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Never liked the badge to be honest. Keep the viking and the basic design certainly, but a stylised line drawing like the depiction of Derby County's Ram would be a great improvement IMO.
We should wear the town Crest!!! (The original badge)Never liked the viking and not associated with the club or town.🤔
Plus we've had the badge since 1972 now, even though Doncaster is no Viking town, the badge is now synonymous with the club and fits with the name Rovers
Any links on this Nudga? Would like to look into this a bit more
Any links on this Nudga? Would like to look into this a bit more[/quoteA read a Yorkshire viking book years ago but I'm sorry I can't remember the name of the book or the author.I know there is a viking burial site just outside of Sprotbrough called King Hengist Wood.
Quote from: WheatleyRover on September 22, 2019, 08:38:58 pmAny links on this Nudga? Would like to look into this a bit moreThe only link Nudga has saved is youjizz.com
Quote from: WheatleyRover on September 22, 2019, 08:18:10 pmPlus we've had the badge since 1972 now, even though Doncaster is no Viking town, the badge is now synonymous with the club and fits with the name RoversIt is a viking town though. Granted, the Romans settled here first, although it was mainly just a garrison on the River Don. Look at the viking names around the area;ScawsbyScawthorpeWarmsworthConisbrough SprotbroughBalbyHexthorpe Thorpe, Worth, Brough, By are all Viking name suffixes. I forget now but they all mean something.
And here was me thinking it was the Romans who christened it DanumHaving said that I did like the Pirate badge
Believe Thorpe means farm. Add armthorpe to your list Paddy
Did you know........Early settlers in Doncaster (Danum) used to drink water directly from the River Don. Many of them used to get the runs. It was discovered by an eminent local physician that the Don water acted as a laxative, and discovered this was because vast amounts of Castor oil was present in the water. In order to treat the affected people the physician obtained land in the local village of Wheatley and built a treatment centre there.The ‘Don castor oil infirmary’ was born.
Just typed Doncaster Rovers into bing and a picture of a green and yellow badge appeared, is it new or for some other Rovers related team??