Godot 148 Posted July 12, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_spor...ker/5171212.stm John Spencer link If these things come in threes as no doubt they do, we can expect a good break with Higgins and Hunter next to pot. If these things come in threes, as you say, shouldn't anyone called "John Spencer" be worried, seeing as the actor of the same name died in December (as reported on this site). Except these things don't happen in threes. Something happens, ho hum. Something similar happens within a reasonably close time frame, and people start saying, "these things happen in threes", predicting something similar will happen. Then it never does. So, in the spirit of iain-like daring predictions, I'll wager that neither that little midget footballer called John Spencer who played for Chelsea in the mid '90's (or any other famous John Spencer, if there is one) nor any two additional famous snooker players will die in 2006. Any takers? OK Cowboy Ron, I'm willing to bet my full gravy consumption for January 2007 - and that's quite a sacrifice in such a cold month - that two more snooker players or two more prominent Spencers will kick the bucket before the year is out. There are outsiders like Joe Johnson to consider. He had a heart scare a while back didn't he? Bugger I was hoping Bill Werbeniuk would be a candidate but I see he died three years ago, missed that. Still there's Cliff Thorburn and Ray (the undead) Reardon. I feel quite confident about Higgins. He can't go on, can he? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 599 Posted July 12, 2006 Got the sad news this morning about John Spencer. What a call to make not to have treatment for an illness that can kill you. That's got to take real guts to accept the worst. He was one of my all time favorite players from the "Pot Black" era. As an aside, his passing and the points from John being my joker pick now puts me into equal 2nd place in the DDP. Never last but we all live in hope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunjaman5000 30 Posted October 10, 2006 Poor old John, how quickly they forget. You are not alone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,989 Posted October 10, 2006 If the old adage about things happening in threes has any truth, I think we need to drag the Alex Higgins thread to the top and await some action. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,960 Posted July 11, 2018 12 years ago today, John Spencer did not have a pot: he was smoked, aged 70. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead Wait 1,096 Posted July 11, 2018 13 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: 12 years ago today, John Spencer did not have a pot: he was smoked, aged 70. Are you on a one man campaign to keep old threads alive?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,960 Posted July 11, 2018 Just now, Dead Wait said: Are you on a one man campaign to keep old threads alive?? Rather than use the Death Anniversary thread. Isn't it interesting there were three major deaths on 11 July in three consecutive years on named threads? And all could do with tagging for tidying purposes... Then I'll happily let 'em rest in peace.... (Never let me get bored...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,933 Posted July 11, 2018 26 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: 12 years ago today, John Spencer did not have a pot: he was smoked, aged 70. FFS YoungWillz. There's a Death anniversary thread for exactly this fucking purpose. You're fucking up my old name search routine of clicking ten pages ahead until I find the name as well.... Please fucking stop you necro whore. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
