tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post4681922716340803498..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: FOUR PLAYDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-82685646953951346242013-03-02T18:05:57.896+00:002013-03-02T18:05:57.896+00:009.35 - I'm sure there has been all sorts of na...9.35 - I'm sure there has been all sorts of naff stuff to 'warm up' snooker audiences (doesn't Dom Dale usually do a bit of Karaoke before the Welsh Open final?) but the BBC / World Snooker don't usually record and broadcast it like its some kind of big deal.<br /><br />4.32 - basically Jill Douglas and Neal Foulds 'corpsed' (i.e. started giggling uncontrollably) after Neal compared a 'waistcoat foul' by Matthew Stevens to Clive accidentally dipping his jacket sleeve in curry earlier this week. Will probably appear in "it will be alright on the night" compilations for years to come...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-37698135493947064412013-03-02T16:56:44.491+00:002013-03-02T16:56:44.491+00:00I swear, the way these cameramen zoom in to the po...I swear, the way these cameramen zoom in to the pockets once a ball has dropped, they must think that one of these times, it's going to pop back up on to the tableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-89968105484870690912013-03-02T16:32:34.940+00:002013-03-02T16:32:34.940+00:0010.30am,
Any idea where I can see this currygate...10.30am,<br /><br />Any idea where I can see this currygate incident as a number of people have commentated on it on twitter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-58813926913007648082013-03-02T14:02:22.416+00:002013-03-02T14:02:22.416+00:00Two good semi finals, despite the ongoing pantomim...Two good semi finals, despite the ongoing pantomime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-73809785953815426582013-03-02T10:56:35.992+00:002013-03-02T10:56:35.992+00:00Janie, what browser are you using? You can alter t...Janie, what browser are you using? You can alter the default font size if text in your browser is too small. Alternatively, you could install Opera browser that has a slide bar that you can simply move to change the text size in a web page if it's too small.<br /><br />Anyway, this commentary in the Stevens/Robbo match is hilarious. Clive has spent the last nine frames calling Stevens a bottle merchant (or suffering from "clinchers disease" to use his vernacular). Foulds keeps trying to get off the subject and Clive keeps digging up an old result to make his point. This has the makings of a fine drinking game: down a single shot every time Stevens chokes on frame ball, a double every time Clive uses the phrase "clincher's disease" and a treble if Stevens loses a decider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-8645121420956993742013-03-02T10:30:09.381+00:002013-03-02T10:30:09.381+00:00TV classic on ITV4 this morning as Jill & Neal...TV classic on ITV4 this morning as Jill & Neal collapse laughing after Neal recalls Clive Everton's fouling of a curry with his jacket sleeve the other evening ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-46101675736852889932013-03-02T10:01:21.606+00:002013-03-02T10:01:21.606+00:00Anybody know what betting odds you could get on St...Anybody know what betting odds you could get on Stevens beating Trump, before the cue tip changed into a screwdriver head?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-57307765594804734862013-03-02T09:45:53.942+00:002013-03-02T09:45:53.942+00:00Could you up the font size on that article Dave, j...Could you up the font size on that article Dave, just for blind elderly journo!!<br /><br />thanksJanie Watkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-23276331885053364222013-03-02T01:53:58.454+00:002013-03-02T01:53:58.454+00:00" low crowds"
I can understand some pla..." low crowds"<br /><br />I can understand some players frustration with the modern Barry Hearn-run era. I can't imagine there is much incentive in wanting to fly all that way to China to play in front of a few people. Mark Allen moaned about the World Open in Haikou last year:<br /><br />"To fill his time at that particular tournament he told anyone who wanted to listen that the conditions were ‘horrendous’. He then went on to say: “Journey a nightmare. People are ignorant. Place stinks. Arena's rubbish, tables poor, food is horrendous. Other than that I love China.” <br /><br />He went on to win the event! LOLThe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880651698568010594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-26673028564568184452013-03-01T22:38:30.481+00:002013-03-01T22:38:30.481+00:00Hi David, A great day's play, in today's Q...Hi David, A great day's play, in today's Quarter-Finals, In my view.<br /><br />Trump was unlucky that his tip was split. He got it changed. Stevens played well, to win, 5-3.<br /><br />Robertson did well, to beat Selby, 5-3.<br /><br />Allen played great, to beat Walden, 5-1. <br /><br />Higgins was superb, playing-wise. He beat Ding, 5-0. Two century breaks, in the first two frames, were included.<br /><br />I can't wait for more play, tomorow, thistime, in the Semi-Finals.<br /><br />The line-up:<br /><br />Robertson .V. Stevens.<br /><br />Allen .V. Higgins.<br /><br />It should be great. I can't wait.JAMIE O'REILLYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-51277120974586439522013-03-01T21:35:07.537+00:002013-03-01T21:35:07.537+00:00Why do you think the Harlen Shake in Newport was g...Why do you think the Harlen Shake in Newport was ghastly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-47447812151013632422013-03-01T19:40:17.769+00:002013-03-01T19:40:17.769+00:00It looks to me someone definitely got to Trumps cu...It looks to me someone definitely got to Trumps cue and tampered with his cue tip before his match today. Whether it was a practical joke or perhaps someone who doesn't like Trump for some reason, it amazes me the World number 1 didn't have a few mins practice before he entered the arena to be as sharp as possible from the very start. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-62566072531162674542013-03-01T19:39:42.334+00:002013-03-01T19:39:42.334+00:00There sure has been a lot of oddities with this to...There sure has been a lot of oddities with this tournament, but i think it's refreshing to see so many top names playing well, or reasonably when it counts, unlike some recent tournaments. <br /><br />As i can only see itv4 i was surprised today at just how clive everton got so many obvious facts wrong, like saying only John higgins has over 500 centuries in snooker, then been incorrectly corrected in saying that RoS does, but so does Trump.... For some a snooker factfile that Clive is, i was a bit shocked to say the least! think they need more rest!<br /><br />Otherwise, i've actually enjoyed the quality and match make up a lot more than recent tournaments, set aside all the random peculiarities.Alan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384186382964935536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-10034828746279281782013-03-01T17:42:50.259+00:002013-03-01T17:42:50.259+00:00The more I think about Trump's cue tip, the mo...The more I think about Trump's cue tip, the more uncomfortable I become.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com