The three stars

[riggymcfc123]

It's the age old question isn't it. Which crest suits us the best?

Love it, it's the City i remember growing up with. But it does look dated in comparison to the professionally run club we are these days and doesn't say much about the club it represents now (unfortunately). Also, to me i'll always see it as the Crest of Manchester City at Maine Road, and she's gone.

Oh boy.....i've never liked it since we adopted it, not just for the pointless 3 stars, but the eagle, the 'tacked' on M.C.F.C in the middle which looks like someone who designed it went 'ooer...it looks good, but it doesn't mention Manchester City anywhere. Oh well, shove it between the ship and the stripes, that'll do.' It's just never been a crest that says 'we are Manchester City' to me. A gimmicky crest with all the cliche boxes ticked.

My personal Ideal choice, but never going to happen. If a design could be incorporated using elements of this crest but were also uniquely City would be the perfect badge for this club IMO.

Some good points there mate. I agree that the round badge with the lancashire rose is outdated now, still looks good on the retro gear though!
My personal favourate was the round badge from the early 70's, i'd say it covered everything, the ship (ship canal), the three stripes (3 rivers) and Manchester City F.C. around the sheild.<br /><br />-- Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:52 am --<br /><br />

It would have been better if there were no stars so that City could one day add them as they won European Championships. Now the crest is how it is. At least it looks sharp.

That was my point really from the op, if we win the champs league in the near future would we add another star above the three, take two away or leave it as it is now?

 

[johnny crossan]

lose the stars, the bird and the cheese

 

[casualdeyna]

The three stars are pruely decorative, I used to buy all the programmes when I was younger and remember a feature on the new badge. The stars were to give it a more "European look", the three stripes are the three Manchester rivers, and the boat is because Manchester was a trading town, people think it is the Manchester Ship canal but it was on the Manchester coat of arms long before the ship canal. The Eagle was used as a symbol of Manchester, so everything apart from the stars and the latin phrase "Superbia in Proelio" means something.

I'd prefer the old badge back but Swales sold off the rights to it which is the main reason we changed and can't see us going back now even though I think we have the rights to it again. Maybe a combination of the old and new would be good, bit like Chelsea's badge, but we've only had the current badge about 15 years which isn't a long time in terms of club badges.

 

[Metal Biker]

The three stars are pruely decorative, I used to buy all the programmes when I was younger and remember a feature on the new badge. The stars were to give it a more "European look", the three stripes are the three Manchester rivers, and the boat is because Manchester was a trading town, people think it is the Manchester Ship canal but it was on the Manchester coat of arms long before the ship canal. The Eagle was used as a symbol of Manchester, so everything apart from the stars and the latin phrase "Superbia in Proelio" means something.

I'd prefer the old badge back but Swales sold off the rights to it which is the main reason we changed and can't see us going back now even though I think we have the rights to it again. Maybe a combination of the old and new would be good, bit like Chelsea's badge, but we've only had the current badge about 15 years which isn't a long time in terms of club badges.

I think City bought those rights back in 2009, IICR someone saying on here a while back.

 

[Grolsch30]

Go back to the old badge!

yes please<br /><br />-- Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:01 pm --<br /><br />

It's the age old question isn't it. Which crest suits us the best?

Love it, it's the City i remember growing up with.

This this and this, how id love the old crest back.

Been looking for a mug with this old crest on for years also.

 

[Tricky Dickys Right Foot Shot]

Was it Noel Gallagher that said "what the fuck has an Eagle got to do with Manchester?"

I love the old badge but I have the one we wear now tattooed on my leg so I'd feel a bit of a twat if they changed it again!!

 

[blueprint]

In my previous posts I mentioned this season Mancini has especially Silva soaring like an EAGLE instead of saddling him down with turkey/s.
Our fluidity (as per Dax77 jargon ) in the midfield (Silva, Yaya, Barry, Milner, Nasri) providing dynamic defense & offensive power in tandem with our lethal strikers has enabled City to go on a scoring and winning spree.
Lest we forget our 3 strikers capped of our winnings with goals galore at WHL and at Old Toilet.

Our backs (Micah, Clichy, Kolarov et al) too has really 'spread their wings'!

The Three (3) Stars then to represent our Stroika (Aguero, Dzeko & Super Mario).

Our badge with its symbols very apt & fitting then. No?

 

[Metal Biker]

In my previous posts I mentioned this season Mancini has especially Silva soaring like an EAGLE instead of saddling him down with turkey/s.
Our fluidity (as per Dax77 jargon ) in the midfield (Silva, Yaya, Barry, Milner, Nasri) providing dynamic defense & offensive power in tandem with our lethal strikers has enabled City to go on a scoring and winning spree.
Lest we forget our 3 strikers capped of our winnings with goals galore at WHL and at Old Toilet.

Our backs (Micah, Clichy, Kolarov et al) too has really 'spread their wings'!

The Three (3) Stars then to represent our Stroika (Aguero, Dzeko & Super Mario).

Our badge with its symbols very apt & fitting then. No?

No.

The crest is supposed to represent the club, the fans and the City of Manchester which is where the club plays it's football and has deep rooted connections to, not to current players.

 

[Jnr Kisby]

leave it as it is, and when in four years time we can add another...

 

[harrydowdshaircut]

Whilst not wishing to disagree with Noel Gallagher, the eagle is probably the most authentic part of the badge; Manchester began life as 'Mamucium', founded as a fort by the Roman army, and of course the symbol of the Roman army was an eagle.