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I've just read that he left us today.
May the great man rest in peace.
God Bless
May the great man rest in peace.
God Bless
I've just read that he left us today.
May the great man rest in peace.
God Bless
Sweet JesusAh one of the stars of 80's snooker. RIP Doug.
Just checked his Wiki and didnt know he'd recovered from lung cancer in 1993 after having had a lung removed. Used to love the snooker back in the day when it had an interesting mix of personalities RIPI've just read that he left us today.
May the great man rest in peace.
God Bless
Yeah RIP.
My memory of him is remembering back to the late sixties and early seventies when snooker came to prominence on TV was and I think I'm right he held the record for the highest break at the Crucible of 145 for a number of years until I think it was Cliff Thorburn did his 147.
Just checked his Wiki and didnt know he'd recovered from lung cancer in 1993 after having had a lung removed. Used to love the snooker back in the day when it had an interesting mix of personalities RIP
It’s funny how these days everyone’s a celebrity.
However snooker seems to have gone against the grain as there are few snooker celebrities these days, but all those mentioned in this thread from the 80’s had real celebrity status back in the day, and still do.
He did indeed. He beat an up and coming young kid called Stephen Hendry in the final.Tough as teak and an ex miner. I think he won the UK championship when in his late 40s. Old school.
Get the cue back out Dave, you’re never too old mate.RIP Doug Mountjoy.
I played snooker in the Civil Service league for years.
Also played for Norbreck Bowling & Tennis Club.
Didn't play tennis, nor bowl in those days, just snooker.
Still got my cue, but don't know what to do with it. No funny suggestions please.
Could gift it to a young player maybe? If I knew one.
Wasn’t there the lad related to our very own snooker wag Mandy Tart ?Wasn't there a local pro once? Kenny Owens ? Kenny Owers, maybe? What happened to him?
I spent most of my spare time in Centre Cue in my late teens, early 20s. Before that it was The Commonwealth (old Mecca), Central Drive.I used to play at Centre Cue while growing up all the time - and the one above Kwik Save (?) on Lytham Road.
You could buy anything in Centre Cue in the bar area where the pool table was.
I actually played Alex Higgins once, on a 3/4 table in the Duke of York for a pint of Guinness. (He had been at the Norbreck playing a qualifier).
I was winning until his pint was nearly empty
How old are you - as I am 50 today!!!!?I spent most of my spare time in Centre Cue in my late teens, early 20s. Before that it was The Commonwealth (old Mecca), Central Drive.
Happy Birthday pal. I’m 59.How old are you - as I am 50 today!!!!?
Q’s Club above Kwik SaveI spent most of my spare time in Centre Cue in my late teens, early 20s. Before that it was The Commonwealth (old Mecca), Central Drive.
Everyones a good player at Q's,the pockets are like buckets.
Eternal, I remember when I was at Luton Airport, I hadn't played for 10/12 years. One of my Scottish mates decided he would like to join a club and asked me to give him a game. We went along and he broke off. I then potted 3 reds & 3 blacks. 24 break. I thought 'I haven't lost it'.Get the cue back out Dave, you’re never too old mate.
I played back in the day in the Fylde League and was decent I suppose but then I left home to pursue my career and only played very occasional
Anyway a few years back my mate asked if I fancied a game which I did and he then asked if I wanted to play in the league. I reluctantly accepted, ‘cos after all it was a night out with the lads and now I play in the league every week (not for the last 12 months of course) and I thoroughly enjoy it. Nowhere near as good as I was as a youngster but I’ve had the odd break or two over 30.
We had a guy who played on our team up to the age of 91!
Sadly he died a couple of years ago.
That was itQ’s Club above Kwik Save
One of the girls there was very accomodatingEveryones a good player at Q's,the pockets are like buckets.