John Higgins -v- Ken Doherty: Snooker Exhibition in DCU this Wednesday.

will tickets be available on the night? Is it possible to reserve them, with a CC number or something?

Oh, and... GO JIMMY WHITE!

Have tix....see yiz there

Just back. Was good craic however there were way too many frames against amateurs and first half really dragged. Some cracking snooker when they played each other in the second half

zack01 wrote: »

Wow! your a real snooker fan! have you ever been to a snooker exhibition? Well if you have you would have seen some great snooker played in a great atmosphere between the two players, i've been to a good few and they are always a great night regardless of who the pro's are.

And as for donating anything to John Higgins, i believe he deserves everything he gets, he's the best player out there and a true world champion and apart from Ken Doherty is the only other player who is actually trying to promote the game across Europe,he is the main promoter behind the World Series that we have seen on Eurosport coming from places such as Moscow and just last w'end Prague and belive me you would have more of a laugh with him than you would with Ronnie.

Also nice to hear your kind remarks about Ken Doherty, sorry but i amongst a lot of snooker fans believe he is far from washed up.

Celtic, no problem, next exhibition that's on i'll keep my eye out for a few tickets, there are always floating around the club.

+1

I thought it was a great night. First live snooker match i've been to and i'll definitely be looking to go to more in the future. There was a great laid back atmosphere but there were definitely some in the crowd who weren't really into it (mainly Darndale lads) as they were making more and more smart comments as the night wore on. I have to admit though that I was expecting the amateurs to be a bit better than they were. Some of them were really bad, nearly as bad as me!!! But all in all it was a great night, really enjoyed it. Well done to all involved!

have I ever went to one?! Iv played in many of them! Iv been playing snooker since I was 8, I know all there is to know, Iv been to all the big tourneys over and over, tried to qualify for them too! but to no such joy.
These amateurs have to pay over 250euro to play Ken or John for one frame which I think is a complete joke, John is all about the money, doesnt give a tits about the game, he's just there for the dough not for the love unlike Ronnie, Hendry. He's an amazing player, cant take that away from the guy but he will never ever be like Ronnie and Hendry, there in Class A, Higgins is below. He's a dry as fcuk so I def wouldnt pay to watch him in exhibition, he's a match player folks.
Regarding Ken, his desire ain't there, he wont be making a return to his winning ways, he might do well (semi finals) in one tourney but thats it, he's like Williams, Matthews, finished! Just trying to float about, pick up a few quid here and there. Ken has more interest in the poker now it seems, I seem week in week out in some poker tournament.

zack01 wrote: »

You know all there is to know about the game? I disagree with that Dylanmc11. Saying that Higgins is a class below O'Sullivan and Hendry begins to sum it up really.Agreed Ronnie is the most natural talent the game has ever seen and Hendry with his seven worls titles and i think at last count 36 ranking tournaments is probably the greatest ever. But Ronnie has only won three world titles and funny enough so has John Higgins and Ronnie has only won 2 more ranking titles that Higgins.

And Higgins is a match player, a great match player, but he does'nt play match play in exhibitions, hence the word 'exhibition'!

And as for Higgins not giving a tits about the game? total nonsense. If anyone does'nt give a tits about the game it's O'Sullivan, from his disrespect to tournament officals, behavior at press interviews, a walkout in a tournament, a positive drug test during a tournament and most of all an assult on a tournament offical, does'nt that just sum him up?
Yes as i said he's a fantastic talent and i love watching him play but the game is bigger than him.



And as for Doherty, well we will just have to see, but believe he's not just 'floating' around trying to pick up a few quid, there is a lot more to Ken Doherty than that.

Tell me, in fact tell us all, what tournaments have you been to over and over?, what tournaments did you try to qualify for? You must have been a pro, what's your name? I've been in the game long enough i've probably heard of you.

Also your figure of having to pay over €250 to play these guys is way off the mark, maybe that's what you got hit for, after all you know all there is to know about the game!!:)

One of the young lads in the club played steve davis last year and fork out around 200euro for a frame, so 250 euro is not "way off the mark".They pay around that to play a frame with these pros. I went to goffs, yr in, yr out, city west, crucible, uk championships, masters, been to them numerous of times and been to other small tournaments like one that was in the basketball arena yrs ago, think it was called the Irish Open?! not too sure.I never said I was a pro. My name?! Irrelvant. this isnt about my history or game.
If u think Higgins in the same class as Ronnie well fair point, Hendry is the greatest player of all time, no probably about it, and if your hestitating to say that u show ur lack of knowledge.
In years to come who will people remember? Do you honestly think that'll remember John Higgins and Ken?! No they'll remember Hendry, Ronnie, Davis, A.Higgins. Thats who, they all changed the game, they all done so much for the game, they all made the game, they all brought somethin new to the game.
Yes Ronnie's behaviour isn't always acceptable but he's street ahead of anyone there now, and u know if Ronnie was playing one room, and John was playing in another, u know where the audience would be.

Good Luck.

AngryLoner wrote: »

Fair play to whoever organised that exhibition... I thought it was great! Good atmosphere, good crowd, some fine snooker. And the MC was a legend.

My favourite bit was when the young lad from Darndale with the real arrogant air about him turned out to be rubbish. Result!

Lol. I was that "MC". I thought it was a great night and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Isn't that what exhibitions are supposed to be?

Theres a lot of nonsense being spoken in this thread, and nearly all by the same "know it all" poster.

Saying ken doherty is "washed up", and only hanging around the game to make a few bob and is more interested in playing poker nowadays shows just how little you actually know. I am a personnal friend of kens, and i know how much it hurts him to have dropped to the ranking where he is now. He is still doing 6-7 hours a day practice in the hope of clawing his way back up the rankings. The standard of snooker has kept increasing over the past 20 years, and still is today, and for Ken to have remained at the top level for so long is a tribute to his skill and dedication to the game. Your comments on Ken are simply way off the mark, and are in fact, quite disrespectful.

On to your next "factual point". I help organise these exhibitions and I've never yet heard of a player paying €250 (or anywhere near it) to play a frame (except at a charity night where a frame has been auctioned and has made much more than €250). When people like DCU put on 1 of these exhibitions, they have to recover the costs from somewhere. The norm is to get €100 from a player to play a frame against the pro, other than that, a player is asked to sell 10 tickets at €20 to his friends/family if he cant afford the €100.

Now on to your opinion on the standing of John Higgens. Jeez, if you only knew the man you would realise how far you are from the truth. I used to do exhibitions with Ronnie, but when it came to the end of the night and ronnie was asked to sit for the autograph/photograph session with the fans, he would often reply that he was too tired for that of that he didnt feel like doing autographs tonite. Hence I dont book him anymore for exhibitions. Exhibition nights are about pros getting up close and personnal with the fans. The fans want that couple of minutes at the end of the night where they shake the players hand, wish him luck for the rest of the season, get his autograph and have their picture taken with the player. Thats what the nights about as well as entertaining people. Some players understand their responsabilities of being a pro, some dont. And John Higgens certainly does!! He was a gentleman to deal with all week, he entertained with class snooker, he cracked jokes with the fans, he stayed on every night above and beyond the call of duty to make sure every fan in the house went home with their treasured autographs/photographs.

You sir, (imho of course) have no clue as to what your talking about. Your picking names out and trying to bad-mouth them for some reason that only you know. Seems to me that your the jealous type, thought you could make it as a player, failed and then take it out on those that did.

Oh, and if Ronnie was in 1 room, and John Higgens was in the other, I know which room I'd be in. I'd be in the one where I'd be appreciated as a fan.

Connie (end of rant)