Club Name / Club Badge

[John Pearce]

Just as a side to the serious questions of attendances, lack of strikers etc. etc. I note that the board recently announced that they were not considering a name change and that they were doing all that they could to ensure that the club's full name appeared in the press. Prior to last weeks debacle at Boreham Wood I looked at all the non league fixtures in the Daily Mail, sure enough there was Dagenham & Redbridge, Havant & Waterlooville, Walton & Hersham, etc. etc. but still just Gravesend?

 

As another point, I was wondering why the club hasn't considered changing the clubs badge to that of the towns badge (as per the picture next to this posting).

[DarrenGNFC]

I remember when ConfGuide posted up their article on us wanting our full name used saying their editor was "only too happy to oblige"....and the next day they went back to calling us Gravesend.

[fleet_till_i_die]

Personally, it doesn't bother me.

[NAG Boy Dan]

On the badge thing, not being an expert but isnt the towns badge in the public domain. There fore anyone could produce products with the bagde on it. As I remember this was the reason that Arsenal changed their badge a few seasons ago bescause they couldn't stop unoffical products using the badge. Though I might be talking a load of pony...

[FleetFanatic]

The logo is copyright of the club and they can ask anybody to cease and desist from the use of it.

 

In terms of an internet site, if this was refused they can go for the isp to remove the site.

In terms of products being sold, court action.

[NAG Boy Dan]

Exactly so by using the towns coat of arms surly the club would then have no control over its use

[FleetFanatic]

But we don't use the town's coat of arms?

 

Club badge:

 

Gravesham coat of arms:

 

Gravesham council logo:

 

The boat is different, and I don't see a football on the coat of arms.

 

Copyright still is owned by the club.

[NAG Boy Dan]

Quote:

White Van Nistelrooy said:
As another point, I was wondering why the club hasn't considered changing the clubs badge to that of the towns badge (as per the picture next to this posting).

Was replying to this... or am I being thick...

[FleetFanatic]

No it's me! lol

 

I forgot about the original post.

[thatguy]

think of the cost to put that the gravesham coat of arms on all team shirts and the replication shirts. The intracy would be quite expensive.

The best thing is to get a new sponsor for next year. I still say eurostar,or ebbsfleet station because of the new international train station should be approached.

[BustaGut]

There you go will sort out badge problem in one go, will be change to a object disappearing down a black hole <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/rockon.gif" alt="" /> and missing the boat <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/chloe.gif" alt="" />