City, have been really positive throwing open this consultation. I like the core elements of Rivers and Ship, they reflect both MCFC and the City of Manchester COA. My son, 24, loves the current badge, he's grown up with it and shows little affinity with the previous badges, whilst I am sure that view is strong amongst our younger fans I wouldn't want to generalise this as solely a generational issue. My brother, 46, who has followed City home and away since the 1980s doesn't want to change.
For information, my old boss was a big Chelsea Fan. The Lion on the Chelsea badge reflects a traditional emblem for Chelsea, it appears on the COA of London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The staff it holds is the staff of the Abbot of Westminster whose patch covers Chelsea (I suppose a bishop would have a crozier, an abbot a staff). The Roses, represent England and the Footballs need no explanation. It is a redesign that clearly looks at symbols that represent Chelsea FC and where it is based.
Whatever they come up with I agree with others on here that they can't shoehorn everything in. "I cannot give you the formula for success...but I can give you the formula for failure: Try to please everyone" (H Swope US Newspaper magnate)
Fingers crossed