Alan Shields Hamilton South Lanarkshire Scotland Elete Hibernian , Hearts , Saint Mirren Pretty Good Dundee United Rangers , Celtic Needs Improvement Ross County , Motherwell , Saint Johnstone Pish Aberdeen , Dundee , Livingston Sam what you sead in terms of Saint Johnstone's club crest looking like a blind drunk man had drawn it is pritty offensive to be honest with you I think you could of made your point in a much better manner. The Hibernian Crest is one of the very best in World Football in my view only missing out on top spot for be because I personally prefer The Locamotiv Moscow crest more. In terms of The Saint Mirren Crest I would say as someone that grow up locally there is not to much scope to change the current crest without it looking terrible Saint Mirren have had worse in the past the only thing you could myb do is put the outline in black of The Saint Mirren Satue that is near Saint Mirren Cathedral in the town on the shirts as a crest but for me I would just keep it as is. In terms of Celtic they would be better useing The Celtic Cross as they did in there centenary season to represent both The Republic of Ireland & Scotland. The Dundee United crest I do agree needs slightly updated but I still think it's one of the better crests in Scottish football. Saint Johnstone should just get rid of the Middle part of the crest as it's impossible to make out from any distance away the kestrel as I believe the bird is I would keep as is just make it yellow not gold. Hearts have had variations of the current logo I remember it looking slightly different in 1997 I think it was updated in 1998 but looks spot on to me but it dose nothing for me esteticly at all. Aberdeen have a terrible crest if it did not say Aberdeen on it you would not know it was an Aberdeen F.C crest it day zero about the city or club it's self. Dundee I would say needs updated I just dont know how though it could be done. Livingston have a fairly dull crest nothing to say Livingston or West Lothian about it other than text. Motherwell's crest could do without the football in the centre other than that keep it as it is. I dont see Rangers changing there crests drastically any time in my life time I fo think they need a crest that pays more homage to there roots have always thought that. Ross County need to drastically simplify there crest just use the Stags head in this day in age. I honestly think German clubs crests are buy far the worst in would football. Keep Safe Sam. Vlog was right up my alley can you do the same with The English Championship clubs next.
I'm sorry but I respected everything you had to say about the badges until Ross County. Their badge is an abomination. Why is "Ross" straight but "County" is wiggly? The font is terrible, and that red bar at the top is just begging for a year of establishment or some kind of detail at least
What people look for in a badge will differ, as you say, but I do think you make a mistake when you are looking for modernity as if that in itself is a good thing. Scottish football is better than the super league etc for the fact it isn’t selling out and being all modern for the sake of it. Long live Scottish football!!
Obviously I’m a Dee but i think the Dundee United badge is horrible, not even trying to be a prck by saying that but i personally think tangerine is a horrible colour
I am not just saying this because I support Aberdeen, but your badge is not great. Proof, you've used an edited version of it yourself! I see it's for a trust, but it's already better than the main badge. The colours of it look very early 90's, but not in an interesting retro way, just messy and dated (a bit like the city - jokes -). But no, you do need something smoother and simpler, like he said in the video the Aberdeen badge is a good example of effective simplicity.
@@paulrussell1207 yeah but reverting back to my initial point, it keeps the badge heritage and authenticity, if you try to modernise badges then you could do that forever, could say the same for aberdeen
Also not just saying this because I'm a united fan but How is Dundee's higher, there badge is just DFC with a crest... They used to have a better to look at badge years ago
@Antonio I'm not a fan of either but come on. Rangers is a bit generic for such a historic club. Just a lion with the name of the club. So many clubs could have the same. Hibs is pretty unique. It represents the club really well with the ship, Castle, Harp and a ball which sums up everything about the club. It's class. Hearts just edges it though.
They say gingers have no soul I never believed that till now when u put the dundee badge (which looks like the did a local school competition to see who can design the best badge) above uniteds badge wtf u been smoking they both need improving u sir have earned a pie aff yer coopin next time your up here😂🤣😂🤣 just joking but seriously dude fml🙄
I think clubs should really show their Identity through a Badge by’ tracing their historical origins. Rather than just modernising it just to make it eye catching.
@@onceuponatimeinscotland7036 Umm nope. As s Forest Green Rovers supporter with no affiliation with Celtic myself. I am curious to know how you came to that conclusion.
hearts is the only one that deserves to be top tier. Hibs is the second best badge for the meaning, and dundee deserve the shit tier because....look at it. as a Gers fan ill accept Aberdeen and Hearts have better badges and maybe even dundee utd
I think badges have been oversimplified to be honest - dumbed down, I might even say, and as harsh as that sounds I do believe it to be true. It's as if no effort whatsoever goes into the more modern designs, and if you think about all the clubs that seem to follow exactly the same blueprint (circular, name of club along the top and bottom, year they were formed on either side, some emblem or another in the middle, that one) they're just boring. I defy you to tell me the more recent crests of - say - Cheltenham Town or Accrington Stanley are better than the ones they replaced; even though they're more modern, the craftsmanship is just not there.
I'm a hibs fan so can't agree. But just a side bar.. it's taken from a stone mosaic in the royal mile that everyone spits on.. so is the hearts badge the most spat on badge in the world...? Discuss.
Football badges are part of the teams heritage. This is a ridiculous video. Though I have to agree about st Johnstone. Great club, great supporters, but that badge is a mess.
Good video👍. I’m sure the St Johnston badge represents the Christian faith though? Saint John the Baptist religion was Christian surely as he was the cousin of Jesus? The lamb in the badge represents Jesus.. “behold the lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world.” (Words spoken by John the Baptist). Pretty sure there is a cross in the badge to so it does makes sense?👀 Mon the Rangers👍🇬🇧
How tf is County in pretty good? And the 3 needs improvements are belters. Every badge bar the two in pish and county is a good badge. The old rangers badge was better though.
Typical reply from a Rangers fan. Anytime they take criticism they just use the religious path so you must be a catholic if you disagree with the mighty Rangers fans
2018 a badge designer put Hearts badge in the top 10 in the world never mind just the Scottish league! Other teams I can remember were Ajax, Sampdoria, Torino, Ath Madrid, Blackburn, Liverpool. 👍🏽
I'm sorry but I respected everything you had to say about the badges until Ross County. Their badge is an abomination. Why is "Ross" straight but "County" is wiggly? The font is terrible, and that red bar at the top is just begging for a year of establishment or some kind of detail at least
Excellent video. It's great to hear an outside perspective, though obviously I'm not going to agree with all of your choices - Ross County's badge is heading towards pish imho - it's best described as dull. That said, you're bang on about the Jam Tarts badge - I'm no fan of the club, but it is a belter of a design. It'd be good if the people who run St Johnstone took heed - it is a shocker, and the people of "Purth" deserve better. Scone Palace is a great building - could incorporate that. Maybe even have the Silvery Tay highlighted. Could do better.
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Prefer the original Saints badge. Most fans will agree. Was changed in line with moving to Mcdiarmid park but would love to see the original one brought back.
One thing our Manchester City badge the one we have now is nothing new not to us. Just look at the round badge we had before the eagle badge. And it goes back to the Colin Bell years.
Ross county is pish… that font is dreadful. Motherwells badge is great, very recognisable to me. The Rangers badge is miles better than Celtic. (Thistle fan so no biased)
the Rangers badge is the best for me, its just iconic, Rangers being a British institution with a lot of history in regards to representing Britain on the continent with their fans, Celtic represented Ireland mostly
How does Rangers badge represent Britain though? Its just a lion which features on loads of badges eg Scotland, England, Dundee United etc. Celtic's badge actually suits the club because like you say it was formed for Irish people.
@@paulot4646 when you see a prancing horse you think of a fast racing car that everyone would like to own, the ferrari, if it represented a mini cooper it wouldnt mean the same thing, Rangers have the reputation because they usually take a large folowing into games in europe and fly the union jack, this is why the Rangers badge is iconic because it represents the union between england and scotland
@@jamesi2018 You are just judging the club rather than the badge then but fair enough. I know that Rangers is one of the biggest and most historic clubs in the UK, but I also think their badge is quite generic and doesn't really give the feel of Rangers. Their oldest badge from back in the 60s or 70s actually felt like Rangers. It looked like something you would associate with the British Army or the Royal family.
I do believe that modernising isn't always better. Some modernised badges are great but some are terrible. And i also agree with some others who've reacted here that badges showing the heritage can also be great. It all has everything to do with personal opinions and preferences. From a marketing standpoint i understand the need to simplify the badges so that you can more easily print it on just about anything you want. But let's just say that newer isn't always better, for instance i think the new Juventus badge is terrible, and i know that just about every Ajax fan hates the newer badge and would prefer to get the old one back. I am not a professional badge creator but i sometimes dabble with photoshop just for the fun of it, and i have experimented with the St. Johnstone badge to try and modernise it a bit but still using al the old elements however i don't know how to show it to you in this comment. I love your video's mate, keep up the good work! I myself am an FC Utrecht fan so if you ever do another video with them in it or if you do a video about them i will definetely want to see that.
My favourite badge is Livingston, I love the military style of it with the stark contrast between the black and yellow. I think the worst badge is the extremely outdated DFC, it looks like a primary school blazer badge.
Love your work Sam - but can I point out that St John's The Baptist is a church, rather than a "religion". It is the ancient church, that is the reference point for St Johnstone's name.
maybe you should ask a motherwell historian about the badge and how it came about.. the steel works on the bottom was a symbol from the ravenscraig steel works that later, maggie thatcher shut down, destroyed a town!! have a look into it first mate
That DAB badge from ‘93. I recall a Dundee fan telling me about that badge in the mid 80s, he worked in a printers and they wanted a load of these die cut. He wasn’t doing it so someone else had to. That was the mid 80s.
Re your comments on Dundee United's badge needing a refresh... There are so many fans out there now with design skills that clubs could put it out as a competition modernise their badges... Or look on Behance, there are loads of already redesigned badges for loads of different footy teams - I don't think there's any excuses for top tier teams having poor badges these days.
#notificationsquad, another banger, I’d say your spot on with everything except I’d personally swap Hibs with Aberdeen. Even though I’m a Jambo I just get that Edinburgh feeling when I see the Hibs badge same with Hearts. Best city with 2 class teams. Top man 👍🏻
Guess it's about taste but I actually don't like these dumbed down badges nowadays modernising things is ruining them mire often than not i prefer the old juventus, man city and west ham badges
No offence mate but you need to go to Spec savers, Aberdeens is the second worst badge in British football second only to Leeds utd. it looks like they went to a primary school and asked the kids to design it.
The Celtic badge and the Rangers badge are the same. The clubs name round the outsde and a symbol in the middle. This is where I think you are more of a Celtic fan tbh.
Judging badges on the fact they haven't changed in years is pretty poor, over the last decade club badges like Juventus has been changed and the clubs fans hated it, historic doesn't mean it's bad!
