tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post1155062984327084170..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: SO THIS DRAW, THENDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-16176542378861778012010-03-18T17:40:40.121+00:002010-03-18T17:40:40.121+00:00I'm still around guys!!
http://twitter.com/id...I'm still around guys!!<br /><br />http://twitter.com/idiotdrummerJack Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-36581878821887554252010-03-17T16:43:02.580+00:002010-03-17T16:43:02.580+00:00I miss Jack Smith from Southampton
He always had ...I miss Jack Smith from Southampton<br /><br />He always had a ready quipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-56491525694618379432010-03-17T16:36:44.814+00:002010-03-17T16:36:44.814+00:00it makes no difference to me whether it says Anony...it makes no difference to me whether it says Anonymous or JackSmith from Southampton next to a comment.<br /><br />If i want to reply to it, i do, and put the time of the post im replying to.<br /><br />people who dont want to post their names dont need to to make a valid point<br /><br />and just because someone posts their name doesnt make their point better or without axe....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-20578169299788697332010-03-17T16:21:45.015+00:002010-03-17T16:21:45.015+00:00If you look at the comments sections of most blogs...If you look at the comments sections of most blogs and websites they are full of idiotic comments, people with axes to grind and petty arguments - all easy when it's anonymous<br /><br />This place does pretty well IMOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-55034503356992400132010-03-17T15:59:05.706+00:002010-03-17T15:59:05.706+00:00Hear hear
I've read this guys comments four t...Hear hear<br /><br />I've read this guys comments four times and still have no idea what he's on about!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-56459323547972238462010-03-17T15:54:07.740+00:002010-03-17T15:54:07.740+00:00You're free not to read it if you don't li...You're free not to read it if you don't like itDave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-70879672885038681272010-03-17T15:42:26.706+00:002010-03-17T15:42:26.706+00:00yes because YOU were excluding them in your origin...yes because YOU were excluding them in your original post!!<br /><br />i was including any of them and saying to you it wont be excluding that<br /><br />maybe my english isnt perfect, but you were wrong in my opinion on what you said and you are not getting what i am meaning by my post (tho i am not an a grade student at english) and you obviously dont want to be wrong (otherwise youd have posted the posts youve omitted from me and others in the past where you make a mistake on a blog, instead editing it yourself with no publication of the comment)<br /><br />yet you allow hey you man house room!<br /><br />this blog is terrible this last couple of months!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-88903597906129400042010-03-17T15:16:45.896+00:002010-03-17T15:16:45.896+00:00No I didn't. I said defeat in the first round ...No I didn't. I said defeat in the first round at the Crucible would be an irrelevance by now if he'd qualified for Wales and China because his top 16 place would already be guaranteed.<br /><br />You said: 'it will be a combination of any or all of them, but certainly not excluding the losing at the WC1stround'Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-64510059072830708122010-03-17T13:42:28.819+00:002010-03-17T13:42:28.819+00:00you obviously didnt read what i wrote at 5.42 dave...you obviously didnt read what i wrote at 5.42 dave, or didnt understand what i wrote.<br /><br />youve basically just put what i didAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-80621036755778678932010-03-16T18:22:44.814+00:002010-03-16T18:22:44.814+00:00If he had qualified for Wales and China and then l...If he had qualified for Wales and China and then lost in the last 32 he would right now have 30,445 points, which would put him ninth in the latest rankings, so his top 16 place would be secure already barring a large number of results going against him.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-51738400314009799742010-03-16T17:42:14.977+00:002010-03-16T17:42:14.977+00:00i think you are wrong dave, it will be a combinati...i think you are wrong dave, it will be a combination of any or all of them, but certainly not excluding the losing at the WC1stround if he does go on and loseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-66049519576336627462010-03-15T14:52:19.816+00:002010-03-15T14:52:19.816+00:00I think Hearn is still the right man, but recent c...I think Hearn is still the right man, but recent comments were wrong, I don't think the players will like being called lazy as in my eyes they are not.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-39510551474860543212010-03-15T11:51:13.226+00:002010-03-15T11:51:13.226+00:00If Liang Wenbo fails to get in the top 16 it won&#...If Liang Wenbo fails to get in the top 16 it won't be through losing to Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Crucible.<br /><br />It'll be because he failed to qualify for either the Welsh or China Opens. If he had done his place would probably be secure by now.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-53379006585412089502010-03-14T23:10:06.904+00:002010-03-14T23:10:06.904+00:00For what it's worth,I have never placed a bet/...For what it's worth,I have never placed a bet/wager on a snooker match or tournament outcome ever (and don't intend to do so anytime soon) - The game being like chess with colours is the ultimate beauty of it for me.<br /><br />Though,I am not anti-gambling nor mind snooker events being sponsored by online betting companies or casions. (where would the game be without them)<br /><br />You can guess that Stephen Maguire & Stephen Lee being paired in the first round at the Crucible makes me chuckle.<br /><br />I hope World Snooker & Barry Hearn have their PR skills sharpened up for that match & it's inevitable 'diversions'.<br /><br />I wonder if Willie Thorne will be 'selected' to commentate that match with his usual phrase - ''He's just gone favourite to win this frame'' <br /><br />Priceless!CHRISK5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-36312229649654520582010-03-14T19:20:29.619+00:002010-03-14T19:20:29.619+00:00Just read this back and a very early thread by Wit...Just read this back and a very early thread by Witz78 is really spot on with regards to the rankings. There is no reason why players should make top 16 and relax, it's probably the reason why there is such a big division between top 5/6 and the rest. There are a few who want to be the best, Higgins, Ronnie, Robbo, Allen, Murphy, Selby, Ding, Carter and doggedly Hendry & Williams and others who just seem happy 'parked' in the top 16 as long as they don't drop out. If we established an elite one season top 8 rather than a 16 that might help. Rankings have to reward hard work and talent together, at the moment they don't really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-72859411808500874882010-03-14T18:36:41.942+00:002010-03-14T18:36:41.942+00:00@ Anonymous 9:19
So far Hearn managed to dig up sp...@ Anonymous 9:19<br />So far Hearn managed to dig up sponsors out of nowhere, opened up for other Snookerpromoters in the rest of europe and managed to get a lot of press. All upsides and no downside if you aks me. Scratching the pro challenge tour wasn't the most bad idea. Players didn't wanna play, spectators weren't allowed, it wasn't aired - so why waste the ressorces for something that is unwanted by everyone who matters? (Players, Spectators, Press)trophymadhttp://twitter.com/Trophymadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-55495059287692663232010-03-14T13:55:23.490+00:002010-03-14T13:55:23.490+00:00Nurse!Nurse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-81649999424459308532010-03-14T09:19:49.482+00:002010-03-14T09:19:49.482+00:00Hearn's ideas are bad for snooker. He's al...Hearn's ideas are bad for snooker. He's already cancelled the Pro-Tour events because players did not want to play. so now he wants a different ranking system that will see players we've never heard of coming through to the TV stages that will alienate spectators and sponsors alike. This man will be the death knell for our sport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-16888556993768462272010-03-14T00:19:40.164+00:002010-03-14T00:19:40.164+00:00IanW - I do appreciate your sense of humour - Beli...IanW - I do appreciate your sense of humour - Believe or not,I do have one too! lmao<br /><br />Ok,another interesting topic is the Ronnie always gets a tough draw every year - preventing him winning more World Titles kind of thing.<br /><br />Very true with Wenbo in 2010.<br /><br />On the contrary however,in 2000 he lost to David Gray (not the singer!),<br />2003 to Marco Fu,despite making a maximum,2006 to Graeme Dott & 2009 to Mark Allen (who were all ranked several places below him)<br /><br />While there are no 'gimmes' or easy matches at top-level sport,<br />you wouldn't have expected Ronnie to lose any of those matches in them previous championships.<br /><br />Though hindsight is a wonderful thing!<br /><br />IanW - Comeback,all is forgiven! (honest)CHRISK5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-73911582638846239722010-03-13T20:49:13.437+00:002010-03-13T20:49:13.437+00:00Christ Almighty...it was 16 years ago and the bloo...Christ Almighty...it was 16 years ago and the bloody point was (83 would have been too early; 93 would have been about right so thanks) that 15 out of 16 won and that this year you wouldn't comfortably pick more than 3 or 4.<br /><br />I thought i was on a general chat site forum not on frigging Mastermind.<br /><br />My apologises to all concerned...i won't write a single thing again until i've have it all verified in triplicate, in goats blood and got three witnesses including my lawyer to sign it off.<br /><br />Sorry...'kin 'ell..calm down geek boys..IanWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-65890510942291130232010-03-13T18:05:05.833+00:002010-03-13T18:05:05.833+00:00Snooker © The Fine Art Method
A secret is wasted i...Snooker © The Fine Art Method<br />A secret is wasted if not shared<br />Dear Dave<br />How are you! Thanks for the posts lad; I must say again that you have been very brave to buck the establishment. To many blog members this sounds like “Double Talk” as snooker chatter is not about secrets but open and strong opinions.<br /><br />An amazing anomaly about the snooker “Player/Viewers” is there unstinting belief in the prize winning player. A player with a title in snooker Dave is considered almost infallible, and even his choice of “Post man Pat” pyjamas should not be questioned. Mr hey you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-64532228889938663022010-03-13T17:05:17.041+00:002010-03-13T17:05:17.041+00:00speaking of ebbo beating Davis in 92, brings back ...speaking of ebbo beating Davis in 92, brings back the horrible memory of a ten leg accumulator, where 2 football teams and 7 first rd matches at the crucible obliged, only for Davis to bring it down at the ridiculous odds of 1-14.<br /><br />I only stuck him in as an afterthought and will never forget the ponytailed Ebbo punching the air, as if to say "You bet against ME? Take that" GRRRRR...KILDARE CUEMANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-29900055630596329842010-03-13T13:56:57.454+00:002010-03-13T13:56:57.454+00:00I think Ronnie will win, but Wenbo may have learne...I think Ronnie will win, but Wenbo may have learned something from the previous two meetings and not be so overawed by playing Ronnie.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-21899406045279073622010-03-13T11:33:49.995+00:002010-03-13T11:33:49.995+00:00Can't agree Mr. D, I'd have the tie down a...Can't agree Mr. D, I'd have the tie down as 50/50.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-72733463775892191642010-03-13T00:55:34.958+00:002010-03-13T00:55:34.958+00:00Some contributor suggested his mate won some money...Some contributor suggested his mate won some money (about 20 years ago) on all seeds progressing to the 2nd round.<br /><br />Having done some research,this is probably not true.<br /><br />Since the current 32 player format was established at the Worlds from 1982.<br /><br />The record for for least amount of seeded players going in the 1st rd is one player in 1983 (Jimmy White losing 8-10 to Tony Meo)<br /><br />The record for the most amount,is 8 seeds which were deposed in the 1992 1st rd (most notably Steve Davis losing to a young Peter Ebdon)<br /><br />So,I would like to know which EXACT year of the championships it was when ALL seeds progressed (since 1982)?!CHRISK5noreply@blogger.com