New Posts For Thread: Who was Hurricane Higgins? (Tony Francis Book)https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/29000441/who-was-hurricane-higgins-tony-francis-bookJust started reading this. Same bloke who wrote "Alex through the looking glass".Well worth a read.yeah fer me a close call Davis/Hendry i guess if i had a gun to my head Hendry toohttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/29000441/who-was-hurricane-higgins-tony-francis-book?post_id=518042359#518042359yeah fer me a close call Davis/Hendry i guess if i had a gun to my head Hendry tooThu, 29 Mar 2012 01:14:35 -0500HowellsyI think Hendrys record against both Jimmy and Steve has an aweful lot to do with how they rate him, Stephen gave both many sleepless nights and lots of nightmares.Head to head results for both against Stephen, suggest Stephen slept quite sounhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/29000441/who-was-hurricane-higgins-tony-francis-book?post_id=518040423#518040423HowellsyI think Hendrys record against both Jimmy and Steve has an aweful lot to do with how they rate him, Stephen gave both many sleepless nights and lots of nightmares.Head to head results for both against Stephen, suggest Stephen slept quite sounWed, 28 Mar 2012 22:40:47 -0500organiser turns to Jimmy and says 'Where is the table?' he thought they bought it with em !!!!https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/29000441/who-was-hurricane-higgins-tony-francis-book?post_id=518034407#518034407organiser turns to Jimmy and says 'Where is the table?' he thought they bought it with em !!!!Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:56:12 -0500In view of Jimmy's record against Hendry, he must have an incredibly high opinion of Davis. It's a very hard thing to understand really.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/29000441/who-was-hurricane-higgins-tony-francis-book?post_id=518030463#518030463In view of Jimmy's record against Hendry, he must have an incredibly high opinion of Davis. It's a very hard thing to understand really.Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:48:00 -0500Heres a story fer you:Jimmy always says that the best exhibitions were obviously always with Alex, if the venue held 600 there would be 800 crammed inside 800 outside screaming to get in.One night they are playing in Newcastle (in the 80's) and theyhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/29000441/who-was-hurricane-higgins-tony-francis-book?post_id=518005303#518005303Heres a story fer you:Jimmy always says that the best exhibitions were obviously always with Alex, if the venue held 600 there would be 800 crammed inside 800 outside screaming to get in.One night they are playing in Newcastle (in the 80's) and theyTue, 27 Mar 2012 23:13:58 -0500He threw that final away as well totally ouyplayed thorburn,was far to ****ure and ended up losing thorburn shouldn;t have even won 10 frames!!That 147 posted above is unreal,the best i've ever seen absolute monster dish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/29000441/who-was-hurricane-higgins-tony-francis-book?post_id=518001819#518001819He threw that final away as well totally ouyplayed thorburn,was far to ****ure and ended up losing thorburn shouldn;t have even won 10 frames!!That 147 posted above is unreal,the best i've ever seen absolute monster dish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:03:12 -0500Have yet to get Tony Francis book but will do soon, have heard good reports. Half way through John Virgos Let Me Tell You About Alex & am enjoying it. Not that well written, but always liked virgo & he's a pretty adept story-teller & its all here, thhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/29000441/who-was-hurricane-higgins-tony-francis-book?post_id=517980077#517980077Have yet to get Tony Francis book but will do soon, have heard good reports. Half way through John Virgos Let Me Tell You About Alex & am enjoying it. Not that well written, but always liked virgo & he's a pretty adept story-teller & its all here, thTue, 27 Mar 2012 08:49:56 -0500yeah fair enough, Jimmy always states that Davis was his toughest opponent.Very hard to compare IMO.Anyway i look fwd to his match with Trump, he will need to get in forst and cut out the loose ones, i was looking for 6/1 and i would bet, shorther thhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/29000441/who-was-hurricane-higgins-tony-francis-book?post_id=517970531#517970531yeah fair enough, Jimmy always states that Davis was his toughest opponent.Very hard to compare IMO.Anyway i look fwd to his match with Trump, he will need to get in forst and cut out the loose ones, i was looking for 6/1 and i would bet, shorther thMon, 26 Mar 2012 21:54:55 -05000nefourseven147.A few years ago Jimmy and Ronnie were being interviewed together on a sports program and of course the final question was who was the best.Jimmy said Alex and Ronnie said Stephen, we know they were all great players but Stephen destrohttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/29000441/who-was-hurricane-higgins-tony-francis-book?post_id=517939655#5179396550nefourseven147.A few years ago Jimmy and Ronnie were being interviewed together on a sports program and of course the final question was who was the best.Jimmy said Alex and Ronnie said Stephen, we know they were all great players but Stephen destroMon, 26 Mar 2012 06:37:38 -0500moondanwhen i ask jimmy about opponents he always says1, Davis is the best player he has ever played2, O Sullivan is the most naturally gifted player he has ever seenhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/29000441/who-was-hurricane-higgins-tony-francis-book?post_id=517934145#517934145moondanwhen i ask jimmy about opponents he always says1, Davis is the best player he has ever played2, O Sullivan is the most naturally gifted player he has ever seenSun, 25 Mar 2012 22:51:33 -0500