Club Badge (merged)

Why Always Ste said:
Even though I would like elements of this in a new rounded badge, the bee thing may stick to newer fans and
we may end up developing an American team style nickname like: The Bee's... or something corny like that.

Love the Lion in the badge though.
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No one has ever called us the ships, the roses, the eagles or the pointless stars so why would the start calling us the bees?
 
PBLZ129 said:
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The cross there looks great but not sure the cross would feature considering it's religious connotations and we're an international brand now. Don't think we should feature the latin at all, dated language for one and just kind of cliched.

Even though the bee is a symbol of the city it would be a drastic change from an eagle and a completely new symbol which I don't think would take off well on the whole. Also I don't want anyone referring to us as 'The Bees' and I view our founding as 1880, not when we simply changed name.
 
Sorry if this has been picked up on, only just seen the topic.Why the fuck is Denis Law in the MUEN report with the old badge alongside Sergio with todays badge.I have nothing against the Lawman having spent lots of time with him, surely they could have put one of the many other greats of the club up instead.
UNBELIEVABLE
YCNMIU
 
desperatedon said:
You are spot on, they should do their research but whilst I agree with that all I am saying is that having bees/rivers etc is not as important as having a marketable identity as long as the word Manchester is on the badge.



Neither do I but in order to be global we should have global appeal. I don't want this either but like it or not marketability will influence the decision.
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I don't think you need to worry about how marketable & the global appeal of the badge is. Pretty sure the #1 priority will be that sort of thing, they'll have plenty of input to make sure what they do doesn't negatively impact that side of it & in fact does the opposite. It's just a generous gesture to let the fans have some sort of input before they make their decision, and a good decision to do so.
 
SteWadda said:
No one has ever called us the ships, the roses, the eagles or the pointless stars so why would the start calling us the bees?
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Exactly, We're the Citizens or Blues or simply City.

Get a Bee on it!

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SteWadda said:
No one has ever called us the ships, the roses, the eagles or the pointless stars so why would the start calling us the bees?
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Well the roses are already a band, as are the eagles and Pointless Stars sound's like a great name for a new Madchester band :D

Aren't bee's becoming extinct anyway? :(
 
SomeLurkerGuy said:
My only wish is that the eagle stays a part of the design, as it's all I've ever really known and it's unique.

Bin the stars, make the badge circular and give it a new design, and we're all good IMO.
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Unique?

You are aware of Crystal Palace's badge and nickname not to mention Lazio? :)

This current badge has been a pet hate of mine since the primary school competition winner designed it almost 20 years ago. The badge in amateurish and embarrassing in the equal measures and is the sole reason I have never bought a City product with it on. Whilst we have had the most success wearing this badge I still cannot help associate it with the worst period in our history, the relegations, Division Three, Auto Windshields Cup et al. I welcome this consultation and would beseech people who have made positive comments about change on here to take part in the consultation. I’ll certainly look out for @Gary James' lectures on the subject and will attend if possible.

For those worried about the impact on the recognition of the current badge please don’t. Lots of companies go through rebranding and turn out much stronger for it. All publicity is good publicity and Aguero, Silva, Yaya etc can promote this all over the world and, if anything, would expose us to more people than if we left it alone.

I am very excited about this, which I shouldn’t really be at my age. That’s how much I want this. It was my strapline “bring back the old badge” on another forum for years. To me this is more exciting than the next superstar we may or may not sign. And I would add that the club could do worse than employ @GeekinGav as his efforts in a previous thread were absolutely stunning.

**BRING BACK THE ROUND BADGE**
 
Why Always Ste said:
Can't disagree with anything you're saying here bud.

But I'm sure the Rags actually pay MCC to use the COA?
I read this somewhere... Whereas due to us actually being in Manchester we wouldn't pay for the COA use?

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Even though I would like elements of this in a new rounded badge, the bee thing may stick to newer fans and
we may end up developing an American team style nickname like: The Bee's... or something corny like that.

Love the Lion in the badge though.
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That would be hilarious if true about The Shite. I know for the last 30 years they have not been able to have parades outside Manchester town hall and have to have it outside Trafford town hall. They let them have it outside our town hall in 2013 and I remember Slurgie saying it was ridiculous that they weren't allowed before.

But here's the thing for me - it's about identity. The Shite's identity is the red devils, they've got it on their shirt and everyone knows it's them. Whether they stole it from Salford Rugby League or not, the devil badge with hot dogs and footballs surrounding it is their identity.

What about our identity? What do we represent? Well for me, we represent the city of Manchester and have done for over 100 years. The very name "City" means that our identity is the city that the club is based in, and we represent the people here. What better way to represent that than to use the crest from the Manchester Coat of Arms? It's so obvious, so simple that it's perfect.

If we brought back the rose, what would that represent? The county of Lancashire, a county that the club doesn't even represent.

For me, Manchester City and it's badge should represent the city of Manchester. That's who we are.
 
I grew up with the round badge and prefer it to the Eagle but I don't really want to go "back" to an old badge, I also like the elements of our badge that represent Manchester.

So there must be a happy medium, a modern take on the more "traditional" badges we've had, Maltese Cross and a nod to St Marks would also be great but isn't their some problem with that as a religious logo?

The one tailspin has posted above is smart, I'd have the Unicorn and Lion from the Mcr coat of arms on either side of that badge too but that isn't going to happen because we'll need "another effing shield Nike have put round the badge on the shirt!!"

Round badge for me, more keen on the three stripes than the rose of Lancashire even though I grew up as that being our badge, even though I've always supported Lancashire I see myself as Manc not Lanc.
 
tailspin747 said:
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I still like this one of Gav's
Maybe a bee on one side and a Maltese cross on the other instead of the two Maltese crosses?
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Think this one's the winner for me – I don't agree with putting bees on it, the only tweak i'd make personally is changing the latin motto – it's far too small where it is, it looks lost. Either enlarge the panel under the waves and increase the font size or get rid completely... then job's a good un!

Have to say i'm surprised at the club for considering this – changing, what effectively is the club's branding, is a monumental - and expensive - task.
 
"Our badge should be round
our badge should be round,
we're man city and our badge should be round"

Get this going people... I'll be singing this (on my own initially) tomorrow so please don't embaress me and sing along :D
 
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