IPO filing suggests Manchester United Football Club badge could return
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Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
But why?
Yes, put it back on it. Hopefully a new badge isn't too cartoony like the one we have now.
I can't wait to buy myself an official Manchester United whip with the old club badge on it.
It will be the same as the one we have now, the only difference is 'Manchester United' will be at the top and 'Football Club' will be where it currently says 'United'.
"I didn't like that change, Joel didn't like that change"
The change happened in 1998.
The change happened in 1998.
I don't doubt it will be very similar to what we have now (not that round thing in the other thread). I'd just like to put some colour back into it. Red and yellow just looks rubbish.
You can not like a change that happened in the past you know."I didn't like that change, Joel didn't like that change"
The change happened in 1998.
For instance, I am not particularly a fan of Germany changing their pre-1939 position of not going into Poland, to then going into Poland.
Totally for this. Great to see Football Club return.
It would have been a bit odd of them to not like a change that happened while they were in charge."I didn't like that change, Joel didn't like that change"
The change happened in 1998.
No it's just the change had been done long before they arrived and if they didn't like it, why didn't they change it back awhile ago. Why wait till now?
Not trying to be cynical or anything like. Just would have assumed changing it earlier, if they didn't like it, would have been the thing to do. I'm all for it tbh.
Fairly sure the Glazers don't give a crap what we're called, long as it shifts merch, and if Woody has convinced them "Football Club" will sell more, they're certainly dislike the change.
Actually, a new/old badge is possibly a massive merch shifting opportunity, as every kid will have to have the right one on all their stuff.
Actually, a new/old badge is possibly a massive merch shifting opportunity, as every kid will have to have the right one on all their stuff.
Im pretty sure i dont give a rats ass
Kind of hard to mistake 'manchester united' for anything other than a football club surely.
Kind of hard to mistake 'manchester united' for anything other than a football club surely.
They've only reissued the trademark on the crest. I imagine this is the vintage retro Adidas line, which United will be aggressively pushing in 2016. If we do get a new badge, it'll be a re-design and not the old logo.
According the IPO, the last time we used the logo was for "21.03.15 - Soccer balls; Volleyballs"
According the IPO, the last time we used the logo was for "21.03.15 - Soccer balls; Volleyballs"
Bang on, didn't abramovich change Chelsea's badge since he took over and that was a massive change, they could have changed it easily if they wanted to.
Because compared to Chelsea and Man City (also had a badge change?), the United brand was well established globally. A badge change affects a whole lot of things brand-related. I doubt the Glazers came into the club or Woodward took office waving their fists screaming to change the badge as if rebranding is the most dire need of the club.
I'm not really getting your point tbh.
Liverpool, Arsenal, Milan etc have changed their badge down the years and it's never affected them commercially.
And I also very much doubt that United adding two words to their badge is gonna affect them, in a bad way, commercially.
Plus, The Glazers own the club. They could put Harry Enfield's face on the badge if they wanted to, which I hope they don't btw
I think what Natener might be trying to say is that Changing a logo literally means millions in investments. In changing every logo in the merchandising stores, every sponsorship association, every commerical avenue, every united related product, United have to actually spend a lot of money to globally reflect the change in the logo (The club has a presence in so many countries, it's an almost ridiculously difficult task).
But I don't see the need to change logo's at this stage. Our logo is one of the most recognizable logo's in the world.
Imagine how much effort the sweatshops will have to spend for those two extra words
I prefer the badge as it is.
Fecking pointless adding 'football club' back in. I'd rather we modernised the badge further and made it look less busy.
Fecking pointless adding 'football club' back in. I'd rather we modernised the badge further and made it look less busy.
Never thought we should have changed it. Manchester United Football Club is more traditional and has more class.It's also what we are,Manchester United sits too big on the jersey.It's slightly cheap looking and it was clearly a modern day attempt to create a simpler brand identity,doesn't look as good in my opinion.I have two design degrees and think the logo and emblem should be scaled down.It would add greater spatial reference on the jersey and not compete with adidas logo on the opposite side.Don't get me fecking started on the chevrolet logo.Should be monochromed and scaled the feck down.
Ed Woodward has more problem's than the badge at the moment.Needs to get the manager situation sorted and work on potential signings in the summer.The badge is not the priority ,it's the football we have played on the pitch.
Ed Woodward has more problem's than the badge at the moment.Needs to get the manager situation sorted and work on potential signings in the summer.The badge is not the priority ,it's the football we have played on the pitch.
100% for sticking football club back on there. It should never have been removed.
I like the current badge. I find the one with 'football club' in it dated, if it was to be that and not a modernised version.
I wouldn't mind either but........... part of me thinks this should have been done with the release of this seasons kit as a "surprise" all it seems to smack of now is the pending release of yet another kit similar to this season but with "Football Club" on the badge.
With the way we've been playing this season, people need reminding that we play football.
Exactly.
Moving forward is what we should be doing. We're already stuck in the past and obsessed with 'tradition' as it is.
No wonder we're in the bloody shithole and modernised clubs like City are leaving us in the dust.
Bringing back a classic logo would be a branding disaster anyway.
Can we sort out on the pitch issues first before worrying about aesthetic changes.
Those graphic designers are wasting their time on shit like this when they could be telling Schneiderlin to stay on his feet or telling Memphis to track his man. No sense of priorities in this club.
Not that big deal for me, to be honest. I like the current one. Seems to be important for some people though and if the majority of the fans want it, then we should do it.
Pretty much it. A badge change for us affects a great deal of business associations that we have built with our brand. Not that it can't be carried out, but it's far from being a matter of priority especially when the Glazers took over.I think what Natener might be trying to say is that Changing a logo literally means millions in investments. In changing every logo in the merchandising stores, every sponsorship association, every commerical avenue, every united related product, United have to actually spend a lot of money to globally reflect the change in the logo (The club has a presence in so many countries, it's an almost ridiculously difficult task).
But I don't see the need to change logo's at this stage. Our logo is one of the most recognizable logo's in the world.
Imagine how much effort the sweatshops will have to spend for those two extra words
its a nice sentiment, but when you have blatantly whored the name out to noodles, tyres, printers, hiking gear, etc it seems a little precious
If we do it, I hope it's a natural mashup between the current logo and the old one. Something like this:
The yellow needs to go, white or gold would look much better.
OK so I will admit I never noticed it had gone
but now I will always notice everytime I see it
but now I will always notice everytime I see it
I think gold instead of yellow is quite a natural thing on the shirt (especially for special occasions) but not on the badge on the page/website.
White though? White?!
110% yes.
Would love to see the old badge come back.
Would love to see the old badge come back.
That looks brilliant.If we do it, I hope it's a natural mashup between the current logo and the old one. Something like this: