Re: ALEX HIGGINS : Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:25 pm  

RIP

Incredible player, changed the face of snooker

Re: ALEX HIGGINS : Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:27 pm  

thats truly truly bad news.

one of the great anti establishment figures, and with out him the big earners who came afterwards would have still have been playing in working mens clubs.

fed up.


rip

Re: ALEX HIGGINS : Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:33 pm  

my fave alex story was he was playing an exibition game in a club round here and was frankly gash in the first hour, locals beating him etc etc, when asked why he said the balls were too cold and got club cook to put them in the oven for 10 mins, would have looked a complete berk if he hadnt then knocked in about 4 centuries in next hour.

met him in preston at the world qualifiers many years back, got murdered with him, kirk stephens and the ever funny cliff thorburn, worst hangover ever.

sport needs mavericks

downer.

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:41 pm  

and to be fair the death of a pivitol sports personality deserves better treatment than being hid in a "chat" thred.

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:45 pm  

chapster wrote:

and to be fair the death of a pivitol sports personality deserves better treatment than being hid in a "chat" thred.

I could merge it with a thread on the "Other Sports" forum (where it really belongs) if you prefer?

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:48 pm  

RebelRebel wrote:

I could merge it with a thread on the "Other Sports" forum (where it really belongs) if you prefer?

whatever. your rule book, your rules, dont get anything wrong will you?

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:54 pm  

Grow up.

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:59 pm  

RebelRebel wrote:

Grow up.

sorry?

I expressed an opinion, why the childish rebuke?

sod it not worth the bother

Re: ALEX HIGGINS : Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:04 pm  

Fred Gee wrote:

I know it's a different sport but as a kid growing up in the early 80's I loved watching him, he was my sporting hero along with Wally Lewis.

RIP

Same here - snooker was huge in those days and Alex Higgins was the man; I loved the way he swaggered round the table, flicking the V's at the whole world. Very sad news - RIP The Hurricane.

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:26 pm  

Yep, in those days they even showed him sat in his corner, chain-smoking his way through packets of Bensons. The Whirlwind never really had what the Hurricane had, though he came close. The modern day bad lads are too bothered about image and haircuts to be really bad. Sad day for those who love the real characters.

On the same note, darts isn't the same either, since they replaced pints and tabs with bottles of Evian. Bring back Fred Truman and the Indoor League.