Top 10 Most Controversial Snooker Moments

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  • The Top 10 Moments In Snooker Which Got Everyone Talking!
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    Great little documentary, with matches including Ronnie O'Sullivan, Jimmy White, Steve Davis, Alex Higgins and many more!
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    Trump Judd
    Robertson Neil
    Williams Mark
    Higgins John
    Allen Mark
    O'Sullivan Ronnie
    Selby Mark
    Wilson Kyren
    Murphy Shaun
    Ding Junhui
    Gilbert David
    Lisowski Jack
    Bingham Stuart
    Maguire Stephen
    Hawkins Barry
    Yan Bingtao
    Perry Joe
    Carter Ali
    Wilson Gary
    Un-Nooh Thepchaiya
    Dott Graeme
    Zhou Yuelong
    Donaldson Scott
    Robertson Jimmy
    Holt Michael
    Ford Tom
    Selt Matthew
    Guodong Xiao
    Xintong Zhao
    Haotian Lyu
    Stevens Matthew
    Davis Mark
    O'Donnell Martin
    Liang Wenbo
    Vafaei Hossein
    Day Ryan
    Brecel Luca
    Woollaston Ben
    McGill Anthony
    Li Hang
    Walden Ricky
    Saengkham Noppon
    Maflin Kurt
    Sijun Yuan
    Carrington Stuart
    King Mark
    Milkins Robert
    Hamilton Anthony
    Wakelin Chris
    Fu Marco
    Ning Lu
    Wells Daniel
    McManus Alan
    Pengfei Tian
    Ebdon Peter
    Akani Sunny
    Xiwen Mei
    Williams Robbie
    Higginson Andrew
    Highfield Liam
    Gould Martin
    Craigie Sam
    Georgiou Michael
    Doherty Ken
    Honghao Luo
    O'Connor Joe
    White Michael
    Joyce Mark
    Jones Jak
    Slessor Elliot
    O'Brien Fergal
    Anda Zhang
    Steadman Craig
    Brown Jordan
    Burden Alfred
    Dunn Mike
    Baird Sam
    Astley John
    Bond Nigel
    Walker Lee
    Lines Oliver
    Burns Ian
    Carty Ashley
    Chandler Harvey
    Grace David
    Dale Dominic
    Ursenbacher Alexander
    Heathcote Louis
    Wattana James

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  • @MarcoSpeaksNadsat
    @MarcoSpeaksNadsat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +782

    I love snooker from the 70s and 80s. Referees that were about 80 years old, deaf, blind and easily confused.

    • @SoundsInstinctive
      @SoundsInstinctive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      🤣🤣

    • @Bob-ts2tu
      @Bob-ts2tu ปีที่แล้ว

      i remember that williams was a right twat and so was len ganley

    • @altt-check1-2
      @altt-check1-2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And smoked about 80 fags a day

    • @hijolm1702
      @hijolm1702 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      And the players were a bunch of coke and alcohol friends, man Ronnie did that 147 in 5 minutes for a reason,

    • @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307
      @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What episode is Dr who playing snooker?

  • @hamblyrock
    @hamblyrock 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1038

    Interesting fact is the Robidoux made such a fuss about Ronnie playing left handed that Ronnie was called to a meeting to explain his actions at a disciplinary board. He argued that he was just as skilled with his left than he was with his right. They made him play 3 frames of snooker against former world semi finalist Rex Williams and stated he could only play left handed shots.
    He won all 3 frames….

    • @letsdiscussitoversometea8479
      @letsdiscussitoversometea8479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Fred Davis won 8 world championship titles and was entirely ambidextrous.
      I doubt Robidoux considered that before jumping to negative conclusions about the practice.
      I think he was just p*ssed off that it was Ronnie that was doing it.
      My guess.

    • @DRUM19
      @DRUM19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

    • @whitehairvillain36
      @whitehairvillain36 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Outstanding

    • @snookerbrain
      @snookerbrain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Tell the story right. He made a century.

    • @jasonfernee2401
      @jasonfernee2401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      It's like saying to a footballer you are right footed so you can't shoot with the left. Lunacy, Robidoux was just jealous of not having a smidgen of the talent of O'Sullivan.

  • @sabercrosby8128
    @sabercrosby8128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    "from now on, you cannot use my extension". One of the Greatest quotes in snooker.

    • @peterdickinson8152
      @peterdickinson8152 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah what and absolute child. Surprised Alex didn't twat him over the head with it lol

    • @altt-check1-2
      @altt-check1-2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Snake of Higgins. He heard call it green

    • @CinHalCedHerChance
      @CinHalCedHerChance ปีที่แล้ว

      Who won that game?

    • @sabercrosby8128
      @sabercrosby8128 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@CinHalCedHerChance Cliff I believe.

    • @Stargreened
      @Stargreened ปีที่แล้ว

      To be fair to Higgins it’s not his fault if the ref didn’t hear Thorburn call the green.

  • @ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord
    @ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord 3 ปีที่แล้ว +444

    That ref was as deaf as a post, because I heard Cliff Thorburn nominate the green ball all the way from 2021.

    • @snookerworldchampionship2023
      @snookerworldchampionship2023  3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      😂😂😂

    • @barrydduggan
      @barrydduggan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      And so did the cheat Alex Higgins.

    • @aaditya9090
      @aaditya9090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not taking any sides but what a pussy not letting him use his extension lol

    • @deckyBWFC91
      @deckyBWFC91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Complete farce of a ref, if he didn't know what he had selected why let him take the shot??? What did he think he was aiming for??? And I liked Higgins, very bad sportsmanship here

    • @jamescampbell5495
      @jamescampbell5495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didn't hear it. He didn't say anything.

  • @tim7052
    @tim7052 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The referee in the second incident looks like Mr Barraclough from "Porridge"!! 🤣👍

  • @ChubbyChecker182
    @ChubbyChecker182 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Alex, Ronnie and Jimmy, they made the game special.

  • @deadstreet1675
    @deadstreet1675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Maddest bit for me was at 3:35 seeing Alex SMOKING at the table!!....lol.

    • @joegreen2750
      @joegreen2750 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That was when the UK was a free country not the woke facist state it and the USA have become.

    • @Ka112eb
      @Ka112eb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I remember they used to drink pints too

    • @Willsey
      @Willsey 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Many players smoked during game

    • @Alexott
      @Alexott หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ciggies were good for you then. It's only more recently with all these new additives that they've been declared bad.

    • @indolencegaming
      @indolencegaming 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Alexott They were always bad, it's just no one knew they were bad at cigarette companies could get away with saying their good for you because that obviously lead to more sales, of course huffing tar isn't good for you

  • @richardbanks1286
    @richardbanks1286 2 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    Shows just how far ahead Ronnie was from the others by getting stick for playing left handed.
    Genius

    • @mondoseguendo6113
      @mondoseguendo6113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Absolutely

    • @dereksheils3536
      @dereksheils3536 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not Ronnie's fault your shit

    • @petermorrison7507
      @petermorrison7507 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can play with and hand you want! Just a sore loser. A player could play every single shit with the rest if they wanted too. Ronnie just outclassed him

    • @martinjames4600
      @martinjames4600 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He still comes off as a colossal bellend

    • @tg92277
      @tg92277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He wasn't the first player to do it. Previous players like Dennis Taylor and Joe Davis did it, but they only swapped hands for the simplest shots.

  • @keepgoing1973
    @keepgoing1973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Otolaryngologist- sir, you require a hearing aid.
    Referee- no I don't.
    Ted Lowe- the referees decision is final

    • @u.v.s.5583
      @u.v.s.5583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Basil: Madam, don’t think me rude, but may I ask, do you by any chance have a hearing aid?
      Mrs Richards: A what?
      Basil: [shouting] A hearing aid!
      Mrs Richards: Yes I do have a hearing aid!
      Basil: Would you like me to get it mended?
      Mrs Richards: Mended? It's working perfectly alright.
      Basil: No it isn't!
      Mrs Richards: I haven't got it turned on at the moment.
      Basil: Why not?
      Mrs Richards: The battery runs down.

  • @theenglishalpinist5031
    @theenglishalpinist5031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    "From now on you cannot use my extension." Powerful stuff!

    • @TheMrbc74
      @TheMrbc74 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alex trying to use the refs mistake to his advantage cliff thought fuck you then piss head you was too thick to bring your extension you ain’t using mine!

    • @AngelicusImmortus
      @AngelicusImmortus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Superbly funny. As if that was going to make a difference….😂

    • @jerrylong6011
      @jerrylong6011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      …..why didn’t he have his own extension?!!!

    • @paulmoneill
      @paulmoneill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@jerrylong6011 He'd probably broken it, lost it, had it stolen or sold it for cigarettes and alcohol. Apologies for the judgmental attitude but I'm pretty sure one of those guesses is correct.

    • @jerrylong6011
      @jerrylong6011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@paulmoneill haha, you could be right!!! It’s just so hilarious that a professional snooker player at that level wouldn’t have an extension..!!!

  • @patwooda7515
    @patwooda7515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    Ronnie didn't break a rule, playing with both hands is just a great talent. And he was frames ahead.

    • @maartenn2217
      @maartenn2217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Streets ahead

    • @ollyf5088
      @ollyf5088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think it was more about conduct than rule breaking

    • @nickmullerITFC78
      @nickmullerITFC78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      DONT SEE A PROBLEM WITH SWITCHING HANDS 🚜🚜🚜🚜

    • @neuvocastezero1838
      @neuvocastezero1838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Especially on a 6 X 12 table, a player is going to need the ability to play with both hands. It's surprising that we don't see more ambi-skills in snooker, it's pretty common in carom.

    • @nickmullerITFC78
      @nickmullerITFC78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@neuvocastezero1838 no one would say anything if a player switch hands in darts or tennis or POOL 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜

  • @ReverendJackson
    @ReverendJackson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Looks like Ronnie had eaten bill werbinuik in that alain robideux clip

  • @Eralen00
    @Eralen00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    "Thank you, ladies and gentlemen" Well that's the most polite way of telling a crowd to shut the hell up hahahh

  • @TheoriginaljakefromstatefarmYT
    @TheoriginaljakefromstatefarmYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The whoopie cushion though!!! 😂😂😂

  • @jbs8704
    @jbs8704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Cliff Tornburn leaving the arena to fetch an Hearing aid for the Referee..

    • @ccmogs5757
      @ccmogs5757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL , nice :)

    • @duncanbirss8923
      @duncanbirss8923 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know , how could he not hear him say green?

    • @stuarthodge3187
      @stuarthodge3187 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hurricane and The Rocket. Flawed geniuses.

  • @michaeldavidryandanielpaul1990
    @michaeldavidryandanielpaul1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    The bit where Alex told the ref to move because he was in his line of sight, was even better. John Williams (Referee) said: "No Alex, I've been standing here all day, I'm not in your line of sight. And Higgins replied: "You're not in my line of sight, John, you're in my line of thought. That's deep!

    • @rebeccaryan3621
      @rebeccaryan3621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I've listened to it and at 6..23 the ref doesn't say that nor does Alex say your in my line of thought .... the ref says play on I'm staying here and i will referee and Alex says he wants a chance just like everyone else.....so I'm not sure where you got that from

    • @stevenmcalister826
      @stevenmcalister826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rebeccaryan3621 He could have easily said it before the video caught it. And that quote from Alex is commonly known. So that’s probably where he got it from.

    • @rebeccaryan3621
      @rebeccaryan3621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@stevenmcalister826 then id be grateful if you found the clip because Alex never said it in a match and the commentator above said it was after the ref said I've been standing here all day I'm not in your line of sight i will try and find the video but all I'm saying is i never heard Higgins ever say that

    • @rebeccaryan3621
      @rebeccaryan3621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@stevenmcalister826 0.40 is a longer version here in the link .... he doesn't say it here if you find the video id be so grateful if you could let me know because that is a great quote ...th-cam.com/video/F07hiKJi6DY/w-d-xo.html

    • @XrpCookies
      @XrpCookies 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rebeccaryan3621 feel sorry for the poor fcuker married to you. Bet he gets some right earache.

  • @craigthomas2238
    @craigthomas2238 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1:50 didn't know Mr Baraclough from porridge was a snooker referee 🤣🤣🤣

  • @machiel5888
    @machiel5888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    Imagine being upset that someone is playing left handed. Get good 😂

    • @nihilist1680
      @nihilist1680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Imagine that the only thing you are ever remembered from is being a guy who was upset because he lost to a kid playing left handed.

    • @ianmcfadden5450
      @ianmcfadden5450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s all about professionalism, he is old school, something that is sadly missing today, it seems that on the professional circuit, T-shirt & jeans would be allowed today, standards have definitely slipped along with courtesy and respect

    • @mackemforever
      @mackemforever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@ianmcfadden5450 It's nonsense. Is there anything in the rules stating that you may not switch hands during a game? You use whatever is allowed within the rules to give yourself the best chance of making a shot. Using your weaker hand is no different to using a rest, it's using a tool which is permitted by the rules to improve your chances of making the shot.

    • @HookUp79
      @HookUp79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ianmcfadden5450 maybe there‘s somewhere a snooker table in a retirement home for you. 🙄

    • @HookUp79
      @HookUp79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Didn’t Ronny play a full match against him left-handed afterwards? 😂

  • @1959Berre
    @1959Berre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    Rest in peace Alex. You were a magnificent player with a lot of panache and flair. True snooker fans will never forget you.

    • @davidalexander2808
      @davidalexander2808 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I always said Williams did it deliberately to wind Alex up ..he could easily have moved ..he would have for every player except for Alex ..what a prat..thought that then ..still think now .

    • @gabrielc6252
      @gabrielc6252 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@davidalexander2808 and what was Alex's problem with the ref? it's not like the ref was the only person in the room

    • @davidalexander2808
      @davidalexander2808 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@gabrielc6252 the problem was time and time again Williams had annoyed Alex on past occasions

    • @danzojohnston7773
      @danzojohnston7773 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Knew him well and played him what legend and gentleman never forgotten Alex

    • @tonester09
      @tonester09 ปีที่แล้ว

      And also an absolute snakey gobshite because anyone could hear Thorburn nominate the green ball

  • @scottlawson1191
    @scottlawson1191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Brilliant. If you don't play by my rules I'm taking back my cue extension and you won't be allowed to play with it anymore. 😂😂😂

  • @fredericpelloud7536
    @fredericpelloud7536 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    I smiled, sometimes laughed, watching this interesting video. But the end is deeply moving and my smile has frozen. No matter what the controversy, rest in peace, Alex.
    Thanks S20 for the post.

    • @matimus100
      @matimus100 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Snookers not a sport

    • @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307
      @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Whats with the gay Dr Who?

    • @obscuredictionary3263
      @obscuredictionary3263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@matimus100
      1. no where in the original comment does he even use the word "sport" (your just trying to get a reaction out of people).
      2. your literally the only person that doesn't consider it a sport (its literally classified as a "cue sport").

    • @itsthesmallhats
      @itsthesmallhats 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@matimus100 anything can be a sport. jumping from trees could become a sport. even running became a sport. lol

    • @1959Berre
      @1959Berre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@matimus100 Trolling is not a sport.

  • @williamramsey2337
    @williamramsey2337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Sad to see the genius Alex Higgins at his lowest point here, he gave so much to the game and produced some of my favourite shots of all time. He was a master cueman and not afraid to take on the wild risky shots. Loved watching him.

    • @johnsrabe
      @johnsrabe ปีที่แล้ว +12

      yeah, at least two of his controversies here were when he was plainly drunk. And we know now that Ronnie was having an episode when he conceded to Hendry. These need asterisks.

  • @Bartooc
    @Bartooc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Alain Robidoux century breaks = 37
    Ronnie O'Sullivan century breaks = 1097
    What a clown, noone would even know who he is if he didn't complain about Ronnie.

    • @-The-Darkside
      @-The-Darkside 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He didn't have that many back then you dumb fuck.

  • @dylancorcoran8801
    @dylancorcoran8801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    5:21 the face you make when chris tarrent says you've just lost 468 000 pounds.

  • @jonny6202
    @jonny6202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Accused someone of showboating when they beat you lol 😂

    • @yknot8029
      @yknot8029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Robidoux didn't know then what we all know now: that Ronnie is just as good with his left as his right. It was unheard of at the time and Robidoux really thought that he was taking the mick out of him which, knowing Ronnie, he more than likely was.
      Six of one and half a dozen of the other really.

    • @dancox2128
      @dancox2128 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yknot8029 Ronnie was made to play a few frames behind closed doors to prove to the officials that he could play left handed. He won comfortably and so the officials were satisfied.

    • @d4ve19
      @d4ve19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm amazed Ronnie agreed to it. I'd have said show me in the rules where it says I can't play with either hand? If I'm bad on my other hand that is good for my opponent. When then forced to "prove" I could play left handed I'd be absolutely useless on purpose, then what do they do? Absolutely nothing because you haven't done anything wrong!

    • @shreyaspranesh457
      @shreyaspranesh457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@d4ve19 Maybe he just wanted to avoid getting on their bad side, which is surprising considering the controversies he went on to create further along in his career, the whole prize money protests with a 146, etc. In any case, I agree, it was stupid of them to have him prove he can play left handed.

    • @dancox2128
      @dancox2128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@d4ve19 Totally agree. They don’t make you replay a football match for using your left foot or doing a few keep-me-ups. Ronnie is on another level and that winds some of the average players up a little. GOAT.

  • @Elare-
    @Elare- ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I've never played Snooker, I've never watched Snooker, I don't know anything about Snooker yet here I am at 3:09AM on a Sunday morning watching a 2 year old video about controversial Snooker moments. Thanks TH-cam algorithm, I guess.

  • @liammcel61
    @liammcel61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Snooker can seriously damage your health.

    • @RockyDave
      @RockyDave 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most frustrating game. Need the right temperament.

    • @andrewkendall7814
      @andrewkendall7814 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw what you did there.

  • @MrDukey85
    @MrDukey85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Ronnie was like fuck it im off down the pub 😂😂😂

    • @allthekingshorses7178
      @allthekingshorses7178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      O'Sullivan was disrespectful, walking out on the audience like that. Tantrum purely because Hendry was beating him

    • @equilibriumgaming9727
      @equilibriumgaming9727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@allthekingshorses7178 actually it’s because his mother had just been arrested and his dad was already in prison, his mentality must have been wrecked.

    • @equilibriumgaming9727
      @equilibriumgaming9727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@allthekingshorses7178 which Hendry confirmed and completely understood

    • @pregerzoreo4886
      @pregerzoreo4886 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@equilibriumgaming9727 arrested what for? Why was he in prison?

    • @equilibriumgaming9727
      @equilibriumgaming9727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pregerzoreo4886 his Dad was in Jail for murder, Mum was arrested before but let go a few weeks after this match

  • @MoDeegroes
    @MoDeegroes ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:30 I love how people kept laughing at the farts 🤣🤣🤣

    • @matimus100
      @matimus100 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You love really easy for a dog

    • @MoDeegroes
      @MoDeegroes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@matimus100 yes I do. Love my dog. Love him a lot more than the way I love ppl laughing at farts sounds in this clip. But these 2 things might not be relevant. I haven t decided. You, are, interesting.

  • @fjwhbdnehdh
    @fjwhbdnehdh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That referee couldn’t hear a dump truck driving through a nitroglycerin plant

  • @kevinprior3549
    @kevinprior3549 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hurricane's face when Thorburn went
    "You know what you cannot use that!"
    Priceless!

  • @SeanAtkinson-zx2zx
    @SeanAtkinson-zx2zx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Ted Lowe a real Gentleman and a great voice to share during such wonderful snooker moments ❤️

    • @kingsrd1
      @kingsrd1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He is and always will be the voice of snooker.

  • @jakeoverton3307
    @jakeoverton3307 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Ebdon's snail pace play versus Ronnie should be an honourable mention

  • @140pro
    @140pro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    I remember Thorburn v Higgins and you can clearly hear Cliff nominate the green ball.
    The ref was absolutely wrong in his decision as he should have called a foul immediately upon Cliff striking the cue ball and not waiting for it to make contact or not make contact with a colour.

    • @140pro
      @140pro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @Ken Fullman Yes, you are correct there, but that was Higgins. He was starting go become a desperate man at that point in his career, was heavily dependent on the drink and would try anything to win.
      A great shame really as he was such a talented player, the world was his oyster but sadly his head couldn't handle it.

    • @adrianwright8685
      @adrianwright8685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Snooker rules : "12. Nominated Ball....... If requested by the referee, the striker must declare which ball they are on."
      So why - if he hadn't heard - didn't ref ask? And why award 7 - Thorburn clearly was not going for black?

    • @140pro
      @140pro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@adrianwright8685Exactly my point👍🏼

    • @BALDJIMI
      @BALDJIMI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Ken Fullman haha aye, imagine if that went the other way, higgins would of gone mental

    • @ysgol3
      @ysgol3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Ken Fullman Yes, absolutely. A horrible nasty human being.

  • @jackssmirkingrevenge9365
    @jackssmirkingrevenge9365 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    that was awesome, cheers.

  • @ZsebtelepHUN
    @ZsebtelepHUN ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Robideaux is only remembered as "the guy who acted as a sorrow loser against O'Sullivan because he was beaten by his left hand".
    That says a lot about him

  • @mrgobrien
    @mrgobrien 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    1:28 - cliff thorburn did say "its a green" but not very loud - i remember at the time that a replay confirmed - the commentator and some in the crowd heard it the first time though.

  • @robinmabbott7334
    @robinmabbott7334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    How come people in the audience heard him nominate the green ball but the Ref who was standing less than the length of the table did not . How big was the cheque he got for that decision ?

  • @quick46
    @quick46 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Higgins should have his own section here

  • @niallireland2940
    @niallireland2940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Crying because someone can play with both hands 😂😂

    • @matimus100
      @matimus100 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ball's snookers definitely not a sport

  • @iancrombie8862
    @iancrombie8862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What about Alex Higgins v Hendry UK 1991..when Higgins swears at him at the end.....any footage of it????

  • @mkrbrtsn1
    @mkrbrtsn1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Thorburn took so long to play his shot the ref had forgot.

  • @CamboyGDubbz
    @CamboyGDubbz ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't even know the basic rules of snooker. Great video!

  • @pafcpafc870
    @pafcpafc870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You cannot use my extension 🤣

  • @joeexotic5831
    @joeexotic5831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Alex has had 1 or 2 when making that speech, just 1 or 2 mind

    • @anythinggoes3843
      @anythinggoes3843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's crazy what 1 or 2 bottles of whisky can do

    • @anythinggoes3843
      @anythinggoes3843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@colingeddes2172 lol maybe for people who enjoy watching a train wreck. It's entertaining but we all knew it was going to end badly and was hard to watch sometimes

  • @richardhill9549
    @richardhill9549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I bet Higgins did hear Cliff Thorburn nominate the green.

  • @jayluck8047
    @jayluck8047 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:33 - Nothing to do with snooker. SMOKING!!! 😄🤣😄

  • @EannaButler
    @EannaButler 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:54 - Surely an easy Snooker Meme?
    Great vid, thanks 👍

  • @keith79mod11
    @keith79mod11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I saw I video of Alex Higgins at a small tournament many moons ago before the internet where Higgins is making a good break and half way through the break the ref starts to count backwards. As Higgins had not noticed this until a fan pointed this out at the end of his break which was about 35 instead of about 70 he only got 35 and lost the frame.

  • @iamheful
    @iamheful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "won't clean Selby's balls"

  • @garnGad
    @garnGad หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great content, I don’t sit through snooker games when it’s n the telly , but it’s part of my culture, play snooker occasionally and I remember some of the controversy, but it’s it’s very enjoyable to watch it and learning what really happened that time everyone was talking about the latest gossip on Higgy, he was a people’s man we love him and we allowed his bad behaviours and forgave him any thing , … Great Video, thanks ims

  • @seyerus
    @seyerus ปีที่แล้ว

    Some great memories from that footage, noice one.

  • @corbe1970ify
    @corbe1970ify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Cliff did say something and it did sound like green, but it also sounds like he's just clearing his throat so could be a bit misleading but catching the green virtually full on really should have been good enough for proof,

  • @GrrMeister
    @GrrMeister 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    8:50 *By the summer of 2010, Higgins' weight had fallen to 6 stone (38 kilograms). Despite having once been worth £4 million, he was bankrupt and survived on a £200-a-week disability allowance. He was found dead in bed in his flat aged 61 on 24 July 2010 Sad End Indeed !*

    • @DRUM19
      @DRUM19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Incredibly 😔 sad.

    • @tg92277
      @tg92277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Had he been born 30 years or so later, you can only imagine what would have become of him. All he needed was some form of coach or mentor to look after him.

    • @GodOfVictory501
      @GodOfVictory501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The last pics of him are rather harrowing. Just skin and bones.

    • @swordblaster2596
      @swordblaster2596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tg92277 It's tragic. Some people are inherently self-destructive and the lucky ones find someone to break them out of the cycle, Alex sadly didn't.

    • @fwef7445
      @fwef7445 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      alcoholics for you

  • @elrondhubbard7059
    @elrondhubbard7059 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The most controversial moments in the least controversial human activity.

  • @sjs260563
    @sjs260563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ironic that last Alex clip in front of the cigarette health warning :(

  • @StockportJambo
    @StockportJambo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Alex Higgins' retirement wasn't "controversial".
    It was just incredibly sad, on so many levels. It's hard to watch.

    • @kasimsultonfan
      @kasimsultonfan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indeed. Him & Best were the original flawed geniuses. Must be something in the Belfast water. Whiskey, probably. 😢

    • @pauliepaul3697
      @pauliepaul3697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kasimsultonfan what's so sad and ironic about Alex Higgins speech at the end 9:18s, is when he's saying he's speech there's a cigarette advert behind him saying cigarettes can seriously damage your health so sad

    • @brunol9876
      @brunol9876 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kasimsultonfan both piss pots

    • @swordblaster2596
      @swordblaster2596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Imagine what he could have achieved if he'd got his life together and dropped the booze and ciggies?

    • @oliverhunter9495
      @oliverhunter9495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@swordblaster2596 He wouldn’t have been who he was, it’s like Best and Maradonna the fact they achieved what they did off their chops is sensational

  • @tullmonkey
    @tullmonkey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The reason that HIggins and the Ref didn't hear Thorburn nominate the colour was because they had both nodded off with boredom.

  • @kennywilkinson913
    @kennywilkinson913 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    4:45 That is one of the funniest turn of phrases I've ever heard 😂

  • @RustyorBroken
    @RustyorBroken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    6:19 I don't remember this episode of Star Trek the Next Generation.

  • @carlkamuti
    @carlkamuti 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Watching Alex Higgins trying to speak to announce his retirement whilst completely slaughtered is just hilarious to me.

  • @nickgardner8593
    @nickgardner8593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    With number 9 surely the ref should step in before the shot is played to make sure the coloured ball is nominated. Nevertheless you can clearly hear cliff nominate green

    • @morganfreemanwannabe
      @morganfreemanwannabe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah, it doesn't even make sense to watch the guy set up for his shot, clearly intending to shoot, let him shoot, and only then reveal that you believed you were looking at a foul about to to happen the whole time. It's like he was eager to catch him out on the technicality- like he was mad at him or something. Very strange

    • @peterdickinson8152
      @peterdickinson8152 ปีที่แล้ว

      People clearly don't understand snooker. It is the players responsibility to make his intentions known when going for a colour. It is not down to the referee to ask. Therefore Thorburn should have repeated if the ref hadn't heard him

  • @galvatron3214
    @galvatron3214 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    that farting moment reminds me of that snooker comedy sketch russ abbot once did lol

  • @frog382
    @frog382 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The most controversial moments in sports history: No.2... farts

  • @dave41184
    @dave41184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I know the fart machine incident at the Masters was distracting for the players, but it was still pretty funny!

    • @humbleopinion1499
      @humbleopinion1499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No matter what anyone says - farts are funny.

    • @davidcopson5800
      @davidcopson5800 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Serious snooker can't be blown away by the first puff of wind.

    • @seamusoflatcap
      @seamusoflatcap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wondered if there was a follow through for the brown.

  • @HPLovecraftsCat87
    @HPLovecraftsCat87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Higgins had a bet on Selby getting a foul.

  • @bentrend
    @bentrend 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    4:20 “now there’s a little feeling come into thiszZSh”

  • @Rayfaedundee
    @Rayfaedundee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What does it matter what hand you play snooker in, as long as you pot the ball your aiming for. A snooker player to play with left and right hand is a bonus because it can help them get the pot they are aiming for.

  • @Pwwh0711
    @Pwwh0711 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    All ten are Higgins, right?!🤣

  • @philipanthonyclark3225
    @philipanthonyclark3225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I stand with Cliff.

  • @MobstersInc
    @MobstersInc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    New Subscriber 🍿

  • @ianraffaele3993
    @ianraffaele3993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Oh, and that's a bad miss!"

  • @raycroal
    @raycroal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1 28 thorburn say its green

  • @markkadams44
    @markkadams44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    7:47 Ronnie’s hair is cool here and what an interview too😂

  • @colmcq
    @colmcq ปีที่แล้ว +2

    alex being shady AF of course

  • @ZEUSDAZ
    @ZEUSDAZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:10, looks like Alex said "He didn't say it at any time (as in not nominated the green)", follows that up with "I was watching him", Cliff definitely nominated the green,...and that's coming from a guy who modelled his snooker game on Alex,...me.

  • @LiamLewyShepherd
    @LiamLewyShepherd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Would be good to have subtitles for players when they're talking around the table.

    • @metaphysicalmigraine694
      @metaphysicalmigraine694 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      how much more do you want? cameras up the angle of the dangle, dubious, curious about the spurious.

    • @LiamLewyShepherd
      @LiamLewyShepherd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@metaphysicalmigraine694 Are you on acid?

    • @metaphysicalmigraine694
      @metaphysicalmigraine694 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LiamLewyShepherd When I was younger than you I knew grandiloquent globules of miniscule molecules as you are needs no drugs to see that just the truth.

    • @LiamLewyShepherd
      @LiamLewyShepherd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@metaphysicalmigraine694You remind me of Russell Brand with that vocabulary. Pseudointellectual.

    • @metaphysicalmigraine694
      @metaphysicalmigraine694 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LiamLewyShepherd Grimly realistic, simplistic but altruistic, animalistic attributes with deep roots of reason in the season suffice to say sarcastic suits and mute fruits follow, as the dumb succumb to the numb obscene vaccine..

  • @LVPAcharn
    @LVPAcharn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Alex Higgens the George Best of snooker,,,,

    • @johnlavery6116
      @johnlavery6116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Belfast talent at it's best.

  • @seanbonella
    @seanbonella ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the refereees decision is final....mostly because he knows he fcuked up hahahahahaha

  • @SeanAtkinson-zx2zx
    @SeanAtkinson-zx2zx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved Alex a great champion and Legend....you crafty fekker " He didn't say it'" 🙏❤️❤️

  • @XaviRonaldo0
    @XaviRonaldo0 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm sure Alex said at first he nominated the green. Then went back on his word. He should've showed some sportsmanship and encouraged the referee to overturn his decision.

    • @Vanosphere
      @Vanosphere ปีที่แล้ว

      No surprise, Higgins was a Twat

  • @probablygraham
    @probablygraham 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Poor Alex - a faulted genius.

  • @ianpatricklynskey1031
    @ianpatricklynskey1031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The ref had been smokin 🚬 green I think 🤔 that's why he never heard cliff absolutely bombed out his head 🤣🤣🤣

  • @AwesometownUSA
    @AwesometownUSA ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man I love shoot billyards so much, you bash the ball and it goes flying all over smacking the other balls every direction .. The guys in the video are very really good, lot better than me lol!
    I know it not truly possible but it almost seem like they can PREDICT where the ball is gonna go after they smash it and what other balls it gonna hit …. I know that sound crazy but whoa , these video really make it seem like to be true!!

  • @wibblewobble1934
    @wibblewobble1934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Watching Alex Higgins at the end was tough, the damage that alcohol does to people is tragic.

    • @_NinjaPeny_
      @_NinjaPeny_ ปีที่แล้ว

      He was also a drug abuser. He committed most of the vice he could commit, HE LIVED

  • @paulbennett4009
    @paulbennett4009 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ronnie conceding against Hendry was shocking. Only 4-1 down. It would never happen the other way round

    • @djdeemz7651
      @djdeemz7651 ปีที่แล้ว

      At a guess ronnie is one of them players that really gets in the zone and the snooker flows for him , when it cant get in that zone its better for him to save face and concede than play the worst snooker live on cam of his life , if he isnt in the zone then it aint happening

    • @dutchie1010
      @dutchie1010 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@djdeemz7651 good description of an entitled pussy lol i should hire you as my lawyer lmfao

    • @djdeemz7651
      @djdeemz7651 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dutchie1010 exactly how the fuck does that apply to this ? I wouldnt hire you full stop for anything

    • @dutchie1010
      @dutchie1010 ปีที่แล้ว

      you just described a dude that hasnt the guts to bare down and try to win when he isnt feeling it lol made excuses for him when he cannot win lol its fucking hilarious. this is not a competitor. this is a guy who can only perform when he thinks hes better than the other guy. its pathetic watching you make excuses for a fucking pussy who cannot compete when he is pushed lol the goat broke him down and made him quit. you can make all then excuses you want for the guy but that is not a man. primadonna with no guts. thats how it pertains to what you said. you could be my lawyer anytime. seems you can spin a story around anything lol saying you wouldnt hire me pertains to nothing i said.....

  • @DJPaulFreeman
    @DJPaulFreeman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just clicked on the video to see that wonderful hat! Not enough footage of the hat.

  • @MoDeegroes
    @MoDeegroes ปีที่แล้ว

    Guy playing left handed is hysterical 🤣

  • @benpatsy2076
    @benpatsy2076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    8:09 lol.

    • @bhughes1986
      @bhughes1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Look up trollstation

  • @owenfinnegan
    @owenfinnegan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    From now on, you cannot use my extension.

    • @Marjopolo302
      @Marjopolo302 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Alex sold his and put the money on the favorite in the Grand National...::)

    • @londonlady1966
      @londonlady1966 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok.

    • @Dat-yi4iz
      @Dat-yi4iz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Classic taking my ball and going home

  • @rinleez
    @rinleez ปีที่แล้ว

    How is it that of all the moments, the fart one was the funniest lmao

  • @HOEA-WAKA
    @HOEA-WAKA ปีที่แล้ว

    Ronnie was also a top schoolboy footballer. Gifted indeed.

  • @miles-thesleeper-monroe8466
    @miles-thesleeper-monroe8466 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Loving rebels in every sport Higgins was one of my heroes. But filed under let downs.

  • @Mitjitsu
    @Mitjitsu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Was Alex Higgins ever not drunk?

    • @doublepick
      @doublepick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you read his biography, seldom...

    • @londonlady1966
      @londonlady1966 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He needed it to function.

    • @doublepick
      @doublepick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@londonlady1966 - Not originally. Like any alcoholic what starts as a stimulant becomes a dependency. His descent into hell is brutally laid out in his book...

    • @jlatirl4316
      @jlatirl4316 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He usually lost while sober

    • @doublepick
      @doublepick 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jlatirl4316 - His decline from regular winning in major championships starts in the early 80’s: He doesn’t win again after 1989 when his alcoholism, mental instability and chaotic private life have taken hold. His autobiography charts it in all it’s sordid detail...

  • @parkershaw8529
    @parkershaw8529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mark vs John, I am very glad Mark won in the end, I analyzed a close-up video myself, the cure ball hit the other one indeed.

  • @robspunk
    @robspunk ปีที่แล้ว

    Straight up the nose. What a super hit!

  • @andrewmorton3344
    @andrewmorton3344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I loved it when Alex described himself as the "stalwart" of the game. Alex could have correctly described himself as "brilliant", trail-blazing", inimitable" etc. Yet he choose a description which, I believe, he knew was ridiculous just out of bloody-mindedness.

    • @dublinsfaircity
      @dublinsfaircity 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alex was a thug and a bully and a violent alcoholic. Just not my type of person.

    • @rwolves
      @rwolves 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      To be fair has was absolutely hammered so probably didn't know what he was saying

    • @martinjames4600
      @martinjames4600 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This romanticism you see of him is ridiculous. He was an arsehole. Violent, abusive, selfish and full of hate. I saw that dramatisation of him and Davis and Barry Hearn on BBC2 and had I not remembered what he was like I may have fell for it. Claimed to be the peoples champion which he never was. Yes he gave away money to causes but how hard is that? He had it, got tax breaks and headlines. Maximum effort? Nope. Yet when it came time to do exhibitions and tours around Belfast for his "people" he was too wrecked.
      Plus hating on a poor kid for coming up the ranks. steve Davis is played as being unpopular but everyone I knew as a kid in the early 80's fucking loved him.

    • @andrewmorton3344
      @andrewmorton3344 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@martinjames4600 It depends if you consider such figures as Emily Bronte's Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights) as a "romantic" character.

    • @martinjames4600
      @martinjames4600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andrewmorton3344 I have never read it. I am not a big classics guy, especially that era. I have heard too many people say WH and Pride and Prejudice absolutely sucked and are only big because people feel they should reads them to fit in. Whether that is true I don't know. I heard he is a bit of a bastard.
      I was never sure why Higgins had the mantle. Okay he cried and bought his baby and wife down, a wife he then cheated on and battered.
      Is it true Cliff Thorburn gave him a good hiding?

  • @listerofsmeg884
    @listerofsmeg884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    How much did Higgins sweat?!

  • @h2oussama988
    @h2oussama988 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    taking a break mid frame and smoking a cigarette is WILD

  • @craigdoran6811
    @craigdoran6811 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The farts were hilarious