While the goal with all of our Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW) stages is to provide an alternative to - or indeed an improvement on - an “IRL” badge, the upshot is often an elaborate compliment to the designer of said emblem.

That was arguably the case with the 313th stage. Up stepped a fantasy client from France’s Ligue 1, Lille Olympique Sporting Club (LOSC), and what followed was largely a tribute to the stylings of the current badge.

The 312th chapter of the Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW) set up camp in North Africa - Tunisian capital Tunis, to be exact.

Current Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions Espérance Sportive de Tunis - truth be told, it’s been a while since they weren’t champions - played the fantasy client role, with the members doing the famous side’s identity justice, as far as this layman can see anyway.

European teams don’t come too much bigger than the Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax, certainly not when it comes to history.

So the responsibility is great when tasked with updating part of the Dutch giants’ identity, as the 311th stage of the Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW) asked members to do - albeit in a purely fantastic sense.

The 310th edition of the Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW), centred on Morocco’s Wydad Athletic Club - WAC - didn’t suffer a deluge of entries, but it’s interesting how a small number of submissions can provide great variety.

To illustrate this, the respective offerings of Rabbi and OTHYcreative are worth perusal. Both include local or traditional iconography but the execution could hardly be more different.

One of the funnest aspects of the Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW) is how it seesaws between giants and minnows of football.

Minnow up: The 309th stage was focused on Vanuatu and the tiny island nation’s national team and football federation.

L'Associazione Sportiva Roma - AS Roma - are one of Italy’s most famous clubs. Along with SS Lazio, one of the capital city’s two heavyweights, the side currently coached by Jose Mourinho have an identity that is recognisable while encompassing multiple emblems.

So when Roma came to the Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW), the publication of the stage could have featured one of at least two current club badges, and that choice was also open to the members.