tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post8054028392613546251..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: ALL WHITE ON THE AFTERNOONDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-20483812681745099642013-04-24T23:09:23.237+01:002013-04-24T23:09:23.237+01:0012.21....
Ha, ha.
That, in my opinion was, funny....12.21....<br /><br />Ha, ha.<br />That, in my opinion was, funny.<br />12.21 did well, with, that comment.<br />In, my view, I can't wait, for more, tomorrow.<br />Tomorrow is, April 25th.<br />A famous, snooker player, will have been, born on that day in my view. <br />Happy Birthday in my view.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-294755062061759922013-04-24T12:21:42.884+01:002013-04-24T12:21:42.884+01:00Ceefax may be gone, but at least we've got Jam...Ceefax may be gone, but at least we've got Jamie to keep us up to date!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-12478380452244356412013-04-24T00:44:05.014+01:002013-04-24T00:44:05.014+01:00Hi David. Poomjaeng did wll, to lead Magire, 5-3.
...Hi David. Poomjaeng did wll, to lead Magire, 5-3.<br /><br />Dott had a 10-6 win, over, ebdon, Davis did well, to beat higgins, 10-6, Kind did well, to lead Allen, 5-4, and win, 10-8.<br /><br />Carter did well, to laed Wollasston, 5-4.JAMIE O'REILLYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-20801097301375778292013-04-24T00:39:14.133+01:002013-04-24T00:39:14.133+01:00Hi David. King did well, to lead Allen, 5-4, and w...Hi David. King did well, to lead Allen, 5-4, and win, 10-8.<br /><br />Davis did well, to beat Higgins, 10-6.<br /><br />Ebdon grinded with Dott. Dott had a 10-6 win.<br /><br />Carter did well, to leadWoollaston, 5-4.<br /><br />Poomjaeng did well, to lead Maguire, 5-3.JAMIE O'REILLYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-42913387098410741992013-04-23T08:30:55.473+01:002013-04-23T08:30:55.473+01:00Long live the King!
As I said before: there are p...Long live the King!<br /><br />As I said before: there are plenty of other Marks quite capable of beating Allen (except Williams). <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-44778624858537527232013-04-23T06:56:14.781+01:002013-04-23T06:56:14.781+01:00I'm glad he's gone.I'm glad he's gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-86270727474567753212013-04-23T00:33:48.300+01:002013-04-23T00:33:48.300+01:00Wimbledon gets great figures in the day as well.
...Wimbledon gets great figures in the day as well.<br /><br />It isn't a class thing, the embarrassment that is reflected on the BBC news is probably down to the embarrassment shown in the wider media.<br /><br />I also notice how the BBC are getting flak for Ronnie call (rightly so), but Eurosport for not bothering with the evening session at all. Are we really led to believe that Speedway is more popular than Ronnie at the Crucible?<br /><br />Eurosport seem happy to show hours of it, and they should be commended for it, but will bump snooker from the schedules if any other sport needs to be shown. <br /><br />The problem with the BBC's call on Saturday night was that it wasn't on the red button. Hearn is now taking the credit for it being on the red button from now to the end, but I think that was going to be case anyway. <br /><br />jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-78661271136013461822013-04-22T17:37:57.220+01:002013-04-22T17:37:57.220+01:00So, everyone is lamenting Higgins' bad luck.
A...So, everyone is lamenting Higgins' bad luck.<br />An alternative and more accurate perspective would be that Higgins used up all his good luck for this lifetime, and the next, during 2010.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-15804092244135958392013-04-22T16:52:40.903+01:002013-04-22T16:52:40.903+01:00Wimbledon gets better figures because its shown in...Wimbledon gets better figures because its shown in prime time not at midnightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-61117144224420329202013-04-22T16:14:39.097+01:002013-04-22T16:14:39.097+01:00The Blog 1.27pm - oh you're so funny. Comments...The Blog 1.27pm - oh you're so funny. Comments like yours are indicative of how people these days have such short attention spans. I, for one, do not want to watch session after session of the balls being opened early and players taking on everything. It needs different styles to make thing interesting...something I suspect your blog is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-3229843628157773512013-04-22T16:02:52.622+01:002013-04-22T16:02:52.622+01:00Really interesting article about the snooker-BBC r...Really interesting article about the snooker-BBC relationship and I agree with your comments about Ben Dirs. In fact, reading the headlines of his pieces reminded me of your cut-out-and-keep guide to covering Snooker once every 12 months from a couple of weeks ago.<br /><br />Re: comments on Dott v Ebdon...the Pocket Dynamo wasn't playing too badly to begin with but when Peter is out of form he always digs his heels in and that clearly upset Dott's rhythm. It's certainly not been pretty but that's not Ebdon's primary focus. Winning is. Rishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893410406452541654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-77818424857949884902013-04-22T15:36:21.324+01:002013-04-22T15:36:21.324+01:00No-one wants to watch sport whilst craning/huddlin...No-one wants to watch sport whilst craning/huddling over a laptop for hours, giving yourself a future back/neck problem in the process, and watching a tiny screen which gets cut off for 30 seconds every time your neighbour decides to visit an adult video website. What did the idiots even do with the money they saved from almost completely abolishing the red button? Probably either gave themselves an undeserved pay rise, or channeled it into some more rancid, prurient little Channel-4-esque shows on BBC3 about pregnant teens and/or people with "embarrassing bodies".<br /><br />BBC is the most overrated and bloated organisation in the country, and only survives on its ludicrous mythology which they have spent so much time self-cultivating over the last few years (presumably in unconscious or unspoken knowledge of how worthless they are). In our world of austerity it is to our country and our culture what the Catholic church was to Europe in the Middle Ages. They clearly get rid of the good commentators and keep the rubbish ones on purpose just because they know it winds us up because they want everyone else to be as miserable as their their psychologically damaged, middle-aged, I-came-to-London-dreaming-of-being-the-next-Simon-Cowell-and-now-I'm-working-on-Antiques-Road-Trip lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-23098094523904780732013-04-22T14:24:59.026+01:002013-04-22T14:24:59.026+01:00Don't agree with everything Mark Allen says bu...Don't agree with everything Mark Allen says but good on him for saying what he thinks.<br />Wish more were like him. Would be refreshing to hear players thoughts on the big topics. Mr Higgins' Russian expedition for example. Nobody it would seem is allowed to have an opinion on that subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-68433874693849997562013-04-22T14:07:48.464+01:002013-04-22T14:07:48.464+01:001.19
If eating nuts and berries is destroying wha...1.19<br /><br />If eating nuts and berries is destroying what ability he had and given that snooker provides his main source of income, I think I'd be getting myself down to the drive-thru for a Big Mac a bit sharpishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-30183001933696326992013-04-22T14:02:31.642+01:002013-04-22T14:02:31.642+01:00If Ebdon had an instruction manual, I'm not ce...If Ebdon had an instruction manual, I'm not certain it would be as popular as Ben Hogan's 'Modern Fundamentals of Golf' so, allow me to illustrate the 'fundamental' principals employed by Mr Ebdon :<br />1. Use the maximum time allowed (no limit) deliberating which shot to play.<br />2. Use the maximum time allowed (no limit) before executing the chosen shot.<br />3. Ask for the cue ball to be cleaned as many times as possible during your visit regardless whether or not the cue ball actually needs to be cleaned.<br />4. Exploit the toilet break regulation by exiting the arena at the end of most frames.<br />5. Regarding point 4, be in no hurry to return.<br />6. If undecided as to which shot to play, hit the cue ball indiscriminately as hard as you possibly can while simultaneously crossing your fingers.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-78295865968352667072013-04-22T13:32:27.578+01:002013-04-22T13:32:27.578+01:00..should the scheduled number of frames not be com.....should the scheduled number of frames not be completed within the time allocated, then the players involved will be eliminated from the tournament without the right of appeal.<br /><br />Carlsberg don't do rules, but if they did.....<br /><br /><br />Brilliant !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-26805930775893311592013-04-22T13:27:22.526+01:002013-04-22T13:27:22.526+01:00Breaking news from the WC!!!
Dott vs Ebdon
is s...Breaking news from the WC!!!<br /><br />Dott vs Ebdon <br /><br />is set for a third session later this evening. It's on target become the longest match in snooker history. Professor of Snooker Stats at Brighton University, Dr Roger O'Bore, said:<br /><br />"Based on their current speed walking around the table and the length of time it's taking them to pot a ball I estimate the match will end about 5 am tomorrow morning. That's almost as long as one of my university lectures."The Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880651698568010594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-75749640140545705862013-04-22T13:19:49.008+01:002013-04-22T13:19:49.008+01:00People calling a fix are out of order. Ebbo went r...People calling a fix are out of order. Ebbo went raw vegan sometime last Autumn - since then his form has been abominable but judging by his posts on 30bananasaday Ebbo is persisting with his raw veg discipleship even though he can't make a 20 break. I was there yesterday - I felt exhausted after watching the (horrific) 3rd frame, Ebbo's ability to drain the life and fight out of an opponent is quite incredible. <br />I really fear for Dott if he loses this! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-34899257064786073932013-04-22T12:56:33.287+01:002013-04-22T12:56:33.287+01:00I guess the problem is not knowing how long a sess...I guess the problem is not knowing how long a session will go on. But the "staying a few minutes" to the end of a frame always used to happen until a few years ago. <br /><br />Perhaps the answer is evening sessions being opening sessions of matches wherever possible, as they seem happy enough to extend daytime coverage.<br /><br />Red button/internet is just not the same. I actually quite like a bit of Parrott/Davis analysis, better than the actual commentators anyway.Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-13791392543366575842013-04-22T12:52:25.119+01:002013-04-22T12:52:25.119+01:00It's a good sign Ron was practising with Ebbo ...It's a good sign Ron was practising with Ebbo though, because it means he is anticipating reaching the final and taking on Selby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-31294605301927040752013-04-22T12:23:24.003+01:002013-04-22T12:23:24.003+01:00I remember a referee, Alan Chamberlain I believe, ...I remember a referee, Alan Chamberlain I believe, refusing to clean the white ball when requested by Alex Higgins as he believed that he was being asked too often and on most occasions it was not necessary.<br />Ebdon should be treated similarly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-9943587878290684592013-04-22T12:14:08.889+01:002013-04-22T12:14:08.889+01:00Read that Ebdon had been practicing with Ronnie bu...Read that Ebdon had been practicing with Ronnie building up to the tournament. He obviously didn't get many shots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-56499981247368681002013-04-22T11:45:13.601+01:002013-04-22T11:45:13.601+01:00Ebdon really is the last word in deliberate time w...Ebdon really is the last word in deliberate time wasting and something needs to be done about it. Protracted toilet breaks, constantly asking for the white to be cleaned not to mention the time he takes deliberating then executing his shots.<br />It is cheating. Simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-51942259506420864112013-04-22T11:33:09.086+01:002013-04-22T11:33:09.086+01:00Anyone with tickets for, or having wagered money o...Anyone with tickets for, or having wagered money on the Dott v Ebdon match, have every reason to feel aggrieved.<br />No wonder there is a perception that matches are being rigged.<br />This match needs looking at. No one professional is capable of playing this bad, let alone two at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-25111365430657925952013-04-22T11:27:55.099+01:002013-04-22T11:27:55.099+01:00At the moment: Ebdon-Dott going on and on for the ...At the moment: Ebdon-Dott going on and on for the toughest viewers:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com