An Upgrade?

The last club crest design, regardless of its content and what it represented, was a bag of s**t which my five year old could have designed better on Microsoft Paint 97.

The ‘graphic design’ (if you can call it that) appeared rushed and unprofessional, further embarrassing fans who were also enduring a mental owner changing their traditional colours at the same time.

With said fruitcake owner, he of the high trouser waist and superior football knowledge spoon-fed by his son’s research on #FIFA15, seeing sense and reinstating club traditions, the times are indeed changing.

Following the return to playing in blue at home, the owner has even backtracked as far as delivering a new crest, largely thanks to his Buddhist mum and an infamous bollocking dished out to Tan at Christmas in Malaysia.  

The new one (below) is an improvement but if that’s an upgrade it really hammers home how bad the last one was. 

It’s of course nice to see the bluebird rightfully restored to maximum power and the font is a nice nod to Ninian. Most fans will accept it on these grounds but what of the actual skill involved in the design? 

The dragon design (below) for example could have been worse but it’s badly placed and as weird as the bluebird on the old badge. 

It's not a million miles away from the dragon in Mulan though is it? 

City fan Karl Payne (an actual ‘graphic designer’) designed this badge (below) in 2012 when the original beer mat style badge was revealed. It’s circulated on social media for years giving us a glimpse of what could be achieved if the club had any class.

Given what's happened and the club attempting to 'engage' with fans why wasn't a vote offered on the new crest? If the club aren't going to let fans vote then at least employ a boffin to come up with something professional.