JOHN HIGGINS // This is ACSOM // A Celtic State of Mind // How I became four-time world champion

[@patrickburns5694]

John an absolute snooker legend and great celtic man good to see him on the show Hail Hail 💚🍀

[@Mantis_Toboggan_MD.]

Would've been even nicer to hear him speak

[@garyrobertson9534]

@@Mantis_Toboggan_MD.exactly man. The other guy loves the sound of his own voice

[@peterallison-ex4yy]

Loved this with John, held in high esteem here in Ireland and loved by all Celtic fans. So down to earth and passionate about Our Great Club and his snooker. HH 💚🍀🇮🇪☘✊

[@dpg957]

john carried my dads coffin , my dad was a snooker referee back home in belfast and they knew each other from the sport

[@Tarantula7Tom]

Fantastic episode and fantastic guest! Thoroughly enjoyed this one, bhoys! 🍀👍

[@craigmcmichan3424]

Another first class guest 👌🍀

[@robertdavey3381]

Great pod Loved the interview John top man HH DUBLIN 🇮🇪🇵🇸

[@gmanforbo6801]

Great interview gents, keep them coming. This is what it's all about. Hail hail

[@norriemckeegan7420]

Absolutely Brilliant,John was Class. Magic.🍀💚

[@forevereverceltic9160]

What a pro, at the top of his game for so long. Pot black & the world's back in our childhood was dominated by Irish, Welsh, English & Canadians. Eddie Sinclair if memory serves was the top Scot, rarely seen on tv. When Hendry & then John, two of the best ever to play the game came along it was an amazing time to be a fan of the game. Excellent show 🍀HH🍀

[@sebbodman2482]

Great show lads 😊

[@jamesfullarton4766]

John was a year below me at school and we all knew then he was going to become a world champion year.

[@fugeestonner1321]

Another great interview, I met John in Dublin when we were over for Mick McCarthy's Testimonial bk in 96 I think it was ,John was with the Wishaw Bhoys and I was with my Supporters Club ,Hill 16 pub I'm sure it was in 🍀

[@thetone1526]

Fantastic show once again! John is not only a great snooker player but a great guy as well. Like John, I'll never forgive Brendan on walking away from us. He's back now, and we move on? At the end of the day, a top-class manager

[@scottgallacher945]

Tremendous interview with all 3 off you 👏🏻👏🏻 Turning 50 next year first started going with my dad 82 so I like to look at the 90s as character building to njoy the meltdown off Cinderella F.C. fans even more 🤣🍀🍀

[@joehamiltonsongs]

Absolute LEGEND

[@Michael-yl4or]

I played John in a good few handicap comps in his 16-20 Yr old days...even then his,and Alan Mcmanus' sportsmanship and honesty were a cut above most of the top players in that scene. All great players in their own right,but the 'no excuses' attitude was,i believe,a huge factor in his future success. Brilliant days for Scottish snooker with a strong pro-am scene.

[@thebloodyshambles]

Great episode again, unfortunately the memory of Partisan is still rattling around in my head, still makes me cringe. Love the Cosmos top too, seen them play a good half dozen times between 2014 and 2017, its a sad story, almost 4 yrs since the doors were closed, saw Raul play for them. Never count them out, I always admired them for wanting to stay in independent soccer leagues, they will be back. Higgins is a peoples champion, and such a great personality. If I had to pick someone to be on the show I'd like to see Kevin Bridges, and Tierney why not?

[@chomskybhoy]

Talking about players being fast and some deceptive I saw an interview with Martinelli of Arsenal recently. The interviewer said to him you must be the fastest player at the club, who’s the second. He said that he wasn’t the fastest, Tierney was. Bring him home

[@michaelcollins4128]

PJD a fantastic interviewer 👍

[@UntilTheLastRebel67]

💯

[@johnharrison8857]

The Masters Snooker Hall in Craigpark, Dennistoun, just round the corner from Alexandra Parade was the home base for many years for Alan McManus…before that it was a swimming pool, Dennistoun Private Baths….what an amazing and fascinating story ….well done John Higgins….the Wishaw Wizard…..

[@frankgreen1663]

Love snooker so obviously love Higgins...Great guest

[@BennyPHowAreYou]

John Higgins. Circa 2001?Cottage Bar, Calton. Before big game, made time for all the folk who approached him. Chatted away. Glad it didn’t have a pool table. Poor guy would still be there holding the table. 😂

[@stephenkelly2779]

My granny Keenan was at John's wedding too.

[@garyrobertson9534]

Let John speak ffs

[@Monthehoops67]

Well said John if Clement hadn't came out with his phone messages patter this wouldn't have unravelled the way it did

[@JohnBrown-gn3xi]

Brilliant

[@stephmcdonald-dn9hs]

great show 💚 what did john say at the end about winning the ten and then said only kidding after it? i can’t make it out

[@bryanmcdermott6626]

"Aye, but naw" Naw, but aye" Aye, but naw"

[@paulboyle6150]

The bears have been cheating for over 100 years and still cant beat the Hoops

[@John-vw3lr]

Perhaps if Celtic had won 10 in a row there would have been a lot of trouble in Scotland. We could possibly do it again if we really wanted it.

[@grayeve7918]

Lucky not to get a longer ban

[@johnharrison8857]

Paul McStay would be a great guest on ACSOM…..but how about Henrik Larsson???

[@1954FrankieFranks]

Is John related to Alex Hurricane Higgins

[@ACelticStateOfMind]

They aren’t related Frankie 👍🏻

[@markobhoy5110]

Walter Smith DOB

[@SirDannyCool]

I don't know Stephen Hendry personally . . . but I do know his mum and she said: I hated Higgins every time I saw him . . . on and off the snooker table. He made me sick with his play . . . potting longer shots at better angles . . . I said Stephen . . . he's some sort of fenian bastard . . . so I don't know if he'll get anywhere?

[@SirDannyCool]

Now would anyone believe . . . Mrs Hendry met Mr Higgins and they played a game of snooker . . . Mr Higgins said OK Mrs Hendry I know you love Edinburgh and so do I but Stephen isn't here . . . so I'm going to give you a 55 start . . . OK Mr Higgins I'm going to say: I'm going to pot a ball off the break . . . . and she did and then said Is it two shots to me? Yes it is Mrs Hendry ................... thank you John . . . I'm not John Mrs Hendty . . . OH my mistake

[@bobj2447]

Quality interview again but hoping for some Ukrainian stories😂

[@tunnakeech1702]

i hope higgens pays his hmsc dues in time..dont be like a hun,,hail hail,,,

[@johnwishart3851]

here a wee pos prediction fur yis... "IF" KT returns it wullnae as a L/B itl be a a left sided C/B who can carry the ball forward. like hes done for the national team.... ?????????????????

[@leannecampbell4551]

You may as well just rebrand this the ‘Tommy the Commie Show’ and have Sheridan standing in front of a massive mirror reciting some egocentric affirmations for an hour. This would have been another great interview if it wasn’t ruined once again by Tommy’s desire to make it all about himself. He’s not even remotely aware of what he’s doing, neither are the ACSOM team.

[@jamescarr5796]

you have always been suspect…

[@jamescarr5796]

i suspect it’s the ‘campbell’ in you…

[@Mantis_Toboggan_MD.]

I agree. 30:35 Scotland is a tiny wee nation and we do not produce very many world champions and here we have a 4 time world champion and you are free to ask him anything but all we're getting is Tommy's opinion on what Igamane should've done with that 4 v1 situation in the LC final..... Why not ask John Higgins (you know, the ONE world class sportsman in the room) about decision making under pressure in snooker as it compares to football. But nah... We'll just have another few minutes of Tommy bloviating about the cup final instead

[@leannecampbell4551]

@@jamescarr5796 Suspect? 😂 Does it give you great solace to hark back to the 14th century origins of my surname? That's what we are up against here! 🤣🤣🤣

[@leannecampbell4551]

@@Mantis_Toboggan_MD. His massive Ego obviously felt incredibly threatened sitting next to a real life mercurial Wizard and a four-time World Champ, thus he had to counter it by going full main character syndrome - as he does practically every week!

[@ajmobeel]

Cmon spider have a word with your pals no littering have some respect for the guys and girls that need to go round and pick up all the litter. Slainte

[@josephcolumb8609]

Not your show Tommy shut up

[@gerrymcgregor7092]

This show is great but would be so much better if Tommy wasn't on it. Offers nothing apart from making it all about himself and what is it with that fake over the top laugh every two minutes. PJ, surely with your ACSOM contact list you can get another co-presenter that actually asks the guests good questions and not just use the show to blow up his ego.

[@iainroy6643]

One of the greatest snooker players of all time can hardly get a word in edge ways because of Tommy...let John talk!! Why is Tommy always on this show? PJD asks John a question, John has about 90 seconds to answer before Tommy jumps in again..i'm cringing watching him constantly butting in.