Manchester City’s new crest was only supposed to be unveiled on St Stephen’s Day.
Unfortunately for them, it seems the Intellectual Property Office may have let the cat out of the bag a little early, with the following design quickly being circulated across the internet.
Here’s a sample of the reactions to what is believed to be Manchester City’s new crest…
Many liked what they saw…
Rumours flying around that this is the new #MCFC badge. I for one like the whole vintage look if it's legit pic.twitter.com/R73XhXqBpD
— Sky Blu Ian (@DareToBlu) December 23, 2015
with the inclusion of the Lancashire rose getting the thumbs up…
https://twitter.com/Greeneil83/status/679757783311454208
Some were quick to clock on to the similarities between the older version of the club’s badge, last seen on City shirts in the 1990s.
It's Man City's new crest just the old one?
— @KedgeOnline (@KedgeOnline) December 23, 2015
Although not all City fans were too keen on changing their existing crest…
Not happy about all this badge change shenanigans the one we have now is fine. #MCFC
— Liam (@LiamJamesVernon) December 23, 2015
This JOE reader was disappointed that there was no reference to City being a football club.
And he wasn’t the only one…
Surely the new badge should have the words "Manchester City Football Club" on but besides that I'm loving it #mcfc pic.twitter.com/iWHNRNfvdx
— Darren Page (@pagiemcfc) December 23, 2015
Predictably, it was also an opportunity for some to take the p*ss…
Of course, there’s still a chance that this might not be City’s next crest. Confirmation will come on Saturday, when the club will officially unveil the new design.
