Yes looks like a bluebottle more than a hornet. Dreadful representation of a hornet but then 98% of them are.....
I actually think it’s alright. And old Moosy looks very tired now. If not this time, it’ll have to be binned off soon. I think if people applied the same standard to Moosy as they have to the various potential replacements it’d be ditched without question.
It's a fly not a hornet, so a big fat no from me. Was never a fan of changing, especially for the sole purpose of being able to market our nickname better. Would prefer the current design with a more fierce moose (a la the 1881 audentier banner) if we had to change it. But this one sucks. It's unimposing, uninspiring and feeble.
Absolute joke to have any old indistinguishable fly/insect on the badge. If you going to change to the nickname at least make a clear artistic representation of it. Whole issue needs a rethink & should be put on hold at least until we know what league we're playing in next season.
Well it's definitely a hornet, albeit a timid looking one. It's probably the best of the ones they had to chose from but I've seen it described as a badge you'd find on the old Pro Evo Soccer game, which is spot on! I'd rather they updated the current badge to make it look less moosey. Change will happen at some point though. It's all about money and harts and hornets don't mix!
So we're changing from a Hart (that is actually a Moose) to a Hornet (that is actually a fly/bog-standard Drosophila with a stingy bit on the end). It's beyond pathetic. And it's never wise to kiss either a hornet or a fly in case the latter's just stood in a pile of sh.t which this badge most certainly is. Look at the Wolves' badge. Surely we could at least have some sort of large and aggressive cartoon hornet.
There's an optical illusion around the sting that makes the line look bent and now I can't unsee it. It's a no from me.
I give up. Just change it. I truly hope this abomination wins. I hope they ditch z cars and replace it with ****play too. It's nothing less than we fans deserve for not rising up in mutiny.
Instead of Z Cars, the team could come out to that tune they played on Tiswas when everyone did the "Dying Fly" dance? Which The 1881 and the whole of The Rookery could join in with?
So this is what the club chose before they launched this whole campaign? Seems a lot of time and effort to come up with something so awful. They're going to have rig the final vote to get this one through.
Think that's going to need a confirmatory vote before it's adopted given it's so close and factors may change ?
Such a blatant fix. PR stunt at its finest. This terrible design was always rigged to win. Pathetic from the club.
Why is the hornet so feeble looking? Why is "1881" bigger than the word "Watford"? Why is it so ugly? Why do some people like it???
I absolutely hate it. Will never buy any merchandise with that on it, as I think it's dreadful. I work in branding/marketing and I don't understand how that choice was ever made. It doesn't do what they wanted it to do, except for the fact it has a hornet on it. Personally think the current badge is far more distinguishable.
If this so-called badge ever gets onto our team's shirts then Deeney should immediately go round our entire squad and swat the pathetic things with a rolled-up copy of the Metro.
Also, I should add there is a tendency for fans to react emotionally and then come around to it, but I don't think I ever could with that badge. There was one option in the 5, i think it was Badge D, that would have actually achieved what they were hoping for.
Any new badge that can't at least pay some respect to the fact that the Hart is a proud part of the logos of both the town of Watford and county of Hertfordshire is worthless and disrespects all of the club's fans and players!
Cobblers! It's about time the needs of us cervidophobes were addressed. Or are we just another minority to be repressed in these, so-called, enlightened times?
I think tradition matters. Even if the powers at the top (or soon to be at the top) want something new, at least bring in the new whilst bringing the old with you. Blast the wretched insect everywhere if the Americans want it and pay their money for it but please at least make room for a small hart in the corner somewhere to recognise what has gone before and who knows may return if we go back to our roots in the future?
There are actually a few half-decent ones on there I'd not seen before. This one is refreshingly nuts, in addition to being well realised: https://www.talenthouse.com/i/1632/submission/384002/a10c1030 (maybe the two legs could be shortened a tad, but that's a minor nit-pick)
I think some on here are being a bit harsh calling it a fly, maybe it's not a hornet but it's at least a wasp. What annoys me more is that the crest should be a bit broader. I'm fine with the moose being changed, and while this does look a bit more modern it's also just not very striking,
In the past there have been badges that just had a hornet. This was a decent example of a submission which combined both though:
What started as a PR move to say that the humble Watford fan could create the new badge turned into a bun fight in which every ****** 'graphic design company' had a go. With this one, the company behind the logo has such esteemed clients as Weymouth FC and the Chiswick Half Marathon. They aren't Watford fans either, with seemingly one in St Albans and one in the US. So, it won't be a Watford fan creating the logo after all. Less of a fix but the ultimate 'cheap' option by the club. Thankfully, even if this disgrace wins, it'll last two years at the most until the Pozzo empire has completely collapsed, as it's in the process of doing, and our new owners will arrive, bringing back the old one as part of the deal. Saves me money in the meantime as I don't have to buy friends and family one single official, overpriced piece of crappy merchandise or immediately outdated calendars for the duration of this period. Happy days.