South Stander
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I think we should replace the Latin, which is very outdated, with Arabic for the motto
The three stars
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johnny crossan
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esperanto for meSouth Stander said:
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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give & go said:
Time we added on another three, then.
whp.blue
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Phleeper said:
is that Susan's husband ?
bluelol
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The current club crest was adopted in 1997, a result of the previous crest being ineligible for registration as a trademark.[Full citation needed] The badge is based on the arms of the city of Manchester, and consists of a shield in front of a golden eagle. The shield features a ship on its upper half representing the Manchester Ship Canal, and three diagonal stripes in the lower half symbolise the city's three rivers – the Irwell, the Irk and the Medlock. The bottom of the badge bears the motto Superbia in Proelio, which translates as Pride in Battle in Latin. Above the eagle and shield are three stars, which are purely decorative.
City have previously worn two other crests on their shirts. The first, introduced in 1970, was based on designs which had been used on official club documentation since the mid-1960s. It consisted of a circular badge which used the same shield as the current crest, inside a circle bearing the name of the club. In 1972, this was replaced by a variation which replaced the lower half of the shield with the red rose of Lancashire. On occasions when Manchester City plays in a major cup final, the usual crest has not been used; instead shirts bearing a badge of the arms of the City of Manchester are used, as a symbol of pride in representing the city of Manchester at a major event. This practice originates from a time when the players' shirts did not normally bear a badge of any kind, but has continued throughout the history of the club.[51] For the 2011 FA Cup Final, City used the usual crest with a special legend, but the Manchester coat of arms was included as a small monochrome logo in the numbers on the back of players' shirts.[52]
City have previously worn two other crests on their shirts. The first, introduced in 1970, was based on designs which had been used on official club documentation since the mid-1960s. It consisted of a circular badge which used the same shield as the current crest, inside a circle bearing the name of the club. In 1972, this was replaced by a variation which replaced the lower half of the shield with the red rose of Lancashire. On occasions when Manchester City plays in a major cup final, the usual crest has not been used; instead shirts bearing a badge of the arms of the City of Manchester are used, as a symbol of pride in representing the city of Manchester at a major event. This practice originates from a time when the players' shirts did not normally bear a badge of any kind, but has continued throughout the history of the club.[51] For the 2011 FA Cup Final, City used the usual crest with a special legend, but the Manchester coat of arms was included as a small monochrome logo in the numbers on the back of players' shirts.[52]
I'm torn on this one. I do like our badge aesthetically...particularly when in a monotone colour like on the suit jackets - it looks superb. but the "MCFC" and latin phrase wind me up no end. I would much prefer it to say Manchester City in there. I hate the fact that neither manchestercity.com or .co.uk are owned by us and route elsewhere. As for Pride In Battle... it is corny. As is the use of latin.
I'd love a revamp that simplified the badge and gets rid of the cruft, much like Spurs did. The old emblem looks dated because it is dated. You could quite easily redo it using more detail in the ship, sharpening the colours, a more modern, fresher typeface. Failing that a few small changes to the current badge would do a lot of good.
I'd love a revamp that simplified the badge and gets rid of the cruft, much like Spurs did. The old emblem looks dated because it is dated. You could quite easily redo it using more detail in the ship, sharpening the colours, a more modern, fresher typeface. Failing that a few small changes to the current badge would do a lot of good.
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go back to the old badge
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This was made (quite terribly) using MS paint.
Could someone with photoshopping skills make a more professional version using this as a template, just to see how it might look?
edit: Sorry, this might work.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70022843@N05/6362718097/
Could someone with photoshopping skills make a more professional version using this as a template, just to see how it might look?
edit: Sorry, this might work.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70022843@N05/6362718097/