Snooker legends on BBC 2 (Sunday night)

I found time to watch all 3 episodes on iplayer this week. I thought it was very good and it was great to wallow in a bit of nostalgia as I recall virtually everything shown.

I even remembered all the frame scores in the big matches....such as Jimmy White being 12-4 down to Davis after the first day of the 1984 final, before the presenters mentioned them. I'm such a sad anorak. :(
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
It would have been discounted (eventually) because it wasn't on an approved table, sadly.

Would have been great to see him play that pretend mis-cue on the final black though.
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Spencer was a real character. His cue was broken in a traffic accident so he NAILED it together and filed the ends away. Most of the matches you saw him playing on tv were with this implement.
Wonderful player in his heyday.
 
KS55 said:
Spencer was a real character. His cue was broken in a traffic accident so he NAILED it together and filed the ends away. Most of the matches you saw him playing on tv were with this implement.
Wonderful player in his heyday.
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He's one of my sporting heroes, one of the nicest guys in any sport, if not the nicest guy.
 
Always used to go to the masters at Wembley.
My daughter used to get all the autographs and pictures done after each match.
Cant agree about Davis he refused her an autograph as well as others.
One of the childrens dads asked him why and Davis told him too f off.
I always hated Hendry but credit where its due.He signed every autograph and did every picture he was asked for always talked to the yongsters .
 
melrose40yarder said:
Always used to go to the masters at Wembley.
My daughter used to get all the autographs and pictures done after each match.
Cant agree about Davis he refused her an autograph as well as others.
One of the childrens dads asked him why and Davis told him too f off.
I always hated Hendry but credit where its due.He signed every autograph and did every picture he was asked for always talked to the yongsters .
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It's a funny old world. I detested Stephen Hendry when he was in his prime, and it was based on nothing of substance really. I wasn't bothered about him beating everyone and anyone, I just thought he looked like a real miserable twat!

I quite like him now, watching him comment on the snooker.

As an aside, in 1997 I was invited to watch Villa play Chelsea by a client. We were in a box with food and booze, and very nice it was too. When the payers came out for their warm up just below us in the corner, there were loads of young kids asking for autographs. I don't think we all carried cameras then, but anyway, all the players filed out, kept moving, and signed one or two, but one player took the time to talk to all of them and sign as many programmes and bits of paper that were thrust in his direction. Gianfranco Zola.

I always remember that about him. He spent at least 15 minutes chatting away and having a laugh with them.

I contrast that with my experience of politely asking Bobby Charlton for an autograph when I was 8 or 9 years old at Lymm Dam. 'Bugger off, son'.

I've always detested that twat as a result of that encounter, and it's a pleasant thought those young Villa fans will always remember Zola, one of the most popular players in the premier league era, for the right reasons.
 
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NPBlue said:
It's a funny old world. I detested Stephen Hendry when he was in his prime, and it was based on nothing of substance really. I wasn't bothered about him beating everyone and anyone, I just thought he looked like a real miserable twat!

I quite like him now, watching him comment on the snooker.

As an aside, in 1997 I was invited to watch Villa play Chelsea by a client. We were in a box with food and booze, and very nice it was too. When the payers came out for their warm up just below us in the corner, there were loads of young kids asking for autographs. I don't think we all carried cameras then, but anyway, all the players filed out, kept moving, and signed one or two, but one player took the time to talk to all of them and sign as many programmes and bits of paper that were thrust in his direction. Gianfranco Zola.

I always remember that about him. He spent at least 15 minutes chatting away and having a laugh with them.

I contrast that with my experience of politely asking Bobby Charlton for an autograph when I was 8 or 9 years old at Lymm Dam. 'Bugger off, son'.

I've always detested that twat as a result of that encounter, and it's a pleasant thought those young Villa fans will always remember Zola, one of the most popular players in the premier league era, for the right reasons.
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My uncle used to make the same observation about Hendry 'he looks miserable, he never smiles'.

I on the other hand can remember being sent a waste coat 'from' Stephen Hendry one Christmas to go with my little 4f snooker table.............. :-)
 
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