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.
📸 | Our new crest #MOT #LUFC
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 24, 2018
6 months of research
10,000 people consulted
Ready for the next 100 years
Watch video ➡️ https://t.co/rIIdL2Yz9F pic.twitter.com/pMrd3zTjCl
"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.
"But also that the fans should really trust us because we have been so impressed by the level of support they give us and the sense of unity that we have between the board and the supporters and players.
"There is no way Andrea or I are going to do anything to jeopardise that unity or what we want to achieve in the future."
The petition on change.org, Stop LUFC from Implementing the Leeds Salute Crest, was set up on Wednesday and within hours thousands of disgruntled fans had signed it.
By early Wednesday evening the number of signatures had risen to well over 50,000.
Fans and players often put their right fist over their heart as a sign of their support for the club.
But despite a six-month process during which the club says they consulted 10,000 people, the reaction from supporters suggests the final result may have been wide of the mark.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here