Crest Review

[eamonn]

Last thing they should have done with Purslow before he left was post a video of him in the shower and then claimed the whole badge thing was a dream.

You've lost many of our younger viewers there Mr Shin ha ha.

Yes, what's the ref, Twin Peaks?

I hope you're joking, young man. If not, here's a clue. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nLXBU7B7PbQ

Ah, yes. Before my time but of course I've heard about it.

[Villan82]

I've got a prediction, just dropping it here to return to in 12 months.

The new badge we end up going with will immediately be labelled as "looking like an NBA or NFL badge".

That's not a preemptive moan, just a prediction.

That is precisely why yesterday's fiasco has annoyed me. We got a new badge relatively painlessly and now the can of worms has been reopened and it has Heck's fingerprints all over it which suggests what we end up will be even more divisive.

Idiots.

[ian c.]

I've got a prediction, just dropping it here to return to in 12 months.

The new badge we end up going with will immediately be labelled as "looking like an NBA or NFL badge".

That's not a preemptive moan, just a prediction.

Something like this:



Please not.

[Brazilian Villain]

Yes, what's the ref, Twin Peaks?

I hope you're joking, young man. If not, here's a clue. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nLXBU7B7PbQ

Ah, yes. Before my time but of course I've heard about it.

Would have been surprised if you hadn't heard of the famous scene involving the Irish actor, Patrick Duffy.

[pauliewalnuts]

I've got a prediction, just dropping it here to return to in 12 months.

The new badge we end up going with will immediately be labelled as "looking like an NBA or NFL badge".

That's not a preemptive moan, just a prediction.

Something like this:



Please not.

Yes, basically.

[frank]

Apologies if this has already been commented on. Silvano from the Latin Lions has spotted that the new shirt has the lion on the front and back facing in different directions

[Brazilian Villain]

Apologies if this has already been commented on. Silvano from the Latin Lions has spotted that the new shirt has the lion on the front and back facing in different directions

No, they're facing in the same direction (towards the left of the wearer).

[Risso]

Apologies if this has already been commented on. Silvano from the Latin Lions has spotted that the new shirt has the lion on the front and back facing in different directions

Yep I posted it on the kit thread. It's also the old lion from the current shield on the back, and the new lion of a different shape on the front. I mean, it just couldn't be any worse from a design perspective really.

[Legion]

I'm out of  touch..

So what's the latest with the crest/badge and all that?

Same. Can anyone clarify what is going on please?

[olaftab]

This was probably another nail in Purslow's........

[eamonn]

I'm out of  touch..

So what's the latest with the crest/badge and all that?

Same. Can anyone clarify what is going on please?

I wouldn't worry about it. Get back to Glastonbury in the sun and go and have the weekend of your life.

[olaftab]

Apologies if this has already been commented on. Silvano from the Latin Lions has spotted that the new shirt has the lion on the front and back facing in different directions

No, they're facing in the same direction (towards the left of the wearer).

Bet you are chuffed BV as you love the left?

[Brazilian Villain]

Apologies if this has already been commented on. Silvano from the Latin Lions has spotted that the new shirt has the lion on the front and back facing in different directions

No, they're facing in the same direction (towards the left of the wearer).

Bet you are chuffed BV as you love the left?

I don't mind, those of us of a different political persuasion tend to be a bit more tolerant.

[villadelph]

Apologies if this has already been commented on. Silvano from the Latin Lions has spotted that the new shirt has the lion on the front and back facing in different directions

Yep I posted it on the kit thread. It's also the old lion from the current shield on the back, and the new lion of a different shape on the front. I mean, it just couldn't be any worse from a design perspective really.

Couldn’t be any worse..? C’mon now.

[pablo_picasso]

Way back on this thread I wanted a standalone lion because I think it's a more universal option that would work well on shirts, on merch, in print and in digital, the branding trend for years has been moving in this direction, almost every great, and global, brand is based on a very simple logo that can be adapted to fit. That doesn't mean it's all you ever use but rather that everything else follows on from that basic logo.

If you look at the 76ers (important given it's where Heck has come from) they are a perfect example of how this works in practice. The logo itself is very simple:

Simple, and shit.

You're not really setting my mind at ease because so far it appears that we had decided on a new crest, and then Heck has come in and decided to put his 'mark' on the process. Not a good start.

It looks like a bumper sticker for Trump 2024...

Absolute dog shit.

Why bother asking our opinions, if all they are going to do is retroactively make up some media PR guff to tell us that they don't want what we want, but they are going to ask us again in the future what we want?

Just so they can ignore us again & "Becky" from an ad agency agency can tell us we need to change our historic & traditional values, all so they can sell more printed mugs & key-rings?