GNU_Linux Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Not everyone has a day job of yer bog standard plumber, salesman, electrician, retail or admin job. What examples are there of people involved in football with other jobs or ventures outside the norm? Current Cumbernauld United manager & journeyman player Kieran McAnespie during a brief retirement after leaving Morton worked as a cameraman for Babestation. Ditched that job however to continue playing with Bellshill Athletic whilst taking up a more mundane day job in sales. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 You'd have thought he'd have seen enough diddies while at Morton. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said: Not everyone has a day job of yer bog standard plumber, salesman, electrician, retail or admin job. What examples are there of people involved in football with other jobs or ventures outside the norm? Current Cumbernauld United manager & journeyman player Kieran McAnespie during a brief retirement after leaving Morton worked as a cameraman for Babestation. Ditched that job however to continue playing with Bellshill Athletic whilst taking up a more mundane day job in sales. He’s a fireman now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 If we go back in history it was not unknown for top division players to sign amateur forms and carry on a daytime profession. This persisted even into the 1960s and 1970s... Donald Ford of Hearts was a chartered accountant. Peter Lorimer and Peter Cormack did something similar in their early years with Leeds and Hibs? There was a Scotland Amateurs national team upto 1974. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_K_97 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Jim Craig was a dentist, having played for the University of Glasgow team while studying there before his time at Celtic. It shows just how bad Celtic's training was under Jimmy McGrory when Craig said that his training he did with the uni team was of a considerably higher standard than Celtic's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munoz Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 After Dennis Law left football, he became a carpet salesman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLIS Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Dr Kenny Deuchar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Was on a job last year renovating a house near Perth and the tiler was Kevin Mcgowne, ex killie, st mirren etc. centre half. Good guy, some great patter. Did a decent job of the tiling as well! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Mind ex Hearts midfielder George Wright co- hosted a show on Men & Motors with the Jo Guest 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Christian Doidge worked for the Welsh Police before turning professional. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Wullie Polland was a joiner on a job i was doing for his brother, who was the architect. Fit guy for his age, must've been in his late 60's back then and was putting up roof trusses. Had a pub in Armadale when he gave up football too, as a few players seemed to get into. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munoz Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Derek Scrimgour the ex Saints keeper turned to a fish delivery man before joining the polis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, ATLIS said: Dr Kenny Deuchar Sure he attended to an opposition player when he played for Livi, after the guy collapsed, and made sure he wasn't choking, clearing his airways. Brian McPhee went onto being a firefighter after he stopped playing FT football, did charity work in Africa too iirc, getting a village connected to a water supply. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 37 minutes ago, Andy_K_97 said: Jim Craig was a dentist, having played for the University of Glasgow team while studying there before his time at Celtic. It shows just how bad Celtic's training was under Jimmy McGrory when Craig said that his training he did with the uni team was of a considerably higher standard than Celtic's. Some players managed with barely any formal "training"... just jogging/sprints/golf/etc. Over the Christmas holidays I happened on the Aberdeen centenary video from 2003 ('Stand Free': bit of a long haul at 2hrs+ and very weighted to 1980s & 1990s but still a decent watch). Eddie Turnbull discussed taking-over at Pittodrie in 1965 and finding players basically popped in-n-out as they liked. Among his first reforms was giving each player a ball. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, HibeeJibee said: If we go back in history it was not unknown for top division players to sign amateur forms and carry on a daytime profession. This persisted even into the 1960s and 1970s... Donald Ford of Hearts was a chartered accountant. Peter Lorimer and Peter Cormack did something similar in their early years with Leeds and Hibs? There was a Scotland Amateurs national team upto 1974. The Lorimer one looks interesting. According to Wiki, he made his debut for Leeds in 1962 at fifteen, but didn't feature again for two years. However, he apparently gained 7 Amateur caps for Scotland in 1963. He moved to Leeds to be a footballer as a kid then, but his terms must somehow have allowed him to be considered amateur. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 39 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: The Lorimer one looks interesting. According to Wiki, he made his debut for Leeds in 1962 at fifteen, but didn't feature again for two years. However, he apparently gained 7 Amateur caps for Scotland in 1963. He moved to Leeds to be a footballer as a kid then, but his terms must somehow have allowed him to be considered amateur. If it was anything like "amateur" rugby was up until recently, players would get paid for jobs they only did on paper, usually for a board member ot their mates, while playing for free. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 52 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: The Lorimer one looks interesting. According to Wiki, he made his debut for Leeds in 1962 at fifteen, but didn't feature again for two years. However, he apparently gained 7 Amateur caps for Scotland in 1963. He moved to Leeds to be a footballer as a kid then, but his terms must somehow have allowed him to be considered amateur. Interestingly his 7 caps were at FA Centenary Tournament (4 ties over a week in May) and Kenya Uhuru Cup (3 ties over a week in December). Didn't play in regular Amateur Home Nations etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, LIVIFOREVER said: Brian McPhee went onto being a firefighter after he stopped playing FT football, did charity work in Africa too iirc, getting a village connected to a water supply. Airdrie legend Evan Balfour was a fireman, and also sings in bands - a top lad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Andy_K_97 said: Jim Craig was a dentist, having played for the University of Glasgow team while studying there before his time at Celtic. It shows just how bad Celtic's training was under Jimmy McGrory when Craig said that his training he did with the uni team was of a considerably higher standard than Celtic's. I met him when my brother won a competition to play at Celtic Park. A guy I worked with was his patient when he was a kid so when we got a photo infront of the European Cup and me being awkward as f**k the first thing I said was do you remember so and so. Either he did or he realised how awkward I sounded and just said yes. Edited January 2, 2021 by The Golden God 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Was Jim Goodwin not a rep for Cadburys or something? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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