New Posh crest is tat-too much for fan
POSH crazy Craig Buckley could not believe his eyes when the new football club crest was unveiled.
POSH crazy Craig Buckley could not believe his eyes when the new football club crest was unveiled.Because the shocked 24-year-old has grown attached to the old crest.
So attached, in fact, that he had it tattooed to his back five years ago.
Now the footy-mad dad is going to have to book another appointment with the needle and ink to get the new version added to his body. Craig said "I was shocked when I saw the club had changed the design. It's one of those things that you never think they'll change. I was hoping it wasn't true when I saw it on the website – it was a bit of a shock to the system."
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Craig, who has been following Peterborough United since 1993 and took his four-year-old daughter Morgan to her first game at London Road on Saturday, said his tattoo always prompts a reaction when he takes his shirt off.
He said: "People always ask what it is when I'm on holiday, obviously people connected with Peterborough recognise it but others ask what club it is.
"I suppose people won't notice that it's the old design but as we're going to be in the Premiership soon more people will realise it's the old crest."
Now Craig, who lives in Wittering and works in Orton Southgate, is still deciding on where to have the new design tattooed.
He said: "I've got the Griffins tattooed on my arm so at least they're still incorporated in the new crest. It's going to be complicated deciding on how to bring in the new design, but we're going to be changing ground soon so the old crest is a bit of history. I will keep it then probably pop the new one above it.
Posh revealed the new club crest to match the new vision created by chairman Darragh MacAnthony on Monday. The club, in conjunction with new shirt suppliers Addidas, have been working on the new design in consultation with fans and the city council for months.
MANY fans of body art plump for a name or phrase written in script – but not all are accurately translated.
Teenager Joanne Raine had her lover's nickname tattooed onto her stomach, but found out months after they split up that it actually said "supermarket".
She only found out when she popped into a Chinese takeaway in Darlington to find out what the tattoo symbols really meant.
She had wanted to have a tattoo of Roo – her boyfriend's nickname.
Poole mother Charlene Williams thought she had "Mum" tattooed in Chinese symbols on her back was shocked to discover it actually read "Friend Come Hell."
Vince Mattingley proudly showed off his tattoo for 26 years before finding out it actually spelt Coca-Cola.
He had asked staff in his favourite Chinese restaurant to translate his name. But a waiter drew the Coke words – and Vince had it etched on his body.
The mistake only came to light when he travelled to Thailand and a barman asked him why he had Coca-Cola written on his chest.
CRAIG Buckley may consider himself unlucky after the club crest he branded himself with was updated – but he is not the first footy fan to come unstuck.
Spare a thought for Newcastle United supporter Robert Nesbitt who chose to have a large image of
Andy Cole in full Magpies garb tattooed on to his right thigh – two days before Cole left for Manchester United.
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