by badtemperedcyril » 18 Mar 2023 Read
Storming is correct. It wasn’t Jack who said it but it was his co-commentator.
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by SnookerEd25 » 18 Mar 2023 Read
Let’s try ol’ Jim
Jim Meadowcroft?
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by Juddernaut88 » 18 Mar 2023 Read
Storming?
Rex Williams?
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by Juddernaut88 » 19 Mar 2023 Read
Storming?
Eddie Charlton?
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by SnookerEd25 » 19 Mar 2023 Read
Oooh, could it be the late Vera Selby?
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by Juddernaut88 » 19 Mar 2023 Read
Storming?
John Spencer?
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by badtemperedcyril » 19 Mar 2023 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:Oooh, could it be the late Vera Selby?
Yay!!! Correct answer. It was dear old Vera Selby in the 1982 World Championship semi-final. Jimmy had just taken frame 11 to lead 7-4 from 4-1 down.
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by SnookerEd25 » 19 Mar 2023 Read
badtemperedcyril wrote:SnookerEd25 wrote:Oooh, could it be the late Vera Selby?
Yay!!! Correct answer. It was dear old Vera Selby in the 1982 World Championship semi-final. Jimmy had just taken frame 11 to lead 7-4 from 4-1 down.
A fitt’n tribute
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by badtemperedcyril » 19 Mar 2023 Read
These words can be heard in the YouTube footage of the match titled: (Poor quality recording) Jimmy White v Alex Higgins 1982 SF.
(Go to 41:30)
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by Juddernaut88 » 21 Mar 2023 Read
Ed is correct :)
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by Juddernaut88 » 22 Mar 2023 Read
Patiently waiting for a question.
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by SnookerEd25 » 23 Mar 2023 Read
“This match, of course, is —— — -, so no real time for them to get going properly…”
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by Juddernaut88 » 23 Mar 2023 Read
extremely significant?
Ray Edmonds?
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by SnookerEd25 » 23 Mar 2023 Read
Wrong.
So so wrong.
On all counts.
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by RunningSide » 23 Mar 2023 Read
Quick sprint,
Neal Foulds.
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by SnookerEd25 » 23 Mar 2023 Read
RunningSide wrote:Quick sprint,
Neal Foulds.
Warmer, but still wrong
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by Juddernaut88 » 24 Mar 2023 Read
just getting started?
Ted Lowe?
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by SnookerEd25 » 24 Mar 2023 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:just getting started?
Ted Lowe?
Not so
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by SnookerEd25 » 25 Mar 2023 Read
badtemperedcyril wrote:One frame only
Clive Everton
Along the right lines, but neither correct I’m afraid
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by Juddernaut88 » 25 Mar 2023 Read
a best of 5?
John Spencer?
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by SnookerEd25 » 25 Mar 2023 Read
Judders is the closest yet.
But the distance and the commentator are both wrong
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by Juddernaut88 » 25 Mar 2023 Read
a best of 1?
Eddie Charlton?
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by SnookerEd25 » 25 Mar 2023 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:a best of 1?
Eddie Charlton?
Still close, but no closer than the last one
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by Juddernaut88 » 25 Mar 2023 Read
A best of 5?
Terry Griffiths?
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by SnookerEd25 » 25 Mar 2023 Read
No and no
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