The Argyle badge

[Accidental]

I always feel like we should drop the shield as well.

I think this abomination ends that suggestion??

 

[IJN]

Always thought a good strap line would be 'Argyle is our club, Plymouth is our City'.

Plus the shield must stay. Please would all North Americans leave our badge alone.

 

[Accidental]

Always thought a good strap line would be 'Argyle is our club, Plymouth is our City'.

Plus the shield must stay. Please would all North Americans leave our badge alone.

or “it’s the game we love”

 

[Mat]

I think this abomination ends that suggestion??
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Better than that though. Hmmm.

 

[Steve Rhodes]

I think that the legend beneath the city coat of arms, used as the shirt badge from 1949 until 1964, is a word short. My memory is that it should read TURRIS FORTISSIMA EST NOMEN JEHOVA - God is our tower of strength. My photograph is from the Toffs replica shirt but I think the original shirt badge did not include the "est".

 

[Matt Grahame]

I think that the legend beneath the city coat of arms, used as the shirt badge from 1949 until 1964, is a word short. My memory is that it should read TURRIS FORTISSIMA EST NOMEN JEHOVA - God is our tower of strength. My photograph is from the Toffs replica shirt but I think the original shirt badge did not include the "est". View attachment 22784

I feel a ‘Life of Brian’ moment coming on!
Anyone for Latin grammar?

 

[Alan Turing]

My Latin master at school told me it was ‘The strongest tower is the name of God’.

 

[HartleyGreen]

Politics and religion have no place on a football shirt.

 

[Unclemarvo]

I think that the legend beneath the city coat of arms, used as the shirt badge from 1949 until 1964, is a word short. My memory is that it should read TURRIS FORTISSIMA EST NOMEN JEHOVA - God is our tower of strength. My photograph is from the Toffs replica shirt but I think the original shirt badge did not include the "est". View attachment 22784

The badge in the original post is estless

 

[Steve Rhodes]

My Latin master at school told me it was ‘The strongest tower is the name of God’.

Interesting. We didn't do Latin at Public but whichever translation is correct, I assume Est = Is.

 

[Alan Turing]

Interesting. We didn't do Latin at Public but whichever translation is correct, I assume Est = Is.

Correct

 

[Devongreenowl]

Does anybody remember what the fanbase reaction was back in 75 when that more modern PAFC initial badge was introduced? Obviously way before internet times, but I would suspect there must have been a bit of an outcry.

I first turned up at HP in early 76 and the badge was already in use, so I literally thought nothing of it. I did love that white kit though and the all yellow away.

 

[Mark Starr]

I think that the legend beneath the city coat of arms, used as the shirt badge from 1949 until 1964, is a word short. My memory is that it should read TURRIS FORTISSIMA EST NOMEN JEHOVA - God is our tower of strength. My photograph is from the Toffs replica shirt but I think the original shirt badge did not include the "est". View attachment 22784

Sadly, for so many of the seasons since I started watching in 1967 a more appropriate motto would be, 'God, give me strength'.

 

[flowchart]

I feel a ‘Life of Brian’ moment coming on!
Anyone for Latin grammar?

Romani domus eunt

 

[Biggs]

Does anybody remember what the fanbase reaction was back in 75 when that more modern PAFC initial badge was introduced? Obviously way before internet times, but I would suspect there must have been a bit of an outcry.

Could be very wrong but I wouldn’t have thought there was much controversy. Football badges changed fairly frequently in that era, and things weren’t micro analysed as they are now either.