Up The City! Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 8 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: I don’t even know what “the Crystal Palace” is..! What is it..? I think the name might be a clue... 3 hours ago, SydneyCity said: It's growing on me but I'm not a huge fan of the circle or the lack of a bridge. I really like that. 1 hour ago, spudski said: For what it's worth...I really like it. Especially just the Robin design on the leisure wear, which I think looks really smart. Especially in black and Marl grey. Less is more. Reminds me more in simple design to Charlton Athletics Crest. The majority of us old en's don't like change...but this is modern, and aimed at the kids and younger generation, so they can relate to it. Never been a fan of Football related Leisure wear...but a jacket/ hoodie or Gilet with that simple Robin design on, is in line with a Polo player or Crocodile. It's not in your face, but over time will instantly be recognisable. Within a season, all other football fans will know when they see that Robin, that it represents Bristol City. You will never please everyone...but I think they've done a good job. I think overtime we will see the circles fazed out. Seems like their only purpose is for the kit. 41 minutes ago, phantom said: Appearing all around Bristol this morning, this will cheer up the blue few even more :laugh: Fair play to the club. They managed to plan and organise a marketing campaign without the logo being leaked before the official launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 27, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, Up The City! said: I think the name might be a clue... I really like that. I think overtime we will see the circles fazed out. Seems like their only purpose is for the kit. Fair play to the club. They managed to plan and organise a marketing campaign without the logo being leaked before the official launch. Along the Bath Road by Arnos Vale there are wooden signs that have appeared with the logo on - pretty smart If someone is passing later with a screwdriver . . .. 15 minutes ago, Robbored said: The Brentford badge is a bee......Charlton Athletic is a Sword....... hardly similar to the new Robin logo. The word was "Similar" not identical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydneybcfc Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Unan said: While i have no real problems with the one the club has picked, i think this or a variation of it with the bridge is what will make our robin badge unique from badges like Sheff W and Spurs. I don't think the one we have is bad enough to warrant an urgent change but it would be good if @Matt Parsons BCFCSLO could maybe bring it to the clubs attention that there might be a real desire to evolve the badge for 20/21 season. Maybe a real public consultation between keeping just the robin and using something unique like the robin and bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 19 minutes ago, Robbored said: The Brentford badge is a bee......Charlton Athletic is a Sword....... hardly similar to the new Robin logo. I knew that from memory as because both those badges are easily identifiable as the clubs they represent. Within a few months the Robin logo belonging to Bristol City will be familiar to other football fans. Shocking trolling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 10 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: What has the bridge actually got to do with our club though..? id like the bridge on there, personally, but it hardly “has to be part of our badge” How many football clubs actually have a landmark from their City on their club badge..? Some, but very, very few..! Not many clubs have a landmark of their city, you’re right. But why do we have to copy other clubs when including the bridge would set us apart from other clubs and be a nod towards history? Admittedly, the ‘90s robin and bridge design has nostalgic value for me so I’m biased. But I think the new badge could’ve been far, far better - as others have shown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 29 minutes ago, Robbored said: Before too long other fans will recognise this badge as Bristol City in the same way that other well known badges are easily identified Wolves, Forest, Brum, Baggies and even the gas have easily recognisable badges. Name the other 3 or 4 clubs with a similar badge to Citys new one.............. The point I’m making is if those 3 or 4 clubs made a new design today and came up with that, apart from City’s name, you wouldn’t know any different. Off the top of my head.. Swindon Cheltenham Altrincham You could also argue Charlton who are nicknamed the red robins. The design just needs a few minor touches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, tin said: Not many clubs have a landmark of their city, you’re right. But why do we have to copy other clubs when including the bridge would set us apart from other clubs and be a nod towards history? Admittedly, the ‘90s robin and bridge design has nostalgic value for me so I’m biased. But I think the new badge could’ve been far, far better - as others have shown. The only thing I can think of is the club is trying to create its own identity and brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, tin said: Not many clubs have a landmark of their city, you’re right. But why do we have to copy other clubs when including the bridge would set us apart from other clubs and be a nod towards history? Admittedly, the ‘90s robin and bridge design has nostalgic value for me so I’m biased. But I think the new badge could’ve been far, far better - as others have shown. I think the fans got what the polls asked for tbf minimalist robin badge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 hours ago, CyderInACan said: Max it was busy, but not surprising as the Ashton Drive bar was closed pre-reveal for the players etc and to set up the storyboards etc. The main bar was where the reveal took place. Reaction was good, as you’d expect. I think with this kind of thing it’s always something to take away and think about though. One thing is clear. You can’t please everyone. I think it would look much better as just the Robin emblem; ditch the date and the words. I think they may ditch the roundel over time. It was probably too radical to just have the robin on its own, people have to learn to recognise the robin first as an emblem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, Lew-T said: The point I’m making is if those 3 or 4 clubs made a new design today and came up with that, apart from City’s name, you wouldn’t know any different. Off the top of my head.. Swindon Cheltenham Altrincham You could also argue Charlton who are nicknamed the red robins. The design just needs a few minor touches. If we were on the same playing level as those tin pot teams then you would have a point. We have aspirations to be a premier League club, I'm pretty sure most who follow the premier League wouldn't even know of the existence of these other teams, let alone football fans around the world. We have the opportunity to take the robin and make it our own. In a couple of years when people see the robin badge they ain't going to think of Swindon etc, they will think of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 13 hours ago, Moments of Pleasure said: I've stripped it back to this: The Bear has a face; the Robin is faceless. And Tommy is shitfaced . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 10 minutes ago, Lew-T said: The point I’m making is if those 3 or 4 clubs made a new design today and came up with that, apart from City’s name, you wouldn’t know any different. Off the top of my head.. Swindon Cheltenham Altrincham You could also argue Charlton who are nicknamed the red robins. The design just needs a few minor touches. I thought they were the Addicks? Don’t know what Altrinchams badge looks like. Cheltenham’s Robin is in flight and a different style and I don’t think it looks anything like Swindon’s badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 I had to laugh at how they think a poll of just over 3 k fans is a fair representation of the fanbase, ridiculous. Its an uninspiring badge IMO and no suprise that Lansdown jnr and co didn’t properly involve the wider fanbase.. its a theme that is running through this club but i have to remember it really is THERE club and THERE play thing, kind of irrelevant what we think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 18 minutes ago, Sturny said: I think the fans got what the polls asked for tbf minimalist robin badge Correct. I don’t think it’s that bad personally. Don’t like the roundel but the club could change that with enough feedback. It’s certainly not in the same league as that monstrosity they tried to force onto us in 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 The new guerilla advertising campaign is absolutely brilliant and the club deserve full credit for it. We're in a City that is renowned all over the continent for graffiti and street art, we should be pushing that angle imo. Hope to see gurt big spray paint robins across the City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undy English Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, ZiderEyed said: The new guerilla advertising campaign is absolutely brilliant and the club deserve full credit for it. We're in a City that is renowned all over the continent for graffiti and street art, we should be pushing that angle imo. Hope to see gurt big spray paint robins across the City. Whilst the new badge has been a bit hit and miss, have to give props to the club for the marketing of it all, very impressive. Projectors, images on the bridge, posters and billboards everywhere, fair play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: Apologies. I shouldn't have mentioned it. I didn’t actually see your comment, so that’s at least two of us who independently see this. Oh dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious Custard Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Everyone needs to realise that what the club have come up with is final. A lot of money will have been spent on developing it to this point and all the money into marketing it and setting it out across all the Bristol City teams merchandise. I think this will also be the end of the purple and lime 3rd kit for a while. The new crest doesnt go well with it and from seing the ads up around bristol today our colours next season will be plain Red , white and black for 1st 2nd and 3rd kits. Nice basic retro look to compliment the new badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Lions Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 @zidereyeed where do you think the got tgose idesa from? fans. all done by fans years ago, banner drops, sticker bombing stencilling murals projections all done by fans years ago. it would have been brilliant if they and involved fans in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 41 minutes ago, Sturny said: Shocking trolling Unlike our badge, some things never change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 17 minutes ago, bris red said: I had to laugh at how they think a poll of just over 3 k fans is a fair representation of the fanbase, ridiculous. Its an uninspiring badge IMO and no suprise that Lansdown jnr and co didn’t properly involve the wider fanbase.. its a theme that is running through this club but i have to remember it really is THERE club and THERE play thing, kind of irrelevant what we think. It's not THERE club and it's not THERE plaything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, Undy English said: Whilst the new badge has been a bit hit and miss, have to give props to the club for the marketing of it all, very impressive. Projectors, images on the bridge, posters and billboards everywhere, fair play. An idea blagged off fans who were doing that years ago. BCFC have commercialised what was the non commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, Three Lions said: @zidereyeed where do you think the got tgose idesa from? fans. all done by fans years ago, banner drops, sticker bombing stencilling murals projections all done by fans years ago. it would have been brilliant if they and involved fans in it. Yes because football fans invented marketing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Lions Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 @RedRaw were Bristol City fans using street art and guerrilla style ideas before? well virtually everyone apart from Celtic who started doing the same at around the same year. confirm or deny??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 1 hour ago, phantom said: Appearing all around Bristol this morning, this will cheer up the blue few even more :laugh: Bloody Banksy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, phantom said: Appearing all around Bristol this morning, this will cheer up the blue few even more I wonder if this means the badge won't feature the circle on the away kits (with the kit being black or white) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsaw Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 I really dislike it, can't believe they have messed something so simple up so badly, where the the bridge, They have made us look like Brentford reserve team, it's just so tinpot, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 15 minutes ago, Three Lions said: @redraw were Bristol City fans using street art and guerrilla style ideas before? well virtually everyone apart from Celtic who started doing the same at around the same year. confirm or deny??? I am not denying city fans do all that.....but you are trying to suggest that the club putting up badge marketing on advertising boarding's, large projections on the bridge and buildings etc are ideas 'stolen' from the fans. Absolute poppycock......its basic marketing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 27, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Anyway more importantly I am surprised there has been no mention of when the new designs can be bought Seems a bit odd to have a launch and then not follow it up with sales of some kind? Surely at least the leisure wear could go on sale now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 49 minutes ago, ZiderEyed said: The new guerilla advertising campaign is absolutely brilliant and the club deserve full credit for it. We're in a City that is renowned all over the continent for graffiti and street art, we should be pushing that angle imo. Hope to see gurt big spray paint robins across the City. Wonder what Banksy thinks of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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