tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post6146287045569584857..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: FOUR PLAYDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-38274899847233580422013-05-06T19:56:36.745+01:002013-05-06T19:56:36.745+01:00Don't you think they both looked like a couple...Don't you think they both looked like a couple of parakeets strutting around the table, especially with their coiffured hairdos? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-7473986980404648062013-05-04T11:48:17.465+01:002013-05-04T11:48:17.465+01:00Bloody difficult question, merits for 98/99 as on ...Bloody difficult question, merits for 98/99 as on paper yes prob the strongest WC semi final lineup ever but i recall hendry was struggling for form for a while or not quite the player hes had been & i was like many i suspect a bit suprised he made the final & then won. 03/04 doesnt stick in my mind even though williams cleaned up, but i think 91/92 is worth a call parrot fresh off the back of his WC win playing some sinterlating stuff, white verymuch in his prime, hendry strong as still was davis, this & the other two seasons are perhaps the three standout seasons in history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-84067258382741516272013-05-04T08:40:31.980+01:002013-05-04T08:40:31.980+01:00Johan @ 8:09 pm
Yes, apparently they sent it off ...Johan @ 8:09 pm<br /><br />Yes, apparently they sent it off for dry cleaning with the badge still on the waistcoat. The badge is produced with heat transfer flock, and shouldn't be dry cleaned.<br /><br />Tony BThe Slicksternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-35910661379583215152013-05-03T22:25:21.148+01:002013-05-03T22:25:21.148+01:00Great stuff before the interval.
But wtf whas th...Great stuff before the interval. <br /><br />But wtf whas that stuff with the guy making those noises and the ref not saying anything about it? She doesn't seem to be liking it out there.<br /><br />Very good of Ron to end a strange session with a big break and go home with a chance to get his shit together. He seemed a little off today. Only 3 days of putting some work in, and then he'll go home with the trophy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-20581594978516503472013-05-03T20:09:32.755+01:002013-05-03T20:09:32.755+01:00Something completely different:
I noticed in this ...Something completely different:<br />I noticed in this morning's session, the "V" from OVAL VODKA on Ronnie's pub was missing - it's back on again. Anyone knows why?Johannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-80274251539561602312013-05-03T15:33:37.831+01:002013-05-03T15:33:37.831+01:00Does Ricky Walden really need to leave the arena a...Does Ricky Walden really need to leave the arena after every frame??? Sick of players constantly going out for a 'toilet break'. I'm sure it's all gamesmanship designed to wind their opponent up. No need for it.<br /><br />And Tony B – you are spot on. Clive Everton is head and shoulders above the current lot of commentators. What is it with BBC and Sky flooding our screens with ex-players when professional broadcasters are so much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-57300799805349039102013-05-03T15:30:50.036+01:002013-05-03T15:30:50.036+01:00if o'sullivan wins he'll be ranked 15th. w...if o'sullivan wins he'll be ranked 15th. with the money list that'll be even higher.<br /><br />of course he'll play at the masters, UK and a few other events. <br /><br />world title no. 6 there for the taking in 2014.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-21159940018176051912013-05-03T14:17:47.138+01:002013-05-03T14:17:47.138+01:00Whoever decided that the current commentary team s...Whoever decided that the current commentary team should be employed at the expense of Clive Everton has obviously been touched by madness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-9288355160354808372013-05-03T14:11:48.278+01:002013-05-03T14:11:48.278+01:00Snooker wouldn't get in the papers if it weren...Snooker wouldn't get in the papers if it weren't for ronnie. Snooker fans should count themselves lucky!! You don't want all die hard attitude snooker players it would be pretty boring you need a bit of drama in the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-39553392794789685052013-05-03T13:49:01.939+01:002013-05-03T13:49:01.939+01:009.30...
Spot on.
Direction has been getting wors...9.30...<br /><br />Spot on.<br /><br />Direction has been getting worse for years.<br />Director is obsessed with focussing :<br />a - on object ball falling in to the pocket<br />b - player's reaction when they miss<br /><br />Totally fed up with missing the skilful part of the shot, ie positional play, delicate canon and so on.<br />Plus the fact that the morons operating the floor cameras constantly second guess (wrongly) which pocket they assume will be aimed at.<br />Would rather just watch the full view at all times instead the view from those idiotic pocket cameras, Ronnie, complexion or Judd's comb-over.<br />Red button option for constant view please and let us see every aspect of every shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-30949173155764963082013-05-03T12:42:06.669+01:002013-05-03T12:42:06.669+01:00Ronnie is petulant, worst championship in years, W...Ronnie is petulant, worst championship in years, Walden and Hawkins making up the numbers, and on top of it all we have a bookies chancer offering never to be repeated odds.<br /><br />Blah-blah-blah-blah-blah goes the usual rubbish, but I've got to agree with Anonymous @ 9.30pm, but from a different angle. There are 3 commentators at the moment that are no more than an embarrassment to the event.<br /><br />Cringeworthy is not the word, to the point that I refuse to listen to such dribble at the expense of an entertaining match. Surely someone at the BBC has been told that its got out of hand with some of the commentators, but are these "ornate glasses wearing brigade" really as bad as this?<br /><br />I don't need to mention names as I'm sure everyone know who they are, but its times to put these imbeciles out to pasture and get on with moving the broadcasting of snooker up to a par with how it's being run.<br /><br />Hendry is quality. Knowledgable about the play, who can give viewers an good incite into the game, but when you think that Clive Everton was dumped to save this lot, it beggars belief.<br /><br />Tony BThe Slicksternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-24130034990074619922013-05-03T11:51:32.852+01:002013-05-03T11:51:32.852+01:00Can someone please tell John Virgo not to keep wet...Can someone please tell John Virgo not to keep wetting his pants every time a ball, of any colour, goes towards a pocket when it is not supposed to! Happened yesterday during the Walden-Hawkins match when there were about 13 reds left on the table and the yellow was knocked in by mistake and it made absolutely no difference to the state of the game, but you would never have known that judging by Virgo's reaction. He virtually went apoplectic. <br /><br />He also winds me up by stating that a frame is won/lost at that precise moment when a player needs snookers. You can still win a frame despite needing snookers. Aaargggh!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-5844582289037582302013-05-03T11:03:06.607+01:002013-05-03T11:03:06.607+01:00NewsfoxSport:> I'm a big snooker fan and I ...NewsfoxSport:> I'm a big snooker fan and I won't watch any of that and assuming the final is a total walkover, I won't watch any of that either. For the second year running!<br /><br />You can't be that big a fan if you refuse to watch a match purely on the basis of who's in it. Walden has played the best stuff of the bottom half of the draw and Hawkins has knocked out two of the favourites.<br /><br />The first session was a bit edgy but it could be a great match in the final stages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-27473998195408774742013-05-03T07:37:20.435+01:002013-05-03T07:37:20.435+01:00Tuff to play Masters if you are out of top 16. Bar...Tuff to play Masters if you are out of top 16. Barry is done with Ronnie.<br />Even swedes can see that production<br />and pic selection is bad this year,<br />very irritating and bad surprise.kimballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-53431210738832958552013-05-03T05:39:45.698+01:002013-05-03T05:39:45.698+01:00Dave, a poser here for you. I got talking to someo...Dave, a poser here for you. I got talking to someone yesterday and we got musing about which season produced the highest standard of snooker ever seen. This chap reckoned it was 98/99, mostly on the basis that the semi-finals of the WC set the bar for the standard of professional snooker. I went for 03/04: Williams does the BBC slam, O'Sullivan & Hendry set a century record at the British Open, Hunter produces one of the greatest comebacks the games has ever seen and O'Sullivan produces arguably the most ruthless display ever seen at the Crucible against his old foe Hendry. We both considered 01/02 to be a high point too, but considered any season that resulted in Ebdon winning the WC couldn't be snooker's highest point. Which season would you go for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-52463065141522063732013-05-03T01:19:22.827+01:002013-05-03T01:19:22.827+01:00Ronnie is a tosser. Please mean your retirement th...Ronnie is a tosser. Please mean your retirement this time. You are a waste of time and newspaper space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-57101637312783745602013-05-02T23:20:51.808+01:002013-05-02T23:20:51.808+01:00Ronnie will pick and choose his events next year -...Ronnie will pick and choose his events next year - He'll play in the UK and Masters although I don't think he even knows what else he will play in.<br />He will definitely, bar injury be playing in the 2014 World championships, even if he doesn't win this year and has to play a qualifying match. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-48464120800024653952013-05-02T21:30:11.349+01:002013-05-02T21:30:11.349+01:00Poor direction from the TV people is ruining this ...Poor direction from the TV people is ruining this Championship.<br />As usual shots are missed by the boffin in charge and at one point this week a close up was shown while someone played 2 shots, one of which I'm told would have won shot of the championships except for the fact that that has also been jettisoned by the sexed up BBC ornate glasses wearing brigade who tell us how to live our lives and what to watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-76307916891748381392013-05-02T21:02:03.503+01:002013-05-02T21:02:03.503+01:00Surprised like most to hear Ronnie suggest he is s...Surprised like most to hear Ronnie suggest he is short of money. He's won give or take £7 million- and presumably in sponsorship, exhibitions etc made at least £3.5 million. Plus investment income from his reported purchases of multiple commercial and residential properties. Would have thought he is worth at least £5 million and has a six figure income if he stayed in bed every day. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-740581745657882692013-05-02T20:31:52.542+01:002013-05-02T20:31:52.542+01:00Ronnie will retire again after this tournament and...Ronnie will retire again after this tournament and will neveneeder play again until he makes an aborted comeback in a PTC then plays in this again next year.<br />Then it'll be a retirement and that will be it.<br />I promise you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-62395561566358612812013-05-02T19:31:19.986+01:002013-05-02T19:31:19.986+01:00I didn't mean he literally sat down for the wh...I didn't mean he literally sat down for the whole of it, but it was still one of the best sessions seen at the Crucible. He had 98% pot success rate for the first seven frames.<br /><br />The Liverpool comments were strange, but if Rodgers is given time to build and they don't become a selling club, it is not entirely an absurd prediction.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-66293648247236071012013-05-02T17:14:16.624+01:002013-05-02T17:14:16.624+01:00Newsfoxsort 2.05
Ricky walden has beaten O Sulliv...Newsfoxsort 2.05 <br />Ricky walden has beaten O Sullivan in a ranking event final over 19 frames . <br />And to Jamie Brannon if you watch the rerun of Ronnies first session with Bingham you'll see Bingham missed 2 blacks , a pink and a blue all off the spot . Although Ronnie took full advantage of the situation with brilliant play. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-71600330735938692002013-05-02T15:57:11.466+01:002013-05-02T15:57:11.466+01:004:4 at the end of the first session.
If Trump can...4:4 at the end of the first session.<br /><br />If Trump can maintain his concentration for the rest of the match I think Ronnie could face a huge challenge in beating him. Trump is an incredible long potter and this could be a big factor in who wins the match.The Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880651698568010594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-80639584670393126162013-05-02T14:14:44.920+01:002013-05-02T14:14:44.920+01:00Ronnie only opens his mouth to change feet
Hendry...Ronnie only opens his mouth to change feet<br /><br />Hendry retired with class and with all the meaningful records.<br /><br />Ronnie just about manages to string an understandable sentence together once a year that gives an opinion he sticks to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-13745587627075510592013-05-02T14:14:38.990+01:002013-05-02T14:14:38.990+01:00@ollie the way I see it, if they want to live an ...@ollie the way I see it, if they want to live an expensive life style, how can they complain about money problems. Mark Allen complaining about money is laughable, he should try being on minimum wage. They all think they should be millionaires just because Golfers and Tennis players are. It's pathetic, they are getting very good money for playing the game they love, that's why I admire people like Stuart Bingham, he loves all the tournaments they play because he just loves playing Snooker, don't think iv ever heard him complain of money! adamtuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634233085290108223noreply@blogger.com