Club Badge (merged)

[its a Barm]

Wow the club seems to listen to the fans, it gets better and better, we are lucky you know.

 

[Jonny_Mac]

Saw this posted by someone else but like the idea of Pugnare Usque Ad Finem (Fight til the end) as a moto if we are to have one.

 

[Newman Noggs]

What a great reflection on the club that they are consulting

Wow the club seems to listen to the fans, it gets better and better, we are lucky you know.

Very lucky. Imagine supporting a club who changed the badge on a marketing whim without consulting. You know, like removing the words "football club".

 

[supercity88]

A great idea by the club and I would like to see a hybrid between the previous two badges we've had, with the three rivers of Manchester as opposed to the red rose. I want to see the club define the City in it's badge rather than the historic county symbol of Lancashire.

 

[its a Barm]

My worry is that many of us older fans have never liked the new badge and would welcome the old style, but all the " new " fans will only know the new badge and might vote for it to stay, so anyone that wants the old style VOTE for it, you computor geeks get on the interweb and make sure everyone knows what is to be done. that is all.

 

[DJBusinesscake]

Wow this looks like it could really happen...

 

[TrueBlueMike]

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 I'd like city to include something with historical reference which also gives a new twist to the badge.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."

To throw a question out there....would Nike be consulted on our badge? The lines (Rivers) look a lot like an inverted adidas logo. In the world we live in with Intellectual property etc, I can just see it causing a shit load of hassle

 

[DAGW]

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."

I'd love to see the manchester bee incorporated.

Like this maybe? Little mock up...

 

[George Hannah]

The motto for Manchester is "Concilio et Labore" which is loosely translated to "By wisdom and effort."
The symbol for Manchester is the worker bee and also the cotton flower
so how about a bee on a cotton flower with that motto?

 

[IrelandSuperman]

Can't help but think having a bee on there would earn us a new nickname before long. Which I wouldn't be fond of.