General Discussion Thread
Which base colour suited Ireland's 2004-2023 badge on the jersey best? White or green? Keep in mind I'm talking about on the jersey and not in general.
I never understood why we got rid of the badge we had in the 90s until early 00s. It was unique and we had it for USA 94 and Japan/Korea 2002.
In fact I don’t think any other FA has changed their badge as much as Ireland has in the past 35 years.
Any one know why?
Why they changed the one from around 87-91 I will never know. I agree the 6 county and original “Ireland” one is the best. If it didn’t say Northern Ireland on it of course. Also the north started applying blue into their gear in the early 90’s. Both teams had almost identical kits home and away before that
Yeah if you go back through the history the FAI crest has mainly been shamrocks. The current crest harkens back to the history but imo it feels a little corporate. Like it's the crest of an MLS team named the someplace shamrocks
Still much better than the john delaney era crest it replaced.The one with the weird shape and the weird ball on it.
The 90s one that everyone likes i think mainly comes down to nostalgia for the football and team success of that era. Design wise its a bit naff. But the nostalgia does win it a lot of points.
Basically the Ireland crest needs to be either a bunch of shamrocks or a celtic cross. I'd also settle for a harp. Those are the symbols of Ireland we should be using
I read once that there was an issue with copyright. I think it may have been something to do with people were already designing and selling stuff with that or an almost identical design so it was too late for the FAI to get copyright protection. I agree it was the best design though.
It was to rebrand the FAI following the release of the Genesis Report. It was the time of Kerr when they were trying a few things like getting LOI fan groups into games at Lansdowne.
Thanks I thought it might have had something to do with copyright because a lot of Premier League teams I.e. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, etc. were changing badges due to lack of copyright at the time
I still think it's better than this one. I get the nostalgia factor, but this would be nowhere near as popular if it weren't for Euro '88 or Italia '90.
new one looks like something they spent 10 minutes on, like a placeholder in a game because they couldn't get the rights to the official one. atleast this one looks like the creator actually had a degree in graphic design.
The current one is the current default template for a crest used by so many sides. A load of teams have virtually the same badge with minimal differences.
Cool catchphrase but yes there is a representation of a shamrock on the old crest. The FAI description was as follows.
The logo is comprised of elements, a ball, a shamrock, a tricolour and stars and as the new brand image of the Football Association of Ireland represents the very essence of Irish Football inclusive of all who enjoy our game.
As well as embracing a long tradition with the shamrock, the new logo is a fresh modern reflection of our heritage and the bright talent who star in our game at every level. The use of green and orange continues to reflect the significant relationship with our national colours.
Has to be the early 90s crest over this lot although with that being said these badges are better than the shite we have currently. It drives me up the walls the fact that its not centered!
The late 90s crest was great, but I can't say the same about the early one. There's literally more orange in it than green, and if that colour ratio were on the crest today, people would be rioting.
Number 4 onwards I kinda liked. The issue with the old one wasn't even the colour, it was that each bit was done out separate nearly like a 3D design & it had this weird plastic texture
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u/MidnightSun77 8d ago
I never understood why we got rid of the badge we had in the 90s until early 00s. It was unique and we had it for USA 94 and Japan/Korea 2002. In fact I don’t think any other FA has changed their badge as much as Ireland has in the past 35 years. Any one know why?