92 badges ranked: 1. #Forest 50 yrs ago #NFFC designed an iconic image that's outlived its contemporary cultural touchpoints, yet remains so disarmingly 1970s. Perhaps it’s that seductive kick of the “R”, or the understated dynamism of the River Trent. Impeccable and faultless. #NCFC #DCFC - ThreadSky

tsof.bsky.social • 3 days ago

92 badges ranked: 1. #Forest

50 yrs ago #NFFC designed an iconic image that's outlived its contemporary cultural touchpoints, yet remains so disarmingly 1970s.

Perhaps it’s that seductive kick of the “R”, or the understated dynamism of the River Trent.

Impeccable and faultless.

#NCFC #DCFC

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leemelin.bsky.social•2 days ago

Designed by David Lewis, lecturer at Nottingham School of Art. Interesting interview here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/shut-up-and-show-more-football-nottingham-forest/id1272096125?i=1000608631727

tsof.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thanks for this. Will give it a listen 👍

peterohanrahah.bsky.social•3 days ago

Funny thing is from 3rd to 1st goes, home town, city I live on the edge of, then team I support.

mojomarm.bsky.social•2 days ago

Christ I'm almost the same - 3rd place is team closest to where I first lived, 2nd is city I also live on the edge of, 1st is who I support

tsof.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yep it's just a coincidence lol. I'm notbreoated to the Cloughs or anything. Chesterfield ranked highly too and not far away.

peterohanrahah.bsky.social•2 days ago

Nah, I have the power

tsof.bsky.social•2 days ago

Not related *

j0hnbarleyc0rn.bsky.social•1 day ago

Notts Forest

nealshepperson.bsky.social•2 days ago

I have designed club badges before and the simplicity of this is genius.

greenie1878.bsky.social•2 days ago

When it wasn’t Wolves I suspected it would be this. As you say - has everything - crowned by European stars which say ‘we may look like an unassuming bunch but mighty deeds have been struck by these bows…’. Or something like that. Superb badge and choice. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

tsof.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thanks! Yeah it seems like a choice fairly free of controversy. Someone posted a Four Four Two ranking of the 92 that also put Forest top. I think it's always had such a strong look.

greenie1878.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yep - very solid but also very soft, clear and clean. Tells a story and absolutely gives you a sense of ‘place’ without saying where it is. Genius.

johnmichaelw.bsky.social•2 days ago

If course #nffc win, but even as someone who wishes nothing but repeated heavy defeats on our good friends and neighbours #dcfc, theirs is rightly pushing us close. We share the best derby game, and the greatest genius, quite right we have the best badges. #dcfcfans

peterohanrahah.bsky.social•2 days ago

Living where I do, I now have good friends who are Derby fans and go occasionally to games. You know, it really changes how I want them to do even as #nffc fan.

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Naaaaaaaaaaah, only joking. Really want them to go down, ideally without any more points 😂

gillbo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Jeez! You had me worried there. I thought I needed to unfriend you 😆

peterohanrahah.bsky.social•2 days ago

TBF a couple of them are fairly new Derby fans, actually wished us well for the playoff final 😂

That's changing over time though.
Back to League One you go

gillbo.bsky.social•2 days ago

My brother, Dad, and myself spent 25+ years educating my nephew to be a Red. We succeeded, but then he married into Derby blood! His bro in laws are shagger ST holders. My niece got a Forest kit for her first Xmas present from me 😆

robbosleftpeg.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think there are support groups to help with that.

Mine was I'm Kevin and my Uncle Carl is a derby fan.

"Hi Kevin "says Derby Anonoymous gathering

Living in Sutton you could have forgiven Mansfield but honestly... I know he was a little older than me and Dave Mackay etc

peterohanrahah.bsky.social•2 days ago

I live right on the city border just in South Derbyshire, I do spot the odd #nffc badge around. As will other reds in the area from us 😂

See quite a few number plates ending "RAM", makes me smirk and mutter "shit bastards"

robbosleftpeg.bsky.social•2 days ago

The mid 70's Leeds badge i think is an underrated classic.

Not a patch on Forest but still better than what's come since

The 1980-84 Snail is dresdful

peterohanrahah.bsky.social•2 days ago

I liked the clip art style one which was suggested a few years back, they should have gone with that

tsof.bsky.social•2 days ago

Lol

robbosleftpeg.bsky.social•2 days ago

This one?

Tough to tell Football club badge or a dyslexic gay fetish night advert.

peterohanrahah.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes, that was a cracking effort. Would have made me smile every time, but sadly bottled it

sutekhscat.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ugh. I might incredibly grudgingly have to agree with the ordering.
I remember thinking how yours looked so cool in my Football 78 sticker book. I clearly had not developed the correct amount of distaste for trees at the time. Shrug.

Both utter classics.