by Dan-cat » 25 May 2023 Read
I finally got around to watching the documentary about him today and it's quite, quite brilliant.
'He was a world champion in the making, and he would have been world champion... but Steve Davis came along, and he was a problem' Ray Reardon.
Beautifully filmed and edited, and some incredible archive footage that I haven't seen. Highly recommend. A fitting biography to a great player.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB0btTxakSA
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by Dan-cat » 25 May 2023 Read
The story of his comeback after dropping out of the top 16 with coaching from Frank Callan and his 'Drill' methodology is my favourite snooker story.
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by badtemperedcyril » 25 May 2023 Read
The documentary was exceptionally well made. I’ve watched it 2 or 3 times now. Reardon’s contributions to such programmes are always great. Wales certainly produced some wonderful players — the famous quartet from the valleys, I suppose, would be Ray, Terry, Doug and Cliff Wilson — they would’ve played one another hundreds of times in different competitions and exhibition matches. All legends in their own way.
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by Dan-cat » 25 May 2023 Read
badtemperedcyril wrote:The documentary was exceptionally well made. I’ve watched it 2 or 3 times now. Reardon’s contributions to such programmes are always great. Wales certainly produced some wonderful players — the famous quartet from the valleys, I suppose, would be Ray, Terry, Doug and Cliff Wilson — they would’ve played one another hundreds of times in different competitions and exhibition matches. All legends in their own way.
Ray truly is a vampire! Seems to go on forever and in excellent fettle.
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by Iranu » 01 Jun 2023 Read
I thought a few of the interviews were pretty perfunctory to be honest.
A great story that could easily have been 30 minutes longer. Still enjoyed it though.
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by Dan-cat » 01 Jun 2023 Read
Iranu wrote:I thought a few of the interviews were pretty perfunctory to be honest.
A great story that could easily have been 30 minutes longer. Still enjoyed it though.
My love for Doug may have coloured my review.
colour me Doug Mountjoy!
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