Crest Review

[Bad English]

It feels like this badge saga has been going on for as long as Coronation Street. Sort it out Heck!

[pauliewalnuts]

It feels like this badge saga has been going on for as long as Coronation Street. Sort it out Heck!

It does.

From his POV I’d suggest the sensible thing is to get it out there and get the entire saga forgotten.

[AV84]

Reveal it the same day we make a marquee signing in January and then nobody will care.

"A yellow lion inside a pink lamp inside an orange star is a bold choice, but it looks good on Killian Mbappe at Bodymoor Heath, I must say....."

[dave.woodhall]

We never used to have this fuss - we got a new badge, said it was shite Ellis Out and moved on.

[Villan82]

The North stand is a way bigger issue as it directly impacts our potential right now.

[Toronto Villa]

We never used to have this fuss - we got a new badge, said it was shite Ellis Out and moved on.

There wasn’t the internet where every decision needed a consultation and some level of inclusion. Where there was the fear of online criticism on various media platforms. Back in the day, the decision was made, you heard about it after the fact, you were happy or grumbled and we got on with it. Our badge changed numerous times under Ellis. Imagine the furore if we rolled out the Henson shirt today without a badge on it. Just AVFC.

[Weedy]

Some rough and ready, quick and dirty 'what ifs' based on the latest nonsense:

[Villan82]

Nice job there

[chrisw1]

Minimal change to pre-round badge, but something like this perhaps? Colour changed to suit background colour.

I like this (other than the star of course).  I think gold on claret looks good.  The claret background makes the badge look minimalist, which is closer to the stand-alone lion I was hoping for.

But I think 1874 is in there too.

[villa_cads]

Minimal change to pre-round badge, but something like this perhaps? Colour changed to suit background colour.

I like this (other than the star of course).  I think gold on claret looks good.  The claret background makes the badge look minimalist, which is closer to the stand-alone lion I was hoping for.

But I think 1874 is in there too.

Yeah, I agree about the minimalist look (and the star!). The problem with adding 1874 (or other bits) is the lion would need to shrink a bit. I'm keen that the lion is the focus of the crest if we must have a shield, but stand-alone would be my preference.

Guess we'll have to wait a little to see where the club takes it.. I do wonder if keeping the same shield /left facing lion / star would be to limit changes (cost!) needed around Villa Park & Bodymoor.

[Smirker]

We have no specific rules for the use of stars.

They do however have a rule regarding the size of the crest, so I would imagine having the star on the outside would mean that the actual crest (circle or shield) would have to smaller & this wouldn't be great from a brand recognition standpoint just so that a star can be added.

I imagine that is why it is in the inside of the circle / shield...

Just the lion rampant with the star above it (centrally) would solve it looking so stupid having it inside the crest.

Or Aston above the lion and Villa below it, with the star on top. But if we were to have writing I'd prefer it to be an acronym in this example. So basically picture Liverpool's on-shirt badge but with their stars above it. Same concept for us.

[Dogtanian]

Minimal change to pre-round badge, but something like this perhaps? Colour changed to suit background colour.

I like this (other than the star of course).  I think gold on claret looks good.  The claret background makes the badge look minimalist, which is closer to the stand-alone lion I was hoping for.

But I think 1874 is in there too.

Yeah, I agree about the minimalist look (and the star!). The problem with adding 1874 (or other bits) is the lion would need to shrink a bit. I'm keen that the lion is the focus of the crest if we must have a shield, but stand-alone would be my preference.

Guess we'll have to wait a little to see where the club takes it.. I do wonder if keeping the same shield /left facing lion / star would be to limit changes (cost!) needed around Villa Park & Bodymoor.

Maybe the 1874 could be branded onto the lion's thigh. Give him something else to be enraged about aside from being menaced by that star.

[OCD]

The gold on the claret background looks really classy.

[pablo_picasso]

The gold on the claret background looks really classy.

Its considered "regal"...

[Sexual Ealing]

Minimal change to pre-round badge, but something like this perhaps? Colour changed to suit background colour.

I like this (other than the star of course).  I think gold on claret looks good.  The claret background makes the badge look minimalist, which is closer to the stand-alone lion I was hoping for.

But I think 1874 is in there too.

Yeah, I agree about the minimalist look (and the star!). The problem with adding 1874 (or other bits) is the lion would need to shrink a bit. I'm keen that the lion is the focus of the crest if we must have a shield, but stand-alone would be my preference.

Guess we'll have to wait a little to see where the club takes it.. I do wonder if keeping the same shield /left facing lion / star would be to limit changes (cost!) needed around Villa Park & Bodymoor.

Maybe the 1874 could be branded onto the lion's thigh. Give him something else to be enraged about aside from being menaced by that star.

Speaking as someone from Telford, I think it should be tattooed on its neck.