When Jimmy Greaves was ill so they used his Spitting Image puppet instead
For people of a certain age ITV’s Saint & Greavsie was required viewing on Saturday lunchtime.
A simpler age of 4 TV channels before the Premier League existed.
Anyway, one time Jimmy Greaves was laid low with the ‘flu so they did this instead and it was just perfect.
FLASHBACK: It's Christmas 1990 and Jimmy Greaves has been laid low by flu. Not wanting to disappoint viewers, Ian St John goes ahead with the show – alongside Greavsie's 'Spitting Image' puppet.
Fun times… pic.twitter.com/IhMuPBmyZh
— Proper Football (@sid_lambert) May 16, 2018
Nothing like nostalgia.
Classic, I can still remember watching this at the time and being in tears laughing. 😂😂😂😂
— Foxbar Lad (@foxbarlad) May 17, 2018
😂😂😂
Great lunchtime viewing that was,12.30wernt it ??— dt (@RyderSezLesbos) May 17, 2018
Actually. Football focus at 12.30 and S&G at 1pm i think it was. These days they'd clash that pairing.
— dt (@RyderSezLesbos) May 17, 2018
Loved, loved, loved this programme. I think i still have some on VHS. Oh how i miss these days!
— Lewis John E (@Rice_LittlePea) May 17, 2018
