Silas Loom
Hated by both sides
Was that meant for the kabaddi thread?
Snooker 2024-25
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Was that meant for the kabaddi thread?
Xiao was very rabbit-in-the-headlights at the start, and you had the feeling it'd be an early night. I still expect Williams to win, but he'll have to change his game a bit from this afternoon.
His one-handed escapes from snookers against Robertson were great, and apparently not just showing off. Maybe a bit like O'Sullivan playing left-handed when he first came along.
His one-handed escapes from snookers against Robertson were great, and apparently not just showing off. Maybe a bit like O'Sullivan playing left-handed when he first came along.
blairsh
pale knuckle grip on this steering wheel
On it. Locking myself in for this weekend, some cracking first round matches (er... The Hawk vs The Rocket! Judd vs Robertson... again!
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two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
yes me too - did he win? I went to bed and haven't seen the result.Really enjoyed the latter stages of Champion of Champions and always love seeing Williams in form as he is a joy to watch when hes on it
blairsh
pale knuckle grip on this steering wheel
I think i watched highlights to suggest so in the early hours but i can't account for that time of day as insomnia and fleeting dreams collide
blairsh
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...to Barry Hawkins!Ronnie out of the UK Champs in the first round!
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
China's Bai Yulu came within one match of the TV stages. Won three matches in qualifying. That's by far the best performance by a woman at a ranking event. She's only 21, so could become the first woman to properly break through.
Happy Tree
maagilises metsas
Do you think Ronnie will ever be invited into the inner circle of old fogey commentators? Or is he too much of a loose cannon?
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Generally speaking my opinion of sports commentators ranges from neutral to hostile. In some sports, they're needed to put across information. Notably athletics. Where that function doesn't exist, and tbh in snooker it doesn't exist if you know the game, they usually just annoy me.
In snooker, somehow ITV gets it totally wrong. Commentators speaking when they shouldn't be speaking, mouthing crap, empty platitudes. But the BBC's band of former (and sometimes current) players really really works (as long as Rob Walker isn't allowed near them). No non-player to lead the commetary, just two ex-pros telling us what they think of what is going on. What the next shot is, how it should be played, how hard it is. I'm a snooker player myself and I really appreciate the insight (even though the only side I will generally use is the accidental kind).
And yes, that means even John Virgo is ok in my book.
In snooker, somehow ITV gets it totally wrong. Commentators speaking when they shouldn't be speaking, mouthing crap, empty platitudes. But the BBC's band of former (and sometimes current) players really really works (as long as Rob Walker isn't allowed near them). No non-player to lead the commetary, just two ex-pros telling us what they think of what is going on. What the next shot is, how it should be played, how hard it is. I'm a snooker player myself and I really appreciate the insight (even though the only side I will generally use is the accidental kind).
And yes, that means even John Virgo is ok in my book.
Boo Radley75
Well-Known Member
Mark Allen's had another falling out, this time with Shaun Murphy. Seriously, is there anyone left that he hasn't had a bust up with yet?
www.eurosport.com
'Irrelevant' - War of words between Allen and Murphy continues after British Open controversy
Mark Allen described remarks made by Shaun Murphy as “irrelevant” as the pair went back-and-forth about recent playing conditions at the British Open.
www.eurosport.com
Happy Tree
maagilises metsas
One of the great joys of watching snooker is making fun of the commentators with my brother. Where's the cue ball going? A shot to nothing. Foul, and a miss. Touching ball. In the olden days we'd be children in the same room. Now we do it over WhatsApp. Plus ça change.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
It was good seeing Carter being knocked out of the recent tournament on ITV.
That was incidentally the first tournament I've seen that the players weren't dressed like aristocratic penguins strangely it didn't lead to a catastrophic drop in standards, respect for other players or the referees, etc etc ....
That was incidentally the first tournament I've seen that the players weren't dressed like aristocratic penguins
strangely it didn't lead to a catastrophic drop in standards, respect for other players or the referees, etc etc ....Me too, I can't stand the cunt.Hoping to watch Ryan Day kick Carter out this afternoon
I hope Ding beats Murphy but I have a bad feeling Murphy's got this.
blairsh
pale knuckle grip on this steering wheel
Ha! Yeah, always been a Ding fan and a Murphy hater too
Annoyed i can't seem to watch Day v Carter, even on Iplayer
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blairsh
pale knuckle grip on this steering wheel
With you on both counts. Switched over to Day/Carter but that was just as excruciating tbh...
