Leeds vow to rethink new crest

Leeds have promised a rethink over the club’s new badge after fans reacted with dismay to the new design revealed to mark their centenary.

The crest, which the club say celebrates “fans at the heart of our identity”, depicts a supporter doing the so-called Leeds salute.

Thousands of fans signed a petition calling for it to be scrapped and Leeds managing director Angus Kinnear told BBC Radio Leeds that the club will now consult with more supporters before a new badge is adopted in time for their centenary year in 2019.

“As we look at the feedback today I think it’s clear that the consultation process that we embarked on, that we were very confident had delivered a result, wasn’t extensive enough,” Kinnear said.

“We need to reopen that consultation process very clearly and I think that is what I have come on here to say.”