WIGAN Warriors certainly caused a stir when they rocked up at Saints at the weekend to project their new emblem on to the side of the Totally Wicked Stadium.
But they have copped plenty of light-hearted flack in return with the Warriors new badge being compared to a Costa Coffee logo.
And former Saints skipper Bobbie Goulding, who started his pro career at Wigan, said the head of the bearded warrior as looking like "Johnny Welly with a helmet on."
Fans had already ripped into the Warriors for imitating the badge of NRL outfit Canberra Raiders that includes ex-Wiganers George Williams and Ryan Sutton.
Bobbie Goulding wrote on his LinkedIn page: "Wigan Warriors have spent thousands on a new design for their new badge with a marketing firm. I've stared at the badge and thought it looked like Johnny Welly from St Helens with a helmet on."
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