Along with Ron Yeats, St. John was brought in to turn around Liverpool's luck as they had finished 3rd or 4th six times in a row in Division 2 thus missing out on promotion back to the big time by a single spot on each occasion.
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Many years later, after Shankly's retirement as manager, he described St John's arrival at the club - along with that of Ron Yeats the same summer - as the "turning point" for the club as they began their transformation into one of Europe's top footballing sides.
Ron Yeats (pronounced Yates, born 1937), Scottish footballer for Liverpool F.C.
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