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So the horse beats the stuffed flea bitten canary,

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Re: So the horse beats the stuffed flea bitten canary,

Post by marko69 » Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:18 pm

You guys & Forest, 2 & 1. I’d agree with that…… two very iconic badges. 👌👍

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Post by goldandblack » Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:29 pm

marko69 wrote:
Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:18 pm
You guys & Forest, 2 & 1. I’d agree with that…… two very iconic badges. 👌👍
Yeah both recognisable without too much writing, actually none at all on ours, ( only because we couldn't spell it ) I like the spurs badge but detest the Spuds,
most badges can be recognised by fans,

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Post by marko69 » Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:37 pm

goldandblack wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:29 pm
marko69 wrote:
Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:18 pm
You guys & Forest, 2 & 1. I’d agree with that…… two very iconic badges. 👌👍
Yeah both recognisable without too much writing, actually none at all on ours, ( only because we couldn't spell it ) I like the spurs badge but detest the Spuds,
most badges can be recognised by fans,
:lol: Nice!! Genuine LOL

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Post by goldandblack » Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:48 pm

What is this Lincoln badge all about :? and why did BlueMike pose for it . mite call him Red Mike from now on,
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My first ever Wolves badge, still got 2 of them, must be over 65 / 70 yrs old now,
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Post by marko69 » Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:53 pm

A Lincoln Imp.

Not from any recesses of the brain......, from Google :D

What the hell is an Imp? ....., heading back to Google.

"Impa Limpa, Dippity doo...." Willy Wonka song

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A Lincoln Imp.

Not from any recesses of the brain......, from Google :D

What the hell is an Imp? ....., heading back to Google.

"Impa Limpa, Dippity doo...." Willy Wonka song
its someone with a bad foot or one leg shorter than the other, or is that its brother limp

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Post by marko69 » Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:59 pm

99-bonk?......, think thats a caterpillar with a wooden leg?

Sorry, my grandad told me that walking me to nursery in 1972

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Post by goldandblack » Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:03 pm

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99-bonk?......, think thats a caterpillar with a wooden leg?

Sorry, my grandad told me that walking me to nursery in 1972
:lol: must remember that one for the grand kids, proper grandad joke that. :lol:

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Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:03 pm
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99-bonk?......, think thats a caterpillar with a wooden leg?

Sorry, my grandad told me that walking me to nursery in 1972
:lol: must remember that one for the grand kids, proper grandad joke that. :lol:
It is eh?! :lol:

Any time I see my youngest grandaughter eating a donut, I'll say "is that a donut or a meringue?" (She studies the donut)......, then I'll say, "I think I'm correct, its a donut aye?" The confusion on her wee face! :lol:

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Post by Ricco » Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:09 pm

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Sorry to say it, but that wolf looks a little porcine to me! Modern edition a little sharper!

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Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:09 pm
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Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:48 pm
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Sorry to say it, but that wolf looks a little porcine to me! Modern edition a little sharper!
yeah but its very old and designs weren't so sharp then, especially as they were made from coal lol. it goes back to the 50s,4 weeks pocket money at the time, one of mine has lost a lot of the yellow,

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Post by goldandblack » Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:26 pm

marko69 wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:07 pm
goldandblack wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:03 pm
marko69 wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:59 pm
99-bonk?......, think thats a caterpillar with a wooden leg?

Sorry, my grandad told me that walking me to nursery in 1972
:lol: must remember that one for the grand kids, proper grandad joke that. :lol:
It is eh?! :lol:

Any time I see my youngest grandaughter eating a donut, I'll say "is that a donut or a meringue?" (She studies the donut)......, then I'll say, "I think I'm correct, its a donut aye?" The confusion on her wee face! :lol:
those little people are great, keeps you on your toes when they lay siege to the house, :D

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Post by Ricco » Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:44 pm

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Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:22 pm
yeah but its very old and designs weren't so sharp then, especially as they were made from coal lol. it goes back to the 50s,4 weeks pocket money at the time, one of mine has lost a lot of the yellow,
I do love old badges like that, I'm not too keen on modern slick designs, feels a bit simplified, Americanised perhaps. But then again, given time they become classic designs too.

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Post by goldandblack » Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:52 pm

Ricco wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:44 pm
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Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:22 pm
yeah but its very old and designs weren't so sharp then, especially as they were made from coal lol. it goes back to the 50s,4 weeks pocket money at the time, one of mine has lost a lot of the yellow,
I do love old badges like that, I'm not too keen on modern slick designs, feels a bit simplified, Americanised perhaps. But then again, given time they become classic designs too.
I've got loads of the old badges which i started collecting from the away teams grounds, sometimes used to swap with the oppo fans.

at least they used to be able to put the badge up the right way back then :wink:
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goldandblack wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:52 pm
Ricco wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:44 pm
goldandblack wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:22 pm
yeah but its very old and designs weren't so sharp then, especially as they were made from coal lol. it goes back to the 50s,4 weeks pocket money at the time, one of mine has lost a lot of the yellow,
I do love old badges like that, I'm not too keen on modern slick designs, feels a bit simplified, Americanised perhaps. But then again, given time they become classic designs too.
I've got loads of the old badges which i started collecting from the away teams grounds, sometimes used to swap with the oppo fans.

at least they used to be able to put the badge up the right way back then :wink:
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Looks like Wolves given the finger to someone. Didn't anybody notice the mistake before?

Reminds me a bit of Spurs playing in the FA Cup final years ago, against Coventry I believe and half the teams shirts were missing their sponsors logo

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Post by goldandblack » Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:38 pm

Steve wrote:
Wed Mar 08, 2023 10:55 am
goldandblack wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:52 pm
Ricco wrote:
Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:44 pm

I do love old badges like that, I'm not too keen on modern slick designs, feels a bit simplified, Americanised perhaps. But then again, given time they become classic designs too.
I've got loads of the old badges which i started collecting from the away teams grounds, sometimes used to swap with the oppo fans.

at least they used to be able to put the badge up the right way back then :wink:
Looks like Wolves given the finger to someone. Didn't anybody notice the mistake before?

Reminds me a bit of Spurs playing in the FA Cup final years ago, against Coventry I believe and half the teams shirts were missing their sponsors logo
Well we were playing the Vile so perhaps it was a sign, :wink:
Apparently he changed into it at half time, so i guess no one would have noticed, it wouldn't have noticed on most footballers cause they spend most of the time on the ground. but Nélson Semedo doesn't usually do the dying duck show,

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Post by Ricco » Wed Mar 08, 2023 10:06 pm

Ha, how bizarre!

I couldn't find any sign of that badge other than on ebay gnb. Was it used on shirts? There seems to be quite poor records of club badges, poorer that of kits over the years.

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Post by goldandblack » Wed Mar 08, 2023 11:28 pm

Ricco wrote:
Wed Mar 08, 2023 10:06 pm
Ha, how bizarre!

I couldn't find any sign of that badge other than on ebay gnb. Was it used on shirts? There seems to be quite poor records of club badges, poorer that of kits over the years.
No sorry it was just the club badge the fans could buy, in those days there was never a choice like now.
this was the Shirt badge back in the 50s and the one worn at the 59/60 cup final.. since then we have had many shirt badges up until the present one,
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Post by Ricco » Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:53 am

That makes a bit more sense now! Ipswich has had a pretty straightforward badge history from what I can gather. First used the council crest at various points in various ways until 1972 when the 'yellow' first club dedicated badge was designed, before it was tweaked again in 1995 to the current design. The only criticism I would have is that the badge is perhaps a little overcomplicated for modern use. The Wolves badge could be printed on a postage stamp and still be instantly recognisable from a distance, whereas the text and embellishment on the Town badge makes it less suitable.

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Local graphic designer had a dabble with new designs, some of which are quite nice, not that I'd want the current badge to change though.

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Post by Ricco » Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:05 am

Because who wouldn't want to see a Suffolk Punch try and balance on Wolsey's gate?! I've also never really understood the water in the design either, sure the Orwell's the reason that Ipswich is there in the first place, but every flipping Town or City (other than a small handful) is founded on a river and has a similar relationship with it.

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I've also never really understood the water in the design either, sure the Orwell's the reason that Ipswich is there in the first place, but every flipping Town or City (other than a small handful) is founded on a river and has a similar relationship with it.
Wouldn’t worry too much, Ricco……. Coventry got an elephant.

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marko69 wrote:
Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:01 pm
Ricco wrote:
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:05 am
I've also never really understood the water in the design either, sure the Orwell's the reason that Ipswich is there in the first place, but every flipping Town or City (other than a small handful) is founded on a river and has a similar relationship with it.
Wouldn’t worry too much, Ricco……. Coventry got an elephant.
:lol:

I did stumble on this...

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/f ... n-15517611

Can't say there's much decent competition in that top 10 though!!

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Ricco wrote:
Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:53 am
That makes a bit more sense now! Ipswich has had a pretty straightforward badge history from what I can gather. First used the council crest at various points in various ways until 1972 when the 'yellow' first club dedicated badge was designed, before it was tweaked again in 1995 to the current design. The only criticism I would have is that the badge is perhaps a little overcomplicated for modern use. The Wolves badge could be printed on a postage stamp and still be instantly recognisable from a distance, whereas the text and embellishment on the Town badge makes it less suitable.

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Local graphic designer had a dabble with new designs, some of which are quite nice, not that I'd want the current badge to change though.

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I think most clubs used the Town or City crest originally. then moved away to create there own marketing brand.
What I didn't know was the Town were founded in 1878, ten years before us,
The Towns badge is instantly recognised with the association with that great horse the Suffolk Punch.
if you look at the first pic it has a ship on it so the river Orwell was a connection, Note the ship looks like it was an after thought 8)

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Post by goldandblack » Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:29 pm

marko69 wrote:
Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:01 pm
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Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:05 am
I've also never really understood the water in the design either, sure the Orwell's the reason that Ipswich is there in the first place, but every flipping Town or City (other than a small handful) is founded on a river and has a similar relationship with it.
Wouldn’t worry too much, Ricco……. Coventry got an elephant.
Bit of knowledge here Marko. I didn't know this.
St George was from Coventry and he killed a dragon, and the elephant is supposed to be the mythical archenemy of the dragon. (don't know why -perhaps they used their trunks to put out the dragons fire).

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:lol: 👍👍

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:lol: 👍👍

Didn't Lady Godiva ride through Coventry on an Elephant. or was that Lady Gaga.

Why did Elephants exist longer than the dragons?
Because they didn’t smoke. :wink:

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Get that joke thread kick started again Wolfie! Got a few good ones from the Friday plumbers forum. Some really good clean stuff on there.

My wee cuz, ginger Peter…… (and i mean feckin GINGER!) ….. is from Coventry and a big CCFC fan…… never asked him about that elephant. 🤔

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Get that joke thread kick started again Wolfie! Got a few good ones from the Friday plumbers forum. Some really good clean stuff on there.

My wee cuz, ginger Peter…… (and i mean feckin GINGER!) ….. is from Coventry and a big CCFC fan…… never asked him about that elephant. 🤔
remember going there in 67 for the league decider and was locked out, the ground held around 30k and 51k got in that day. saw the last 10 mins when the gates were opened, wish i hadn't as we lost 1-3 :( https://www.facebook.com/TheSkyBlues/ph ... 41/?type=3
Ol Wurzel Hill was there boss.

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Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:29 pm
marko69 wrote:
Thu Mar 09, 2023 8:57 pm
Get that joke thread kick started again Wolfie! Got a few good ones from the Friday plumbers forum. Some really good clean stuff on there.

My wee cuz, ginger Peter…… (and i mean feckin GINGER!) ….. is from Coventry and a big CCFC fan…… never asked him about that elephant. 🤔
remember going there in 67 for the league decider and was locked out, the ground held around 30k and 51k got in that day. saw the last 10 mins when the gates were opened, wish i hadn't as we lost 1-3 :( https://www.facebook.com/TheSkyBlues/ph ... 41/?type=3
Ol Wurzel Hill was there boss.
Ah yes......, pre-health & safety. :lol:

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