City buy rights for old badge until 2017

[vonksconk]

On 1 Jul 2009, at 5:49 pm Dave Clinton wrote:

As I understand it the commercial rights to the old City badge were owned by the people that ran the souvenir shop at Maine Road. Franny came in and commissioned a new badge to capitalise on lost merhcandising revenue. Also claiming the badge needed a continental feel.

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[BLUEMOONBAZ]

Tbh i like the new badge and ..tin hat .. prefer it to the old one mmmmm unless we can have the city of mac badge again.

 

[brummie blue]

why do we need permission ? its ours ???

it's effectively done to stop other using the badge on merchandise without permission, people/companies with copy but with City owning the license/copyright they can sue.

 

[california blue]

The new crest is a design abomination

 

[Ricktee76]

i think the new badge looks like were some kind of underground nazi operation.

 

[scall11]

I DEMAND a new kit with this on.

I don't know a single City fan who prefers the new badge.

I like it. And as we have covered many, many times before, the current crest is a plethora of significant features relating to Manchester and it's history. The eagle, the three stripes, the ship etc.

 

[bell_mcfc]

Would be a bit annoying because i spent loads on a Man city wall banger(massive sticker), but i love the old one. No matter the badge the shirts should be good next year if Umbro carry their good work on.

 

[BLUEMOONBAZ]

I DEMAND a new kit with this on.

I don't know a single City fan who prefers the new badge.

I like it. And as we have covered many, many times before, the current crest is a plethora of significant features relating to Manchester and it's history. The eagle, the three stripes, the ship etc.

As i said me to m8 ... but i would prefer the city of manc badge over them all

 

[mancity5]

I have the old badge tattoo'd on my arm and the new badge on my chest..I like them both.

 

[Cellarite]

old one better. current one would signify the changing years of our club. from the wilderness to the start of the most glorious period in the history of Manchester City.