ollywhyte

The collar. I know it’s been done to death, but genuinely now, please can we sort it?

That is ridiculous and surely a design error? We should not be accepting those or selling them surely?

If they want him to go on loan to the Championship and willing to pay his wages I expect he will end up somewhere like QPR. Could see Ainsworth being a good influence for him.

Not doubting his quality and really feel for him after all he’s been through, but really wouldn’t want him at our club. Just seems to go against everything we’ve built under Pearson thus far.

2 minutes ago, CyderInACan said:

 

Congratulations m, looks a real prospect. Must be exciting getting a 3 year deal at our club where you can clearly see a pathway

And christ, how big must his neck be, it fits

*edit - looks like the version of the kit with the printed badge, why do we seemingly have different variations and fit of the same shirt

Enforcing the follow on, interesting!

47 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

Heading for a draw now. 

Not now!

If anyone has any codes going spare it would be much appreciated, looking to purchase some tickets. Thank you

3 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Agree, I think he'd have looked at our squad and thought, where am I going to start games regularly with the emergence of Cam Pring, and plenty of strength in depth on the left side of midfield/forwards?

The timing just didn't feel right. 

This for me is reason enough to not be too fussed about him not signing. Initially I was so keen for him to return.

But it would say a lot about his self-belief and mentality as a footballer if he’s having reservations over play time. If after playing in the Premier League and European football he still doesn’t back himself to make the LB position his own over Cam Pring, he clearly isn’t the signing we need regardless of his history and sentimentality of the deal.

Could see him ending up at Argyle, would suit their wing back system as well

On 08/06/2023 at 18:12, Swine said:

Few quick options for ya.

13 hours ago, soultrader said:

10 hours ago, soultrader said:

Firstly thank you to everyone that has taken the time to produce a badge for us to consider, they’re all brilliant. @soultrader I hope you managed to get some work done in amongst your efforts

The badges above all captured the club brilliantly, I particularly liked the circular shape as it allow consistency from our current badge. The red and black stripes look really imposing so that was something we wanted to see

Taking the shell of @Swine design I asked him to add some red and black stripes and integrate a Gorilla with red eyes inspired by @soultraderdesigns.

The final product we have combines all of my favourite elements of the designs above and completely captures what we all wanted. So massive thank to @Swinefor pulling the final one together.

For reference the badge we will be using is now on our updated Facebook and Twitter pages. (It won’t let me upload here for some reason!) if anyone can post below then please do.

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SBGFC2021

Twitter - @AFCS_Grillers

If anyone is interested please give our pages a follow, we regularly update on games and it would be good to gain some new followers on those platforms!

Thanks again everyone

Thanks @SydneyCity a lot of thought goes into your two designs! Very clever

If anyone else is able to help out would be great to get a load together and get the team to vote 

Thanks @soultrader some great efforts there, I'll compile all the best and let the lads vote at some point !

Anyone else able to work their magic?  Think the circular badges look quite good, also like the touch of having The Grillers on their somewhere.

AFC Stoke

The Grillers

Red, black and white

Featuring a gorilla 

Happy to donate to a chosen charity as thanks for anyone able to help  

@Swine and @SydneyCity really appreciate the efforts they are fantastic and would 100% be delighted to have used either of them!

In the past 24 hours the club has completely changed however we’ve managed to secure sponsorship from a local accountancy firm which is now allowing us to retain part of our original name with no pub ties. Which was always the preference now we have a bit of presence and backing in the Sunday football scene.

We are now going to go into the season as AFC Stoke. However this requires a new badge… again…

If anyone at all is able to help out together a badge looking at this sort of criteria

- AFC Stoke

- Red, black and white

- Preference for a circle badge

- If possible the inclusion or reference of a gorilla would be brilliant. We’ve picked up the name ‘Grillers’ over the years and affectionately now known as ‘The Gorillas’ so a little touch to our roots would be a nice touch.

A quick search on Google for gorilla badges and loads seem to come up, something that looks a bit fearsome I suppose!

Honestly though, I’m absolutely useless and appreciate anyones efforts to help with this one.

Just now, ollywhyte said:

@Swine and @SydneyCity really appreciate the efforts they are fantastic and would 100% be delighted to have used either of them!

In the past 24 hours the club has completely changed however we’ve managed to secure sponsorship from a local accountancy firm which is now allowing us to retain part of our original name with no pub ties. Which was always the preference now we have a bit of presence and backing in the Sunday football scene.

We are now going to go into the season as AFC Stoke. However this requires a new badge… again…

If anyone at all is able to help out together a badge looking at this sort of criteria

- AFC Stoke

- Red, black and white

- Preference for a circle badge

- If possible the inclusion or reference of a gorilla would be brilliant. We’ve picked up the name ‘Grillers’ over the years and affectionately now known as ‘The Gorillas’ so a little touch to our roots would be a nice touch.

A quick search on Google for gorilla badges and loads seem to come up, something that looks a bit fearsome I suppose!

Honestly though, I’m absolutely useless and appreciate anyones efforts to help with this one.

 

 

And just to confirm, this won’t change again

19 minutes ago, Porto Red said:

No graphic design skills but you could take the red and white striped semicircle from Spike's design and complete the circle with half of the wheel from the new sponsor pub's sign perhaps 

Great shout tbf. That with ODD WHEEL FOOTBALL CLUB would be brilliant and keep some consistency too 

Open to any designs!

Hi 

A couple years ago I asked for some help with putting together a badge for a new football team I was running. Stoke Bar & Grill FC in Plymouth. This thread shows some absolute crackers that some very talented posters put together!

For the past two seasons we have used @Spike design and we just won our first league title winning 17 and drawing 1 of our last 18 games to secure the league title after losing our first 3 games in a 21 game season! The lads are really appreciative of this design and I'm a bit embarrassed to see there was no further communication from myself after the badges were created, in the future I think I'd like to keep everyone posted on how we are doing (if at all interested!)

That said, unfortunately we are being uprooted with the pub sadly about to close. However it now looks likely we will be moving under new sponsorship from another pub on the outskirts of Plymouth - The Odd Wheel in Wembury.

Another massive ask if any budding graphic designers are able to help... (I'm absolutely useless and design I've attempted are so amateur looking)

The remit:

Odd Wheel FC

Prime colours - red, black and white (but open to anything really)

The pubs branding is this - if anyone has any time to help it would be brilliant. 

1 hour ago, Silvio Dante said:

But disrespectful that mate. @Bcfcshags has been right about a lot, ranging from highly unlikely team selections to the new kit supplier, and has fed information as soon as he has it. He’s as sound as an ITK as I’ve seen during my time on here and has only got one thing wrong that I remember (HWR playing Vs QPR). If he’s been steered wrong here then I’m in no doubt he’ll respond in the right way.

Not doubting your source, but wording it as “So we are just taking what someone called BCFCshags as gospel then?” comes across a bit needlessly confrontational 

Just to be clear it wasn’t intended as disrespectful more in jest, just misjudged and fair play to the poster quite clearly does have a connection based on past postings I wasn’t aware of! So apologies to @Bcfcshags if taken in the wrong way. You made me look stupid in the process at least… nothing new there mins.

Hold my hands up fair play, and to be clear I didn’t have a source it was my attempt of humour  

Good luck abroad Joe!

So we are just taking what someone called BCFCshags as gospel then?

Genuine question as well, take it they are a well connected source?

Otherwise I’ve just had it confirmed that the deal is very much on, Joe will be announced next week

This is the sort of business we should have been doing years ago. 
 

Never been so confident in a manager just wish we had him years ago. I like how we go under the radar as well, fancied by no one.

Do we think this move would have still gone through if they had been promoted? Great move either way, really happy for him and he must be delighted with the security of  a 4 year deal  

How haven’t we scored ffs

What time train is best for this one? Coming up from Plymouth, see there’s one that gets in at 0945 or 1021? Never done it by train before, presuming heavy police presence etc

2 hours ago, alexukhc said:

3 tickets on the site

Managed to pick three up on the site around 11, buzzing!

If anyone has/or ends up with 2 or even 3 tickets available for sale give me a message

How much longer is Kal expected to be out?

If it’s his ACL and season ending, we look worryingly short at centre half. I don’t think Idehen is ready and/or fancied. I hope we never see Andy King in the 4 especially. Kalas injury history also has to be a concern.

I suppose Pring at LCB with Dasilva at LB is an option.

Failing that are there any free transfer centre halves knocking about worth a 3 month deal just to see us through? Mariappa/Williams style.

42 minutes ago, Jim Davey said:

got a feeling were going to get one today. COYR

Our badge the last time we were awarded one?

Two tickets secured in Dolman just past 10, brief panic set in as I realised I hadn’t linked my brothers account to attribute his ticket and didn’t have his membership number to hand - luckily they hold them for 15 minutes - it got pretty close!  

It maybe worth asking about Sikri Dembele, surely going to be out of favour entirely by the time they make these attacking signings