Ally McLeod was the manager back then and when he was asked the same question he said when the players are good enough then we will have a badge on the kit ...or words to that effect. Anyway, we got the MFC monogram and later our current badge.
Re the badge back in the early seventies when the central SMT bus company had a depot in East Kilbride a bus conductor from Blantyre was a dinky die Motherwell fan, he had a little hold all bag claret in colour and amber text Motherwell FC also on the bag was the current MFC badge (not with the 125 text) I wondered why the club took so long in wearing that badge on the strips.
Yes Brian is sadly missed a great player for Motherwell.