Herbie6590

For absolute clarity, we are not aware of ANY initiative to change the badge... this guy does some interesting stuff though...

The usual reason is commercial - establishing copyright over the new design & meaning that a load of new merchandise etc can be produced with the new badge e.g. Arsenal changing the direction of the cannon on their badge

Alan is a freelance who does a lot of TV work for Sky so he will have access to their infamous “Sky Sources” I assume...

Kieran Maguire @PriceofFootball on Twitter published this FFP headroom table earlier today...Bristol City really need to go up this season...

Here’s the Twitter thread...??

I had the privilege of being there for that occasion.

Coincidentally it was a question asked on Twitter earlier today by New York Rovers chaps...we were speculating about the potential for a change in the badge. I distinctly remembered the badge being around when I started going to Ewood (1969 ish) so I asked Fred Cumpstey who gave me the answer. The Google search confirmed Fred’s answer in that the programme cover changed for the 1967/8 season. i always thought it odd that the red rose badge appeared on the shirts but everywhere else used the roundel type badge...well at least until it appeared on the shirts. i also recall being quite excited to see a new kit with the new badge...oh how naive we all were in the 1980’s...no kit launches then...you just waited for the first home game & peeled your eyes ?. The red & blue stripes suddenly appearing on the shorts for the legendary Feb 1975 game v Plymouth being a case in point...a kit change, mid-season...crazy times. ?

Summer 1967 first used

That was exactly the point...?

I always loathed the black & grey Lonsdale one...a right cheap & nasty Mike Ashley special... ugh

Or going in Goal ?

These are excellent...with 1 caveat...the halves need to be reversed on the back & if not halved sleeves, then the contrast should be at the front not the back, else ?? oh yeah...white shorts ?

We did one on Twitter as well...it’s a “Wow”...which it definitely is...?

Rovers away shirt... ....black, the same pattern in grey....red collar cuffs & socks...yay or nay ? ?

This is what I mean...

It’s extracts of the Umbro diamond in boxes

YES ?

Not as bad as the grey & black Lonsdale monstrosity surely...

I think @MickTaylor might be able to shed some light on this through a close family connection....?

This is quite funny & no, it’s not me...? https://www.football365.com/news/mediawatch-on-a-po-faced-herbert-in-huddersfield

They must have easily had > £500k of press, tv & radio coverage already...as a business proposition that is a return. I am no fan of gambling at all & PP even less but I have to doff my cap to their marketing team who have played a blinder.

For those on Twitter there is a thread on Nick Harris (@sportingintel) timeline which is alarming to put it mildly

I was at Hillsborough & he wasn’t IMHO

Liked the look of Butterworth. Fisher made some decent saves but looked weak on crosses...I know, I know...Buckley definitely has something about him. Downing late cameo. Look out for signature left to right diagonal balls over the top for Armstrong being a thing this season.

Some traction for this on Twitter....anyone ?