Ssb - bbc remembers higgins

[wildJONESEYE]

Same here mate. Saw the trailer for the documentary for the first time last night, and it's the first time i have heard Alex Higgins described as "the Mike Tyson of Snooker."

Paul Madati would confirm that

[Nugget]

Unfortunately the trailer included Everton with his usual "best player drunk I've ever seen" comment. Obviously both sides of Alex will be shown, and rightly so, but if Everton had nothing useful to contribute, I'd have preferred him not to have been included at all.

I don't see what's wrong with this comment at all. You can watch Higgins win a match, then see the interview immediately afterwards where he's slurring all his words together and clearly quite drunk. Should they just gloss over this fact? How could you possibly make a documentary about Higgins without mentioning alcohol? That the man could play and beat the top players in the world in such a condition is remarkable. You say both sides should be shown...but then say you'd rather Everton kept silent!

To pretend that he was a clean-living model professional would be ridiculous, dishonest and a complete waste of time. Here's a nice little story for anyone that would rather not accept the man as he was:

Alex Higgins was a saint - a gentleman to everyone he ever encountered. He was selfless and without vices. After winning 17 World Championship titles he retired, donating the majority of his money to the poor and the needy. He later died saving a baby from a burning building, scribbling down a cure for cancer as he leapt heroically into the flames. He went on to become the first person to be posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He never headbutted anyone.

Come ooooon!

Looking forward to the docu.

[Kingscratcher]

I don't see what's wrong with this comment at all. You can watch Higgins win a match, then see the interview immediately afterwards where he's slurring all his words together and clearly quite drunk. Should they just gloss over this fact? How could you possibly make a documentary about Higgins without mentioning alcohol? That the man could play and beat the top players in the world in such a condition is remarkable. You say both sides should be shown...but then say you'd rather Everton kept silent!

To pretend that he was a clean-living model professional would be ridiculous, dishonest and a complete waste of time.

Indeed it would, and you'll find I didn't say that Although the suggestion that Higgins ever won a match against a top player while drunk is just ridiculous! I did say both sides should be shown, so don't see the point of your rather childish attempt at humour. I simply fail to see why Everton can never find a positive thing to say about Higgins without mentioning alcohol or some other negative aspect. As far as the more unsavoury aspects of Higgins' life/career are concerned, I have absolutely no issue with them - they've been well documented. Would just be nice if Everton could talk about his snooker for once though! Enjoy the programme!

[simplysnookeryt]

Not long to go now!

[jrc750]

Well i thought that was a well balanced look at Alex, shed a little tear at the end, but did you see the size of that mobile phone !

[jb134]

Am in bits here, can't believe he's away. Everyone on the show was fair and they focussed mainly on the good things, it wouldn't have been honest not to touch the surface of the other things.

Steve Davis did him proud, "three words, great snooker player", a very fair and fine tribute.

[CueAntW147]

I think on reflection for an hour it was very good, it must have been very difficult for family & friends to talk about him so soon after losing him, but it was great that they did. Also enjoyed some footage of him i'd not seen before which was good.

Obviously you could have filled quite a few hours with Alex story's, footage etc, which i'd loved to have seen but i thought the BBC did very well in the hour slot allocated & i enjoyed it, though it was very, very sad at the end.

Sort of had that final goodbye feel about it that we all experience at some point in our lives when losing someone close.

RIP Alex gone but never forgotten,

[Kingscratcher]

I think on reflection for an hour it was very good, it must have been very difficult for family & friends to talk about him so soon after losing him, but it was great that they did. Also enjoyed some footage of him i'd not seen before which was good.

Obviously you could have filled quite a few hours with Alex story's, footage etc, which i'd loved to have seen but i thought the BBC did very well in the hour slot allocated & i enjoyed it, though it was very, very sad at the end.

Sort of had that final goodbye feel about it that we all experience at some point in our lives when losing someone close.

RIP Alex gone but never forgotten,

Great post! Really enjoyed most of the programme, particularly some wee bits I hadn't seen before. Thought Reardon and Davis were great on it! Obviously difficult for Alex's sisters, but they really added to the programme.

Well done, BBC!! RIP The Peoples' Champion!!

[cazmac1]

Loved the program, as others have said I thought it was a fair. It such as shame that the game hasn't got any one coming through with Alex's flair.
I don't think the modern game allows for it.

[mattyshinobi22]

Loved the program, as others have said I thought it was a fair. It such as shame that the game hasn't got any one coming through with Alex's flair.
I don't think the modern game allows for it.

i agree loved the program but the modern game all players are moulded
and falir players find it hard to get through, its going bk to beggining of alex's era when they tried to keep him at bay

[wildJONESEYE]

Loved the program, as others have said I thought it was a fair. It such as shame that the game hasn't got any one coming through with Alex's flair.
I don't think the modern game allows for it.

Alex Higgins was unique a 1 off how could anyone recreate everything that made him who he was and did for snooker

its impossible

Ronnie O'Sullivan is unique in a different way not as charismatic but a true Genius of our sport on the Table.

[spike]

A very fair and fitting tribute to the great man! Some (very rare footage) of Alex from an early Park Drive Tournament, and also from the Nationwide programme of 1972, which before this evening I had never clapped eyes on before.

Great contributions from Steve Davis, Barry Hearn, Dennis Taylor and Lauren Higgins especially.

In the short time that Alex has passed away, the BBC have managed to do a good job on this documentary, even though much of what was said has been heard before..

[wildJONESEYE]

A very fair and fitting tribute to the great man! Some (very rare footage) of Alex from an early Park Drive Tournament, and also from Nationwide of 1972, which before this evening I had never clapped eyes on before.

Great contributions from Steve Davis, Barry Hearn, Dennis Taylor and Lauren Higgins especially.

In the short time that Alex has passed away, the BBC have managed to do a good job on this documentary, even though much of what was said is not that new..

i think a lot of those footage was from a attic or wherever Lauren or his sisters got it from and it was some great footage of the man..

i loved that one with Lauren stroking that horse.

[spike]

i think a lot of those footage was from a attic or wherever Lauren or his sisters got it from and it was some great footage of the man..

More likely to have come from the BBC archives I would have thought.

Who cares, it's always great to see unseen footage of The Hurricane..

[simplysnookeryt]

Really enjoyed the documentary, RIP The Hurricane.

I will start putting it up on YouTube hopefully tomorrow.