go full Boca for the Las Vegas Villains badge!), but maybe a few more might actually help the design rather than working out where to place a single star? Identifying a single match to highlight, however big, overlooks all the other important achievements in our history.
Quote from: chrisw1 on October 12, 2022, 07:51:05 PMQuote from: shirley_villan on October 12, 2022, 07:45:55 PMAlso in the ‘fuck the star off’ camp. I think most of us on here are. Unfortunately htere's a voiciferous few in the fsg groups and similar who keep pumping these bright ideas. Hence if we're not careful we may end up with a lamp as our badge.There was one out of seven in the consultation group I was part of that wanted the star. The rest of us varied between ambivalent to get rid at all costs.
Quote from: shirley_villan on October 12, 2022, 07:45:55 PMAlso in the ‘fuck the star off’ camp. I think most of us on here are. Unfortunately htere's a voiciferous few in the fsg groups and similar who keep pumping these bright ideas. Hence if we're not careful we may end up with a lamp as our badge.
Also in the ‘fuck the star off’ camp.
Quote from: Oklahoma on October 12, 2022, 07:10:04 PMBoca territory here, but what about our 7 FA Cup wins & league titles? 12 stars representing the founding members? I don’t like the star on the badge or think there’s any need for it (they can go full Boca for the Las Vegas Villains badge!), but maybe a few more might actually help the design rather than working out where to place a single star? Identifying a single match to highlight, however big, overlooks all the other important achievements in our history. This is why I don't want a star at all, it's not small time or cringe or anything like that, it's just that it doesn't cover our history, but rather relegates most of it to 'also starring' status.In the specific design the star behind the lion is far, far better than in front because it removes the implication that it's a toy for the lion to play with when the football is shit.
Where do you stand on Star Trek, Stars In Their Eyes and Keir Starmer?
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on October 12, 2022, 07:26:15 PMQuote from: Oklahoma on October 12, 2022, 07:10:04 PMBoca territory here, but what about our 7 FA Cup wins & league titles? 12 stars representing the founding members? I don’t like the star on the badge or think there’s any need for it (they can go full Boca for the Las Vegas Villains badge!), but maybe a few more might actually help the design rather than working out where to place a single star? Identifying a single match to highlight, however big, overlooks all the other important achievements in our history. The Coutinho chant pisses me off because of the wording."He went to Munich and did the same again."You don't need to qualify it twice. Just 'did the same' or 'did it again'. But not 'did the same again'.Makes me growl.I agree - we go on about 1982 far too much, it's borderline embarassing having to have it incorporated into our crest.It sort of screams "OMG can you BELIEVE we won the European Cup!!" the implication being we'll never do it again.Obviously, we won't, but that's nothing to scream about.Also - 40 years ago. 40 years.I'm a fan of the star, but I'm not a fan of the song where we sing "Every week we follow the boys in claret and blue, we even conquered Europe in 1982" as if it was a miracle.I'd be much happier with "we went and conquered Europe..."
Quote from: Oklahoma on October 12, 2022, 07:10:04 PMBoca territory here, but what about our 7 FA Cup wins & league titles? 12 stars representing the founding members? I don’t like the star on the badge or think there’s any need for it (they can go full Boca for the Las Vegas Villains badge!), but maybe a few more might actually help the design rather than working out where to place a single star? Identifying a single match to highlight, however big, overlooks all the other important achievements in our history. The Coutinho chant pisses me off because of the wording."He went to Munich and did the same again."You don't need to qualify it twice. Just 'did the same' or 'did it again'. But not 'did the same again'.Makes me growl.I agree - we go on about 1982 far too much, it's borderline embarassing having to have it incorporated into our crest.It sort of screams "OMG can you BELIEVE we won the European Cup!!" the implication being we'll never do it again.Obviously, we won't, but that's nothing to scream about.Also - 40 years ago. 40 years.
Here's my version. "He went to Villa, and started off alright, but second season, he's absolutely shite."
Quote from: cdbearsfan on October 13, 2022, 01:16:16 PMWhere do you stand on Star Trek, Stars In Their Eyes and Keir Starmer?WankWankGoodguy
Also on the Coutinho song, the repetition of the the word 'fucking' in "he's fucking magic and don't you fucking know" is both unnecessary and really annoying. It's a terrible song, and needs to get in the bin.Here's my version. "He went to Villa, and started off alright, but second season, he's absolutely shite."