Toast Essendon club’s rumoured change to the logo after reports they were considering replacing the Bomber aircraft.

[Aristotle Pickett]

I like the idea to change the logo from a war plane. Not all Essendon supporters like it and it's a bit outdated now.
It sends the wrong message to the kids imo.
Tim Watson has already tried to play the identity politics card and is against it, but I think it's time to move on.

AFL great Tim Watson weighs in on Bombers logo change

‘I know people who are passionate Essendon fans who don’t like the association with Bombers.’

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[Conception]

Can you just imagine how much fun it would be to hang out with the OP of this thread?...

 

[Kwality]

You can just imagine the OP of this thread must be great fun to hang out with.

But the kids .....

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

But the kids .....

It's about money as well.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

The logo is a stinker and always has been, hopefully they change it to something much better. It's a cartoon picture ffs.

As for the nickname, it's just that.. a nickname, it's not going to be changed.

 

[MF]

The Essendon Passenger Planes has a nice ring to it.

 

[Engimal v3]

I love when the off-field departments of a footy club run out of s**t to do and do stuff like this

What a waste of time and money lol

 

[AndyLucimitis]

The Essendon Passenger Planes has a nice ring to it.

Essendon Fokker Friendships or 'Fokkers' for short.


"See the Fokkers fly up fly up"

 

[RichLeMonde]

Essendon Drones.

Because the players were being remote controlled when they agreed to attend an off site anti ageing clinic for injections administered behind the back of the club doctor

 

[jabba5114]

Yeah I don't get the uproar it's not the first time that have changed the logo.

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[M Malice]

I like the sound of the Essendon Rainbows .

 

[Conception]

Yeah I don't get the uproar it's not the first time that have changed the logo.

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Changing the logo isn't what's invoking controversy. It's the reasoning behind it.
Corporate thinktank once again cattering to snowflakes like the OP of this thread, who are looking to get offended by everything, and always looking for "the right message".

Bunch of softc0cks lol.

 

[windyhill]

Essendon Drones.

Because the players were being remote controlled when they agreed to attend an off site anti ageing clinic for injections administered behind the back of the club doctor

Justin Charles likes this.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Changing the logo isn't what's invoking controversy. It's the reasoning behind it.
Corporate thinktank once again cattering to snowflakes like the OP of this thread, who are looking to get offended by everything, and always looking for "the right message".

Bunch of softc0cks lol.

Yep
Aristotle right out of central casting

 

[Donakebab]

The story is about a potential change of the Essendon logo and a long line of mouth breathers keep suggesting nicknames.

 

[flamethrower]

If the Dons are serious about replacing Bombers, then they should consider either Essendon Pilots, Essendon Flyers or Essendon Flyboys.

 

[Tall poppy Syndrome]

I like the logo but I guess it’s neither here nor there what kind of ‘bomber’ is depicted.

If it’s discomfort to do with the military then I don’t understand. Doesn’t the bombers come from the association with Beaufort Bombers being based at Essendon airport during the war. That’s what I’d always assumed anyway (help me out Dons fans).

Anyway if that’s the association it actually reflects an interesting piece of history, one of the better nicknames.

Sure update the logo to another type of bomber or whatever. But earnestly claiming it as being some much-needed statement against war seems like the act of a gormless halfwit.

It would be like someone absurdly claiming that the OP is a fascist because they’ve got a problem with Beaufort Bombers (which were used against the Axis powers).

 

[Shane Heard]

If the Dons are serious about replacing Bombers, then they should consider either Essendon Pilots, Essendon Flyers or Essendon Flyboys.

Or how about “ wing commanders”.

That’ll be ace.

 

[RichLeMonde]

Justin Charles likes this.

Not as much as Trent Cotchin does

 

[mike ross]

Justin Charles likes this.

 

[unplugged]

I didn't like the idea of Collingwood changing ours a few years ago but now when I see the old logo it just looks feral!

 

[Pomsta]

Richmond changed their's a few years ago from a highly detailed, snarling Tiger, which looked great, to a more animated version of the Tiger. The reasoning was that it was easier for the younger generation to relate to and easier for the kids to draw, or some rubbish like that. They didn't go around asking the fan base if they wanted it changed, they just did it because that is part of the job of the marketing department. You know what most Richmond fans thought of that? Nothing at all because it doesn't make any difference. As long as we were still the Richmond Tigers and wore the Yellow and Black nothing else mattered.

As long as Essendon are still the Bombers and wear the Red and Black the logo means nothing.

 

[Outtatym]

Nothing wrong with refreshing the logo but wtf else can you do to it when you are the bombers? Word script? Madness

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

It kind of makes sense.

The world stopped glorifying war decades ago.

Once upon time, a nickname and logo for a sporting team that was associated with murdering innocent people on a large scale would have worked.

But these days, it does seem a bit out of place.

 

[Farang83150]

How can anyone other than an essedon fan give a single FF about it?