Man City's new "Blue Peter" badge

[Pete’s Picture Palace]

This made me smile......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35175829

Won't be long before my lot go down that route now with all those dollars flooding in.

[hydemaine]

At least we got rid of that Eagle I mean why on earth would a club have an Eagle ?

[Dorking]

City (and Palace) legend Malcolm Allison chose it as you well know

Doesn't look too dissimilar to what they had in the 1980's, just dropped the F.C. really, which is a shame

[charliemitten]

I notice they have dropped F.C. or Football Club and the word CITY is linear

and not arched like the word Manchester. I think this is branding because

MCFC are known as 'City' whilst United are referred to as 'Manchester'

abroad.

United also dropped Football Club around 1972 for the same reason.

[littlewiggy]

I like it, it looks more traditional than the monstrosity they've sported this past few years.

I didn't like the modern, post-90s Liverpool crest either, with the Shankly Gates and Hillsborough flames, looks much nicer now with the plain yellow Liverbird and understated "LFC."

It's a cliche, but less is often more.

[hydemaine]

Dorking wrote:

City (and Palace) legend Malcolm Allison chose it as you well know Doesn't look too dissimilar to what they had in the 1980's, just dropped the F.C. really, which is a shame

The eagle is said to be a traditional symbol of the city of Manchester, since a golden eagle was featured in the city’s official badge in 1958. Well before
Malcolm Allison arrived.


What Malcolm Allison did have input in was the European red and black striped shirt which he thought would make City stand out more and be like AC Milan's kit for European games it evolved into the away kit from the late 1960's.

[bobholl29]

The new badge suits the club very well.

It has no backbone, no style and lacks direction

[Pete’s Picture Palace]

I think Dorking meant that Big Mal chose the eagle for Palace (to replace the Glaziers).

And the colours, and the width of the pitch (which lasted one game as we lost 4-1 to Notts Co). And the nicknames he gave to players to wear on their tracksuits (that lasted about 3 weeks). And the iconic sash shirt which he also borrowed from City.





At Palace the colours and the proud eagle remain. The sash shirt is a fans' favourite and makes regular reappearances. No doubt the eagle will become bald with American influence.

[Dorking]

hydemaine wrote:

Dorking wrote: City (and Palace) legend Malcolm Allison chose it as you well know Doesn't look too dissimilar to what they had in the 1980's, just dropped the F.C. really, which is a shame The eagle is said to be a traditional symbol of the city of Manchester, since a golden eagle was featured in the city’s official badge in 1958. Well before Malcolm Allison arrived. What Malcolm Allison did have input in was the European red and black striped shirt which he thought would make City stand out more and be like AC Milan's kit for European games it evolved into the away kit from the late 1960's.

All very interesting, but I was talking about why Palace have an Eagle, which was simply because Malcolm Allison didn't think 'Glaziers' was exciting enough.

[Pete’s Picture Palace]

[Dorking]

[hydemaine]

bobholl29 wrote:

The new badge suits the club very well. It has no backbone, no style and lacks direction

What a terrible club yet your still happy selling their programmes.

[Jim LFC]

littlewiggy wrote:

I didn't like the modern, post-90s Liverpool crest either, with the Shankly Gates and Hillsborough flames, looks much nicer now with the plain yellow Liverbird and understated "LFC." It's a cliche, but less is often more.

Totally agree!!

[derby1884]

First thing that struck me on viewing it was that they've revamped it along the lines of the Bayern Munich club crest.

Not that it really matters - all these behemoths are "brands" now, anyway. If the new crest doesn't sell the merchandise, it'll be changed before you know it.
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[holtie96]

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[seand]

The new crest is grand. It's relatively clean and unfussy and they've got rid of the ridiculous stars over it. I presume the CITY will be curved like the Manchester in the final design, otherwise it's going to look very odd.

[hydemaine]

seand wrote:

The new crest is grand. It's relatively clean and unfussy and they've got rid of the ridiculous stars over it. I presume the CITY will be curved like the Manchester in the final design, otherwise it's going to look very odd.

`Nope that's how it will stay. Their reason that the word CITY will stand out more.

Done for branding purposes we are already known worldwide by pundits and commentators abroad as City and United are known as Manchester.

Not entirely happy but it's a nice design in spite of this.
Also we have lost putting M.C.F.C. on our badge look at Melbourne's design
who are in the City group?

[bisphamseasider]

I do like the new design especially the inclusion of the Lancashire Red Rose.

[hydemaine]

All this fuss about changing the badge. For a good number of years we didn't even bother with one as this picture from an Iconic City match shows.