New badge

lots of debate on Facebook about the Warriors new badge. I fear it may have backfired on the club.

Looks alright to me and better than the Wigan Council badge, makes me laugh when I see fans with the council tattoo on their legs.

I don't like it. If they want to change it do a better one

I like it, it looks very familiar.....I don't know why.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35175829

at least its geet the reet town name on it, not like trafford's which says manchester for some unknown reason...

stupid is as stupid are .

your the stupid one if you think owd scaffold is in manchester...

stupid is as stupid are.

Looks like Costa coffee logo...but it’s ????

Manchester United have their ground in Trafford.

Wigan Athletic have their ground in Pemberton.

What's different?

Isn't Pemberton in Wigan or is it out of the town boundaries?

Pemberton is as much in Wigan as Trafford is in Manchester. Really it's not, but it is, if you know what I mean ?

Well, yer live and learn.

Isn't it ironic that the ones who designed this nonsense have kept the proud legend "Ancient and Loyal"? For me, there's nothing ancient or loyal about this design, because it appears to be a rejection of the club's proud and glorious history. Where's the loyalty to the thousands of supporters both past and present who've worn the old badge with pride? This is a gimmick, an advertising logo that sweeps away the past, and replaces it with what looks like an ageing biker.

its cack !.....hang your head Mr Radlinski

It's probably an idea of the new owner (or part owner). You'll be glad of his money. Think of the players he can afford to buy !

Times are changing in RL and Wigan is moving with it. I always thought the "Coat of arms of Wigan" with its motto "Progress With Unity" would be a far better one than the Wigan Council badge, Ancient and Loyal my Jacksy, hardly been loyal to the people of Wigan have they, they've knocked half of the place down.

Eh.? What you call the "Coat of arms of Wigan, with its motto Progress With Unity", IS the Wigan Council badge.

'Wigan' doesn't have a coat of arms!

Funnily enough, Wigan RL sold some merch with Progress with Unity on, in the early 80s , that was cack too

Arms of the County Borough of Wigan
The authority of Wigan County Borough was granted arms in 1922.[4] The design incorporated several elements from a number of ancient seals.

The arms consisted of a red shield bearing a silver triple-towered castle with a gold ancient crown over the central tower. The design was taken from the earliest surviving seal of the borough dating from the twelfth century, which showed a castellated gateway over which appeared a crowned head, believed to be that of Henry I.

The crest consisted of a gold couchant lion in front of the head and shoulders of a king in a red robe and gold crown. The depiction used on the letters patent granting the arms was modelled on a portrait of Edward III. The lion was taken from the royal arms of England. In a charter of 1350 Edward granted Wigan the right to use a seal known as the King's Recognaisance Seal on which were depicted the king's head and royal lion.

The supporters were also royal lions, each holding aloft a branch of mountain ash or "Wiggin Tree".

The motto was Ancient and Loyal. Wigan described itself as the "Ancient and Loyal Borough", an epithet originating in the 1663 charter of Charles II which described the town as an "ancient borough" and noted its "loyalty to us". The 1663 charter governed the town until its reform by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.

I stand corrected then Tonker, I always thought that was the coat of arms.

Gideonfel said, "For me, there's nothing ancient or loyal about this design, because it appears to be a rejection of the club's proud and glorious history. "

So, as I suggested, is it a rejection of the council?
Have they jumped ship?

Who knows? Mike Danson might!

I just hope that all the fans that support the club and have strong feelings about the new badge ,ie if they don't like it ,then vote with your wallet and STOP buying all their new shirts and merchandise then the likes of Radlinski& Laughlin can stuff their views where sun does not shine . As for myself i think it's an utter abonimation ,i am totally proud of the true badge which is and should be alaways , ANCIENT AND LOYAL with the coat of arms on it .

"i am totally proud of the true badge which is and should be alaways , ANCIENT AND LOYAL with the coat of arms on it ."

You mean they should keep the Council's badge?

Dose any body remember the old Wigan Grammar School badge? I'm sure I was once told that the badge was the original Wigan coat o arms.

Wigan has never had a coat of arms. The grammar school badge was the council's 'seal'.

But the W M B C has a coat of arms the Progress With Unity one I was on about, one granted in 1922 and the other in 1974.

Wigan Council 'Seal'

Wigan County Council 'Arms'

Wigan M.B.C. 'Arms'

Wigan Coat of Arms then.

No. Wigan council coat of arms. Wigan is the name of the town. The town doesn't have a coat of arms. The local authority (council) does.

Sod off.

No. You need lessons. Get to know!

You need to take that elastic band off your nadgers you do.

Wigan council elastic band?

No. Yicker laccy.

Ive been down past the stadium this morning
the new badge is prominent on the training ground
( Robin Park arena ) and much larger than the old one , but the old ancient and loyal badge is stiil on the D.W. stadium .

Aye, the council will make sure they keep their finger in. They are the landlords and part owners after all.