 A new badge was revealed in May 2007 , for the 2007 – 08 season and beyond . The new badge includes a star to represent the European Cup win in 1982 , and has a light blue background behind Villa 's ' lion rampant ' . The traditional motto " Prepared " remains in the badge , and the name Aston Villa has been shortened to AVFC , FC having been omitted from the previous badge . The lion is now unified as opposed to fragmented lions of the past . Randy Lerner petitioned fans to help with the design of the new badge . 
 A new badge was revealed in May 2007 , for the 2007 – 08 season and beyond . The new badge <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>includes</mark></a> a star to represent the European Cup win in 1982 , and <a href='got' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> a light blue background behind Villa <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>' lion rampant ' . The traditional motto " Prepared " <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>remains</mark></a> in the badge , and the name Aston Villa <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>has</mark></a> been shortened to AVFC , FC <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>having</mark></a> been omitted from the previous badge . The lion is now unified as opposed to fragmented lions of the past . Randy Lerner petitioned fans to help with the design of the new badge . 
A new badge was revealed in May 2007 , for the 2007 – 08 season and beyond . The new badge include a star to represent da European Cup win in 1982 , and got a light blue background behind Villa  ' lion rampant ' . Tdatraditional motto " Prepared " remain in the badge , and the name Aston Villa done been shortened to AVFC , FC done been omitted from thdarevious badge . The lion is now unified as opposed to fragmented lions of the past . Randy Lerner petitioned fans to help with thedasign of the new badge .