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Obviously many of these wouldn't play..[/QUOTE]
Given that jim died last year and there were lots of appreciative and thoughtful comments on here about it. ..........
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Originally Posted by mikeyd100 View PostA true legend but please please please Jimmy White, stop saying you could still win the World Championships.
Also interviewers stop goading him into saying it.
https://youtu.be/aYf1kCHyn3Y?t=4m24s
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Originally Posted by mikeyd100 View PostA true legend but please please please Jimmy White, stop saying you could still win the World Championships.
Also interviewers stop goading him into saying it.
https://youtu.be/aYf1kCHyn3Y?t=4m24s
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A true legend but please please please Jimmy White, stop saying you could still win the World Championships.
Also interviewers stop goading him into saying it.
https://youtu.be/aYf1kCHyn3Y?t=4m24s
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I'd be a bit broader. Maybe something like all former top 16 ranked players plus ranking event winners over 45.
Think that would qualify the following:
Dean Reynolds
Stephen Hendry
Patsy Fagan
Cliff Thorburn
James Wattana
Dennis Taylor
Alan McManus
Peter Francisco
Willie Thorne
John Virgo
Gary Wilkinson
Tony Jones
Steve James
Jimmy White
Silvino Francisco
Darren Morgan
John Parrott
Bob Chaperon
Doug Mountjoy
Tony Knowles
Mike Hallett
Neal Foulds
Rex Williams
Alain Robidoux
David Taylor
Joe Johnson
Kirk Stevens
Steve Davis
Peter Ebdon
Joe Swail
David Roe
Ken Doherty
Tony Drago
Tony Meo
Ray Reardon
Perrie Mans
Terry Griffiths
Martin Clark
Nigel Bond
Dave Harold
Jim Meadowcroft
Obviously many of these wouldn't play. Rex Williams and Reardon are in their 80's now and others don't play at all such as Griffiths, Thorne, Virgo...Last edited by Cyril; 30 January 2016, 11:16 PM.
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Originally Posted by Cyril View PostHamilton is still a puppy at 45 but did you mean Mike Hallett?
Surely he ticks all the boxes? Pretty distinguished career record, 56 years of age, been retired from the Tour for 10 years or so...
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who's commentating with Clive on the Fergal O'Brien and Snorey McCelod match?
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Originally Posted by itsnoteasy View PostYou would struggle to get a field with those restriction Tetricky.
Depends on the prestige, and the (appearance and...) prize money. I just think that at some level you have to accommodate what people want to pay to see.
Jimmy, Nuggett, Parrot, Hendry, Taylor, Thorburn, Griffiths, McManus with Doherty, Ebdon, Higgins, ROS, MJW, ready to follow up. surely there has to be a way of crafting something out of that lot....with the odd place for others to fight for (the likes of Neal Foulds, etc).
I'm not claiming to have all the answers, i just think it might have more commercial appeal.
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I agree with your principle in there being a criteria from the point of view of making it more commercially attractive. If you made it multiple ranking event winners over age 45 years there wouldn't be that many.
Hallett's career CV stacks up pretty well to be fair. Only 1 ranking title but quite impressive nonetheless.
Career highest ranking: 6
Twice Masters Finalist
Twice Crucible quarterfinalist
Tournament wins:
1987 World Doubles
1988 Fosters Professional
1989 English Professional
1989 Hong Kong Open
1991 Belgian Masters
1991 Scottish Masters
1991 World Doubles
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Originally Posted by tetricky View PostI see the case for Hallett....but I'd probably try to engineer qualification for the 'legends' tour to include more than one ranking title win.
I'm thinking worlds, UK's, or possibly Masters, as well.
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I see the case for Hallett....but I'd probably try to engineer qualification for the 'legends' tour to include more than one ranking title win.
I'm thinking worlds, UK's, or possibly Masters, as well.
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Originally Posted by tetricky View PostThe idea would be to encourage the likes of Steve Davis to play, and to discourage the likes of (no offense intended, mike Hallet and Anthony Hamilton).
Surely he ticks all the boxes? Pretty distinguished career record, 56 years of age, been retired from the Tour for 10 years or so...Last edited by Cyril; 30 January 2016, 09:28 PM.
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