Cinderella
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I love snooker, even watched before coloured TV. 
I scored six against Silvino Francisco at Butlins Holiday Camp.I used to be an avid snooker fan and was a daily attender at the Welsh Open but I seem to have drifted away from the game .
I briefly played and have a highest break of three.
Been fortunate to be present at a Ronnie O’ Sullivan 147 and I saw his first ever appearance at the Welsh Open when he must have been 16.
He lost to Neal Foulds.
The World Championships are televised by BBC. [British Broadcasting Corporation]Probably carried on the same cable channels as the mumblety-peg championships.
oooh we watched it many years ago.. even when we were kids with B&W as you say... I have no interest in Snooker today.. but the glory days of Ray Reardon.. Steve Davis, Jimmy white.. Alex higgins, Willie Thorne et al...... fabulous...I love snooker, even watched before coloured TV.![]()
41 points is not to be sneezed at... well done Tim.... I'd forgotten completely about John Spencer...John Spencer once came to our British Legion Club where he demonstrated some fantastic 'trick' shots.
Me being in the clubs snooker team got to play John.
He gave me a 40 point start and beat me 96 points to 41, not my finest hour.![]()
Holly, I potted (scored 1 point) one red, John gave me a 40 point start, so it was a complete hammering I got.41 points is not to be sneezed at... well done Tim.... I'd forgotten completely about John Spencer...
well ... you couldn't be ashamed to lose to a great player ...Holly, I potted (scored 1 point) one red, John gave me a 40 point start, so it was a complete hammering I got.![]()
you may not know that the BBC is known in the USA, Australia, and Canada...The World Championships are televised by BBC. [British Broadcasting Corporation]
it's a major indoor sport.....Probably carried on the same cable channels as the mumblety-peg championships.
Thank you hollydolly, live in Norfolk.oooh we watched it many years ago.. even when we were kids with B&W as you say... I have no interest in Snooker today.. but the glory days of Ray Reardon.. Steve Davis, Jimmy white.. Alex higgins, Willie Thorne et al...... fabulous...
I never played Snooker but I was the county ladies Billiard Champion...
Welcome to the forum..wherabouts are you in the UK...?
Just thought not everyone would have heard of it.you may not know that the BBC is known in the USA, Australia, and Canada...![]()
yes they have...they've even heard of it in deeepest parts of Africa... I should know, I worked for the Beeb for many years...Just thought not everyone would have heard of it.
One of the greatest sporting moments. Still the biggest post-midnight TV audience recorded in the United Kingdom, 18.5 million people.Love watching it on TV, but a hour at a time is enough. One exception was the late night World championship final where Denis Taylor came from behind to beat Steve Davis in a black ball final. Most of the UK must have been awake and watching that one.