Re: Gods of Snooker
SnookerFan wrote:What happened in 1985 again?
I forget.
Ireland won the World Cup!
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SnookerFan wrote:What happened in 1985 again?
I forget.
SnookerFan wrote:What happened in 1985 again?
I forget.
SnookerFan wrote:What happened in 1985 again?
I forget.
Juddernaut88 wrote:SnookerFan wrote:What happened in 1985 again?
I forget.
Stephen Hendry turned professional.
SnookerFan wrote:Juddernaut88 wrote:SnookerFan wrote:What happened in 1985 again?
I forget.
Stephen Hendry turned professional.
Who?
Iranu wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Juddernaut88 wrote:SnookerFan wrote:What happened in 1985 again?
I forget.
Stephen Hendry turned professional.
Who?
Former World Seniors semi-finalist.
Wildey wrote:I lived through the 80s boom first got in to Snooker in 1981 and after Alex Higgins won the WC in 1982 that was it for me and yea the 80s was a very special time to be a snooker fan. Barry Hearn said it all when he said Dallas with Balls but to suggest nothing happened after 1990 was far removed from any reality.
The only mention Ronnie had a note on flowers he sent in Alex Higgins Funeral and John and Mark who? Did they exist did i make that up?
Snooker has evolved players got better and without disrespecting Tony Knowles he was World no 2 but way way behind Steve Davis as a player.
I Think Tony at his best would struggle to make top 32 today.
Snooker has never been more competitive than it is today when we start next season that will be the best season ever with crowds back the tour on the move and the top 4 in the World going at it trying to win tournaments, but there is a very strong supporting cast headed by Shaun Murphy, John Higgins and Kyren Wilson.
Yea it will never be what it was in the 80s the Honeymoon Period, but we are getting stronger as a sport with the Golden Anniversary approaching in 9 years.
Wildey wrote:I lived through the 80s boom first got in to Snooker in 1981 and after Alex Higgins won the WC in 1982 that was it for me and yea the 80s was a very special time to be a snooker fan. Barry Hearn said it all when he said Dallas with Balls but to suggest nothing happened after 1990 was far removed from any reality.
The only mention Ronnie had a note on flowers he sent in Alex Higgins Funeral and John and Mark who? Did they exist did i make that up?
Snooker has evolved players got better and without disrespecting Tony Knowles he was World no 2 but way way behind Steve Davis as a player.
I Think Tony at his best would struggle to make top 32 today.
Snooker has never been more competitive than it is today when we start next season that will be the best season ever with crowds back the tour on the move and the top 4 in the World going at it trying to win tournaments, but there is a very strong supporting cast headed by Shaun Murphy, John Higgins and Kyren Wilson.
Yea it will never be what it was in the 80s the Honeymoon Period, but we are getting stronger as a sport with the Golden Anniversary approaching in 9 years.
Dragonfly wrote:...
It's incredible really how far the standard has progressed. Remember the excitement if someone made 147 in the 80s. Nowadays we expect to see a dozen in a season, and all the top players have made multiple maximums.
KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:There will never be a generation like the one from the 90's again. There aren't anywhere near as many people watching Snooker and it isn't as accessible as it was plus there's isn't really the same structures for young players to develop. That's the reason why the 80's still casts a shadow.
lhpirnie wrote:KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:There will never be a generation like the one from the 90's again. There aren't anywhere near as many people watching Snooker and it isn't as accessible as it was plus there's isn't really the same structures for young players to develop. That's the reason why the 80's still casts a shadow.
I disagree, but we don't really know. I guess you're mainly talking about the British scene.
If snooker does become fully international, there is huge potential. But I do agree that the structures at the moment aren't helping the players develop. Basically, it's all just about the current top guys, who are ageing.
badtemperedcyril wrote:I agree it would be nice to see a young player burst on to the scene and gave a really deep run at the Crucible, in the way that Kirk Stevens (1980), Jimmy White (1982) and Andy Hicks (1995) did.
Maybe a young Chinese player could do it soon, like a Zhao Xintong - he’s the kind of player that could capture the hearts of the Crucible crowd.
lhpirnie wrote:KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:There will never be a generation like the one from the 90's again. There aren't anywhere near as many people watching Snooker and it isn't as accessible as it was plus there's isn't really the same structures for young players to develop. That's the reason why the 80's still casts a shadow.
I disagree, but we don't really know. I guess you're mainly talking about the British scene.
If snooker does become fully international, there is huge potential. But I do agree that the structures at the moment aren't helping the players develop. Basically, it's all just about the current top guys, who are ageing.
shanew48 wrote:badtemperedcyril wrote:I agree it would be nice to see a young player burst on to the scene and gave a really deep run at the Crucible, in the way that Kirk Stevens (1980), Jimmy White (1982) and Andy Hicks (1995) did.
Maybe a young Chinese player could do it soon, like a Zhao Xintong - he’s the kind of player that could capture the hearts of the Crucible crowd.
Who can forget that memorable Andy Hicks WC run back in 1995 and as you say "burst on the scene"... it would seem most people, I wasn't even aware he did have a run, he should have burst onto that scene dressed more like Elton John at his concerts in the 80's in the states, then we would all remember that WC run! as it is it wasn't that memorable unfortunately.
Muller wrote:I have always thought that Tony Knowles' number 2 ranking was a little misleading as - aside from that 1982 freak result - I never counted him as amongst Davis' primary challengers and rated him behind Griffiths, Higgins, Thorburn, White and Taylor. He was a decent player though, with a nice fluent style when performing well.
Andre147 wrote:Tony's big big letdown was not winning the 1983 Worlds Semi-Final v Thorburn.
He led 15-13 or something like that, and only one or two pots away from winning the match, and the bottled it badly, reminded me of Mike Hallett at The Masters Final in 1991.
Tony might not have won the title against a prime Davis in 83, but that defeat hurt him for other performances.