Everton have apologised to their fans for a controversial change to the club crest and have promised a full consultation with a view to changing it again after next season.
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The English Premier League club unveiled the new badge on Saturday, redesigning the "tower" and, most controversially, removing the club's Latin motto 'Nil Satis Nisi Optimum' (Nothing But the Best is Good Enough).
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Within days more than 22 500 fans had signed a petition to protest about the design and Everton, who are searching for a new manager after the departure of David Moyes to Manchester United, responded by apologising for a lack of consultation.
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"We are sorry," the club said in a statement on their website (www.everton.com). "It is clear that you wanted to be involved in the selection of our new club crest.
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"We regret we didn't ask every Evertonian about something that matters so much to every one of you."
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Everton chief executive Robert Elstone added: "Our chairman had demanded widespread consultation and we stopped short of that. We talked to our Fans' Forum, our commercial partners and our experienced staff around the club. That was not enough."
They should attend to other things like getting themeselves a new coach and forget about this change of badge issue.