New Posts For Thread: Steve Davis retireshttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30680239/steve-davis-retiresfarewell to a great player.a knighthood awaitsDavis sounds happier now he's retired.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30680239/steve-davis-retires?post_id=548469415#548469415Davis sounds happier now he's retired.Fri, 22 Apr 2016 09:55:33 -0500Zen, Sorry not to get back to you yesterday but my recordings are running about 4 hours late and hate missing anything.You can add to Hearns list of iffy achievements "Jack the lad" "Barrow boy" and Master of Smoke and Mirrors and the 3 card trichttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30680239/steve-davis-retires?post_id=548444945#548444945Zen, Sorry not to get back to you yesterday but my recordings are running about 4 hours late and hate missing anything.You can add to Hearns list of iffy achievements "Jack the lad" "Barrow boy" and Master of Smoke and Mirrors and the 3 card tricWed, 20 Apr 2016 04:10:02 -0500wildmanfromborneo - yes, I've got it. I'm assuming those prices would have been 3-4 weeks before the action started, as the magazine probably came out at the start of the month, as it does now, and had been printed a week or so beforehand. There arehttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30680239/steve-davis-retires?post_id=548444511#548444511wildmanfromborneo - yes, I've got it. I'm assuming those prices would have been 3-4 weeks before the action started, as the magazine probably came out at the start of the month, as it does now, and had been printed a week or so beforehand. There areWed, 20 Apr 2016 00:55:39 -0500Just asked an old old practice partner and he informs me we were actually playing with artificial ivory balls. My conscience is clear now. Beautiful animals.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30680239/steve-davis-retires?post_id=548443525#548443525Just asked an old old practice partner and he informs me we were actually playing with artificial ivory balls. My conscience is clear now. Beautiful animals.Tue, 19 Apr 2016 18:07:16 -0500I used to practise at a bowling club with two very old billiard tables and at the local liberal club which had a very old table pockets were tiny,you couldn't hit anything hard along bottom or top cush simply wouldn't go in.I also had two cues an oldhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30680239/steve-davis-retires?post_id=548443523#548443523I used to practise at a bowling club with two very old billiard tables and at the local liberal club which had a very old table pockets were tiny,you couldn't hit anything hard along bottom or top cush simply wouldn't go in.I also had two cues an oldTue, 19 Apr 2016 18:05:47 -0500Those old players used side and touch rather than screw,if a ball touched the gunk that was it,it stayed there.The smashing into the balls is a relatively new phenomenon,you wouldn't send those ivory balls all over the place.Thegiggilo you obviouslyhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30680239/steve-davis-retires?post_id=548443425#548443425Those old players used side and touch rather than screw,if a ball touched the gunk that was it,it stayed there.The smashing into the balls is a relatively new phenomenon,you wouldn't send those ivory balls all over the place.Thegiggilo you obviouslyTue, 19 Apr 2016 17:44:54 -0500thegiggiloA similar situation to myself. I also played with the ivory balls on a match billiard table. You could still play all your positional shots, obviously a more heavier and slower feel but century breaks were still there to be made.Everyone thhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30680239/steve-davis-retires?post_id=548443399#548443399thegiggiloA similar situation to myself. I also played with the ivory balls on a match billiard table. You could still play all your positional shots, obviously a more heavier and slower feel but century breaks were still there to be made.Everyone thTue, 19 Apr 2016 17:42:00 -0500wildmanfromborneo 19 Apr 16 22:22 The bet is a figment of a fertile imagination.Steve Davis was 5/2 favourite for the 1981 World Championship.Sports betting was in its infancy then any exotic bet like the one mentioned would be publicised byhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30680239/steve-davis-retires?post_id=548443301#548443301wildmanfromborneo 19 Apr 16 22:22 The bet is a figment of a fertile imagination.Steve Davis was 5/2 favourite for the 1981 World Championship.Sports betting was in its infancy then any exotic bet like the one mentioned would be publicised byTue, 19 Apr 2016 17:29:17 -0500wildmanfromborneo - Davis beat white in R1 at The Crucible 10-8. The top 8 seeds came in at R2, and there were 8 1st round matches with the 8 winners meeting the top 8 in R2. Davis was seeded 13, and White had to pre-qualify.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30680239/steve-davis-retires?post_id=548443181#548443181wildmanfromborneo - Davis beat white in R1 at The Crucible 10-8. The top 8 seeds came in at R2, and there were 8 1st round matches with the 8 winners meeting the top 8 in R2. Davis was seeded 13, and White had to pre-qualify.Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:12:19 -0500gentlemanjohn - I'd have backed Reardon and Spencer, as no doubt I'd have been saying the standard was so much better in the 70s, and these up-and-coming 50 break merchants who then leave you tight on the baulk cushion could never have done that playhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30680239/steve-davis-retires?post_id=548443141#548443141gentlemanjohn - I'd have backed Reardon and Spencer, as no doubt I'd have been saying the standard was so much better in the 70s, and these up-and-coming 50 break merchants who then leave you tight on the baulk cushion could never have done that playTue, 19 Apr 2016 17:07:55 -0500