CLIVE EVERTON MBE was the Mr Snooker of his time – and the spine of the sport.
Tributes have poured in on social media from followers, gamers, and different media on-line and off for the Mr Snooker of his era who tragically handed away on the age of 87.
The staunch snooker stalwart was not solely a good snooker participant again within the day, in addition to a billiards participant, however a snooker purist and though he was the very best author and journalist and commentator of the sport in his time, who edited the Snooker Scene journal, and wrote many books on the sport and contributed to a lot of the trendy recreation, and one of many longest working snooker magazines within the historical past of the sport, he additionally made many pals within the recreation and was a legend in his personal proper.
Snooker Scene opened its pages in 1972 (the 12 months Alex Higgins gained his first World title) and throughout many snooker golf equipment there isn’t a doubt a replica of a Snooker Scene someplace in a cabinet or out on a small desk or journal rack. An affidavit to the longevity of it as on-line and social media proceed to dominate the market.
Snooker Scene isn’t any exception in that it has moved from the print to on-line, and you’ll even obtain it on the app.
SnookerZone’s Chris Gaynor, who has written and reported on a lot of native and newbie snooker, can keep in mind watching many matches and listening to Everton’s dulcet tones and was one of many causes that he loved watching snooker again within the day. We adopted kind of each World Championship and a number of the greatest matches from the 90s and 2000s and past. David Vine was additionally one other legend of the sport who introduced professionally however revered each particular person within the recreation.
Everton, I’m certain, could be happy with those that haven’t simply reported on the skilled recreation but additionally reported on the newbie recreation and tried to market and promote snooker as a lot as they will at ALL ranges. Additionally, these whom have sponsored gamers and labored on tournaments, and everybody behind the scenes who has helped to contribute to this nice recreation of ours. No-one is greater than the sport, however there are exceptions, and I believe we may give Everton a kind of as his service and dedication to the sport.
We’ll proceed to attempt to do as a lot as we will to report and promote native newbie snooker and past. And proceed to take action.
So unhappy to listen to of the passing of Clive Everton. A beautiful commentator and was a pleasure to work with for a few years. Condolences to all his household. RIP
— Dennis Taylor (@dennistaylor147) September 27, 2024
There are numerous golf equipment and social golf equipment all through the land attempting to develop the sport the very best they will, together with social golf equipment who proceed to placed on leagues and area gamers of all skills.
We’re within the Oxshott A group and have earned that proper and can do our greatest to maintain the sport alive because the Oxshott Membership is a good membership with some nice gamers, as now we have met within the final months since becoming a member of the membership.
Sadly, some social and snooker golf equipment have closed down as snooker within the UK makes an attempt to maintain its coronary heart beating persistently whereas the sport expands all over the world and continues in its reputation in China and the Asias.
Everybody within the recreation within the UK deserves the utmost respect for his or her contribution to the sport and for his or her efforts in advertising and selling the sport particularly in a world the place there are many different sports activities that are competing for protection and competing for individuals to have their money and time spent on it.
Unhappy to listen to… at all times a supportive voice of purpose and information. Snooker legend rip Clive pic.twitter.com/DoX6x2QOz7
— Snooker Legends (@Snookerlegends) September 27, 2024
Everton’s e-book Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards is among the many books exposing a number of the behind the scenes from the previous of snooker and is effectively value a dabble in
However, additionally, Everton’s tutorial on the sport, is one other e-book that many have learn, even those that know the sport effectively.
He additionally wrote different books s effectively as comparable to Merely the Finest: Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Right here is Everton speaking about snooker’s mismanagement…
You can not assist however have admired Everton’s ardour and long-standing dedication and devotion to the sport he liked, and all of us love.
Snooker is probably not soccer, within the sense of the MEGA BUCKS, however underneath the likes of Barry Hearn, he has continued to develop the sport and sport underneath Matchroom. Snooker, like many different sports activities, just isn’t with out its issues.
Many of those issues Everton has reported on and commented on previously, as have many different writers and journalists. For instance, will snooker ever make it again into the Olympics? Or, how the sport is managed by the Governing Physique?
We had the good privilege to interview the WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson on the World Incapacity Snooker occasion earlier this 12 months at Woking, and we additionally bought that as a again web page scoop within the native paper for the Woking Information and Mail. We did that ten instances with tales from the jubiliation of groups profitable League titles to seeing particular person gamers start their or resume their snooker careers.
For any author/journalist, having your work on the backpage of a paper is a proud second, as is attaining your targets, regardless of how huge or small they’re within the recreation on and off the desk.
Everton achieved this in his lifetime, by staying true to his ardour – and going after what he wished. His ardour and dedication for his sport he liked are admirable and he will likely be sorely missed on the snooker scene however inspiring these along with his legacy.
Everton has additionally reported on each a part of snooker and again within the day and there are some gems of tales on the British Newspaper Archive – too many to undergo for now. However we’ll pick one.
Congratulations to a brand new period of snooker promoters, writers, journalists, and others behind the scenes, and maintain going…Everton did…