Manuel 12:53 Sun Apr 16
World Snooker Championship
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Anyone on here keep an eye on this, or did you stop watching in the late 80's?
Graham MILES.
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Steady
12:58 Sun Apr 16
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Stopped watching once the Hurricane stopped playing, I still think at his absolute best he’d have wiped the floor with Hendry or O’Sullivan
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Manuel
1:01 Sun Apr 16
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'steady' Eddie Charlton was the best of the lot.
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Steady
1:06 Sun Apr 16
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They need to bring back proper nicknames, that’s what the sport is missing. The Hurricane, The Whirlwind, The Nugget, The Maltese Falcon, Dracula, The Grinder etc
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Manuel
1:06 Sun Apr 16
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I remember when the Hurricane nutted a ref and threatened to have Dennis Taylor shot, you won't get that from today's lot, quietly sipping their water.
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Steady
1:16 Sun Apr 16
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Spot on mate, no characters now. Big Bill Werbeniuk would sink 40 pints a day and still score a 100 plus. Higgins would headbutt a match official, piss in a plant pot, hit a 147 and then casually go home for dinner. The worlds crap now, too many snowflakes
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fraser
1:16 Sun Apr 16
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I watched a few frames of Ronnie's match yesterday morning it was shit.
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Side of Ham
1:23 Sun Apr 16
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Snooker clubs were a great late night drink for those who liked their booze….I’m guessing a lot of the old lot came from this factor….
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zico
2:01 Sun Apr 16
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Stopped watching when Jimmy White stopped becoming a force to be reckoned with. Can still see that missed black against Hendry! Even Steve Davis had more personality than the current lot.
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Eastside surge
2:14 Sun Apr 16
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"Where's the white going " that is my John Virgo impression!
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Lee Trundle
2:44 Sun Apr 16
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Graeme DOTT
*waves at JAFKD*
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Manuel
7:34 Sun Apr 16
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Willie THORNE.
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Gary Strodders shank
10:09 Sun Apr 16
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I used to go to the Masters every year when it was at Wembley conference centre.
I also shared a few frames with the likes of Hann Burden and Robertson when they practised for it down the road at the Fairview club
They would give you a 100 point start and still wipe the floor with you
Sadly the sport Is and has been tarnished for several decades by betting and drug scandals.
I played Kirk Stevens at an exhibition once and he was totally off his face.
I also met Silvinho Francisco once who ended up banned from the sport working in a fish and chip shop and then getting banged up for drug smuggling.
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only1billybonds
10:24 Sun Apr 16
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I used to go to a couple of snooker clubs, one in Poplar, the other in Stepney. Both full of dodgy looking characters playing for (a the time), big money. Also saw many a silly sod do a weeks wages on a Thursday night trying tobwin the £250 jackpot. Great days.
The white suited Kirk Stevens.
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mallard
10:34 Sun Apr 16
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There were so many good characters back in the 80’s - never been the same since they banned Booze and Fags!
Tony MEO
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Johnson
10:47 Sun Apr 16
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James WATTANA
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WHU(Exeter)
11:00 Sun Apr 16
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Same as Steady, stopped watching it all properly when Higgins packed it in.
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terry-h
11:03 Sun Apr 16
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SHAUN MURPHY
Have a look at his wiki page. He's had a strange life with women but is a brilliant player at his best.
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Mr. Burns
11:04 Sun Apr 16
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Silvino FRANCISCO
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147man
11:43 Sun Apr 16
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I will be watching
Let's see if Ronnie can get his 8th and break the record
He'll have to do a lot better than he did in the opener
ALAN (ANGLES) MCMANUS
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Vexed
11:53 Sun Apr 16
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terry-h 11:03 Sun Apr 16
'Murphy's wife filed for divorce in 2009 on the grounds of infidelity after The People newspaper published an exposé revealing he had spent the night with an escort girl he had met at a religious youth group.'
Weird.
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