In case anyone does not know, the Everton motto is "Nil Satis Nisi Optimum", which roughly translates as "Nothing But the Best Is Good Enough". I say roughly, because Everton themselves prefer to translate it as "Nothing But the Best", and when I asked my Latin teacher for a definitive verdict at school in the early 70s he said it was a poorly expressed sentiment that didn't actually make any sense at all. It was a rugby-playing school though, where the view in the staff room was probably that professional football teams should stick to advertising beer and Brylcreem and leave Latin to those with loftier ideals. Lofty ideals just about sums up the Everton support, however. When Arsenal went ahead with a similarly unpopular redesign a few years ago there were rumblings of discontent because the new badge was not quite as detailed and charming as the old one, but within a few months everyone was used to it.

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Lofty ideals just about sums up the Everton support, however. When Arsenal went ahead with a similarly unpopular redesign a few years ago there were rumblings of discontent because the new badge was not quite as detailed and charming as the old one, but within a few months everyone was used to it.