SAINT AND GREAVSIE - ICONIC TV FOOTBALL PROGRAMME - 13TH MAY 1989 - IAN ST JOHN AND JIMMY GREAVES

This is a video of an end of season edition of the iconic weekly football magazine programme Saint and Greavsie recorded on the 13th May 1989. This episode includes the usual weekly banter and chat around the week’s football events from ex-footballers Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves. Features include the race for the League One championship between Liverpool FC and Arsenal, who will be relegated, what has happened to Manchester United FC, goal of the season and various match highlights. Saint and Greavsie ran on ITV from 1985 to 1992.

[@niallyb80]

RIP Ian St. John, great memories of this show

[@shafiq1537]

yes very sad

[@SuperTed19021]

At least him and his great pal Jimmy are now back together in Heaven talking about the "funny old game". After not too long apart. Without these two, where would Gary Lineker or Alan Shearer's post-football careers be?

[@craig1538]

Yes and now sadly The Saint has passed away too. Very sad.

[@colinhoward2064]

Listening to the theme music takes me right back to happier days, used to love watching this. RIP Ian.

[@LIVERNIL723]

Atzec Gold. Used during Mexico 86. Great Times and another World. Rest In Peace Saint.

[@kw4433]

Rest In Peace Greavsie, 6 months after the passing of Saintsie. A legend of Tottenham FC and of football in general. You won't be forgotten. My blessings to you and your family at this time. Thanks for the memories.

[@kw4433]

Saddened by the news of the passing of Liverpool Legend Ian St John. Watched this show religiously. Loved the quips between himself and Greavsie. Thoughts go out to his family. God bless you Ian and Thanks for the memories. R.I.P.

[@wonjubhoy]

I feel the same. The saint would tee up chances for greavsie to joke. The saint would then laugh his head off. It was hard not to join in! They had great chemistry and i have fond memories of them on that show. Rip saint.

[@briansergeant]

When football was football. Thank you Saint, sleep well. 😭

[@darrenhammond6384]

Sure was Brian,when it was entertaining to watch,it’s just a pity that we can no longer say this.

[@hugodrax71]

We never appreciated what we had back then. Nobody could have predicted what the game would turn into.

[@mrkipling2201]

I totally agree. This was my football, the game I grew up watching and loved. Not the rubbish nowadays.

[@SuperTed19021]

*Truer words ever spoken* , Brian.

[@alanoflynn9645]

RIP Ian St. John, I never missed this show growing up, every Saturday morning & loved it.

[@-The-Darkside]

The bit about fans asking for Fergies head was great.

[@mrkipling2201]

It would get even worse the following season, especially up until Christmas 1989. That season saw us in danger of getting relegated until the last couple of months of the season. The 5-1 debacle at city was a particularly low point.

[@RobCLynch]

This programme made my Saturday memories and it would start with this, a lunch normally consisting of a plate of sausage-rolls and off we went to Anfield for the match. As soon as Saint said that he was 'off to Anfield', we got our coats on and prayed that our mark one Ford Escort would start. Sweet memories - thanks Saint.

[@mrkipling2201]

Agreed. Brilliant book you wrote as well, very moving.

[@RobCLynch]

@@mrkipling2201 Thank you for such a lovely compliment. I'm thinking of writing one about life on the Kop during the 70s and 80s. There's a lot of history that people might like to reflect on.

[@mrkipling2201]

@@RobCLynch I’m not a Liverpool fan but I wouldn’t mind reading something like that. 👍👍

[@RobCLynch]

@@mrkipling2201 Thank you so much. You may have given me the push I needed to write such a book. I've been thinking about it for years. Thanks again.

[@mrkipling2201]

@@RobCLynch no problem thanks for your reply. Good luck with the book 👍👍

[@planahath]

Saturday lunchtimes and early afternoons used to be great back then. Football Focus on BBC and Saint and Greavsie on ITV, plus the wrestling to follow!

[@RobCLynch]

Yes, these young kids will never know what they missed - when Big Daddy was bouncing Kendo Nagasaki all over the ring.

[@raphaelrau1728]

Amazing stuff! With Satellite tv everything is diluted with the saturation of maybe too much football coverage!

[@RobCLynch]

@@raphaelrau1728 Very good point about satellite TV. Back in the day, we only had three channels, then four and finally five. It was easy to keep track of what was on. Today, many things get missed, because nobody knows what's on tv at any given time. Also, live football was pretty much confined to cup finals and international matches. During the eighties, the odd live match crept in, but even these were few and far between.

[@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon]

Air wolf on after that then A team with yer tea.

[@RobCLynch]

@@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon yes the A team and a blimp at Amy. Tea always included chips drowned in salt and vinegar, while a pub crawl down the High Street would follow - providing you were over 15 😉

[@iansmith8263]

And it's a final goodbye from The Saint, 2nd March 2021.

[@Dead-Ball-Situation]

There were great characters in football back then. Greaves, St JOhn, Venables, Lynam etc. RIP Ian. You brought us so much joy.

[@paulgardner5441]

Probably the best football programme ever

[@williambadrock2842]

When we had 2 sensible Professionals talking with knowledge !

[@darrenhammond6384]

Absolutely William,great days

[@mrkipling2201]

Agreed 👍👍

[@neillstevenson5327]

I was on exercise with the British Army on the Lunenberg Plains in Germany when this programmed aired. as an Arsenal fan couldn’t wait to get back in to watch the last game of the season and what a night it was. The theme tune brought back those memories like it was yesterday. Thanks saint and greavsie Rest In Peace both of you COYG 😎👍

[@HammerHealedCD]

What a great watch.When all it was about was football in every tier of football from two greats who loved the game. Now we have Dan Walkers party political broadcast aka Football Focus telling us only one opinion is allowed. Miss the sense of humour of Saint & Greavsie.RIP Saint.

[@mrkipling2201]

RIP Saint. How eerie it was seeing those blue sheets up at the leppings lane end at the Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham game as well.

[@tomduggan51]

Thanks for this humourous show, brings back memories of Saturday afternoons and how traditional football used to be!

[@wonjubhoy]

Rip saint

[@Punchpuppet]

When football was football. Rest in Peace, Saint.

[@andrewroberts4736]

This was one of the best football shows ever. RIP Saint.

[@owensy54321]

RIP Saint x two true gents and a great show back in the day.

[@Louisejames23]

Thanks for leaving in the period adverts, really ramps up the nostalgia 😬👌

[@shirazfarooq4122]

St & Greavies, Pure magic, absolute timeless, beats the crap we are shown today. RIP Saint - YNWA

[@johndeff1966]

Loved this show RIP Saint

[@obiorah1]

Saint and Greavsie football legends of Broadcasting Rip, both of them will never be forgotten,

[@leonshackleford9585]

RIP Ian St John & Jimmy Greaves you both are my 2 favourite legends

[@kroome111]

RIP Ian St. John RIP Jimmy Greaves

[@leonardfinkelstein7554]

And today, we lost Greavsie. RIP.

[@kevinhisee4265]

The way they covered the lower division matches really made this show stand head and shoulders above the others. I know nostalgia can sometimes see the past as it wasn't, but the game has lost its soul. The magic has gone.

[@davew005]

One of my favourite shows growing up, two legends together again. Rip Saint and Greavsie

[@hensmithers9687]

Dan Walker cant go one week without mentioning BLM, women's football or some other political box-ticking rubbish office boys talk about........Saint & Greavsie was brilliant because they were proper football men and it stuck to the action on the pitch.

[@spoken1454]

RIP Ian St John 10 years old watchin this on Saturday afternoons ...thanks for the memories...!!!

[@D_B_Cooper]

Thanks for your god like work in bringing us saint and greavsie

[@enrobhcit]

i am not a football fan and yet Saint and Greavsie on a Saturday afternoon i never missed, so today to hear that Ian St John has played his last match and gone to the great training ground in the sky, thanks for all the laughs and all the great programs rest in peace and God bless you.

[@taranbains8535]

I’ll never forget those funny saturdays thanks greavesi!

[@shafiq1537]

you just cant beat football shows like this.classics.miss those days

[@backindeday3211]

Wow the laughter and togetherness here is amazing compared to today happy days for me wish I had a time machine to back again happy times living in Nottingham great music and togetherness (:

[@mrkipling2201]

Agreed. I would love to go back to these times.

[@ewilliams370]

We've still got jeff and the boys......oh

[@thelstanedwardsson4374]

RIP Saint 😢 Hope Greavsie is comfortable under the circumstance. I miss these days.

[@carlhamilton8531]

Great show and Ian Saint John was such an excellent presenter. RIP xx

[@hugodrax71]

Sky and/or BT can throw as much money as they want at a football show...it will NEVER be better than Saint and Greavsie

[@jagjitsinghmanku2283]

I must admit I do like the banter between Lineker , Shearer and Ian Wright on Match of the Day. Though, Saint and Greavsie will always be top dogs!!

[@mrkipling2201]

I loved this. Watch this then go to the game if we were at home.

[@ajjohnstone7063]

Loved this show as a wee boy. I can remember running downstairs as the theme song played out

[@jonnys1007]

Used to love this show show

[@DJFAmenHeavy]

Back when football was less sterile and stadiums and players had character.

[@JasonRay1977]

RIP Ian St.John

[@jimfish1595]

Thankyou Saint and Greaves. I used to love watching this as a kid. It will stay in my heart forever

[@LPBKK35]

RIP Saint

[@mrkipling2201]

Yes kids, Chelsea and city used to be in the 2nd division. Sky sports don’t like you to know that, just like they pretend that football only started in 1992.

[@standenberg]

Mr Kipling....spot on comment mate. Sky are so self-centred.

[@PeaveyPV20]

City were still crap for a few year after the premier league formed

[@mrkipling2201]

@@PeaveyPV20 they certainly were. Going down to the 3rd division proved that.

[@mrkipling2201]

@@standenberg 👍👍👍

[@deejay5224]

City were mediocre until the oil money came in.

[@nickmurray9151]

A great watch. Interesting piece about United’s woes at the time. Imagine if they had panicked and fired Fergie.....Saint and Greavsie, terrific together...

[@BurnsTennis]

That's what I was thinking. And Fergie was under even more pressure in 1989/90. The FA cup win saved his job and the rest, as they say, is history.

[@peterstickland20]

What a great watch. Both sad for the loss of Saint, but also a reminder of what great talent David Rocastle was who won the Young Player award.

[@SuperTed19021]

The death of Jimmy Greaves yesterday made me think *how much* more down-to-earth and a fan's game football was before the advent of Sky and the Premier League (60s to early 90s). I know you had hooliganism at its zenith, poorer stadiums etc., but it just felt like fans had more relations to players back then. I mean, Jimmy Greaves was basically the Messi/Ronaldo of his day but there was *never* an smell of ego about him after all he achieved in the game. Just a lovely, joyful bloke who one could listen to for hours. You *couldn't* say that for today's footballers on what they earn, can you? I think Italia '90 was the *real* turning point of what became of English football. When it *really* stopped being about the attending fans and more about the TV companies/player wages/armchair fans. A bit like a trench really.

[@KAM786UK]

RIP Ian St John

[@hollyjones7655]

fancy reading out the competitions name and full address and showing the phone number!

[@stuwba68]

Rest in peace Jimmy

[@simonscowen1]

Always remember that strimmer advert... never needed one in all my life, in all the countries and places I lived .. :( RIP SAINT

[@adiejam]

RIP Greavsie - your back with Ian and hope you are both united together again. Great show - both sadly missed

[@johnnyretro1975]

Amazing show as a kid always looked forward to this show them 2 where brilliant nothing like that now shame but RIP Ian thanks for so many great football memories that you both gave us 💕💕💕

[@TheWorldofGood79]

R.I.P. To the goal scoring genius Jimmy Greaves.

[@maximillianramirez1189]

I loved this show!!

[@adrianoclincho1852]

R.I.P Ian St John a great footballer and a great guy that was one great show when TV was good

[@zebrahead32]

Great show.

[@Burl900]

Absolute legend! RIP

[@darren2514fv]

The way that season concluded was because of Hillsborough with Liverpool having games in hand

[@faddy24]

And now both of them have gone. I miss those days so much and loved the show. Simpler and better times. I hope the two of them are somewhere together cracking jokes, chatting about the footy and winding each other up, although it was usually Greavsies job to do that. R.I.P to both of them.

[@whomanbeing]

Thanks for sharing. KZbin is great for finding the old classics.

[@limalimauk]

Rip the saint

[@markhilyer1906]

Happy days watch saint and greaves then of to ayersome park watch game

[@steakmeal74]

Legendary theme tune, brings back some great memories

[@roddyadam5283]

The good old days.

[@PeaveyPV20]

Man u directors under attack and newcastle been shite, some things never change. Thanks for upload, love watching saint and greavsie, especially jimmys casual dress sense

[@sjsharp2007]

little did they know how vstickoing by Sir Alex would pa ydividends fo them given how many trophies they won under him.

[@andrewk2996]

love the adverts at 15.00

[@paulwilliams2593]

RIP Saint and greaves

[@mrkipling2201]

It was boring after we went out of the cup to forest in the quarter final. I went to that game at Old Trafford against Wimbledon in may 1989 where we got 23,000 turn up. We were doing well around the new year then it was downhill. David Meek was right as well. It got worse before it got better!! We were in danger of getting relegated at one point the following season after this program. Getting beat 5-1 at city!! Fergie out banners and chants!! I’ll give the United board credit there, they could have panicked and sacked Fergie but they didn’t thankfully!!

[@Leediverify]

Not to mention the Michael Knighton fiasco that came about during the summer just weeks after this programme.

[@mrkipling2201]

Leediverify yeah don’t remind me I tried to forget that!!! I was on the stretford end for the Arsenal game and when he came out juggling the ball and all that crap, we thought who’s this bloke??

[@danrichardson5838]

@@mrkipling2201 Though I seem to remember ex Pompey boy Neil Webb scoring in that Arsenal (Knighton) game and you guys posting a very positive result luring United fans into a false sense of security!

[@mrkipling2201]

@@danrichardson5838 4-1 against the defending champions, we thought happy days!! I was on the Stretford end for the Arsenal game, hot day, sun shining and Neil Webb, our new signing, scored a great goal.

[@MahdieHaque]

RIP

[@dream1way]

Martin Tyler commentating on a fourth division game!

[@iansmith8263]

b4 he joined Sky, Tyler was 4th choice commentator on ITV, at at time when they only showed 1 match per week. He was a nobody, so he didnt have much to lose by joining Sky. He hasnt improved much either.

[@mrkipling2201]

He was the main commentator for the Granada region back then. I thought his commentary was very good, especially in the early 80’s. His commentary on the United v Barcelona game in 1984 still gives me goosebumps.

[@MrCrazyrob666]

Very interesting piece about Manchester United. A year later they won the FA Cup and it all started from there for Ferguson. Also interesting with the current feelings towards Ole as there are similarities in terms of his resetting of the club.

[@mcfcste99]

I used to love this show R.I.P Ian St John my beloved blues making hardwork of things as usaul 🤦‍♂️

[@paulcook7426]

12:00 Prophetic

[@margaretmcgroarty2152]

RIP Saint and Greavsie

[@UUNSWFC-nc1lx]

RIP ISJ :-(

[@staceygrove5976]

27:37 That dummy on the keeper by the Airdrie player was like a bargain basement version of something Pele did in the 1970 World Cup semi-final against Uruguay.

[@PhantomPlayin]

RIP GREAVSIE

[@andrewspencer8828]

Legend r I p x

[@hxjay1971]

RIP saint thanks for entertaining us YNWA loved this show never missed then sky and the premiership came along and ruined football don’t watch now the kneeling was the final nail in the coffin

[@RappersDelight808]

RIP JIMMY :(

[@BlueSkiesAbove39]

Very poignant when they were talking about Rocky Rocastle. RIP.

[@marklegon6998]

Great show when football was good

[@marktristan]

8:38 V insightful segment on Man Utd. Stick with Alex Ferguson eh!

[@simonreeves3229]

1:20 Jimmy telling the truth much to Ians embarassment . Jimmy Greaves was hilarious in this programme 😂✅👌

[@ciansheridan7689]

Great show RIP Saint this is the start of a painful week for Liverpool though.Micheal Thomas 🙄😫

[@mrkipling2201]

The following 2 weeks after this program was the painful bit for Liverpool. A week after this program they won the FA cup against Everton at Wembley.

[@ciansheridan7689]

Your right 2weeks after was awful, but John barnes said he feels more regret about the 88 final as we had too many games before the arsenal 1 & the players were burned out.YNWA👍

[@mrkipling2201]

@@ciansheridan7689 you’re right about the players being burnt out by the Arsenal game. With the awful events at hillsborough and going to the funerals and everything else. I think they did very well to get that close to Arsenal considering where they were after they lost to my team, United, on New Year’s Day at Old Trafford. They went on a brilliant run up to hillsborough. Even though we’re huge rivals I have a lot of respect for how good that late 80’s Liverpool team was.

[@ciansheridan7689]

@@mrkipling2201 Think that was diggers point that it was a bridge too far,88 just played poorly & missed a double double 4 Kenny, Respect back to you& your club I left the'banter' in the playground.Its soo mad to remember how much criticism there was for fergie but the player's& club fully believed in him the rest was history👍YNWA.

[@mrkipling2201]

@@ciansheridan7689 fair play. Respect. 👍👍👍

[@hellothere6937]

Devastating cant dtop😊

[@kevinprior3549]

Interesting... Leppings Lane end at Hillsborough condoned off.

[@PorkChopExpress86]

R.i.p Jim

[@kevinsmall4308]

RIP Greavsie.

[@mrkipling2201]

Yet Arsenal lost to Derby and drew with Wimbledon. Then we know what happened on the Friday night!!

[@tess1982]

Dean Saunders volley that night was absolutely sublime

[@mrdorf2784]

Football was proper football back then. Really miss the game. Money has ruined it.

[@adambaker8689]

Two points Wow, the woeful crowds in all the English matches...the game was dying then Never understood growing up why the series didn't cover the final week of the season. Even without the Hillsborough disaster pushing the season back by a few weeks, this programme was the end of April...

[@mrk45]

Think it was mainly down to English teams being banned from Europe, things picked up pretty quickly afterwards.

[@adambaker8689]

@@mrk45 it was the hooliganism in the 80's a scourge that had been going for the best part of 15-20 years. Fewer and fewer families were going. Look what Leeds fans did to Bournemouth when they got promoted and the violence they perpetrated in 1985, and Liverpool fans for that matter at Heysel. It didn't suddenly get better after clubs returned to European competitions in 1989

[@subtlestevey09]

Rip greavsie

[@adambaker8689]

At Old Trafford vs Everton, the away support was greater than the Stretford End...

[@mrkipling2201]

I’m not surprised we were awful at the time. We played Wimbledon on the 2nd May 1989 and there was only 23,000 at Old Trafford. I was one of those 23,000. The game was boring. We won 1-0 with a last minute Mcclair goal. It got worse before it got better.

[@adambaker8689]

@@mrkipling2201 yep

[@StFidjnr]

22:50 for the goal of the season trophy presentation

[@lindsaypeterholden2701]

These 2 put modern Day pundits look 3rd rate,Brilliant stuff indeed!!!!Still we have still got give me more money Lineker.Great to see people talking a bit of sense(With that clever humour) Just like todays Muppets? NOT.

[@mjepcmjepc8915]

RIP ISJ 💖 (I love the way they show the competition winners name, address and telephone number at 24:19, i’m sure they appreciated that!)

[@mrkipling2201]

More innocent times!!

[@ewilliams370]

@@mrkipling2201 definitely