I think the shrimp could do with some more work but otherwise that's not a bad effort at all.
Would you need to change your username though?
Would you need to change your username though?
Seen a few teams rebrand there crest to a more modern style recently (ahem Leeds). So thought it would be fun to try and modernise the Southend United Crest.
I really liked the modernist style of the 70s crests, Leeds "smiley" for example and the classic Wednesday owl etc. I looked back to our 75ish Shrimp badge and thought I could give it a modern twist without losing touch with the clubs history.
Anyway thought id just put the feelers out and see what you guys think..
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I like the style, not keen on the shrimp. I think if you put the old '70s boot inside the circle instead of the shrimp it'd look great.Seen a few teams rebrand there crest to a more modern style recently (ahem Leeds). So thought it would be fun to try and modernise the Southend United Crest.
I really liked the modernist style of the 70s crests, Leeds "smiley" for example and the classic Wednesday owl etc. I looked back to our 75ish Shrimp badge and thought I could give it a modern twist without losing touch with the clubs history.
Anyway thought id just put the feelers out and see what you guys think..
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Isnt that the Jobson badge ? the one that he changed , note the lack of Shrimps , which he ditched for a Lion for some reason.
IIRC he then copyrighted it.
We had a change in the 70's , including this
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Sorry, but IMO, it looks crap.
A bit harsh in criticism, but i'm a bit of a traditionalist.
I'm still not over it when they changed the crest from blue and yellow
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Well I like it
Wasn't the lion in the badge rumoured to be due to Ken Bates of Chelsea bailing us out at that timeWhat have lions got to do with Southend United?
Nothing. The badge is a joke.
Some really great stuff here big daddy, I was definitely influenced by the 1975 shrimp one, although it looks quite tacky, I thought some modernisation had a lot of potential. Also influenced by the last round crest you posted really liked that! The light blue was added to reflect our recent away colours and thought it reenforced the ‘blues’. All in all I’m pretty happy with it but deffo open to some changes based on the historic badges you’ve posted.Here are some more historic Southend United badges
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Thanks man, would be nice for the club to have some sort of rebrand, almost as a fresh start, our reputation as a yo-yo club is starting to drag and would be great to spark some new energy into the clubs imageI saw the thread title and thought it was going to be terrible but I actually quite like it
Call yourself a traditionalist? Yet have a love for a badge that was against our tradition? Interesting.Sorry, but IMO, it looks crap.
A bit harsh in criticism, but i'm a bit of a traditionalist.
I'm still not over it when they changed the crest from blue and yellow
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