Mark Wildman v Silvino Francisco Lada Classic 1984

[@chrisbland6942]

RIP Mark Wildman - a remarkable servant of both billiards and snooker.

[@richardhill9549]

What a great upload. Love seeing the old characters from the past.

[@matthewlawrenson3628]

Saw Wildman play live at the Preston Guild Hall in 1985. World Championship qualifiers. Wildman waved at my father and I as we were the only ones watching his match. Joe Johnson was on the next table playing Geoff Foulds.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

THIS IS A CLASIC INDEED.TAKES ME BACK TO THE HAZY DAYS OF THE EIGHTIES AS A TEENAGER .

[@JohnJones-n4i]

I used to see Mark at the Court snooker club in Peterborough all the time. I recall him coaching someone who worked at Freemans. Always a gentleman to talk to.

[@baz810]

Bretton, right?

[@thegallerian]

Thank you for this.

[@jugbandmuse8929]

Exquisite brush canon off brown at 3.30 (after weighing it up for a minute) shows his billiards skill...

[@chrisbland6942]

Alan McManus would be all over that stroke. Fabulous.

[@dayanidhi9391]

I searched "brush canon" in google, thinking I'd get a hit, but didn't get a single one, so I presume the term is your own creation?

[@jugbandmuse8929]

@@dayanidhi9391 Yup! Just best description I could think of...

[@ligaman1]

2 very talented players - pleasure to watch

[@ianwilliamson2980]

MARK WAS A GOOD COMENTETOR .MABEY THE BEST OF THE ITV LOT ID SAY.SOME OF THE SHOTS THERE HE PUT IN ARE LIKE JUDD TRUMP TODAY.GREAT STUFF.

[@TheRagBag]

My Nan was there, thats her whistling a good shot at 2:17

[@bendybruce]

Thanks for the upload. I just wish Captain Kirk would stop trying to page me..

[@Terry-g9j]

Good One 😂

[@scottirvine121]

Awww I was wanting to see Hallet versus Knowles afterwards

[@stevenedwards1298]

Same here 😢

[@ocn14s]

He was better known as a billiards player wasn't he - i remember him as a very good commentator as well - kind of makes you think how more and more of the players of the 70's and 80's are passing away as the years move along - RIP Mark

[@matthewlawrenson3628]

Wildman as seen here has a very "stabby" cue action - as seen in several top billiards players today ie. Dave Causier.

[@markgreen66]

Great slacks!

[@scarybiscuit]

Wildman lives in Spain now last I heard francisco was out of prison working in a chippy in Chesterfield

[@scottirvine121]

Comments saying he sadly passed away?

[@casinoroyle007]

Rip mark

[@scarybiscuit]

Woops didn't realise mark had passed away lovely man he was

[@danielkarmy4893]

With the exception of the first staging of the Masters in 1975, I believe Mark holds the distinction as the *second-oldest player to make his debut in that event - during this season, aged 47. A great all-round player. (*Yes, I am an idiot, of course it was good old Cliff Wilson! Sorry Cliff!)

[@mjt_snooker1704]

Cliff Wilson was 54 when he debuted in the Masters in 1989. But still an impressive achievement, he turned pro quite late, and was of course a billiards world champion.

[@XrpCookies]

​@@mjt_snooker1704he had major sight issues

[@PeterMc141]

​@@mjt_snooker1704Cliff Wilson was a right character

[@hughtempleton737]

His appearance at an early 90s world trick shot event was amazing.​@@PeterMc141

[@danielkarmy4893]

@@mjt_snooker1704 Yep, you're spot on - I realised just as I'd got into bed and couldn't come here to edit! The fact that Cliff was that good in his mid-fifties, with eyesight problems as someone else says, makes one wonder how many times he'd have been world champion if the pro game was alive in the '50s and '60s! (Of course he might not have been at all, as Jimmy White can attest, but still, what a player he was when nobody was paying any attention to the sport. And it's one of snooker's fairy tales I think that he did actually get to have his moment in the limelight, where he belonged!)

[@6611haggis]

Silvino’s finances turned into a horror show. He ended up working in a chippy.

[@strongmaninfo-qp7hg]

Great snooker clip - I have over 1000 snooker DVDS that I have collected since the Late 1970's I have to get rid of the lot now if you or anyone is interested ?

[@mjt_snooker1704]

Maybe. If you have a list of what's on them you can email me at [e-mail].

[@chrisbland6942]

The fellow who uploaded this will give them a very good home

[@strongmaninfo-qp7hg]

@@mjt_snooker1704 I have sent you an email with my list

[@daveborder7751]

Wow, didn't realise he was that old-he was pushing 50 here.

[@JamesMc2051]

Dennis Taylor doing comms away back in 1984?

[@digeme69]

He was doing it in the early 80s for ITV

[@ianwilliamson2980]

SIDENOTE STEVE DAVIS GOT A LADA CAR FOR THE FIRST TV 147 IN THIS EVENT ONE YEAR.82 I THINK IT WAS.

[@KeithPatmore]

There was an uncle and a nephew Francisco too ..he looks like he's dressed for golf, though ..but that's better than the black uniform of today.

[@chrisbland6942]

Silvino's brother Mannie was also a very fine player, predominantly billiards. Mannie's son, Peter, also a snooker professional reaching 14th in the world rankings.

[@scottirvine121]

Lada cars sponsoring 😂

[@Charleswynn-j3o]

Worse than watching paint dry 😮😮

[@scottirvine121]

Barry Hearn did a lot for the sport

[@chrisboggon9467]

Snooker not the sport for you, that's fine

[@chrismanners9091]

Each to their own! I enjoyed it and think Mark Wildman (RIP) plays really well. Snooker was very different then. Most of snooker was like this, attritional with not particularly fluent break building.

[@ZainalAbidin-d8q]

You are nasty.

[@digeme69]

@@chrismanners9091 There's always someone who will make these daft comments but it sums up their mentality. It's done to get a response and the best way is to ignore them. They soon go away.

[@thomasgray5406]

Silvino must've enjoyed his brown envelope for this match.