RostokMcSpoons Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) From Wiki... Early career[edit] Motherwell[edit] One of six children, St John's father Alex, a steelworker, died when he was six years old; he also showed talent for boxing as a boy, but his mother discouraged it.[3] Having played football for youth sides and works teams as a teenager while working in local industry, including at the Colville steelworks, St John began his career at boyhood favourites Motherwell, signing as a professional in 1957[7] after a spell with affiliated junior team Douglas Water Thistle as a provisional signing; he continued a part-time engineering apprenticeship (work which he admitted he disliked and actively avoided as much as possible) for a further two years.[3] He was managed by Bobby Ancell, and was part of a group of talented young players (also including Andy Weir, Willie Hunter, Pat Quinn and Sammy Reid) that were nicknamed the "Ancell Babes".[8][9] His debut was against Dumfries side Queen of the South in an away fixture at Palmerston Park. St John scored a hat-trick for Motherwell in two minutes and 30 seconds against Hibernian in 1959, one of the fastest recorded in Scottish football history.[10] He left Motherwell in 1961, having scored 105 goals in 144 appearances for the club in the three major Scottish domestic competitions.[7] After playing[edit] After retiring from playing, St John managed both his former club Motherwell (1973–1974) and Portsmouth (1974–1977, assisted by former Motherwell teammate Willie Hunter).[11] He also served as assistant manager at Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry City.[19] As Motherwell manager, St John sold goalkeeper Keith MacRae and gave a debut to young forward Willie Pettigrew.[20] Motherwell finished ninth in the 1973–74 season, his only term in charge.[20] Edited March 2, 2021 by RostokMcSpoons 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 RIP Ian - Truly a club legend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I dedicate the recent demolishing of Hibs to the great Ian St John, a fitting tribute. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) Ach, that's genuinely sad news. My Dad has always spoken of St John's time at Motherwell as player and manager with a fair bit of reverence. Edited March 2, 2021 by capt_oats 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.K. Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) Believe it or not, they guy doing the interview in the second clip was a neighbour of mine and was more famous as being the lead singer of Richie Blackmores group RAINBOW through the 80's and 90's. Still singing to this day (I think). Look it up !! Edited March 2, 2021 by B.K. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldaft Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, B.K. said: Believe it or not, they guy doing the interview in the second clip was a neighbour of mine and was more famous as being the lead singer of Richie Blackmores group RAINBOW through the 80's and 90's. Still singing to this day (I think). Look it up !! Wow. Did not know that. Doogie White was his name. According to Wiki he was the last lead singer of Rainbow. I went to see Rainbow at the Hammersmith Apollo back in the day. Need to go back and see if it was him singing. A Well Fan too. Shame about Sinji passing away but at least I know a new fact for the day. Living in Edinburgh I have a fair few Hearts and Hibees as neighbours. One of the older Hibs fans actually gave me the programme for the match where Sinji scored the Hat Trick. Imagine being there. 3 goals in less than 3 minutes and Motherwell winning at Easter Rd too. I have easily been up to 20 times and not sure I have seen us win more than once or twice Cheers B.K. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Doogie White was a member of Rainbow in the 90s 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 1 minute ago, welldaft said: According to Wiki he was the last lead singer of Rainbow. Ma Maw and da wen to see Rainbow 2 years ago and it's a wee Chilean guy now the lead singer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.K. Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Doogie is now lead singer with a group called La Paz. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldaft Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 14 minutes ago, Busta Nut said: Doogie White was a member of Rainbow in the 90s I was a very young teen at the time so it would have been early 80’s I went so it would not have been him on vocals. Still mad keen on Ritchie Blackmore. A fantastic guitarist. It was my love for Deep Purple that started it off. Live at the California Jam. Just awesome to this day.. There was a Rainbow as part of the set that day and I often wondered if that is where he got the inspiration for Rainbow ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman1991 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 42 minutes ago, Busta Nut said: Doogie White was a member of Rainbow in the 90s Did he take over from Bungle, Zippy or Geoffrey? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, steelman1991 said: Did he take over from Bungle, Zippy or Geoffrey? One for the 70's kids there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallus Numpty Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Busta Nut said: Ma Maw and da wen to see Rainbow 2 years ago and it's a wee Chilean guy now the lead singer 1 hour ago, B.K. said: Doogie is now lead singer with a group called La Paz. Sounds like these two facts should be connected, but I'm not sure how. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Gallus Numpty said: Sounds like these two facts should be connected, but I'm not sure how. La Paz is a Bolivian city. So nearly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallus Numpty Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Just now, Busta Nut said: La Paz is a Bolivian city. So nearly True. There's always this one though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro_de_la_Paz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Parallel universe stuff. (and it's honestly great to see it) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Manhattan Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, Swello said: Parallel universe stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Blank Wednesday’s are rubbish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Shite news about Ian St John but I've loved seeing some of the old videos, particularly the Saint & Grievsie ones. I can only remember the very tail end of the show when it was on, but my Dad loved it. I'm not sure if this was one of those 'Da jokes' he likes to tell, but my old man would always tell me a story that when he was scoring for fun in his Liverpool days, there was a church in Liverpool that had a big "Jesus Saves!" sign outside of it, only for a local to paint, "And St John nets the rebound!". I really hope it's true! Also, it's 30 years to the day since my first Motherwell game. A 3-1 defeat to Hearts. Any of you on here programme collectors? I'd love to get my hands on the programme for that day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 13 hours ago, Desp said: Also, it's 30 years to the day since my first Motherwell game. A 3-1 defeat to Hearts. Any of you on here programme collectors? I'd love to get my hands on the programme for that day. I used to get programmes all the time in those days ( and weirdly, I remember that cartoon for some reason) - some of them are still in a box at my folk's house, so if I'm ever allowed back in to Lanarkshire, I'll have a look for it. If I have it, it's yours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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