Fans spot ‘error' that gives them the ‘ick' in stands at Nottingham Forest stadium as unusual reason is revealed
FANS spotted an apparent 'error' that gives them the "ick" in the stands at Nottingham Forest's stadium.
But there is actually an unusual reason behind the strange quirk.
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The 'e' in Nottingham Forest is lower case - when the rest of the word is in capitals
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The unusual quirk is consistent across the Brian Clough Stand seats and the club's badge
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In the Brian Clough Stand of
But while the 'f', 'o', 'r', 's' and 't' are all in capital letters, the 'e' is lower case as the odd one out.
The format is the same on the club's crest, too.
And it sparked a message on social media surrounding the odd decision.
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One person wrote: "Bit of an ick this but I really can't work out why they have left the letter 'e' lower case but capitalised the rest?
"Surely there's some 'dull excuse' behind all this?"
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The design has been in place since 1973 after fan and calligrapher David Lewis won a competition to create a
Explaining the 'e', he told
'The original idea had a very round 'o'. I then got on to the more condensed letters, which seemed to have a bit more solidity and link to the badge.
"It so happened that the lower case 'e' does fit in between the 'R' and the 'S' rather than a straight 'E'.
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'SERIF OF NOTTINGHAM'
"Also, I wanted it to be a bit more personal - a bit less like a company and more like a football club.
'It's a unique Forest then, rather than anybody's Forest.
"Then wrapping the tail of the 'r' around it was almost like an affectionate thing. It was something which was more personal.
"That was the idea, to make things more personal, more unique, more like it's our Forest, not just the word 'Forest'."
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The reasoning is well known by Forest fans - and there were plenty of replies to the post on Facebook.
One said: "It's a logo, if it caught your attention then it's worked."
Another wrote: "Because we're Forest and we do what we want."
A third added: "It just looks cool like that."
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And a final user very cleverly joked: "It's the font. Serif of Nottingham."
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Forest fan David Lewis designed the club's badge
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