Old Weiserbud

I watched the QOS TV highlights and, though it's not much to go on, especially in view of comments that we're still not playing that well, I thought there was a big difference in attitude. In previous matches I've seen, a lot of what we did seemed to be ponderous - almost half-hearted. In the QOS game I got the impression that players were trying to join attacks quickly and also busting a gut to get back behind the ball in defence. Anyway, I hope that's a correct impression as we'll win matches that way and better football should hopefully follow on as confidence grows. Perhaps I should switch this to the optimism thread!

Stu. Thanks for flagging up the obituary in the Scotsman. It made for interesting reading. I am also pleased that my memory of Tommy missing out on a representative game because of injury was mentioned and though I wasn't wholly accurate it wasn't just a figment of my imagination. I wonder what it might have led to if he hadn't been injured!

59er. He was indeed worth a Scottish cap and I have a recollection that he was actually selected for one around 1959 or 1960, but had to withdraw because of injury. I also have a feeling that his replacement was Denis Law. I'll be interested to know if anyone else remembers this as I stand to be corrected, but I've always believed this to have been the case.

I am lucky enough - and old enough - to have great memories of Tommy. Two in particular were his winning goal against Motherwell in the cup-winning run and a brilliant glancing near post header to open the scoring at Ibrox when we won 3-1 there for the first time in 55 years! They had to be good to have stuck in the memory for so long. In the "Marching In" video, Davie Lapsley described him as a "cheeky wee player" which summed him up beautifully. Really sad to hear that he's gone, but he'll never be forgotten by anyone who saw him play in the years before he moved on to Norwich.

I used to watch Saints between 1955 and 1962 before the family moved to England and count myself lucky to have seen some great players and matches during that period. When I read the news about Jackie, it triggered the memory of his sliding tackles out near the touchline. He had the ability to time it so that he, the ball and the winger ended up in a heap on the running track at Love Street. Probably red card stuff nowadays, but they usually picked themselves up and got on with the game! I'm sure there must be some other old gits out there who know what I'm talking about! Sad to see another member of that cup-winning team gone.