JmSG Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Greetings, remember Harry Curran? I think he was a central midfielder? could you describe him as a player? looking for information in the Dundee Utd archive is described as a defensive midfielder but I think that in the Saints he played more attacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 He had a funny run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhq Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Certainly not a defensive midfielder at Saints. Played central midfield but was great at timing his runs into the box and could finish. Probably a bit in the Paul Scholes mould but obviously not quite as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawman Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 First Saints player to score at McDiarmid. Branded a hammer thrower by Souness after Oleg Kuznetzof got injured in a challenge with him. Good midfielder who seemed to score regularly if my memory is right. MySpazz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hospital Radio Perth Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 One of the best box to box players I've seen in over 50 years watching Saints. Dave Ferg and John 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 He was our top scorer in our first season back in the Premier under Alex Totten in 90/91. Scored 9 goals. Wonder what he's up to now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmSG Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Thanks for the answers, that was my doubt, that in Los Santos it was more "attacking", box to box I think it would be a good description, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 7 hours ago, blueheaven said: He was our top scorer in our first season back in the Premier under Alex Totten in 90/91. Scored 9 goals. Wonder what he's up to now. Google presents 3 possibilities: a young male model (unlikely), a Labour Councillor in Lanarkshire (hope not) and a dead guy ( definitely hope not). Melbourne Saint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, Abernethy Saint said: Google presents 3 possibilities: a young male model (unlikely), a Labour Councillor in Lanarkshire (hope not) and a dead guy ( definitely hope not). Funny how a lot of these guys seem to go from having quite high profile careers to apparently disappearing completely off the grid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crieffsaintandy Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Scored the first ever goal at mcdiarmid 31 years ago against the bankies, good player and goal threat from midfield, could actually do with a player like him just now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 8/24/2020 at 10:30 PM, Strawman said: First Saints player to score at McDiarmid. Branded a hammer thrower by Souness after Oleg Kuznetzof got injured in a challenge with him. Good midfielder who seemed to score regularly if my memory is right. Was that Oleg's debut for Rangers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 hour ago, HOODLUM65 said: Was that Oleg's debut for Rangers? Not quite - it was his second game according to https://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/04/01/an-unlikely-marriage-the-ukrainian-influence-on-scottish-football/ At his peak he was considered one of the best defenders in the world, coming 11th in the 1988 Ballon d’Or, and upon signing for Rangers, Graeme Souness said he was up there with Franco Baresi as the best defender in Europe. This pedigree was evident when he strolled through his debut against St Mirren in a 5-0 victory, a performance that included rattling the post with a shot from 25 yards, and all signs pointed to another star signing by Souness. Unfortunately, disaster struck against St Johnstone a week later, when he suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury after a tackle from Harry Curran – which made Souness comment that Scottish football was full of “hammer throwers” – that ruled Kuznetsov out for a year. Coincidentally, exactly the same thing happened to Seb Rozenthal - he did his cruciate ligament in his second appearance for Rangers, in a game against Saints: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sebastian-rozental-reveals-brutal-rangers-22322884 HOODLUM65 and Dave Ferg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 hour ago, blueheaven said: Unfortunately, disaster struck against St Johnstone a week later, when he suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury after a tackle from Harry Curran – which made Souness comment that Scottish football was full of “hammer throwers” – that ruled Kuznetsov out for a year. Memory no longer what it was but I thought I read somewhere that Sergei Baltacha said Kuznetsov was carrying an injury before that game and the tackle from Curran was not the main cause of the injury. Could be a complete blether on my part but something is nagging at the back of my mind. HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 48 minutes ago, south inch said: Memory no longer what it was but I thought I read somewhere that Sergei Baltacha said Kuznetsov was carrying an injury before that game and the tackle from Curran was not the main cause of the injury. Could be a complete blether on my part but something is nagging at the back of my mind. Actually that rings a bell with me too. One other thing I read fairly recently was that when Rangers signed Kuznetsov they arranged for Dynamo Kiev to come over to Ibrox and play a pre-season friendly. Kiev wanted to play Saints while they were in Scotland (because of the Baltacha connection) and tried to arrange a game at McDiarmid, but Saints ended up having to turn it down because we already had a friendly arranged against Newcastle Utd and the dates would have clashed. south inch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Hello guys. I thought i would provide an update since this thread was fairly recent. Harry is my uncle. He has obviously been retired a long time now. Since then hes done odd jobs such as the taxis and the likes. Hes currently labouring for a building firm and enjoying it. He talks fondly of his time in perth with the saints and he was a source of pride for me and my brother as young kids having a pro footballer in the family. The one time we went to perth to watch him the game was called of for weather i remember. I remember watching him play for Partick thistle in the inter toto cup in 1992 i think it was. They were beaten 2-1 and my uncle got the goal. That midfield goal threat as some have previously commented. Thistle in europe still makes me laugh. He loved his football. Even though wages for players at his level were not the best. I remember him telling me he would actually be out of pocket playing for some clubs. He put a lot into his football and is still a very fit guy. Even if he likes a few more beers these days. So yeh thats oor Harry still football daft and a good laugh. All the best to the saints. templeofsaints, McCarry One Nil, blueheaven and 9 others 7 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Saint Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 hours ago, John said: Hello guys. I thought i would provide an update since this thread was fairly recent. Harry is my uncle. He has obviously been retired a long time now. Since then hes done odd jobs such as the taxis and the likes. Hes currently labouring for a building firm and enjoying it. He talks fondly of his time in perth with the saints and he was a source of pride for me and my brother as young kids having a pro footballer in the family. The one time we went to perth to watch him the game was called of for weather i remember. I remember watching him play for Partick thistle in the inter toto cup in 1992 i think it was. They were beaten 2-1 and my uncle got the goal. That midfield goal threat as some have previously commented. Thistle in europe still makes me laugh. He loved his football. Even though wages for players at his level were not the best. I remember him telling me he would actually be out of pocket playing for some clubs. He put a lot into his football and is still a very fit guy. Even if he likes a few more beers these days. So yeh thats oor Harry still football daft and a good laugh. All the best to the saints. A labourer??? Christ, hope he doesn't have any "hammers" on him.... John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Was a great asset to Saints when he was here. Pass on my best wishes John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 Would love to hear Harry (and other players from that era) on either of the great Saints podcasts we have knocking about at the moment. Wendy Saints 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Saint Posted March 18, 2021 Report Share Posted March 18, 2021 On 3/17/2021 at 9:49 AM, John said: He is to be kept clear of hammers at all times im told. And tbh souness branding anyone a hammer thrower is comedy gold. No argument there!!! Anger management issues..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford 72 Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 Harry Curran doing the business for Saints back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Pedro Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 Fantastic player for saints 204 appearances and 34 goals (1 every 6 games), Saints his main club more than half of his career games were for us main stay from 1989 to 1995 in Totten and Sturrock eras (less said about McClelland the better) a very underrated player by non saintees glad to hear he is stll enjoying life, left us lots of good memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hospital Radio Perth Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 On 3/17/2021 at 8:24 AM, blueheaven said: Would love to hear Harry (and other players from that era) on either of the great Saints podcasts we have knocking about at the moment. I've contacted John to ask whether Harry might be up for it. Great box to box player, the Liam Craig of his day. blueheaven and Cagey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Sorry lads its not something he'd be up for doing. Cagey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 2 hours ago, John said: Sorry lads its not something he'd be up for doing. Would have interesting but thanks anyway. Give him our best. His contribution in that era was immense. John and blueheaven 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MySpazz Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 8/25/2020 at 6:06 PM, crieffsaintandy said: Scored the first ever goal at mcdiarmid 31 years ago against the bankies, good player and goal threat from midfield, could actually do with a player like him just now! 31 years ago..................ffs, I feel utterly depressed. WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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