Tubby Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, gingerjon said: Every single club's fans on here believe they are uniquely persecuted. I'm not a Leigh fan. Some people are, in my opinion, just a little narrow-minded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 17 minutes ago, gingerjon said: Every single club's fans on here believe they are uniquely persecuted. Which is your club Ginger, just out of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Harry Stottle said: Which is your club Ginger, just out of interest. London Broncos (blame Steele Retchless), although now, by distance and time, reduced to vanishingly few in-person matches. 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 15 minutes ago, Tubby said: I'm not a Leigh fan. Some people are, in my opinion, just a little narrow-minded. IF and I say that cautiously Leigh gave a good season and take a few scalps not expected, it will not be that Leigh have improoved it will be the other teams have not played well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, sweaty craiq said: Why is it? Womens team - done Membership packs - done 15/16s development - done Academy - requested PDLDRL expanded - done website - 2/3 weeks off mascot - done matchday experience - done junior Leopards - done Squad - almost complete Coaches - retained Sponsors ~ record £ name change - done kit - to be tweaked badge - to be tweaked Hell of a lot achieved since promotion less than 4 weeks ago imo Will it be a success- we will find out as the season unravels but the vast majority of fans are now behind it but hoping the original Cherry n Whites can be retained in the home shirt Have you got signage on the list ? Leigh Sports Village (Spots Village as it will soon be known) has Centurions signs up all over the place. All the signs as you drive into Leigh say Home of Leigh Centurions 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phiggins Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 36 minutes ago, JonM said: Have you got signage on the list ? Leigh Sports Village (Spots Village as it will soon be known) has Centurions signs up all over the place. All the signs as you drive into Leigh say Home of Leigh Centurions Would have to take that up with the council. Their approach to the "Home of Super League Rugby" signs suggest that they'll wait for a rebrand back to Centurions for it to be right. Like living with the clock in the car being an hour out for half of every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Skipper Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I think they’re doing the right things at the right time. The announcement may have been a bit premature, but surely it was just to take advantage of the current media interest in the sport? I think it’s a better brand than The Centurions, and they’ll be riding off the wave of interest from a successful season and promotion. Better to do this on the way up rather than on the way down! 1 1 “There is perhaps no better a demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world.” Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Wilson Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 He's changed it again... 3 @GavWilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phiggins Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, Gav Wilson said: He's changed it again... Except he's not changed it. There'll be a few different variations of that badge that will then be chosen from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Skipper Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, JonM said: Have you got signage on the list ? Leigh Sports Village (Spots Village as it will soon be known) has Centurions signs up all over the place. All the signs as you drive into Leigh say Home of Leigh Centurions This is easily fixed. You rename the amateur team from Leigh East to Centurions, then paint an arrow on the Sports village signs that points in the general direction of the Leigh East club. No one will know it’s anything other than a handy sign for lost drivers. 2 “There is perhaps no better a demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world.” Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Wilson Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 minute ago, phiggins said: Except he's not changed it. There'll be a few different variations of that badge that will then be chosen from. With all due respect, that is absolutely ridiculous. Has the club never heard of brand guidelines? Because they are currently all over the place with it. Different fonts (none central), different eyes on the 'Leopard' (which is a Jaguar), a red gradient on the chin (which is very unkind to digital vectors and embroidery)... It's a mess. 6 @GavWilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phiggins Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said: With all due respect, that is absolutely ridiculous. Has the club never heard of brand guidelines? Because they are currently all over the place with it. Different fonts (none central), different eyes on the 'Leopard' (which is a Jaguar), a red gradient on the chin (which is very unkind to digital vectors and embroidery)... It's a mess. I've already criticised the quality of the work numerous times. All I said was, he's not changed the badge, in response to the comment "he's changed it again". Am guessing that there'll be other versions that he tweets out with no context over the course of the next week or so, and then a final one will be chosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Wilson Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, phiggins said: I've already criticised the quality of the work numerous times. All I said was, he's not changed the badge, in response to the comment "he's changed it again". Am guessing that there'll be other versions that he tweets out with no context over the course of the next week or so, and then a final one will be chosen. So his big press launch last week was just market research then? @GavWilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 11 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said: With all due respect, that is absolutely ridiculous. Has the club never heard of brand guidelines? Because they are currently all over the place with it. Different fonts (none central), different eyes on the 'Leopard' (which is a Jaguar), a red gradient on the chin (which is very unkind to digital vectors and embroidery)... It's a mess. Why does it bother you so much Gav? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispmartha Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 18 minutes ago, phiggins said: Except he's not changed it. There'll be a few different variations of that badge that will then be chosen from. As I said, amateur hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispmartha Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said: Why does it bother you so much Gav? Can’t speak for Gav but it bothers me because they are a team in the top tier of our sport and they should be acting professionally. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 11 minutes ago, phiggins said: I've already criticised the quality of the work numerous times. All I said was, he's not changed the badge, in response to the comment "he's changed it again". Am guessing that there'll be other versions that he tweets out with no context over the course of the next week or so, and then a final one will be chosen. It's quite obviously just an attempt to show how versatile the badge is (in his eyes) and to placate fans by adding red. The trouble is adding the red to that design by changing the spots just doesn't work on any level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said: As I said, amateur hour Sane question to you as to Gavin above, you have been one of the most frequent poster's on this subject why does it bother you so much. Edit, ok see you answered while I was writing. Edited October 24, 2022 by Harry Stottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispmartha Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, Harry Stottle said: Sane question to you as to Gavin above, you have been one of the most frequent poster's on this subject why does it bother you so much. See above, but just to add branding is what i do so i hate to see it done badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said: Can’t speak for Gav but it bothers me because they are a team in the top tier of our sport and they should be acting professionally. Nay Chris we are just an upstart, a little village in Wigan, we should really know our place and stop this pretence that we are something we are clearly not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Wilson Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said: Why does it bother you so much Gav? Because it reflects badly on Super League. The whole thing has been embarrassing and has undermined all the good stuff that came out of that press conference last week. 1 @GavWilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeytherRob Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 25 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said: With all due respect, that is absolutely ridiculous. Has the club never heard of brand guidelines? Because they are currently all over the place with it. Different fonts (none central), different eyes on the 'Leopard' (which is a Jaguar), a red gradient on the chin (which is very unkind to digital vectors and embroidery)... It's a mess. The badge isn't a jaguar, it's the stock image used on the front of the shirt that is a jaguar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Wilson Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 9 minutes ago, Damien said: It's quite obviously just an attempt to show how versatile the badge is (in his eyes) and to placate fans by adding red. The trouble is adding the red to that design by changing the spots just doesn't work on any level. A red gradient actually makes it a complete nightmare for kit manufacturers. @GavWilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Wilson Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, LeytherRob said: The badge isn't a jaguar, it's the stock image used on the front of the shirt that is a jaguar. Oh, that's ok then. As you were. @GavWilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeytherRob Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said: Oh, that's ok then. As you were. Who said it was? You've clearly missed many of my other posts on this topic if you think I'm somehow defending it, but people should at least stick to facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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