SBS Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Any older buds able to identify the three guys in the middle of the front row of this pic? Other players are:- Lapsley, Mallan, Lornie, Neilson, Telfer, Johnstone McGill, ??, ??, ??, MacLeod. Mallan = Jimmy, great grandfather of our current star Stevie. MacLeod = Ally of Argentina '78 fame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyg Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Looking at the team selections that season in the run-in, I would guess at Gordon Henry , Jackie Brown , Davie Laird ! The team stayed mostly the same at that period apart from 8 , 9 , 10 . Bobby Holmes and Tommy Gemmell were in and out the team too but I don't think they're in this pic ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 You're right, Billy. Definitely NOT Holmes or Gemmell. Cannae remember the names. Thought Stewart(?) was perhaps the one you have as Laird... but I have had a couple of beers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcd54 Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Definitely Davy Laird next to McLeod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepaisleypanda Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 3 hours ago, billyg said: Looking at the team selections that season in the run-in, I would guess at Gordon Henry , Jackie Brown , Davie Laird ! The team stayed mostly the same at that period apart from 8 , 9 , 10 . Bobby Holmes and Tommy Gemmell were in and out the team too but I don't think they're in this pic ! The same Bobby Holmes that was physio 80s / 90s?? In all my days I never realised that Ally Mcleod played for Saints!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Ally McLeod is in the pic on the left Ally MacLeod played for Saints in the 50s managed Scotland and has a suite named after him at Somerset Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 12 minutes ago, thepaisleypanda said: The same Bobby Holmes that was physio 80s / 90s?? The same wonderful man. Was touted as a Scotland star of the future till he had a bad injury. Broken ankle, IIRC. Became a manager at Pressed Steel, where he was well-respected - especially by awe-struck, St Mirren supporting fans who arrived in his office on secondment to find out who The Boss was! He trained as a physio and did the job for a few teams... probably as a direct result of trying to overcome his own injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, Danny said: Ally McLeod is in the pic on the left Ally MacLeod played for Saints in the 50s managed Scotland and has a suite named after him at Somerset Park er.... no. Ally's on the right - as a left winger, mind ye... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 (edited) Ally McLeod is in the avatar on the left Ally MacLeod is in the 50s team pic on the right Edited February 26, 2017 by Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 20 minutes ago, Danny said: Ally MacLeod played for Saints in the 50s managed Scotland and has a suite named after him at Somerset Park Noticed that yesterday.......altho it looks like Ayr aint too keen on him now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBS Posted February 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Thanks guys. I thought it was David Laird but wasn't sure. I had also worked out via team listings that the other two are either Henry and Brown or Moore and Straiton. Not knowing what any of these guys look like I would be guessing. But that's the two options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 hour ago, antrin said: er.... no. Ally's on the right - as a left winger, mind ye... Was Ally not an accomplished goal scorer for us. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBS Posted February 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Was Ally not an accomplished goal scorer for us. . Naw! 3 goals in 25 games. You maybe thinking of Ally McLeod who played in the early 70s? 62 goals in 99 games. Most notable the day he won 4-1 at Ibrox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 5 hours ago, SBS said: Naw! 3 goals in 25 games. You maybe thinking of Ally McLeod who played in the early 70s? 62 goals in 99 games. Most notable the day he won 4-1 at Ibrox. Indeed , that is where the confusion lies . I wasn't a Saint's fan in 1956. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 2 hours ago, saintnextlifetime said: Indeed , that is where the confusion lies . I wasn't a Saint's fan in 1956. . Who did you support then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 8 hours ago, SBS said: Naw! 3 goals in 25 games. You maybe thinking of Ally McLeod who played in the early 70s? 62 goals in 99 games. Most notable the day he won 4-1 at Ibrox. That's why getting the spelling right is so important No confusion if you know your McLeod from your MacLeod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 11 hours ago, shull said: Who did you support then ? I wasn't into soccer in 1956. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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