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Re: Barry Hearn comments about Ronnie

Postby Andre147

Wildey wrote:
Cloud Strife wrote:In 1946 the sport of snooker was nearly destroyed beyond repair when it's transcendent star Joe Davis retired from competitive play. It took several decades for the sport to recover.

72 years later could we be about to see the same thing play out again?

In Joe Davis era Snooker was so reliant on Joe he virtually owned the sport and he stopped talented players playing proffesionallyif he did not approve of them so had Ronnie been around during Joe's era he would have never became a pro and same for Alex Higgins.

Joe himself was to blame for the sport going in to decline.

the formation of the WPBSA in 1968 was when Joe's Grip on the game was losened and hence the likes of Alex could turn pro and the rest is history.


Yes I agree. As Much as Joe Davis helped Snooker with it's popularity in it's earlier days, at the same time he also contributed for it to go into decline in the 50s and early 60s.

The formation of the WPBSA like you said changed everything, and Pot Black being on telly for the first in 1969 was a huge step forward too.