I'm also in the crowd in some of the videos I put up(Not this one). Apart from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, I found it was often better to sit a few rows back rather than right at the front as the view of the table was better. Back in the 80s and 90s it was also very easy to get good seats without having a mad rush to buy them the day tickets were released as there were no resale websites back then.
Absolutely FANTASTIC......and Jimmy n Alex were sooo close and best mates away from the table,always will be ,R.I.P 'Hurricane 'Higgins.....We miss ya!! ....Back when Snooker was GREAT!! ...Full of flair,fun and real 'characters'
@colin ryshaf and when did they cheat.. ? I saw a match from 1982 or 83, about 3 months ago and higgins was on a good break and then walked away and said to the referee "i touched a red" as the way the balls were packed together alex had to bridge over about 2 reds at least, it was a hard shot to make and to keep his break going but if any one could do play that shot it would be alex higgins. And he was on a break of 47. The audience clapped him for his honesty and great sportsmanship for a long 15 to 20 seconds. But i cant remember off the top of my head any other players that did that, and its well known they know they have touched a ball taking a shot.
"And Jimmy's potting literally doing all of the commentary here." God what I'd give for this kind of commentary again. Let the play flow and don't over describe what's happening. Maybe that's me though.
Absolutely agree with you ... The guys on eurosport never shut there attention seeking mouths..... With the exception of Joe Johnson and the Space Man .... They're great 🙂
Two of the GOATs in my opinion...not a huge amount of titles between them but they have created an ever lasting impression on the game that is rare to achieve...only O'Sullivan, Hendry and Steve Davis have also achieved that in my opinion.
so glad to have witnessed all these games back in the day. much tougher conditions. heavier balls, inconsistent tables and slower cloths. much harder game in the 80s than now
i know we didn't know how good we had it, its only as time marches on you realize they really were the glory years, nowadays its just one catastrophe after the next...lol
There’s something very Christopher Reeve about Jimmy in these early days. I showed a woman friend of mine a frame from Kirk Stevens playing Jimmy White, thinking it was obvious Kirk was the more beautiful human being, but she said she preferred Jimmy! Alas, no time machine available.
Seen them both and all the other olden days players at the may and September pontins prestatyn snooker festivals which gave the winners professional status great days from around 1974 great weeks my kids now grown up played with john Williams the then referee granddaughter great times indeed
Absolutely LOVE these two. Only person who gets near them is O'Sullivan. HOWEVER.........that opening frame was one of the worst i've seen for misses, bad positional play, bad safety etc. It was like me and my pal on a Friday night!! They made up for it though!!
Murdo mcleod the Scotland champ who seldom won a match .then hendry came along and then John higgins and beat them all lol.aint it strange how things can turn around like that.
@@paleshelter4002 yeah indeed.some of the balls jimmy potted there you never really see that kind of pots today .like the long rail pots and the spin he had on the cue ball in one or two of these shots.i could hardly believe it really.never seen that kind of spin on a ball before.
One of the comments there was he modeled his game on higgins.i don't agree as they were nothing alike really in play or shots .only thing in common is they could both play fast but Alex could take while on shots too sometimes if it was a big shot .
When jimmy was on a roll there was none like him .it just flowed out of him the talent .Alex was not as fluent but could pot amazing balls and play very crafty shots too.
@@ianwilliamson2980 yes exactly mate.. I'm Canadian and my favorite game was when Kirk Stevens had a 147 against Jimmy.. Jimmy won the match, but was very impressed by the young Canadian lad.. great era for snooker!
Two great players of there era it looks odd these days as things seem so much easier to the young players to just pot the lot prehaps thats why snooker has lost some apeal it just looks easy even though its not
Canadian snooker player who was quite deliberate in his style of play. Beat both White and Hallett in the 83 Jameson. Didn't really stay that long on the snooker tour. Reached a couple of Canadian Open Pool Championship Finals in 2008 and 2010
Watching Jimmy play through the years is like watching different players. It's as if his natural style of play was coached out of him, swapping and changing stuff and it's made him worse.
It's incredible to watch the game evolve so much too. Both great players in their day, but wouldn't even get through the qualifying stages in the modern game.
@@cutlerlon8468 Correct, both natural flair, Alex's use of side, running side and reverse side was genius level. But the tables now are so different, Jimmy didn't really need to change his game but to keep up with practice but all the changes in the pro game were happening quickly and he couldn't keep up from 1994 onwards he wasnt the same and saw problems that weren't there, partly lifestyle choices too. Practicing in clubs on older and slower tables, then he went to 2 coaches and had his game worked on. In clubs and exhibitions he's faultless and on a different level, putting in a big tournament and even qualifying now and he's a fish out of water. He didnt need to change his play at all. Also putting weight on didnt help him, Shame really. Higgins played to an audience should have and could have won so much more in his time. He wasn't treated fairly at all by the WPBSA, they hated him so unorthodox and what he did worked but relied on his natural talent to pull him through..even with that you have to apply yourself..he didn't. Great players to watch though and 2 of my favourites
@@LordFlashheart.11 Higgins could easily compete in today's game, as could Reardon and Spencer, they were masters of the game and do everything as good as if not better than today's players. The game was very different when they were honing their craft, there wasn't so many big breaks but it took about 7 or 8 bashes into the pack to open them. That they could make centuries and maximums on the old cloths with the heavy balls speaks for itself. Only fools would think that Reardon and Higgins born into the modern pro game wouldn't be up to scratch.
Mmm I'm not sure. Alex was 35 and on a downward spiral by 1985 but very little footage exists of Alex when he was in his prime and as young as Jimmy is here. Of course by the time Jimmy was 35 he too was sadly past his best.
Higgins was a cleverer tactical player by far, the game was very different when Higgjns was in his early 70s potting prime, Higgins tactical prowess was as good as anybody who's ever played. Alex could also compete with Jimmy regards potting, long screw, screw and side, etc when he was on form, as he could with anybody. Higgins was player full length screw shots in the 70s with heavier balls and cloth, and Spencer too. Higgins' best years in terms of controlled snooker was the early 80s, when he knew he had to calm down just a little if he was going to win titles.
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There is a 13 year old me in the crowd here and actually in this footage. A moment in time that I am lucky enough to see in this way. Thank you
I'm also in the crowd in some of the videos I put up(Not this one). Apart from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, I found it was often better to sit a few rows back rather than right at the front as the view of the table was better. Back in the 80s and 90s it was also very easy to get good seats without having a mad rush to buy them the day tickets were released as there were no resale websites back then.
I always sit in the middle whenever I go
Back in the 90s when I went to the Crucible often. It was only £5 for the 1st round matches and you could get a seat from row 1 to 10 ✨
How cool. Nice one
Oh ai I see ya
My two favourite snooker players of all time.
Thank you for uploading this video.
The best ever.
Great seeing this .... wishin i could turn the clock back.
Thanks for the upload. These classics cant be beaten.
2 of the best players..i could watch these play forever...RIP hurricane.x
Absolutely FANTASTIC......and Jimmy n Alex were sooo close and best mates away from the table,always will be ,R.I.P 'Hurricane 'Higgins.....We miss ya!! ....Back when Snooker was GREAT!! ...Full of flair,fun and real 'characters'
This is one of the most entertaining matches of snooker ever.... Played by two of the greatest players
Actually 2 of the biggest cheats..
@@colinryshaf3295 Tw@t.
@colin ryshaf and when did they cheat.. ? I saw a match from 1982 or 83, about 3 months ago and higgins was on a good break and then walked away and said to the referee "i touched a red" as the way the balls were packed together alex had to bridge over about 2 reds at least, it was a hard shot to make and to keep his break going but if any one could do play that shot it would be alex higgins. And he was on a break of 47. The audience clapped him for his honesty and great sportsmanship for a long 15 to 20 seconds. But i cant remember off the top of my head any other players that did that, and its well known they know they have touched a ball taking a shot.
@@colinryshaf3295said nobody ever
These were my two faves
Another nice upload Stephen 😮👍. Jimmy using Alex old cue
"And Jimmy's potting literally doing all of the commentary here."
God what I'd give for this kind of commentary again. Let the play flow and don't over describe what's happening. Maybe that's me though.
totally agree.. no nonsense, they used to speak with respect
Absolutely agree with you ... The guys on eurosport never shut there attention seeking mouths..... With the exception of Joe Johnson and the Space Man .... They're great 🙂
Drives me mad.
This was great to see.i couldn't remember who won so enjoyed watching it thanks.
Two of the GOATs in my opinion...not a huge amount of titles between them but they have created an ever lasting impression on the game that is rare to achieve...only O'Sullivan, Hendry and Steve Davis have also achieved that in my opinion.
as a Canadian.. the old school was awesome.. another good one is Kirk Stevens 147 against Jimmy..
When snooker was snooker!!!! 2 of the greatest ever to of picked up a stick!!!
I think since Higgins and white finished, snooker has not been the same,
That red wow the hurricane still ceases to amaze us with his game
so glad to have witnessed all these games back in the day. much tougher conditions. heavier balls, inconsistent tables and slower cloths. much harder game in the 80s than now
White and Higgins - devilish potters.
Outstanding
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I miss the 80s so much especially the snooker 😌💜👍
I totally agree, if a time machine was available I'd certainly return
Golden era for snooker.
All I hear is people dying in the audience how’s that good?
i know we didn't know how good we had it, its only as time marches on you realize they really were the glory years, nowadays its just one catastrophe after the next...lol
Ridiculous potting from the Whirlwind they were the days
Got to love it, hackin darts and smashing beers! 😂😂 legends 👍🍺🍺
What a classy player Jimmy White is .
There’s something very Christopher Reeve about Jimmy in these early days. I showed a woman friend of mine a frame from Kirk Stevens playing Jimmy White, thinking it was obvious Kirk was the more beautiful human being, but she said she preferred Jimmy! Alas, no time machine available.
I love listening to the people, coughing in the crowd, knowing the imune system is all good
Three legends. Alex, Jimmy and Ted Lowe ❤
You forgot David Vine
@@jackoherts yes I did. Top man!!
when snooker was box office...
Top snooker from both players
Seen them both and all the other olden days players at the may and September pontins prestatyn snooker festivals which gave the winners professional status great days from around 1974 great weeks my kids now grown up played with john Williams the then referee granddaughter great times indeed
Interesting hearing the audience,the amount of coughing & spluttering is quite amazing, 2 players who both smoked.
OMG All that coughing is brutal 😧
The things people give out about, dear god!
The poor Guild Hall gone bust and now closed.
nice simple setting.. perfect.. not overproduced or advertised to death
Sorry to hear that.some great games played there.
Absolutely LOVE these two. Only person who gets near them is O'Sullivan. HOWEVER.........that opening frame was one of the worst i've seen for misses, bad positional play, bad safety etc. It was like me and my pal on a Friday night!! They made up for it though!!
When it was called ‘The Snooker’.
This is the Jimmy White, I considered in his peak in snooker, precise, relax, natural and just play to show how snooker is played, not how to win
147 it's my idea of heaven.......love Alex ❤
It's miracle Alex won this match
He didn’t.
Higgins best ever middle pocket player
There seems to be a waterfall in the arena
Lots of phlegmy coughing between shots back in them days.
Bring back the flowers.
2:51 long red
That shot by Higgins at 1:30:50 !!!!!!
A hurricane classic
Perfect timing.
Rather see a swashbuckling 50 or 60 than a perfect percentage 100 plus
Unbelievable shot... Few could pot or even try.... Genius
2:05:04 A change of camera angle a split second into the shot and the viewer misses the incredible shot.
How can you choose between these two?
Murdo mcleod the Scotland champ who seldom won a match .then hendry came along and then John higgins and beat them all lol.aint it strange how things can turn around like that.
What Alex Higgins was drinking?
Many forget just how good Jimmy was .far more skill than trump or Selby have
Raw talent..no holds barred
@@paleshelter4002 yeah indeed.some of the balls jimmy potted there you never really see that kind of pots today .like the long rail pots and the spin he had on the cue ball in one or two of these shots.i could hardly believe it really.never seen that kind of spin on a ball before.
One of the comments there was he modeled his game on higgins.i don't agree as they were nothing alike really in play or shots .only thing in common is they could both play fast but Alex could take while on shots too sometimes if it was a big shot .
When jimmy was on a roll there was none like him .it just flowed out of him the talent .Alex was not as fluent but could pot amazing balls and play very crafty shots too.
@@ianwilliamson2980 yes exactly mate.. I'm Canadian and my favorite game was when Kirk Stevens had a 147 against Jimmy.. Jimmy won the match, but was very impressed by the young Canadian lad.. great era for snooker!
4:43 9:23 les belles années 80...
Two great players of there era it looks odd these days as things seem so much easier to the young players to just pot the lot prehaps thats why snooker has lost some apeal it just looks easy even though its not
All those Covid 19 coughs in audience and nobody even realised
the table was much slower back then, much more difficult control of cue ball
When did refs stop saying “foul STROKE” and start saying “foul?”
Covid 1985
Alex and Jimmy played shots like no others, their long screw shots were amazing, only Trump attempts them these days.
Jimmy isn’t from Wembley
💗💗💗💔😭
Apparently everyone in 1985 had a bad cough that day 😂
The first 3 or 4 frames must have been waiting for the powder to kick in😂
100% 😅
Mario Morra? Who?
Canadian snooker player who was quite deliberate in his style of play. Beat both White and Hallett in the 83 Jameson. Didn't really stay that long on the snooker tour. Reached a couple of Canadian Open Pool Championship Finals in 2008 and 2010
Haha .... I said the same 😀
Watching Jimmy play through the years is like watching different players. It's as if his natural style of play was coached out of him, swapping and changing stuff and it's made him worse.
It's incredible to watch the game evolve so much too. Both great players in their day, but wouldn't even get through the qualifying stages in the modern game.
@@cutlerlon8468 Correct, both natural flair, Alex's use of side, running side and reverse side was genius level. But the tables now are so different, Jimmy didn't really need to change his game but to keep up with practice but all the changes in the pro game were happening quickly and he couldn't keep up from 1994 onwards he wasnt the same and saw problems that weren't there, partly lifestyle choices too. Practicing in clubs on older and slower tables, then he went to 2 coaches and had his game worked on. In clubs and exhibitions he's faultless and on a different level, putting in a big tournament and even qualifying now and he's a fish out of water. He didnt need to change his play at all. Also putting weight on didnt help him, Shame really. Higgins played to an audience should have and could have won so much more in his time. He wasn't treated fairly at all by the WPBSA, they hated him so unorthodox and what he did worked but relied on his natural talent to pull him through..even with that you have to apply yourself..he didn't. Great players to watch though and 2 of my favourites
@@cutlerlon8468 Don't be so stupid, of course they'd be able to compete with and beat today's best players.
@@LordFlashheart.11 Higgins could easily compete in today's game, as could Reardon and Spencer, they were masters of the game and do everything as good as if not better than today's players. The game was very different when they were honing their craft, there wasn't so many big breaks but it took about 7 or 8 bashes into the pack to open them. That they could make centuries and maximums on the old cloths with the heavy balls speaks for itself. Only fools would think that Reardon and Higgins born into the modern pro game wouldn't be up to scratch.
@@markdrinkwater1508 You haven't got a clue.
Higgins position play let him down later in his career but boy could he pot
I met Higgins in 84 playing here was drunk
entertaining to be sure, but the quality of play is very poor compared to today?
Alex did everything he could to lose that second frame. Side bet? lol
No bottle Jimmy BLACK BALL Miss vs Hendry.
The first two frames are of a bloody awful standard. Hope it gets better. Can't really get worse.
Like a couple of old duffers thrashing away at the social club over a pint of mild.
If Jimmy had chosen a cue that was half an ounce lighter he'd have won everything.
A very poor choice of cue - one of Alex's knockoffs.
Jimmy actually had more skill than Alex but Alex had intense determination.
Mmm I'm not sure. Alex was 35 and on a downward spiral by 1985 but very little footage exists of Alex when he was in his prime and as young as Jimmy is here. Of course by the time Jimmy was 35 he too was sadly past his best.
@@bonkersbeast yes that's true .it's strange however that Alex only won one world championship in the seventies as the standard then wasent that high.
@@bonkersbeast I think Alex was at his best in about the first three years of the eighties .
@@ianwilliamson2980 Two words: Ray and Reardon.
Higgins was a cleverer tactical player by far, the game was very different when Higgjns was in his early 70s potting prime, Higgins tactical prowess was as good as anybody who's ever played. Alex could also compete with Jimmy regards potting, long screw, screw and side, etc when he was on form, as he could with anybody. Higgins was player full length screw shots in the 70s with heavier balls and cloth, and Spencer too. Higgins' best years in terms of controlled snooker was the early 80s, when he knew he had to calm down just a little if he was going to win titles.
1:05:13 whaaaaa??
What a pot! 09:55. 🥴😁 Vintage Hurricane!!
2:05:02
And steddie Eddie, Terry snail pack Griffith's, put you into a coma Thorburn,the moan Dennis Taylor,, the drugs, the booze,, etc,etc
Alex doesn’t even Cue correctly
Correctly according to who? He Potts the balls.
That's why he's a legend. A one off.
Alex was very entertaining but other than his single ball potting his game was poor
two of the most serious drug addicts in sport-yet they were never tested...duh- hopefully snooker has advanced...
2:53:21 - fart
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Trouser cough.
2:51:35