[church66]

Alex Higgins comments on referee Street. :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-0Kkw4YK6M

I must confess I never did like the Snooker Referee John Street !

[church66]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjoAavFvYoI

[church66]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvGvLNdwUUI

[Bob Jewett]

Originally Posted by church66

Alex Higgins comments on referee Street. :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-0Kkw4YK6M

I must confess I never did like the Snooker Referee John Street !

I never saw him in action that I know of. He has been referred to as the Dean of the referees and wrote a referee training book. Any vids of him? Any idea what bothered Alex?

[Bob Jewett]

Originally Posted by church66

Alex Higgins asks the referee to move
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjoAavFvYoI

One time when I was refereeing and standing close to the player I got punched in the nose, so considering Alex, that ref got off easy.

[pt109]

Originally Posted by Bob Jewett

One time when I was refereeing and standing close to the player I got punched in the nose, so considering Alex, that ref got off easy.

You don’t have to tell me who it was.....but I hope he was disqualified.

One of my best friends was barred from soccer for life....knocked a ref out cold.

[church66]

Originally Posted by Bob Jewett

One time when I was refereeing and standing close to the player I got punched in the nose, so considering Alex, that ref got off easy.

Always the same Bob , opposition team referee always gave their team the decision lol !

[church66]

Originally Posted by pt109

You don’t have to tell me who it was.....but I hope he was disqualified.

One of my best friends was barred from soccer for life....knocked a ref out cold.

Hi pt109 !

I hope your doing well and coping with the lockdown and not throwing your TV set out the window Keith moon style over lack of sports action .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOay-7aqLks

[church66]

Originally Posted by Bob Jewett

I never saw him in action that I know of. He has been referred to as the Dean of the referees and wrote a referee training book. Any vids of him? Any idea what bothered Alex?

I think what happened there was Alex and John had a mutual hatred of each other so once you seen Alex on TV and John was the Ref it was odds on Alex would crack up and lose his match or at least that was the way I seen it !

[church66]

https://snookerhq.com/2020/03/25/mem...nooker-season/

[church66]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGAelTyyBt0

Earl 'The Pearl' Strickland .

Box office material and you just never know what happens next when Earl's at the table .
I got a few Earl Dvd's , one from Upstate al in the draw bought another lol !

[Bob Jewett]

Originally Posted by pt109

You don’t have to tell me who it was.....but I hope he was disqualified.

One of my best friends was barred from soccer for life....knocked a ref out cold.

It was Lou Butera. He didn't do it on purpose. He was playing a shot in 14.1 where his bridge hand was near some balls and the sleeve of his suit coat was over some balls and I got in close position where I could watch. He banked a ball and came back quickly and his bridging forearm made very firm contact with my nose.

[Bob Jewett]

Originally Posted by church66

... and not throwing your TV set out the window ...

I gave my TV set a more peaceful death in 1995 by unplugging it and taking down the antenna. I only turned it on briefly in September of 2001 before I finally sent it to the old electronics graveyard.

When I really need a live sports fix I go to the venue or as an inferior second, a sports bar. Lately I'm glad to see the live streams popping up.

[church66]

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/...PpWi18QDLDSv8k

[church66]

https://snookerhq.com/2020/03/26/mem...nooker-season/