Forward thinking

THE Diary has been sharing fond memories of the classy Scottish footballer Ian St John, who died earlier this week. Reader Larry Hutchison says the Liverpool striker’s legendary status with club supporters was neatly encapsulated when the poster for a local evangelical revivalist campaign was displayed with the challenging headline: “What Will You Do When the Lord Returns to Earth?”

This resulted in the graffitied response: “Move St John to Inside-forward.”