Comments on: Scotland 10-11 Home Kit Review

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:06:36 +0000

Looks pretty good doesn’t it Jon? Its been a while since Scotland wore yellow and I believe its always been a lucky colour for them

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:36:39 +0000

I’ve seen a leaked picture of what appears to be the new Scotland away shirt. It will be the same design as the home shirt, but in yellow with navy trim, and the crest watermark on the front.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:32:02 +0000

Honduras won’t be wearing Adidas as their kits are made by Joma, but certainly Slovakia’s kit is based on the same template as Scotland (and Argentina’s).

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:01:02 +0000

I know what you mean Jason – I want it now! Shaun, thanks for the compliment! The Argentina kit does seem to use the same template you’re right – also Honduras.

By: Jason Marson

Jason Marson — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:17:55 +0000

I was excited to finally see this kit after first hearing the announcement last year. It’s not the perfect design I would have liked but it’s still pretty good and I’ll definitely be buying it when it comes out, but why do we have to wait for the summer?

By: shaun

shaun — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:20:21 +0000

Very nice illustration John. Am looking forward to pick up this kit, huge motif in the front notwithstanding. I think adidas’ type 2 template is also used on argentina’s home kit(http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaunwong/4216157014/) ?

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:13:56 +0000

I think the kit looks good and functional, though the watermark does spoil it, especially with the front number placement. I agree about the crest too, they should bring back the old crest from the late 80’s early 90’s.

Anyway, I wonder what adidas will do for the away kit when that gets revealed?

By: Rich Johnson

Rich Johnson — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:21:22 +0000

I’m still not overly convinced…to me it just looks too rushed…I don’t mind that it’s a template or that it’s primarily a stop gap (albeit quite a long gap), I just feel they took a blank jersey and, bereft of inspiration, bunged the crest on the front. I wouldn’t mind so much if the crest was perhaps bigger so it at least covered the front of the shirt, but it seems too much like an afterthought and smacks of lack of confidence in the design…if you’re going to put it on the front, do it boldly, not half heartedly! (I still think my idea looked better )
I also agree with scrapping the Saltire in the same way I advocated ridding the England shirt of the ‘England’ lettering…Scotland shouldn’t need such gimmicks!

One final point…your illustration makes it look better than the real thing!!

By: Willie

Willie — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:56:26 +0000

A good review John. Like yourself I am not a fan of the large Scottish crest on the front which seems to cheapen the design. The shirt definitely looks much better as a short sleeve. The longer version tends to draw your eye to the large gap set aside for tournament patches.

It has certainly wet my appetite for any future bespoke designs.

Cheers,
Willie

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:49:37 +0000

For me Jonny, the new badge introduced in 1989 and worn in Italia 90 was the best. It was the one with the shield and the scroll above and below it. I was never overly attached to the round design to be honest but quite liked the one worn in the Fila days.

Glad to see some people agreeing with me! Chris – good to hear from you!