Club Badge (merged)

[mancity dan]

Er No! I beg to differ please. I haven't got a Manchester postcode, I'm Sk9, but go to all the home games and as many aways as I can get tickets for. Been a City fan all my life and as teens it took us longer and was more expensive to get to the Kippax on public transport than local fans, and obviously still does. Why does that make people outside MCR have less of an opinion please.

Totally agree with you. Same boat as you. When we were at Maine Road I lived in a WA14 postcode, now I live in a CW7 postcode.

 

[desperatedon]

Think he was thinking more like these Gav

The middle one has got promise but maybe with a white border. Good effort.

 

[GX Blue]

I was pretty happy when I found out we could be having a badge change but reading other peoples views on what the new badge should have on it is making me worry that we are going to shoot ourselves in the foot.

For me it would be the one we had from 72-97.

 

[hateutd]

Just seen this on a Mexican City fans Twitter

Where the hell is that I wonder?!

I like it!

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[NQCitizen]

The badge needs to be extremely similar to these designs. (And it will be).

And here is a brilliant design from @only1gav

I really doubt the new badge will just be a recolour of our very first.

In global marketing terms I wonder if we want a more relatable element on the badge.

I imagine we'll get a modern, stylised take on retro like Chelsea, Arsenal, Juve that works in 1 colour, flat no gradients and no shadows - in a CFG roundel.

In design terms I feel the gap between the roundel and the shield is a consistent issue, while the fully filled circle tends to look cheesy.

The best badge of all is the NYCFC badge.

 

[without a dream]

When we had the Aguero/Villa we had a round badge.

 

[Cellarite]

I've thought about giving a go but never had the time to really think about it

I did this for our supporters group. Obviously vibing off the NYCFC design. I was so pumped when it came out i did my own version of it.

Can't wait to see what they come up with after this 4 week consult is over

I like what you've done there. Clever use of the hills of both Hollywood and Blackburn.

 

[tailspin747]

If the new badge was anything close to either of these two then I'd be very happy.(Great work Gaz ).

Now for my input on 'history' though:
We have flipped between the rose and the lines over the years and if you read back, the origin and meaning of the lines is disputable. I'd like city to include something with historical reference which also gives a new twist to the badge. I'd replace the lines with the worker bee. It has historical significance to Manchester, is part of the crest and is even in a mosaic in the town hall floor.

Here's an extract re: manchester's worker bee:

"The worker bee was adopted as a motif for Manchester during the Industrial Revolution, at a time when Manchester was taking a leading role in new forms of mass production. Seven bees are included in the crest of the city's arms which were granted to the Borough of Manchester in 1842. The bee denotes Mancunians' hard work during this era and Manchester being a hive of activity in the 19th century."

 

[worsleyweb]

I would have an empty seat / a wad of cash / a picture of the shiek and 2 fingers! and 5 stars above the badge not 3.

Fuck em!

 

[shallyman]

The eagle badge has to go. It's really crap and looks like it belongs on the flag of Azerbaijan. I reckon the club have already decided on a new badge and this 'consultation' is a way of covering all bases. For continuity purposes, It'll probably be similar to the Melbourne and NYC one, as in a blue ring, with a simplistic motif inside.

I shouldn't be amused, but there's gonna be a lot of blokes walking around with that awful eagle tattoo'd on their skin, and some meaningless latin phrase inscribed along the length of their forearms. They should have listened to their mothers!