Club Badge (merged)

[Metalartin]

When the time comes that we are not as successful as we are currently that quote will bite us on the arruss.

I was thinking about that being used against us too:
a) By the usual moaners when we have an off game and lose, I can see it becoming their punchline "Fight to the end??? Could have fooled me!"
b) By the anti-city media/tv pundits...

 

[dickie davies]

I was thinking about that being used against us too:
a) By the usual moaners when we have an off game and lose, I can see it becoming their punchline "Fight to the end??? Could have fooled me!"
b) By the anti-city media/tv pundits...

I'd be surprised if they did
Look at our current motto "pride in battle" and then cast your mind back to some of the shameful performances since 97, an example being Blackburn in the FA cup quarter

 

[waspish]

I've taken part in the online consultation and suggested that we should have a modern take of the 1930's onward badge, ship, gold stripes on maroon background, shield, circle

I'm 52 and have seen four badges starting with the gold stripes on maroon, the COA, rose and current
I've always detested our current badge, or should I say the eagle, stars and motto

If the badge in 97 had been changed just to the middle bit, shield, ship, stripes and MCFC I don't think anyone would be arsed about a change

I'll be happy with that badge also. Just my opinion that the eagle on it is part of our rise and winning leagues, 50 years time a young city fan wonders why we got the eagle on badge can look it up and see where we were and how we came through the leagues with the Eagle as our main badge.

 

[CelesteItis]

Still my favourite. I keep mine in my studs box but it's getting a little rusty now.

THIS

Banana rulez, fook roses, bees & crosses, adidas, yachts and bosses. Most likely if there's a connection between the Mancs histreeh and football, this is it.

Bird watchers might add an eagle in gold and a banana skin, same colours and text around.

 

[mancityvstoke]

Is it me or is it getting smelly round here ?

 

[Shaelumstash]

sorry didnt put my point across very well , we are part of the most forward thinking club in world football i for one wont be suprised if the new badge is nothing like any of the old ones or the present one for that matter , a smattering of respect to our history,but a huge eye on the future will be the new badge ,

I respect your view mate, and I agree we are a forward thinking club.

My personal view is that there was no demand for change from the fans in 1997. We were all very happy with what we had at the time, and the 1930s badge that had come before. Sure, at some point it could have done with a bit of an update in design to remain relevant.

Other than City, I'd say The Shite, Arsenal, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Spurs, and Everton are probably the 7 biggest clubs in England. They've all had updated designs of their badge in the last 15 years. But all of them are completely recognisable as the same core design that those clubs had as far back as the 1970s.

Only City's has drastically changed and incorporated a load of new symbols that previously had no relevance to the club - eagle, stars, latin etc.

In my view the eagle and the stars were foisted upon us with no consultation and no demand for them from the fans.

I understand the reason we had to change (copyright), but if those reasons are no longer an issue, why shouldn't we have an updated version of the previous badges that were so popular? Is City's history and identity not as important as those other 7 clubs? It certainly is to me.

I appreciate we are a forward thinking club, but one of the reasons the Premier League and it's clubs are so popular is because of the 100 plus year history.The badge should respect and represent that history.

It's possible to be modern, forward thinking, but still respect and represent the history of the club. The best representation I have seen of that is @GeekinGav 's designs below.

I strongly believe that if we had updated to this design in 1997, there would be absolutely no appetite to change the badge now.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

I respect your view mate, and I agree we are a forward thinking club.

My personal view is that there was no demand for change from the fans in 1997. We were all very happy with what we had at the time, and the 1930s badge that had come before. Sure, at some point it could have done with a bit of an update in design to remain relevant.

Other than City, I'd say The Shite, Arsenal, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Spurs, and Everton are probably the 7 biggest clubs in England. They've all had updated designs of their badge in the last 15 years. But all of them are completely recognisable as the same core design that those clubs had as far back as the 1970s.

Only City's has drastically changed and incorporated a load of new symbols that previously had no relevance to the club - eagle, stars, latin etc.

In my view the eagle and the stars were foisted upon us with no consultation and no demand for them from the fans.

I understand the reason we had to change (copyright), but if those reasons are no longer an issue, why shouldn't we have an updated version of the previous badges that were so popular? Is City's history and identity not as important as those other 7 clubs? It certainly is to me.

I appreciate we are a forward thinking club, but one of the reasons the Premier League and it's clubs are so popular is because of the 100 plus year history.The badge should respect and represent that history.

It's possible to be modern, forward thinking, but still respect and represent the history of the club. The best representation I have seen of that is @GeekinGav 's designs below.

I strongly believe that if we had updated to this design in 1997, there would be absolutely no appetite to change the badge now.

I'm a rose fan but would be happy with any of those. If the eagle stays I'll be gutted. But i'll respect the majority view or what the club decide.

 

[Shaelumstash]

I'm a rose fan but would be happy with any of those. If the eagle stays I'll be gutted. But i'll respect the majority view or what the club decide.

Same for me mate. If over 50% of people on the questionnaire vote to keep the eagle then I'll respect that. If over 50% vote for roundel, then my preference would be the 3 rivers, but I'd happily accept the rose similar to the one below if that had more votes.

 

[mancityvstoke]

If all these interfering scally red cunts get their way we are ending up with the fucking bird again......and stars

 

[tailspin747]

I don't think the result of an MUEN survey will decide the fate of our future badge, that's why city have limited the main questionnaire to Citizens.