Joensuu Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 4/10 IMO, you could improve the whole design simply by removing the scarf, red circle, halo, and the black curved team name. You'd end up with an attractive simple retro (ish) badge
Under Weststand Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Overall it looks good but like many on here the red blob with 125 on it doesn't quite look right. May well look better when on shirts etc.
aintforever Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I like the gold trim and the dates but wouldn't have replaced the football with a snooker ball.
Junction 9 Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Yeah nice crest. Now, any chance you could get some staff to release some season ticket news?
Liquidshokk Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Funny how everyone picked up on the red ball as being a bit iffy. We cant all be wrong. Maybe they will sort it out with enough feedback
Castro 1 Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I like it but the 125 should be in gold like the rest of the lettering
Arizona Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I think the red blob should be white, with red lettering.
SFC Forever Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Actually HATE the 125 where the football should be...it's far too 'in your face'. Quite like the gold trim mind...it's subtle and quite 'posh' so to speak. I don't understand why we need the 125 on the crest. The two dates tell us that there is 125 years of the club. Put the ball back on.
JRM Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 The '125' on the red ball is 'uckin horrible. Looks like it was designed by Fisher Price. The gold is OK, and the dates on either side, but the ball ????!!!! FFS that's what I thought, it looks terrible. like a red nose from comic relief
VectisSaint Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 The "125" is superfluous, better as a ball again. With the dates either side of the badge, 1885 & 2010 anyone with an ounce of intelligence will know that it is 125 years. The 125 looks like a lottery ball, complete cack in my opinion.
Tractor_Saint Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 From twitter "Another announcement coming within the next few minutes - You should like this one"
MulletMan Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 From twitter "Another announcement coming within the next few minutes - You should like this one" http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2051138,00.html This one?
markr27 Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Another one not in favour of the 125 years red blob, it should go back to an old style football
DT Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I think it's pretty good, although the 125 circle does look like a price sticker that supermarkets put on sausages. On the whole, though, not a bad effort.
DT Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Rumours are that we are playing a 1-2-5 formation next year.
hypochondriac Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I don't like the 125 but I'm not going to cry about it. I still think the kit will look awesome.
buctootim Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I hate to say this, but I've never really liked our crest. It always seemed poorly designed and old fashioned. We need a new one. I never used to like it because it looked a bit 1970s and dated. Now I just think it looks deliberately retro. Agree with others the 125 is a bit carp and unneccessary. They've already put '1885' and '2010' in - were not so thick we need someone to do the maths for us as well.
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I never used to like it because it looked a bit 1970s and dated. Now I just think it looks deliberately retro. Agree with others the 125 is a bit carp and unneccessary. They've already put '1885' and '2010' in - we're not so thick we need someone to do the maths for us as well. Don't count on it...
Super_Saint Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I picked not sure, hopefully it'll grow on me. I don't particularly like the 125 as a replacement for the football. But I do like the gold outline around the crest.
Saints Fan Dan Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Nice! I was fearing it would be something completely different but I like it!
sfc4prem Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I like it, it'll convince the doubters when it's stitched onto the shirts... I hope
ponto1963 Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 What the **** have they done to the ball!? Looks like a lolipop the rest is nice but that ruins it, v poor I agree; shame they didn't keep the ball in the background rather than the red nose badge
chrisobee Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Funny how everyone picked up on the red ball as being a bit iffy. We cant all be wrong. Maybe they will sort it out with enough feedback I can't say I had noticed........until now !!
sfc4prem Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Maybe it would look better if the background of the ball was another colour? Black?
Saints foreva Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I like the gold outline, but that ball ruins it for me. I would have liked it to be similar to the badge when Saints won the FA Cup. http://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/images/Southampton-76-Home-CW-Boys-Close.jpg
Scudamore Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Maybe it would look better if the background of the ball was another colour? Black? I did think that myself... I was so unconvinced that i didn't even bother posting it. Red on red just looks wrong to me though.
benjii Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I like the revisions apart from the rather gormless "125" and red blob. That should be left how it was, or replaced with a picture of Markus' head IMO.
Simples Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 On first glance I liked it and voted yes. After reading the comments about the ball looking, well, a bit comic, I find myself agreeing. I think it should be changed slightly by bringing the ball back, and changing the solid halo to a gold 125, to make the 125 look like a halo. Hope you ollow what I mean! If someone does, and who is far more cleverer :biggrin: than me, maybe they could put it up on here? Simples :cool:
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Can't please everyone can you though. I think it's decent, and after all, it's only going to ba around a year.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 In the words of the great Dom Jolly 'That is sh!t'.
Scudamore Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I'm also curious as to why the halo has shifted up?
Dr Who? Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I do like it, but the ball does not look right. Why not just have a normal ball with the number 125 on it in bold?
Thedelldays Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 moan moan moan..negative moan get behind the new badge ffs
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 horrible - that crest badge whatever is so 70s, should revert to the old city emblem with the 3 roses.
ladysaint Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 horrible - that crest badge whatever is so 70s, should revert to the old city emblem with the 3 roses. That would be great, I used to love that crest and on an old style shirt would look good.
St Landrew Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Well I've never been that keen on the club badge anyway, but that aside it looks OK. If I could fiddle around with a few details there, I would make the 125 the size of the other text and numbers and also make it gold.
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I think the red blob should be white, with red lettering. Yep, I thought that too.
Micky Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 The font for the '125' is wrong, it looks too comic. Tend to agree - would have preferred that they used the font that was employed on the dates either side of the crest. Other than that though - it's growing on me.
Saint George Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Sooner they dump the whole thing the better...This could have been a perfect oportunity to create a 'professional' looking crest to replace the hideous school kid designed 'thing' we've been stuck with since the 70's Hate it...its pathetic
Saint 76er Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 If we're sticking with the basis of existing logo, then this is a really good effort. The gold outline really lifts it and brings it closer to the modern era, sort of. Not sure about the red nose, but I will live with it as, Yeah...!! that horrid football has been junked at last. Truly that cartoon football is the worst thing about the existing badge. I would like to see the 125 replaced by the word Saints maybe diagonally across the red circle in a swish written style, perhaps with each S outside the circle at each end. The 125 could go above the halo, but I agree it's not really necessary as we have the dates. Personally, I think the existing badge has had it's day (the 1970s) and I would love a modern or even futuristic style of badge for the following year. This should be simplified (not a travelogue of the area) and based on the theme that we are the Saints, IMO. If keeping the new logo after next season, then can the 125 and the shading below the circle and add the word Saints as per above and maybe replace the dates with ' Since 1885' or simply 18 - 85 either side of the shield. Do NOT go back to the existing badge as it is, it's far too Roy of the Rovers comic book and not cutting edge enough for Mr Cortese's brave new era...
proevosaints Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Red looks embarassing and tacky...awful awful awful.
IamLeGod Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 Meh theres not much to love/hate about it. It is hardly that different to the existing crest..
SOTONS EAST SIDE Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 It should be quite easy to distract you from the red ball, by angleling the 125 to give the perseption of speed (moving forward) it would of looked better i think!!
stardustonmyfeet Posted 13 May, 2010 Posted 13 May, 2010 I always thought of the football as a head, with the scarf as the arms. Now it looks like the football's been amputated and there's a pool of blood in its place. Not that anyone will give a **** if we're promoted by this time next year.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now