Unofficial Badge Vote

Vote for your Boro badge preference:

  • A. Lion and MFC only

    Votes: 63 18.1%

  • B. Old badge with blue lion and ships

    Votes: 84 24.1%

  • C. Keep the current scroll badge

    Votes: 12 3.4%

  • D. Bring back the 86 badge but change the date

    Votes: 142 40.7%

  • E. A new badge completely combining elements (various designs out there)

    Votes: 48 13.8%
  • Total voters
    349
newyddion said:
the 86 badge is iconic and the new badge should be done away with ASAP
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The 86 badge is not iconic - it’s basically a red Chelsea or Millwall lion, means bu99er all, and doesn’t differentiate us in any way (yes, yes it says Middlesbrough Football Club round it)

It’s the one above with the ships that’s iconic - with the reference back to the town and the De Brus family.
 
Malaguena said:
The 86 badge is not iconic - it’s basically a red Chelsea or Millwall lion, means bu99er all, and doesn’t differentiate us in any way (yes, yes it says Middlesbrough Football Club round it)

It’s the one above with the ships that’s iconic - with the reference back to the town and the De Brus family.
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The Chelsea badge was actually a clone of the Boro 86 badge - it was that way around. They copied us. I don't know how ours related to the Millwall badge.
As I have said before, the designer of the Boro 86 badge used to be a fmttm poster. He worked at Dickens when asked to make the new badge. He was very proud of his design and pointed to how others, notably Chelsea looked to copy it.
 
Mr Boro said:
The erimus one? 4 years out of 150 isn’t a big part of our history
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Upto 1973/74 we never had a white band on our shirt, it was either a yoke, sleeves or all red. What changed that? The club introduced it and fans accepted it, if not loved it.
Are you sure we never had a blue lion over than those years because the pictures you shared don't really prove anything, just random tops without badges on, which indicates they were not sure either. Granted it doesn't prove it my way either, but it doesn't prove red lion either.
 
exeterboro said:
Upto 1973/74 we never had a white band on our shirt, it was either a yoke, sleeves or all red. What changed that? The club introduced it and fans accepted it, if not loved it.
Are you sure we never had a blue lion over than those years because the pictures you shared don't really prove anything, just random tops without badges on, which indicates they were not sure either. Granted it doesn't prove it my way either, but it doesn't prove red lion either.
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The boro has been red for 135 years.
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Humpty said:
Boro’s lion is a red lion. That should be a non-negotiable.
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But it is negotiable, Boro red strips were usually red with some seasons having the white yoke, so anything else - such a white band should have been non negotiable but the club introduced it and attitudes changed. The blue Lion is the original emblem of the club and with 150;years on the clock it would be appropriate and special to re-introduce. If the white band made it into the emblem of the club so can the blue lion.
 
exeterboro said:
But it is negotiable, Boro red strips were usually red with some seasons having the white yoke, so anything else - such a white band should have been non negotiable but the club introduced it and attitudes changed. The blue Lion is the original emblem of the club and with 150;years on the clock it would be appropriate and special to re-introduce. If the white band made it into the emblem of the club so can the blue lion.
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No
 
exeterboro said:
But it is negotiable, Boro red strips were usually red with some seasons having the white yoke, so anything else - such a white band should have been non negotiable but the club introduced it and attitudes changed. The blue Lion is the original emblem of the club and with 150;years on the clock it would be appropriate and special to re-introduce. If the white band made it into the emblem of the club so can the blue lion.
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Sorry, I disagree on this one.
 
Mr Boro said:
Reckon you’ll be in a very small minority that thinks the Boro badge should be blue after us playing in red for over 100 years and any badge on the kit being red on white or red on white (maybe black a few times)
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He is correct though - blue is the colour on the town crest .
 
Malaguena said:
The 86 badge is not iconic - it’s basically a red Chelsea or Millwall lion, means bu99er all, and doesn’t differentiate us in any way (yes, yes it says Middlesbrough Football Club round it)

It’s the one above with the ships that’s iconic - with the reference back to the town and the De Brus family.
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People have a nostalgic vibe for the 86 badge - you're correct - it could be an 'any club' badge
 
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