Sad News-Paul McIntyre

[HSS]

Former player passes away at 59 🙁

[eastlandssaint]

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[Tom Blacks Left Boot]

R.I.P. Sir.

You gave me some great moments as a young man growing up.

[stlucifer]

4 hours ago, Tom Blacks Left Boot said:

R.I.P. Sir.

You gave me some great moments as a young man growing up.

Two bacon rolls pre match? Different days indeed. I remember being told Jimmy Johnston had to run off the park to get his half time smoke.

Edited March 17 by stlucifer

[Tom Blacks Left Boot]

On 3/17/2026 at 10:06 PM, stlucifer said:

Two bacon rolls pre match? Different days indeed. I remember being told Jimmy Johnston had to run off the park to get his half time smoke.

Absolutely!

I haven't heard the Jimmy Johnston story before.

I was once informed that Tommy Turner, whilst at Partick Thistle, having been told that he wasn't needed for matchday, was enjoying a quiet couple of pints and the odd cigarette in a nearby hostelry.  A teammate got injured in the warmup and someone from the Partick Thistle staff was sent to collect him from said hostelry.

He went on to have a great game.  I have no reason to doubt the person who told me but it did seem incredible at the time.

The stuff of legends indeed.