Today Newcastle unveiled a new logo, and one of the two main design aspects was the word 'Newcastle' was dropped, they included an FAQ, which contains an interesting little bit of info
Q: Why was the word ‘Newcastle’ removed?
A: We are and will always be the Newcastle Knights. We exist for our passionate supporters. The city will always be home.
Changes to the National Rugby League branding guidelines made ahead of the 2019 season promoted a review of our logo to modernise and simplify the brand in the same way many other clubs have.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs, North Queensland Cowboys, New Zealand Warriors, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Penrith Panthers – have logos that do not feature a geographic location, and are synonymous with their respective areas. The logos of the Rabbitohs and Panthers are represented with a visual device only.
So you would think that our logo has also been reviewed, and seeing we've had the current one since 2004, and a new jersey manufacturer, we might be getting a new logo.
Will we return to being just 'The Sharks' again like after Super League?
Will make relocation of a brand so much easier...