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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2024 11:12:45 GMT
considering the age of the club, our badge should reflect the heritage of it and the local area. It should absolutely be the attached, not the full city crest. We need to get rid of the complete abomination of a badge we have now. Makes us look a load of cheapskates who don't give two cares in the world about how we're perceived. I don't want some re-design from anyone giving it some dogshit 21st century 're-imagining', i want intricacy in the design, history, pride and meaning. Not block-colours and stright lines that are akin to the shit show we currently have. i don't want to hear about 'it'll cost more' either, teams in divisions below us have better badges and nowhere near the budget we do. Brilliant badge but we wouldn't be able to copywrite it so won't happen Shame why copyright it? simply licence it from our (broke) city council who need the coin. Win Win. it's already on items in our store, so theres no problem really. The club just need to do it. store.stokecityfc.com/leisurewear/mens/retro/281_adult-9495-away-kit-knit.htmlstore.stokecityfc.com/gifts-home/souvenirs/store.stokecityfc.com/gifts-home/homeware/ |
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Post by Gabrielzakuaniandjuliet on Aug 24, 2024 11:23:49 GMT
I have no problem with the current design and don't quite understand the displeasure shown by many. In my opinion, it is a strong reinforcement of our long history with the red and white stripes and has now become very recognisable as being our brand identity. I do, however, think that the border should be changed to black as that is clearly a colour that finds its way onto kit quite frequently. The blue is fine if there is a splash of blue elsewhere. Those pining for a return of the city crest will no doubt remain disappointed as I cannot see its return personally. Any new badge will be a whole new design (though I would expect elements / inspiration from the crest to potentially feature in some way). P. S. The attached image is a slightly amended version of something a fellow poster posted a while back (sorry cannot recall who it was) and would be something that I think could work. A good blend of old and new(ish)  This covers every base. It’s fairly simple (but not the bland nonsense of the current badge) but still says something of the city the club represents. Compared to this, the old one really looks like something that was made at the dawn of clip art. Surely something like this which is similar, also simple and recognisable but a bit more classy and connected to the area would be an easy sell |
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Post by ethers26 on Aug 24, 2024 11:30:33 GMT
Any of these tickle your fancy? With a Stoke City spin of course.  I'd love us to carbon copy Newcastle's and have kilns instead of the seahorses |
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Post by danceswithclams on Aug 24, 2024 12:01:10 GMT
Any new badge must incorporate a train station.
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Post by J-Roar on Aug 24, 2024 12:44:12 GMT
Any new badge must incorporate a train station. And relish |
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Post by realstokebloke on Aug 24, 2024 13:06:40 GMT
Must be in the minority but I quite like our badge You're not. + 1 |
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Post by starkiller on Aug 24, 2024 16:42:13 GMT
I have no problem with the current design and don't quite understand the displeasure shown by many. In my opinion, it is a strong reinforcement of our long history with the red and white stripes and has now become very recognisable as being our brand identity. I do, however, think that the border should be changed to black as that is clearly a colour that finds its way onto kit quite frequently. The blue is fine if there is a splash of blue elsewhere. Those pining for a return of the city crest will no doubt remain disappointed as I cannot see its return personally. Any new badge will be a whole new design (though I would expect elements / inspiration from the crest to potentially feature in some way). P. S. The attached image is a slightly amended version of something a fellow poster posted a while back (sorry cannot recall who it was) and would be something that I think could work. A good blend of old and new(ish) Couldn’t grumble if it was something like that tbh. Make the knot and kiln black on white instead. Remove that Potters thing. Have a white border. |
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Post by Stoke70 on Aug 24, 2024 16:45:14 GMT
I purpose my avatar at the moment
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Post by UNKLE on Aug 25, 2024 8:46:33 GMT
I really like this one that Farfromhere posted on a thread a while back. Really simple but striking. View AttachmentThis, in black instead of blue. I’m sure someone competent could knock this up in a couple of minutes. Look forward to seeing it later… |
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Post by premieraj on Aug 25, 2024 9:00:44 GMT
I’d say there are more pressing issues FFS.
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Post by PotterLog on Aug 27, 2024 13:49:06 GMT
Any of these tickle your fancy? With a Stoke City spin of course. Like that one in the second row 😍 |
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Post by stoke1989 on Aug 27, 2024 14:01:31 GMT
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Post by skip on Aug 27, 2024 14:45:13 GMT
Re-thinking the Stoke badge would be a dream/nightmare come true for me, but how many times does this come around? Roughly every sodding six months?
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Post by thepottypotter on Aug 27, 2024 14:51:45 GMT
There’s going to be a mass debate. I do that several times a day |
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Post by hotterpotter on Aug 27, 2024 14:56:09 GMT
Ours is the only Championship badge with no symbol or emblem on it. Even QPR's intertwined Q, P & R makes an effort. Certainly a case of "could do better". Edit: as long as it costs considerably less than the reported £50 million BT spent on their rubbish trumpet logo  |
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Post by lordb on Aug 27, 2024 16:07:52 GMT
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Post by maninasuitcase on Aug 27, 2024 16:17:26 GMT
The first one with the rope shield shape and knot is excellent.
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Post by greystokie on Aug 27, 2024 16:21:32 GMT
I know that the kilns are part of our heritage along with the Potters nickname but the reality is that the association of the city with the pottery industry effectively ended a long time ago. If the whole idea of a badge change is to engage the younger generation with the club (and why else would you do it?) then they should not be using something the youngsters can't relate to. And no, I don't have any idea what it should be as I'm too old!🙄
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Post by Tom_stokiepmre89 on Aug 27, 2024 16:35:12 GMT
I know that the kilns are part of our heritage along with the Potters nickname but the reality is that the association of the city with the pottery industry effectively ended a long time ago. If the whole idea of a badge change is to engage the younger generation with the club (and why else would you do it?) then they should not be using something the youngsters can't relate to. And no, I don't have any idea what it should be as I'm too old!🙄 The outline should be in the shape of a warehouse drawn using crime scene tape, and the interior should contain a jet washer, a Turkish kebab, a parcel tape dispenser, and a homeless camp at a bus stop, to better reflect our modern heritage. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 27, 2024 16:46:18 GMT
It’s fine. There’s no need to change it.
Far more pressing issues.
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Post by Linx on Aug 27, 2024 16:56:05 GMT
Wasn’t the blue trim in the current badge to do with the Icelandic national colours, as they owned the club at the time? In fact, even the red stripes served a double purpose as a subtle reference to the Red Cross in the Icelandic national flag, in much the same way that the red stripes on our shirts are a reference to the red cross in the city’s coat of arms. Well the Icelanders are long gone, so perhaps that badge should follow them and we restore a more pertinent and contemporary reference to our longer heritage. I like the quartered design mentioned earlier, an update on the 1980s version.
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Post by insect on Aug 27, 2024 16:56:23 GMT
The Stoke on Trent coat of arms is far to fussy.
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Post by lordb on Aug 27, 2024 18:07:45 GMT
Wasn’t the blue trim in the current badge to do with the Icelandic national colours, as they owned the club at the time? In fact, even the red stripes served a double purpose as a subtle reference to the Red Cross in the Icelandic national flag, in much the same way that the red stripes on our shirts are a reference to the red cross in the city’s coat of arms. Well the Icelanders are long gone, so perhaps that badge should follow them and we restore a more pertinent and contemporary reference to our longer heritage. I like the quartered design mentioned earlier, an update on the 1980s version. See previous post Nothing to do with Iceland |
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Post by RF10 on Aug 27, 2024 18:16:01 GMT
It’s fine. There’s no need to change it. Far more pressing issues. What impact would the commercial change of badge have on any pressing issues? |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 27, 2024 18:19:59 GMT
It’s fine. There’s no need to change it. Far more pressing issues. What impact would the commercial change of badge have on any pressing issues? Money and time. And it’s just not needed. |
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Post by danceswithclams on Aug 27, 2024 18:39:43 GMT
I know that the kilns are part of our heritage along with the Potters nickname but the reality is that the association of the city with the pottery industry effectively ended a long time ago. If the whole idea of a badge change is to engage the younger generation with the club (and why else would you do it?) then they should not be using something the youngsters can't relate to. And no, I don't have any idea what it should be as I'm too old!🙄 The outline should be in the shape of a warehouse drawn using crime scene tape, and the interior should contain a jet washer, a Turkish kebab, a parcel tape dispenser, and a homeless camp at a bus stop, to better reflect our modern heritage. They should replicate the 80s badge but the quadrants should feature (L-R) a betting slip, a turd, Jon Coates puzzled face, and a Groundhog. |
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Post by Tom_stokiepmre89 on Aug 27, 2024 19:08:18 GMT
What impact would the commercial change of badge have on any pressing issues? Money and time. And it’s just not needed. Whether it’s needed or not is subjective. Time definitely isn’t an issue though; and potentially not even money. A badge change is a completely separate operation to the more pressing issues. It’s not as if a rebranding operation might take focus away from something like our need to make a few key signings before the deadline. It’s totally unrelated. |
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Post by RF10 on Aug 27, 2024 21:53:25 GMT
What impact would the commercial change of badge have on any pressing issues? Money and time. And it’s just not needed. I don't think it's going to affect anything at all. The commercial department is ran very well. I wouldn't say it's needed but I'm not a fan of our current badge so I'd welcome a change. |
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Post by desman2 on Aug 27, 2024 22:08:50 GMT
I have no problem with the current design and don't quite understand the displeasure shown by many. In my opinion, it is a strong reinforcement of our long history with the red and white stripes and has now become very recognisable as being our brand identity. I do, however, think that the border should be changed to black as that is clearly a colour that finds its way onto kit quite frequently. The blue is fine if there is a splash of blue elsewhere. Those pining for a return of the city crest will no doubt remain disappointed as I cannot see its return personally. Any new badge will be a whole new design (though I would expect elements / inspiration from the crest to potentially feature in some way). P. S. The attached image is a slightly amended version of something a fellow poster posted a while back (sorry cannot recall who it was) and would be something that I think could work. A good blend of old and new(ish) You could change the trim to red and in the other two quadrants you could have a traffic cone and a set of temporary traffic lights. |
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Post by skip on Aug 27, 2024 22:50:33 GMT
In theory anyone could license it, and that's why we don't use it, because Stoke City and Stoke on Trent city council are completely different entities. Stoke needs its own identity, not just the city crest. |
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