Club Badge (merged)

[Ban-jani]

I think 7 years is quite a long time to be a fan of anything(as long as they aren't switching between the top clubs or something like that), also like I said it's one thing to give more importance/weight to certain hardcore lifelong factions but to give any fans no say at all? I dont get how you can have that attitude in this day and age.

I was highlighting the bandwagon jumpers who "support" City from miles away who've never been to Manchester. Why the fuck should they have impact on our badge?

The history of the club clearly means fuck all to them considering they're all over Facebook saying the older badges, including the coat of arms, are shit.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I was highlighting the bandwagon jumpers who "support" City from miles away who've never been to Manchester. Why the fuck should they have impact on our badge?

The history of the club clearly means fuck all to them considering they're all over Facebook saying the older badges, including the coat of arms, are shit.

Agree totally, I posted something similar pages ago.

I've got a Miami Dolphins hat and occasionally watch them on TV, they're my American Football team but I'd expect to have fuck all impact in any club decisions.

 

[Cobwebcat]

I was reading a couple of articles about our badge that came up on the Newsnow feed. It was interesting to see what non city fans were saying.

They reported that the decision had been made to revert back to a round badge but interestingly they assumed it was a given that the eagle would still form part of that as this was the part of the badge most recognised world over as being Man City.

Whether you are for or against the eagle there is no doubt in my mind that a badge without one anywhere on it would take some getting used to by the rest of the public. From a purely marketing point of view it would make sense to keep it.

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

I was reading a couple of articles about our badge that came up on the Newsnow feed. It was interesting to see what non city fans were saying.

They reported that the decision had been made to revert back to a round badge but interestingly they assumed it was a given that the eagle would still form part of that as this was the part of the badge most recognised world over as being Man City.

Whether you are for or against the eagle there is no doubt in my mind that a badge without one anywhere on it would take some getting used to by the rest of the public. From a purely marketing point of view it would make sense to keep it.

Plenty of high profile clubs have redesigned their badges with little or no impact whatsoever

 

[Shaelumstash]

I was reading a couple of articles about our badge that came up on the Newsnow feed. It was interesting to see what non city fans were saying.

They reported that the decision had been made to revert back to a round badge but interestingly they assumed it was a given that the eagle would still form part of that as this was the part of the badge most recognised world over as being Man City.

Whether you are for or against the eagle there is no doubt in my mind that a badge without one anywhere on it would take some getting used to by the rest of the public. From a purely marketing point of view it would make sense to keep it.

Thank god City's most loyal and longstanding fans get to pick the elements of the new badge, and not some non-City fans from around the world who use Newsnow.

The badge is there to represent the identity of the football club. The club's identity is that it represents the city of Manchester and it's people. The eagle has got absolutely no connection to the city or it's people, despite what a car rental executive in Arkansas might like.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Thank god City's most loyal and longstanding fans get to pick the elements of the new badge, and not some non-City fans from around the world who use Newsnow.

The badge is there to represent the identity of the football club. The club's identity is that it represents the city of Manchester and it's people. The eagle has got absolutely no connection to the city or it's people, despite what a car rental executive in Arkansas might like.

Yet again the point I was making has been missed. I said from a purely marketing point of view. The articles were not blogs they were from newspapers around the World. Like it or not we are strongly associated with the eagle now. If I was part of the design team I think I would take that into consideration. The club has a duty to listen to what the fans want but at the same time be mindful of how the world sees us. We are unique as being a global group and aspects of the badge recognised throughout the the World is bound to be a consideration. I'm not sure what car rentals has to do with that.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

cheers ... but I expect better ... if i was getting paid, I know i'd do better ones,

Send them in Gav. Ask them are they looking for assistance. Push yourself matey.

 

[Tom_mcfc]

Thank god City's most loyal and longstanding fans get to pick the elements of the new badge, and not some non-City fans from around the world who use Newsnow.

The badge is there to represent the identity of the football club. The club's identity is that it represents the city of Manchester and it's people. The eagle has got absolutely no connection to the city or it's people, despite what a car rental executive in Arkansas might like.

Whilst I agree doesn't the eagle now have a place in our history simply for the reason of it being our crest during our lowers/highest points?

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

think someone wilh Silva in his name did it .... he ripped mine off .... so its all good ..... lol

i've settled on this, no matter what we get .... this is my fan badge.

Wouldn't ever try to tell you how to do what your very good at but I think the Mcfc is unreadable. Did you try;
MC
FC in a type of square shape or did it look bobbins?

 

[Shaelumstash]

Yet again the point I was making has been missed. I said from a purely marketing point of view. The articles were not blogs they were from newspapers around the World. Like it or not we are strongly associated with the eagle now. If I was part of the design team I think I would take that into consideration. The club has a duty to listen to what the fans want but at the same time be mindful of how the world sees us. We are unique as being a global group and aspects of the badge recognised throughout the the World is bound to be a consideration. I'm not sure what car rentals has to do with that.

I don't think the point you were making hasn't been missed, bud. The car rental guy was an example of "how the world sees us", he represents the wider world, the casual football fan who is not a City fan. To me, their opinion, and what they think represents Manchester City is not really that important. What's important is what our core fan base thinks, the loyal fans who have stuck through the team for years, it's their opinion that counts.

If Jerry (the car rental guy) currently associates the eagle with City, I'm sure over time he'll eventually get used to the round badge with "Manchester City" written around the outside. It might even grab his attention and be a conversation piece with his friends that we've changed our badge.

The reason I'm saying the wider world's view is irrelevant is this. I've got a passing interest in South American football, I love watching Argentina and Brazil play, and over the years I don't mind watching the odd Columbia, Uruguay and Chile game. If you were to ask me what images most represent Columbia to me I'd probably say Pablo Escobar and Carlos Valderama's afro. Now I'm sure the people of Columbia might take offence at that, and they'd want neither of those things anywhere near their badge. And they'd be right, it should be for them to decide, not me.

What the world associates with us at the moment pales in to insignificance in comparison with what the hard core support of the club feel represents the club and the city best.