Crest Review

[Des Little]

Some bloke on twitter has mocked up a hybrid of both badges, and quite frankly it knocks both of these official options into a cocked hat. At zero cost as well I would imagine.

[Oklahoma]

While I have breath in my body nobody's touching that star, so help me God.

What if we do something that eclipses the 1982 win? A bigger star? Another redesign?

[eamonn]

Some bloke on twitter has mocked up a hybrid of both badges, and quite frankly it knocks both of these official options into a cocked hat. At zero cost as well I would imagine.

Give us a look.

[Smirker]

While I have breath in my body nobody's touching that star, so help me God.

What if we do something that eclipses the 1982 win? A bigger star? Another redesign?

Its ridiculous isn't it.

Seeing so many fans online say they don't want the round badge because its living in the past, while ferociously defending the inclusion of the star and not seeing any hypocrisy 

[Brazilian Villain]

While I have breath in my body nobody's touching that star, so help me God.

What if we do something that eclipses the 1982 win? A bigger star? Another redesign?

I'm happy to cross that bridge when we come to it.

[Lastfootstamper]

I've voted for the round one but am already regretting my decision. Don't want 1874, don't want the star, but then don't want a nod to some post-2000 origin myth either.

[Drummond]

The lion is better in the lamp than in the circle.

The new font is better.

Both are better than the existing. Both will divide opinion.

My first instinct was round but the lamp is growing on me.

My 7 year old went round immediately and hasn't changed his mind.

[purpletrousers]

The lion is better in the lamp than in the circle.

The new font is better.

Both are better than the existing. Both will divide opinion.

My first instinct was round but the lamp is growing on me.

My 7 year old went round immediately and hasn't changed his mind.

Ah! I shall consult the 3yo little AV tomorrow.
Time to introduce her to a new version of the SJM song too.
When I told her that they’d taken SG’s job away from him, she responded with a very whistful “That’s sad”. 

For me,I thought it would be back to round as a no brainer, but am now veering towards some sort of progression. Also a better lion, font and no beginners mistake of the different sized text (1874)

[Rory]

I quite like the shape of the gas lamp one, but I don't like anything else about it. It looks like a designer's deliberately 'different' option, thrown together at 4pm on a Friday to pose the illusion of variety.

The circular one is good in principle but is completely one-dimensional. A crest with basically two colours needs to be more stark and simplistic. I fear that on our kit it would look like a localized rash.

What troubles me is that both designs could've been good, but they're not. So I wonder who we've commissioned this out to.

The third colour on a crest is there to add definition. Both of these lack that.

I'm sure there's a decent reason to reverse the lion, and I'll get used to it, but I don't know why we've bothered. The star may as well be a fart cloud. It's so far removed from the original purpose of the star that I doubt any non-Villa fans will know what it signifies.

I am underwhelmed by both.

[Axl Rose]

Don't like either. Don't like the current one.

Hope they go back to the drawing board.

[N'ZMAV]

doubt that will happen, some hipster, ginger beard, cardigan wearing, little ale can drinking vegan has just banked a couple of million from big Wes' pocket for those scribbles in paint.

[PaulTheVillan]

I like both.

[PaulTheVillan]

doubt that will happen, some hipster, ginger beard, cardigan wearing, little ale can drinking vegan has just banked a couple of million from big Wes' pocket for those scribbles in paint.

Or Gabby did them on his happy meal box in crayon

[Axl Rose]

doubt that will happen, some hipster, ginger beard, cardigan wearing, little ale can drinking vegan has just banked a couple of million from big Wes' pocket for those scribbles in paint.

I have no time for such people. They can get back to the drawing board, too. Or in the sea.

[Axl Rose]

The lion is better in the lamp than in the circle.

The new font is better.

Both are better than the existing. Both will divide opinion.

My first instinct was round but the lamp is growing on me.

My 7 year old went round immediately and hasn't changed his mind.

Ah! I shall consult the 3yo little AV tomorrow.
Time to introduce her to a new version of the SJM song too.
When I told her that they’d taken SG’s job away from him, she responded with a very whistful “That’s sad”. 

For me,I thought it would be back to round as a no brainer, but am now veering towards some sort of progression. Also a better lion, font and no beginners mistake of the different sized text (1874)

Your daughter is a sweetheart mate!

Have you disappeared from WhatsApp by the way? I can't find you anymore (unless I've been deleted and blocked haha). Have had a fe issues with that app myself since getting a new phone and seem to have lost a few contacts, also.

I hope you're well, mate!