Crest Review

[CT Villan]

A couple of crappy, modern shield attempts...



If we must have a star, then at least put it at the top where the lion doesn't look like he's juggling.

[Rico]

The shield on the right is a decent effort. I wouldn't mind it.

[Risso]

This is why we can’t have nice things. 

[tomd2103]

Can see the shield potentially being like the one from the 50's and 60's:

[tomd2103]

I think it's quite clear what the club favour, so we're probably going to end up with something like this I would have thought:

I don't mind that design, but I don't see how you put Aston Villa and 1874 on it without it just looking overcrowded and messy.

I agree.  I would prefer something more traditional, but think that would be OK.  Take the star out and put the lion the right way around and I'd be fine with that.  Would like to see what it looked like with 1874 under the lion, but am not too bothered with that, as feel that and the star could go somewhere else on the shirt.

[German James]

All the shield designs I've seen look like they belong on the menu of a wedding venue that ran out of advertising budget.

[German James]

The correct answer here is that we should adopt the Punjabi Villans badge. Not even close.

Youi're not wrong! That's excellent.

[Des Little]

This is all hypothetical isn’t it. They have the design done and dusted already.

[pablo_picasso]

Surprised by our little whatsapp group, all want a star except me. Age range 40-60

The passionate hatred I have for the star inside the badge is at irrational levels but I just cannot get my head around wanting it inside the badge. I don't understand it, have it above like so many teams do if you want it. It will always look shit inside the badge, always. Redesign when we win it again? It's just daft.

This. Having the star isn't the problem. Its position within the design is.

[dave.woodhall]

What happens if the women's team win the Champions League? Do we stick another star on it?

[KevinGage]

All the shield designs I've seen look like they belong on the menu of a wedding venue that ran out of advertising budget.

Aye. They might have a lion in. They might even say Aston Villa.

But they don't look Villa at all.

[Hookeysmith]

What happens if the women's team win the Champions League? Do we stick another star on it?

It would be on thier kit as its not the same competition

[AV84]

What happens if the women's team win the Champions League? Do we stick another star on it?

It would be on thier kit as its not the same competition

But the star is on the crest because the men won a competition. And the women wear the same crest. So there should be a 2 stars if the women win.

[pablo_picasso]

What happens if the women's team win the Champions League? Do we stick another star on it?

I hadn't actually thought about that...

I suppose it all depends on whether the club group together titles for both mens & womens teams or whether they separate the titles between the two team genders.

So if they group them, then everybody gets a single star because its classed as the club has won the tournament. If the women win the tournament then a second star is added.

If they separate them, then the womens team don't get the star until they have won the tournament. If they do, they get a single star & the mens stays the same.

Its a complication, & a valid question for sure.

As for the design of the star, it is something I could leave or take. But if it is to be added, then the only place for it is outside of the shield/circle/etc, centred, at the top.

Anything else is just cramming it in for the sake of it & that is poor design.

But the question regarding the womens team is a valid one & certainly complicates things.

So its probably best just to leave it off until the mens team actually play in the tournament & it only be on those specific Champions League shirts...

[amfy]

This reminds me that I had a thought the other week about what happens to ‘We even conquered Europe in 1982’ if we conquer Europe in 2024?