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    On Monday myself and a few guys from Swindon made our way to The Snooker Legends in Reading, just a short hop down the road from Swindon where we are based.

    The VIP reception started at 6:30 where we had a chance to speak to the players and Michaela before the event kicked off and get a few autographs.

    For those of you not familiar with Jesters Snooker Hall in Swindon below is Paul Rose our club coach with Michaela and below that one of the owners of the club Brad Baker with Michaela.





    At the start of the night Paul Rose was a little anxious as this is the first Snooker event he has been to! surprising ....... well not really, Paul has been the club coach for around 20 years now and he dedicates every weekend to helping the young snooker players at the club so not a lot of time to goto a Snooker competitions when you give so much of your free time away for the good of the game.

    The young chap in this image is Sam Jefferson one of the leading junior players at the club for CueStars.




    The actual Snooker was great, you would not see anything like it at a sanctioned WPBSA event, although it was treated like a competition it was more of a exhibition style, with Michaela Tabb moving ball on the table and telling the players and I quote "That was a crap shot" which made the evening even more enjoyable.

    The Hexagon is quote a large theater to fill and I was surprised at the number of people there for a non televised event but after actually going to one of these I can see why some of the venues are sold out.

    Put it this was it changed a mans expression form this


    To This......



    Or was that just Michaela's doing!

    On returning to Swindon we even had enough time to go for a curry and get back home by 1:30am so all in all a great night.

    Thanks to Jason and the great team at Snooker Legends for a great night of entertainment and I hope to go to a few more of these next year.



    Here are a few images that Jason has just sent me from the Plymouth evening with guest star Ray Reardon.





    If you have any feedback from a Snooker Legends event that you have visited please let Jason know good or bad via his website www.SnookerLegends.co.uk or simply reply to this thread.

  • #2
    Brilliant write-up mate, whos that in the middle inbetween Jimmy White and Dennis Taylor?

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    • #3
      Its Count Dracula!

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      • #4
        Originally Posted by Mr P View Post
        Brilliant write-up mate, whos that in the middle inbetween Jimmy White and Dennis Taylor?
        lol... It's the greatest of them all!!!

        Have to say, he looks really well. Did he play?

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        • #5
          It will probably be obvious when someone says, but can someone seriously tell me who he is?

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          • #6
            RAY REARDON! :snooker:
            :snooker:

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            • #7
              Yes, I went to the event at City West Dublin and it was a very enjoyable night with good camaraderie between the players and also Dennis (who compered that night) and Michaela.
              Jimmy started with seven reds and blacks and got a reasonable split, but nothing easy was on and he just missed a cut red in the middle when he would have been on the black with all reds int he open.
              JP played poor in his match against the grinder and the balls really were against him and even though it was in fun and jest, you could tell he still wanted to win.
              In the doubles match, he went straight in and knocked in a centruy while Dennis Taylor aqnd Ken made fun of scousers and JP just kept on potting.

              Was impressed with Cliff Thorburn's play and he knocked in a few long ones and he also took the first frame in the final against Jimmy, but they decided to play two that night and Jimmy took it with a great cut black full length of the table.

              How did Ray Reardon get on in Plymouth? And what about the standard at Reading?

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              • #8
                Originally Posted by GER147 View Post
                RAY REARDON! :snooker:
                I'm only 13, so he was miles before my time.

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                • #9
                  Well Mr P, now you know! :snooker:
                  :snooker:

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                  • #10
                    Yes I do, thank you!

                    Who's the one on the far right?

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                    • #11
                      Cliff 'The Grinder' Thorburn, 1980 World Champion from Canada. :snooker:
                      :snooker:

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                      • #12
                        I did think it must have been him, thanks for clarification though.

                        Thank you for the help you've provided on this thread mate, I appreciate it.

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                        • #13
                          Good Ones!

                          Keep them coming!

                          Rahul

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