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1) Ian St John died this week at the age of 82. It was the Saint’s extra-time header against Leeds at Wembley that won Liverpool their first FA Cup in 1965. Signed in 1961, and in partnership with Roger Hunt, he was the star forward of Bill Shankly’s team which established the club as one of English football’s best, as seen here in a TV tribute to his old mentor broadcast in 1981. After spells managing Motherwell and Portsmouth, Saint moved into a TV career. Here he is crossing the Merseyside divide to attend Everton training before the 1984 FA Cup final. It was as co-presenter as Saint and Greavsie that he made his fame. Here the pair are joined by Bobby Robson, Alex Ferguson and future Sky News man Jeremy Thompson to preview an elaborate-looking draw for the 1986 World Cup. Saint was joined by a very different-looking Greavsie for one memorable segment of the show. Here’s a couple of full episodes from 25 March 1989 and 5 January 1991 with lots of clips here. And who can forget the 1992 Rumbelows Cup quarter-final draw, where Saint allowed one Donald Trump to fill in?
2) Can you resist this piece of backheeled genius from Notts County’s Elisha Sam? Continue reading...