SAFC Badge

I would prefer the use of two badges....an official Club Crest, and a shirt badge/crest.

I would keep the current one as a Club Crest. The big one on the SoL West stand main entrance looks class, but when its scaled down to put on a shirt/ merchandise I think it looks cluttered.

Then use the ship badge on the shirts, the blue one preferably.....and embroider the thing on.

 

This is not a retro strip (I don't know what the criteria is), but it's the shirt that I wore for football yesterday morning and I'm posting it because I noticed how good a condition it's in, considering the fact that I've been wearing it for Sunday football (as well as others) since new, whenever it was our current strip

I don't know why it looks a bit dark at the bottom, 'cos it doesn't really (it must be a bit of a shadow) !

 

Impressed with the colour on the Reg Vardy, as mine blurred... I must have put it on too high a wash

 

From a marketing point of view I ironically think the old badge is more modern, if that makes sense

 

In my opinion the Blue ship badge is more stronger

 

Could always ask ChatGPT to design one instead?

 

I would have FTM in Arabic as the badge!!



Bart

 

I’d like to see the Moto that’s on the town bridge on the badge in some shape or form

 

Wearing the same one now

 

Keep the club badge on the front of The S.O.L.

Use another badge on the team strip

Is that a possibility??

 

F.T.M. = 'iif ti 'iim.

 

Showing my ignorance here re: wearmouth bridge mate. What’s the motto on it?

 

"Don't climb over barrier".

 

"Don't do it marra, this road leads to Newcastle" iirc

 

NIL DESPERANDUM AUSPICE DEO
Do not despair. Trust in God.

I suppose Aethiests like me will never connect with that

 

Our badge up to 1972. I’m not very familiar with this one at all.

 

As previously mentioned, because a lot will have passed away, certainly the supporters when this badge came into use, anyone from that time remember any outcry when the club badge was changed from this?

 

I wonder if as much significance was attached to the club badge back in 1972. Football badges looked great in the Panini sticker albums in the 80’s and the ship one is very memorable from things like that. What era did buying the shirts become a thing for fans as well?

 

I had a couple of hand-me-down shirts from early 80's, but the first one I can remember buying myself was the first Patrick home one, maybe 86 or 87?
Even bought the tracksuit that season, the one with one grey arm and one red.

 

Nil Desperandum Auspice Meo
Pro partia yon sondenland
Certa cito
Consectatio Excellentiae

Do not despair and trust in me
Ride the wings of pegasus to Sunderland
Surely and swiftly
In pursuit of excellence