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rebelarmyexile
09/11/2007, 11:14 PM
http://www.corkcityfc.ie/images/corkcityfccrest.jpg

Stupid looking yoke in my opinion. the description is hilarious tho. symbolic nature of the crest. me ******. http://www.corkcityfc.ie/index2.htm
DmanDmythDledge
09/11/2007, 11:27 PM
Are the club's colours changing?
YankExile
09/11/2007, 11:27 PM
I don't think I see the need for a new crest to begin with. The previous crest was gorgeous, and I am proud to have it on a jersey and a cap. Putting in a new crest says to me the old one wasn't good enough, and I don't see that being true.
Risteard
10/11/2007, 2:22 AM
Awful.
Absolutely dire.
Hopefully, a rethink is in the pipeline.
tiktok
10/11/2007, 9:31 AM
Are the club's colours changing?

Apparently not, home jersey for next season is all green (Hummel) according to rumours. The crest is appaling though, and the explanation even worse.
micls
10/11/2007, 11:15 AM
Hopefully, a rethink is in the pipeline.

Dont think so. This is being copyrighted and sin é
Pauro 76
10/11/2007, 11:17 AM
Am I the only person that kinda actually likes it? Although the C thing in the background is a bit daft. Have Limerick 37 started the whole 3D style crest or what?
Dodge
10/11/2007, 11:47 AM
Crest is dreadful. Shocked looking castles, flag of surrender on a ship that won't fit through that gap, no club name, no idea of what sport its for, wieird use of shadowing on the castles and boat and horrible colours too
rebelarmyexile
10/11/2007, 7:03 PM
Just noticed they have replaced the Cross of St Patrick (as per City of Cork crest) with a red burgee (to warn of damage) and put a white burgee on the ship (surrender).
tiktok
10/11/2007, 8:50 PM
Alternative crest (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/thecorner/crest0001.jpg)

Love the comment about the white flag of surrender. :D
YankExile
10/11/2007, 10:47 PM
flag of surrender on a ship that won't fit through that gap

That's one aspect I didn't even notice till you pointed it out. Makes it even worse than I originally thought.
pineapple stu
10/11/2007, 11:09 PM
That's hilarious!

Didn't youz just change crest last year? And a short time before that as well? (Or am I imagining that last one?) I seem to recall a red yoke with a sheep or something.

What was the reason for the new change? (Marketing waffle aside)
GavinZac
11/11/2007, 12:53 AM
That's hilarious!

Didn't youz just change crest last year? And a short time before that as well? (Or am I imagining that last one?) I seem to recall a red yoke with a sheep or something.We've had the same crest in various colours since the club's inception. In fact, this isnt even the first time a city crest has been based on black.


What was the reason for the new change? (Marketing waffle aside)Well, cutting through marketing waffle to straight marketing reasons, they wanted something trademark'able, which the old crest wasn't due to the immediate inclusion of the city coat of arms, and something "simple and recognisable"... "like spurs' new crest which is just a symbol"
A face
11/11/2007, 12:55 AM
i seem to recall a red yoke with a sheep or something.

G'wan'away ya langer :p
pineapple stu
11/11/2007, 8:41 AM
This (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1f/Coekcityfc.gif) is the one I was thinking about. Sheep must have been on Waterford or Cobh's crest. (Sure fire way to get favour back with the Corkies! :p)
BohDiddley
11/11/2007, 10:56 AM
I like the colours. :D
How can you have a black and red crest and keep a green and white strip?
jebus
11/11/2007, 11:03 AM
Looks like a bit of cheap knockoff of the L37 crest. What does two Castles and a ship legging it have to do with Cork by the way?
hoggy
11/11/2007, 11:35 AM
Looks like a bit of cheap knockoff of the L37 crest. What does two Castles and a ship legging it have to do with Cork by the way?

It's based on the previous one, just bastárdised slightly. Cork Harbour, I'm guessing.
Lionel Ritchie
11/11/2007, 11:54 AM
Not great. I'd share the reservations most CCFC supporters seem to have about it.

It looks a bit like a mid 80's record sleeve and the boat alone is confused as a Jazi. The low profile of the bow suggests something like a Viking longboat and then the sails skip a century or seven and appear to be of the type seen on a Portugese Man-o-war. Symbolic of Corks long history as a port? Then why not stick a chimney stack, an outboard and an Irish Ferries logo on it as well?
Schumi
11/11/2007, 5:29 PM
Sheep must have been on Waterford or Cobh's crest.Think there's some kind of livestock on the Sligo crest.
DmanDmythDledge
11/11/2007, 5:45 PM
Think there's some kind of livestock on the Sligo crest.
:D never noticed that!

http://soccerpatch.com/MISC/FOREIGN/P_SligoRovers.jpg
GavinZac
11/11/2007, 9:04 PM
The low profile of the bow suggests something like a Viking longboat and then the sails skip a century or seven and appear to be of the type seen on a Portugese Man-o-war.

To put it in context you need to look at the Cork Hibs crest and the coat of arms of the city.

In the Hibs crest, the ship is coming in- the back of the boat is much higher than the front, like a galleon. In the coat of arms its looking straight at one of the sides. In the new crest, the ship is going out - thus the lower profile front of the ship is advancing and the raised back is hidden by sails.
depor
11/11/2007, 11:48 PM
Crest is dreadful. Shocked looking castles, flag of surrender on a ship that won't fit through that gap, no club name, no idea of what sport its for, wieird use of shadowing on the castles and boat and horrible colours too

perfect description, its rubbish. the one they have is nice.
YankExile
12/11/2007, 1:23 AM
Apparently not, home jersey for next season is all green (Hummel) according to rumours.

That'd clash quite badly with this alleged "crest". Color-wise, it would work on the away shirt, assuming it is still going to be charcoal.
GavinZac
12/11/2007, 2:07 AM
That'd clash quite badly with this alleged "crest".
wasnt so bad on the flags they gave out recently. Stood out anyway, which is the point of the redesign, to be recognisable.

Color-wise, it would work on the away shirt, assuming it is still going to be charcoal.Its just plain black, no "charcoal greys" this time.
CollegeTillIDie
12/11/2007, 4:35 AM
The reference to Cork Harbour is surely redundant now that ye stopped playing Water Polo up in Bishopstown :D
razor
13/11/2007, 8:57 AM
What does two Castles and a ship legging it have to do with Cork by the way?A reference to this (http://www.corkcorp.ie/citycouncil/coatofarms.shtml) me thinks
pete
13/11/2007, 12:44 PM
I don't like the crest mainly because no reference to football but I won't get too worked up about it either.

I like the Sligo livestock :D
kingcolers
14/11/2007, 3:34 PM
I don't think the new one is too bad. But i was happy enough with the original one. The 1980s design-style was kind of cool...and showed our heritage as a club founded in 1984 (in the same way that Liverpool's or Arsenal's or QPR's show their heritage as Victorian era clubs).

I'd be worried that changing the crest is an attempt to show change/progress, when it's just superficial and accomplishes nothing. Didn't the FAI change their crest recently as well? The last refuge of a scoundrel, perhaps...
TheBoss
30/01/2008, 2:43 PM
Just revive this a little, how many crests have Cork City used since their introduction in 1984, and what years were they used between.
GavinZac
30/01/2008, 9:22 PM
Just revive this a little, how many crests have Cork City used since their introduction in 1984, and what years were they used between.

http://www.corkcityfc.ie/images/kits.gif the crests can be seen there.

Barring all the variations in colour and sizes, we've had 3 main crests - the original, a redesign, and a "re-imagining"