Leigh changing their name? Bored journo doing a rumour?

[Superb Chops]

48 minutes ago, Bolton Leyther said:

"Whatever it is"

 

Deaf Leopard.

[GUBRATS]

9 hours ago, The Ghost of 99 said:

A marketing expert tweets.

I'd agree Martyn apart from the colour change , I understand the rationale behind that , but disagree with it 

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

1 hour ago, DI Keith Fowler said:

I think we need to have ourselves a little graphic design-off.

Everyone put in your best effort for the League Express branding, but do be aware that Martyn will be judging so please carry that in your thoughts.

Jesus, yes let's do this. Whilst I'm not a graphic designer, as a former newspaper and magazine layout designer and before that physical page setter (we had to use hot wax to stick text together on boards and everything!), I can professionally confirm that League Express' front page layouts are consistently some of the worst I've ever seen. I've always assumed they were done in the legendary MS Publisher 97 Small Business Edition 

 

[Chrispmartha]

Just now, Hull Kingston Bronco said:

 Whilst I'm not a graphic designer

 

Rubbish, of course you are!

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

1 hour ago, The Ghost of 99 said:

Here is a proposed rebrand of League Express.

Inspired by many Super League clubs adopting wild animals for their names, League Express becomes ‘The Sadler Gazette’.

·         The logo also follows recent trends in adopting within it a large, yet still subtle and appealing, visual of our namesake.

·         As a nod to the League Express’s rich history - and acknowledging fans’ preferences - the newspaper’s traditional colours of not-quite red and dirty gold are retained.

·         Our new mascots “Lelly” and “Elly” also subtly reference the old name, acknowledging all that has gone before whilst presenting a bold, modern and fresh identity.

·         The eagle-eyed might spot the inverted rugby balls in the shape of the mascots’ eyes whilst Lelly’s triangular legs project strength and stability. Elly is anything but a token female, rather being a witty and enthusiastic character that will appeal to fans of all ages.

·         At the same time we are pleased to announce the signings of William Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer, Jane Austin as staff writers and welcome our new columnists Dally Messenger, Harold Wagstaff and Ellery Hanley.

Oh God, I'm crying at my laptop now 

Another globally renowned designer in our midst... who knew rugby league had such a niche professional audience?

 

 

[GUBRATS]

8 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

I thought about this Ginger, the popular side at Leigh is the North Stand behind the goals, what we will all see in the future when ever the opposition are kicking off or Leigh have conceded a try is the R'se end of a big feline, good stuff☹

I'm happy with that Harry , the more time we are receiving the ball the more trys we are scoring

[Damien]

57 minutes ago, lucky 7 said:

It was mentioned earlier that it's all about Derek getting Leigh RLFC column inches and its worked, as we are now on page 34 of the debate

It's not really a debate, it's 34 pages of extracting the urine.

[Josef K]

On 20/10/2022 at 16:18, Chrispmartha said:

 

I like that. 

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

13 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

Rubbish, of course you are!

That's nice and everything, but with all due respect your opinion carries little weight with me in these matters... I want to know what Kirkmond's Pouch thinks about my career potential. He's a 'real' graphic designer, with a degree and everything. 

[daz39]

19 hours ago, Davo5 said:

Be interesting to see what Leigh’s shirt sales projections are for the upcoming season.

Bet it wont be a ROARING trade!

[Jughead]

1 hour ago, JDM said:

What kind of allergic reaction do you have to beginners'-level Photoshop?

It's infuriating that the page titles below don't match the font they've chosen for their logo. I hope for the fans' sake, their team isn't as inconsistent as this half-arsed 'rebrand'

Honestly, I know someone has claimed this as their own work, but I still struggle to believe this is anything other than a skit from Phoenix Nights. 

[Dunbar]

1 hour ago, The Ghost of 99 said:

Here is a proposed rebrand of League Express.

Inspired by many Super League clubs adopting wild animals for their names, League Express becomes ‘The Sadler Gazette’.

·         The logo also follows recent trends in adopting within it a large, yet still subtle and appealing, visual of our namesake.

·         As a nod to the League Express’s rich history - and acknowledging fans’ preferences - the newspaper’s traditional colours of not-quite red and dirty gold are retained.

·         Our new mascots “Lelly” and “Elly” also subtly reference the old name, acknowledging all that has gone before whilst presenting a bold, modern and fresh identity.

·         The eagle-eyed might spot the inverted rugby balls in the shape of the mascots’ eyes whilst Lelly’s triangular legs project strength and stability. Elly is anything but a token female, rather being a witty and enthusiastic character that will appeal to fans of all ages.

·         At the same time we are pleased to announce the signings of William Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer, Jane Austin as staff writers and welcome our new columnists Dally Messenger, Harold Wagstaff and Ellery Hanley.

Superb.

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

13 minutes ago, Jughead said:

Honestly, I know someone has claimed this as their own work, but I still struggle to believe this is anything other than a skit from Phoenix Nights. 

Did you see some of the responses to Degsy’s pre-launch pic on Twitter? Comedy gold 

 

[Ullman]

6 hours ago, Chrispmartha said:

The Hull KR rebrand is a very good example of a great rebranding project, it was well thought out and executed brilliantly.

They spent time and money using a good branding agency.

Their badge redesign was annoyingly clever.

Anyway back on topic. I've still get ten pages to catch up on and I can't wait to pick it up again after the Australia v Scotland game. This thread is absolute comedy gold.

[GUBRATS]

6 hours ago, Chrispmartha said:

The wrong instagram name, Logo doesn't fit and, well you can see the rest

Who cares ? , Nobody 

[hunsletgreenandgold]

5 minutes ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:

Did you see some of the responses to Degsy’s pre-launch pic on Twitter? Comedy gold 

 

Den Perry! That's who did this! Den Perry!

[Chrispmartha]

1 minute ago, GUBRATS said:

Who cares ? , Nobody 

Well precisely, the lack of care is what this whole thing is about.

 

(you should care)

[Dunbar]

2 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Who cares ? , Nobody 

Your post is on page 35.

[N2022]

I think Leigh Dsrhinos has a certain ring to it. Isn't that what they were called before the move from Headingley?

[Gav Wilson]

17 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Who cares ? , Nobody 

Actually, a lot of people care. A strong social media presence is critical to any business in 2022.

Just because your club's social media is shambolic, doesn't mean that you can pretend that nobody cares. It's just not true.

[JDINTHEHIZZOUSE]

After reading all the posts about our ahem "rebrand" One thing that strikes me is that the public opinion about all this is we think it is naff? Granted amongst the myriad of graphic designers that dwell on these pages there are certain people that don't like Leigh and are overjoyed by this spectacular leopard love in by Derek, however, their point is still valid, it is essentially ######.

Had Derek and co bothered to gauge the fans reaction before inflicting his love for leopards amongst the general public, something good may have come out of this, but it didn't and it won't.

And i'm not even a graphic designer!

[daz39]

9 hours ago, The Future is League said:

Degsy wanted the oxygen of publicity and he's certainly got that, and it's got people talking about him and the club and made more people aware of the club. Mission accomplished for him and the club, and it might even attract new sponsors to the club.

I reckon Chester zoo and Knowsley Safari park are shoe-ins

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

13 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

Actually, a lot of people care. A strong social media presence is critical to any business in 2022.

Just because your club's social media is shambolic, doesn't mean that you can pretend that nobody cares. It's just not true.

Even working within the constraints of their ###### logo, all they had to do was take the leopard icon out of the shield for use in social media contexts. How hard is it? I could do it myself on my iPhone in 3 seconds 

[N2022]

Looks like one of those 3D graphic hoodies that flash up when you go on Am*z*n. I've got a tenner on the kit the following season being one of those Magic Eye illusions, where you see the leopard if you hold the shirt close enough to your eyes and stare at it, with a changes-colour-when-you-sweat Global Hypercolour away shirt.

[RP London]

9 minutes ago, JDINTHEHIZZOUSE said:

After reading all the posts about our ahem "rebrand" One thing that strikes me is that the public opinion about all this is we think it is naff? Granted amongst the myriad of graphic designers that dwell on these pages there are certain people that don't like Leigh and are overjoyed by this spectacular leopard love in by Derek, however, their point is still valid, it is essentially ######.

Had Derek and co bothered to gauge the fans reaction before inflicting his love for leopards amongst the general public, something good may have come out of this, but it didn't and it won't.

And i'm not even a graphic designer!

I'm no massive fan of leigh but don't hate them.. I do feel sorry for all the fans having to go through this for sure..  its the poor logo and the horrific shirt for me... the name is ok but christ alive you guys have to (well you dont) wear that stuff!!