Premier League: Aston Villa fans choose their new shield design
And theAston Villa continues its revolution. After changing the tenant on the bench, Unai Emery received the baton from Steven Gerrard, changes continued to occur in the “villain” team. Looking to next season, the Birmingham team jersey will show another shield.
It is the result of a process carried out by the English club since last June. The date on which voting began, among his fans, to choose the new design of the icon. Of all the possible options, two sketches came to the final. One is in the shape of a gas lamp, inspired by the club’s founding history, and the other in a round shape honors the lamp worn by Aston Villa in 1982, the year the team won the European Cup.
Voting results
subordinate More than 21500 fans voted. 77% of them preferred the design honoring the 1982 European champion. 23% decided on the design in the form of a gas lamp and only 8% voted to keep the current shield.