by badtemperedcyril » 02 Nov 2021 Read
If he sneezed, they’d say he spat on the floor
Bill Werbeniuk on press treatment of Alex Higgins
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by James Bentley » 03 Nov 2021 Read
badtemperedcyril wrote:If he sneezed, they’d say he spat on the floor
Bill Werbeniuk on press treatment of Alex Higgins
Absolutely word perfect, nice one!
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by badtemperedcyril » 03 Nov 2021 Read
“It’s a bit of a shock and something I’m very proud of. I won my first world championship in ____ but that was in a different era.”
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by Juddernaut88 » 04 Nov 2021 Read
1979?
Terry Griffiths?
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by Juddernaut88 » 09 Nov 2021 Read
1972?
Alex Higgins?
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by SnookerEd25 » 09 Nov 2021 Read
badtemperedcyril wrote:“It’s a bit of a shock and something I’m very proud of. I won my first world championship in ____ but that was in a different era.”
1969 / John sPencer
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by SnookerEd25 » 09 Nov 2021 Read
1981 / Steve Davis
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by SnookerEd25 » 09 Nov 2021 Read
Empire State Human wrote:drag / Terry Griffiths
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by badtemperedcyril » 09 Nov 2021 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:1981 / Steve Davis
Is correct! Any idea when he said it?
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by SnookerEd25 » 10 Nov 2021 Read
Not really but I can hazard a guess at two possible occasions :
On beating Ronnie O’Sullivan to lift the ‘97 Masters crown
or
After beating John Higgins, the defending champion, in the 2010 World Championship, effectively his Crucible swansong (at least in terms of a victory)
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by SnookerEd25 » 10 Nov 2021 Read
“the first _____ of the game is to pot the ______ ball”
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by Juddernaut88 » 10 Nov 2021 Read
the first part of the game is to pot the object ball.
Ted Lowe?
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by SnookerEd25 » 10 Nov 2021 Read
You’re on the right lines; one of the words is correct, and the same word fills both gaps.
It was a venerable commentator, but not Ted
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by Juddernaut88 » 10 Nov 2021 Read
the first part of the game is to pot the object ball.
John Spencer?
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by mick745 » 10 Nov 2021 Read
The first object of the game is to pot the object ball.
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by badtemperedcyril » 10 Nov 2021 Read
Sounds like the sort of thing Eddie Charlton would’ve said.
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by SnookerEd25 » 10 Nov 2021 Read
mick745 wrote:The first object of the game is to pot the object ball.
This is correct; it was not Eddie Charlton either, though
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by Juddernaut88 » 10 Nov 2021 Read
The first object of the game is to pot the object ball.
Jack Karnehm?
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by SnookerEd25 » 10 Nov 2021 Read
badtemperedcyril wrote:Sir Clive of Everton
It was, spoken at the 1976 Ladbrokes International Challenge, where he took over commentating duties from the late Shaw ‘Keep ‘em peeled’ Taylor. I think this was Clive’s first outing on comms so possibly some of the very first words he uttered in this role.
They should come with a blue plaque.
Over to Cyril
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by badtemperedcyril » 11 Nov 2021 Read
“There it is [slightly muffled]!! Beautiful!! 147!!”
“Absolutely ___________ break”
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by Juddernaut88 » 16 Nov 2021 Read
Amazing
Ted Lowe
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by SnookerEd25 » 16 Nov 2021 Read
“beautiful”
Jack Karnehm
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by badtemperedcyril » 16 Nov 2021 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:Amazing
Ted Lowe
Remarkably Ted never commentated on a 147.
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by badtemperedcyril » 16 Nov 2021 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:“beautiful”
Jack Karnehm
I think Jack’s words were…
(Thorburn’s): “Ohhhhh Wonderful! That is really truly wonderful”
(Stevens’): “Get in… lovely, super!”
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