Do you like the new logo poll
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I think it's a bit patronising to presume to know what's in people's minds on the subject. I can only speak for myself. All I can say is that I don't like this particular design. I don't suppose it's as bad as when the islanders adopted the captain Birdseye design in the late 90s, but still. All that would be necessary is a few tweaks to sort out the new logo: get rid of the penguin, and get rid of the fussy flames on the left side.
Talking of NHL teams, I preferred the original phoenix/Arizona logo, but I can see what they're doing with the current one. That's the story of evolution I could accept.
Talking of NHL teams, I preferred the original phoenix/Arizona logo, but I can see what they're doing with the current one. That's the story of evolution I could accept.
I’m fairly certain the old logos are owned by the club.
I think when Bob Phillips took the team out of the ISL and into the BNL there was a dispute about who owned the logos. IIRC the 2nd version was owned by Shannon Hope and he refused to allow Brian Candy’s team to use it.
Years later, I remember being in a meeting where another takeover was taking place and it had been agreed that Shannon was give ownership of the logo to the club.
I think it was Matt Burge buying the club off Phillips but we had so many ownership changes in a short space of time back then I could be mixing them up
I think when Bob Phillips took the team out of the ISL and into the BNL there was a dispute about who owned the logos. IIRC the 2nd version was owned by Shannon Hope and he refused to allow Brian Candy’s team to use it.
Years later, I remember being in a meeting where another takeover was taking place and it had been agreed that Shannon was give ownership of the logo to the club.
I think it was Matt Burge buying the club off Phillips but we had so many ownership changes in a short space of time back then I could be mixing them up
i totally agree. i would have no problem with all 4 of these logos, the simple fact is the current logo is p*ss poor. and more to the point it does nothing to enhance the club. in fact, it devalues it in my opinion. this in itself (these 4 logos) shows there are much better options out there. for example, with these 4 logos you would feel great showing off your clothes. the current one looks like it came out of a cornflakes packet as a free sticker.
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I think what Kevlar was doing was putting forward the first few he found from a search. I don’t think he was saying we should have one of those so the point about making fans unhappy isn’t necessarily applicable to that but regardless everyone won’t agree with everything. It’s human nature.
@Ocko I think it’s incredibly short sighted and inaccurate to say that “people don’t want to like the logo regardless of how good it is”. It’s like saying “you’ll love anything the club put out because you’re a people pleaser or you suck up to the owners”. Completely not true from what I can tell about you but you get the inference. I’d give folk on here a bit more credit.
In terms of this forum… the poll speaks for itself. Surely the majority of voters can’t all be miserable old gits who can’t cope with change??
I would personally say that my point is applicable... Whilst I appreciate he wasn't suggesting that one of those should be our logo, he was suggesting that they were all better than it. That just proves how different personal preference is and emphasises the fact that even if we'd had a vote there would've still been unnecessary outrage from some.
I agree and that's the only point that matters here. It's personal opinion. If you don't like the new logo, it won't necessarily be because you don't like change, can't cope with change or "some people will never be pleased and will never like it". It's a personal choice. Some logos mean everything to people, some mean nothing to people. Just an opinion. What doesn't help, and this isn't directed at you at all, is the disparaging comments because you are in the camp of 'not liking it'.
'The Forum's in meltdown because people can't cope with change' and 'new players won't want to join us because of what's being said about the logo (paraphrasing)'. Just doesn't ring true. Some people don't like it, some people don't care. Neither opinion really matters as it's happening. It's personal opinion that we're all entitled to have.
'The Forum's in meltdown because people can't cope with change' and 'new players won't want to join us because of what's being said about the logo (paraphrasing)'. Just doesn't ring true. Some people don't like it, some people don't care. Neither opinion really matters as it's happening. It's personal opinion that we're all entitled to have.
That's fair... I wouldn't put myself in either camp. When it was first released I wasn't sure as it's a big change, I still wouldn't go as far as to say I love it but it does look good on the merch and I liked the new jerseys. I can see how it fits into the modern world of branding and whilst I liked the old logo I think I will always prefer our first.
I do think that some people have been way over the top in their response to the change but I also think no one should be criticised for not liking it. There will never be a situation where everyone likes the same thing but hopefully that won't get in the way of people supporting the team!? Some will no doubt grow to like it and others may even love it in time, but hopefully those who continue to dislike it can look past it and support the team they love regardless.
I do think that some people have been way over the top in their response to the change but I also think no one should be criticised for not liking it. There will never be a situation where everyone likes the same thing but hopefully that won't get in the way of people supporting the team!? Some will no doubt grow to like it and others may even love it in time, but hopefully those who continue to dislike it can look past it and support the team they love regardless.
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This thread is about the logo, it hasn't hijacked another topic, if your sick of reading it don't open the topic, it's as simple as that.
As for the t-shirt above i genuinely thought it was a mock up by someone as the logo looks like its been superimposed on to the t-shirt, it looks off to me as the font looks like an old style font, a sort of western cowboy font which fits in with a Calgary connection but with a modern logo, i do like the font used.
I think the t-shirt would have looked better just with the font, like the text only t-shirts we've had before.
As for the t-shirt above i genuinely thought it was a mock up by someone as the logo looks like its been superimposed on to the t-shirt, it looks off to me as the font looks like an old style font, a sort of western cowboy font which fits in with a Calgary connection but with a modern logo, i do like the font used.
I think the t-shirt would have looked better just with the font, like the text only t-shirts we've had before.
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