@ Daz Burnside Especially good for 1983

Roy Chung, i agree totally. The gentleman’s game graced by two of the greats, Alex and Jimmy, followed by another great, Ronnie. Thank you for the memories.

no tatoos or ghastly tracksuits thankfully!

Jim Kingsbury me too

I Agree. Life was much better back then 😎👍

and now lol hang on i was born in 84!

Depends on who you were, where you lived, what your job was etc. 1983 was close to the height of the Thatcherite job losses, which eventually reached over 4 million.

When you have nicknames like that in snooker, you know you're great!

Two Snooker Legends. How we miss these geniuses at work.

Giyan Chand with Jimmy and Alex, they were used to fantastic shots, let alone those with the rest!

Moe Kazan lol that’s not the ref that’s a sports presenter

Final,. Steve Davies beat Ray Reardon, both six times world champions.

DAVIS.

@@harry2.01 You liked your own comment. Also, what?

It was deliberate bad position

You can pot balls from anywhere after a toot, try it 😁

@@scottleicester4266 Hahaha. Imagine some of the shots they banged in in practice when they were both lit up

It wasn’t till a bit later Jimmy hit the whizz.

Studs Ramrod no mate. White needed those points to get through.

Pot Black wasn't just about the frames, it was a points system too, they carried on until the final black was potted regardless of the score

My cousin James was a bricklayer in '83. So there!!!!

@@simonpatrickclarke1124 Screw you mate; my cousie Ron would bash your dopey cousin..

My cousin Ben bollox the black Smith was selling heroin in 83.

@@paulbuttler6510 I will tell cousin Ronald about that!We have tea up on the high street most sunday evenings..

This geezer still claiming to be Ronnies cousin. Get a life ffs

You obviously haven't seen 35mm film in 4k then. The technology has been there for ages, just that the screens on which the footage was shown were lacking! 😎

Higgins was always in a bad mood for a half hour after a loss then he was fine

It's an outdated format. Too many games are going to be someone potting a long red and then making a frame winning break within 10 minutes. That's why people want to see longer games.

@@Mitjitsu That happened during Pot Black years! That’s like saying nobody wants to watch Boxing as it could be over within one Round!!

@@pearcegreatesteverleftback03 If you've seen Pot Black in it's glory years. You'll notice the quality of play is piss poor compared to what we're accustomed to seeing now.

@@Mitjitsu Have you ever watched it? I’m confident I know more than you ever will about snooker pal. What bollocks you Drivel. STFU

@@pearcegreatesteverleftback03 Your living in a fantasy land. It had it's time in the 70's and early 80's and that was mostly about showcasing colour television. There's plenty of tournaments with big money on the line. We don't live in an era where there was no money in the competitive scene and players relied on exhibitions to pay their dues.

Needed to try and get enough points to qualify for the next round.

They didn't concede back then, especially in a one frame shoot out! 🤪

Hence “pot black”

Cocaine? Vodka? WTF

Ted Lowe aka "Whispering Ted"

No one could create tension in snooker like the whispering one!

Lol

Not now either

I'm with you man😀

Yeah like when he got the 147 at the crucible.

Bit harsh there sir

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He’s was a boring count.

I know what you mean.He was a bit robotic in his prime,but he and Jimmy were my heroes of snooker as a boy,for different reasons.Davis,super dedicated,professional and precise,and Jimmy was very exciting.Now i think Ronnie is the best of both,and the most complete player.