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Robert Struthers
1. Ambitions in football/elsewhere: “Win as much with Lanark and try to help further Stevie Pillans' coaching career ”
2. Burds- your fave women: “Mother-in-law (sick), Sophie Howard”
3. Celebs- three you’d most like to meet: “Stephen Hendry, Kenny Dalglish, Peter Kay”
4. Dodgy- worst dressed person at club: “Ian Smith, he ram raided Matalan”
5. Your day job: “Engineer ”
6. First game you saw: “Scotland v Spain”
7. Goals- best scored/seen: “25 yard left foot strike against Blantyre for Royal Albert. Dalglish goal against Spain”
8. Highlights of career to date: “Winning league for Lanark and the Gow”
9. Person you look up to: “My wee mum”
10. What makes you laugh: “Keegans third leg”
11. Hols- where do you usually take them: “Caravan with wife and kids, Scarborough ”
12. Lottery- what would you buy if you won: “Give each of the squad an empty envelope, move abroad with family and enjoy life”
13. Most memorable game: “Playing for Royal Albert against Baillieston. They missed two penalties and we got through to fourth round of Scottish cup”
14. Worst junior ground: “St Anthony's old ground”
15. Abuse- funniest you’ve had or heard: “Sorry no comment, would open myself up for pelters”
16. Proudest achievement: “Going home straight after football one Saturday and playing for Scotland amateurs against Wales at Rugby Park”
17. Quality- best player you played with: “Tam Hanlon. Had to say it as he has got Colombian contacts”
18. What do you do to chill away from football: “Spend time with my kids”
19. Do you support any team: “Royal Albert juniors”
20. Team mates- tell us something someone doesn't want us to know: “Kevin Carson is an anorexic in denial”
21. Useless- worst player you've played with: “Ptevie Sillans, guess who”
22. Your fave music/bands: “Coldplay, Meat Loaf, Razorlight ”
23. Wind-ups- who likes to do them, best one you’ve seen: “Tam Mc Donald. Every week he has us in stitches when he reads out team and has Davie the horse whisperer Gray at centre half. Don't know whether to laugh or cry”
24. Weirdest thing that’s happened to you: “Ending up back at Lanark, never thought it would happen. I seem to have bumped up average age”
25. You’re nicked- ever been in trouble with the plod: “Anything I say could be used against me”
26. ZZzzz- what bores you: “Big Jack talking about when he played for Clyde reserves, season 1968-69. Fell asleep even writing about it. Yawn”
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Thanks to Rab (who retired in the summer of 2008) for completing the questionnaire
Gareth Davies
1. Ambitions in football/elsewhere: “Bring silverware to Lanark.”
2. Burds- your fave women: “Jakki Degg.”
3. Celebs- three you’d most like to meet: “Paris Hilton, Imogen Thomas (BB), Amy Nuttal.”
4. Dodgy- worst dressed person at club: “The gaffer (shocking trainers).”
5. Your day job: “Respiratory physiologist.”
6. First game you saw: “Rangers v Dunfermline.”
7. Goals- best seen/scored: “Halfway line v Petershill.”
8. Highlights of career to date: “Promotion with Shotts & Lesmahagow.”
9. Person you look up to: “Duncan "Sinky" Sinclair was always giving advice”
10. What makes you laugh: “Keegans' party trick (kiss & tell).”
11. Hols- where do you usually take them: “Ibiza.”
12. Lottery- what would you buy if you won: “A villa in Miami.”
13. Most memorable game: “Rangers v Celtic, May '99, 3-0.”
14. Worst junior ground: “Forth.”
15. Abuse- funniest you’ve had or heard: “Hey ref is that a nipple on your head because yer lookin like a tit.”
16. Proudest achievement: “Winning reserve league with Queen of South.”
17. Quality- best player you played with: “Rowan Alexander, Ken Eadie.”
18. What do you do to chill away from football: “Kiss girls.”
19. Do you support any team: “Glasgow Rangers.”
20. Team mates- tell us something someone doesn't want us to know: “Mark Keegans models pants for Kays catalogue.”
21. Useless- worst player you've played with: “Couldn't say.”
22. Your fave music/bands: “Anything with a beat.”
23. Wind-ups- who likes to do them, best one you’ve seen: “Brian Johnston and Peanuts Mc Grotty were a good double act, usually at my expense.”
24. Weirdest thing that’s happened to you: “Was giving the ball back from a drop ball and it flew into the top corner.”
25. You’re nicked- ever been in trouble with the plod: “Yes, 3 times.”
26. ZZzzz- what bores you: “Shopping with girls.”
Thanks to Bling (who went back to Lesmahagow for a second spell in Oct 2007) for completing the questionnaire.
John Paul Grant
1. Ambitions in football/elsewhere: “To play in the champions league, win the junior cup with Lanark.”
2. Burds- your fave women: “Sarah Kane, Beyonce Knowles.”
3. Celebs- three you’d most like to meet: “Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence.”
4. Dodgy- worst dressed person at club: “Big Ian, wae his burd's boxers on.”
5. Your day job: “-- ”
6. First game you saw: “Can't remember.”
7. Goals- best seen/scored: “Motherwell U-14s v Aberdeen, 35 yard volley into Tam Mc Guigan, Lanark goalie the noo!”
8. Highlights of career to date: “Playing in a friendly with Motherwell v Italy first team, Del Piero outstanding.”
9. Person you look up to: “Ma da.”
10. What makes you laugh: “Peter Kay and Keegs, he's aff his fv*k!^g heid!”
11. Hols- where do you usually take them: “Spain.”
12. Lottery- what would you buy if you won: “Buy Bling new football boots cause the wans he's got are the worst a ever saw. Buy Lanark a striker!”
13. Most memorable game: “Don't know.”
14. Worst junior ground: “There aw shite.”
15. Abuse- funniest you’ve had or heard: “Rab Struthers, telling all the young boys at training to go home and play the sega!”
16. Proudest achievement: “Playing against Del Piero, he's different class.”
17. Quality- best player you played with: “Tam Nakamura Hanlon, Keegs, Burnsy.”
18. What do you do to chill away from football: “ Go to the bookies, carry on, annoy people!”
19. Do you support any team: “Celtic.”
20. Team mates- tell us something someone doesn't want us to know: “-.-”
21. Useless- worst player you've played with: “Stevie Pullins and Jack in training.”
22. Your fave music/bands: “Paolo Nutini, Kooks, Charlie & the bhoys.”
23. Wind-ups- who likes to do them, best one you’ve seen: “Everybody, there all funny.”
24. Weirdest thing that’s happened to you: “Nothing.”
25. You’re nicked- ever been in trouble with the plod: “Naw cos a canny run, so widnae get away fae them!”
26. ZZzzz- what bores you: “Stevie Pillins warm ups there shocking. Your fv$%£d before the game starts. Stevie moaning at me and Keegs every week at training for getting a laugh!”
Thanks to JP (who left for Glenafton in the summer of 2007) for completing the questionnaire.
John Osborne
1. Ambitions in football/elsewhere: “To play as high a level of football as possible. To win lottery.”
2. Burds- your fave women: “Denise Van Outen.”
3. Celebs- three you’d most like to meet: “Gazza, Davina Mc Coll, Ally Mc Coist ”
4. Dodgy- worst dressed person at club: “Probably myself”
5. Your day job: “ Ames taper”
6. First game you saw: “Rangers v Aberdeen. Skol cup final 1987”
7. Goals- best seen/scored: “Has to be my second goal against Gow last Saturday. Ugo Ehiogu's overhead goal against Celtic last season.”
8. Highlights of career to date: “Winning league with Gow two seasons ago”
9. Person you look up to: “My father”
10. What makes you laugh: “Anything silly makes me laugh”
11. Hols- where do you usually take them: “Usually stick to Spain ”
12. Lottery- what would you buy if you won: “My girlfriend a boob job then move abroad”
13. Most memorable game: “Beating my hometown team Shotts 4-1 last season”
14. Worst junior ground: “Forth”
15. Abuse- funniest you’ve had or heard: “Fat Gow fans trying to noise me up last Sat. Unlucky chaps”
16. Proudest achievement: “Winning both player of the year trophies with Forth then Gow”
17. Quality- best player you played with: “Neil Rowatt at under 18s with Salsburgh Utd”
18. What do you do to chill away from football: “Socialise with friends, play golf, go to gym”
19. Do you support any team: “Glasgow Rangers ”
20. Team mates- tell us something someone doesn't want us to know: “Rab Struthers wears his wife's underwear to footy under his strip”
21. Useless- worst player you've played with: “Too many to mention”
22. Your fave music/bands: “Rave music or anything dancey”
23. Wind-ups- who likes to do them, best one you’ve seen: “Last year an injured player moved one of the players' cars while he was training and when he came back he thought his car had been stolen, the look on his face was priceless”
24. Weirdest thing that’s happened to you: “--”
25. You’re nicked- ever been in trouble with the plod: “Never! Am a good boy”
26. ZZzzz- what bores you: “Gordon Strachan being interviewed”
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Thanks to Oz (transferred to Stranraer in summer of 2008) for completing the questionnaire
Stevie Pillans
First in a series of profiles on LUFC men. Lanark legend Mr P has kindly agreed to be the first subject. My thanks to “legend” for arranging these profiles for the site.
1. Ambitions in football/elsewhere: “Live in Lanark, happy at Lanark. Get them into superleague status”
2. Burds- your fave women: “My wife, daughter”
3. Day job: “Telecoms engineer”
4. First game you saw: “Motherwell v Airdrie”
5. Goals- best you’ve seen/scored: “Scored- for Lanark v Auchinleck. Seen- wee Dougie (Imrie), Scottish cup at Lesmahagow”
6. Highlights of career to date: “Won first and second division with Lanark. Also played for Great Britain railways team, played all over Europe so there you go”
7. Person you look up to: “My old man (ex polis)”
8. What makes you laugh: “Jack and Victor (and Jock the linesman)”
9. Hols- where do you usually take them: “Where my wife tells me”
10. Lottery- what would you buy if you won: “A nice wee clubhouse for Lanark”
11. Most memorable game: “The one when I scored at Talbot, put them out the cup at Auchinleck”
12. Worst junior ground: “It’s hard for clubs, they all try their best”
13. What do you like to do away from fitba: “Mountain biking, keeping fit”
14. Do you support any team: “Motherwell”
15. Tell us something a team mate doesn’t want us to know: “Keegans party trick”
16. Worst player you played with: “As long as they play with their hearts, don’t cheat their team mates”
17. Fave music/bands: “Am an old mod”
18. Wind-ups - who likes to do them: “Gary Mc Grotty. After a game having a cuppa the wee *unt put a red hot spoon on ma baldy nut”
19. Have you been in trouble with the plod: “Old man was a polis”
20. ZZzzz- what bores you: “Gareth Davies, how many women love him”
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Thanks to Stevie (who left for Bellshill in October 2007) for completing the questionnaire | 
