tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post8591038457476917482..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: ON YOUR MARKSDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-29948379743248885432012-12-09T21:11:02.237+00:002012-12-09T21:11:02.237+00:00610 obviously a bitter ron fan610 obviously a bitter ron fanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-38423635582691184742012-12-09T06:10:43.302+00:002012-12-09T06:10:43.302+00:00So Tump was no1 for a whole month!
And now Selby ...So Tump was no1 for a whole month!<br /><br />And now Selby finally has a chance to claim the spot properly: with an actual tiltle. <br /><br />Won't happen though .. Murphy will crush him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-36465769090494457762012-12-08T23:17:09.919+00:002012-12-08T23:17:09.919+00:00Matthew Selt's blog is causing a worldwide sto...Matthew Selt's blog is causing a worldwide storm. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-4919736533283649552012-12-08T19:53:49.081+00:002012-12-08T19:53:49.081+00:00Kildare, im upset too. no Hendry left, no reardon ...Kildare, im upset too. no Hendry left, no reardon left....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-87054897303043199352012-12-08T18:59:57.529+00:002012-12-08T18:59:57.529+00:00Can Snooker get any more BORING?Can Snooker get any more BORING?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-73420164879640873952012-12-08T17:15:38.585+00:002012-12-08T17:15:38.585+00:00Harsh. Ali wasn't crying about the result, it ...Harsh. Ali wasn't crying about the result, it was when he was asked about his Crohn's disease.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-14728138260326361642012-12-08T16:50:17.364+00:002012-12-08T16:50:17.364+00:00Apparently Carter broke down in tears when arrivin...Apparently Carter broke down in tears when arriving at the post match press conference after his loss from 8-4 up.<br />I don't recall too much sympathy for Judd Trump when he beat him at Sheffield. Carter seemed ready to condemn and slate Trump and still call him lucky despite beating him.<br />No class from Carter but nothing new there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-37736326742615107492012-12-08T16:42:38.921+00:002012-12-08T16:42:38.921+00:00I'm sure Davis is a nice guy, but is there a s...I'm sure Davis is a nice guy, but is there a shiftier looking bloke on the circuit? He has the face of a burglar, so he's fortunate he can play snooker because he wouldn't get a job working the till in a shop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-45731651661268227032012-12-08T14:39:47.395+00:002012-12-08T14:39:47.395+00:0010:46, in the interests of balance although the ga...10:46, in the interests of balance although the games are shorter the fact that there are only 2 tables arguably evens this up? <br /><br />There are a few players (i.e. Peter Lines, Mark Joyce, Matthew Couch) who have made a UK quarter final and then never done anything else, and I think I'm right in saying that these 3 made the quarters playing all their matches on the 'outside' tables, then melted under the TV lights. At least this year conditions have been the same for all the players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-60531880393900798642012-12-08T14:01:14.154+00:002012-12-08T14:01:14.154+00:00We should be grateful for small mercies. Could you...We should be grateful for small mercies. Could you just imagine a final between Carter (copying Ebdon) and Selby (out-Ebdoning Ebdon).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-35912037110532762312012-12-08T13:55:35.847+00:002012-12-08T13:55:35.847+00:00I've to disagree about this being a tight one,...I've to disagree about this being a tight one, the head to head record, Selby's greater pedigree and experience, and Davis actually realising the magnitude of the occasion point to a comfortable victory for the Leicester cueman.<br /><br />You'll probably end up being right about ten o'clock, and I'll end up missing Match of the Day to watch the tense, dramatic finish!jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-67782035253680044672012-12-08T12:14:39.091+00:002012-12-08T12:14:39.091+00:00Ali Carter has only himself to blame for throwing ...Ali Carter has only himself to blame for throwing away a 4 frame lead. Up to 8-4, he was eagerly playing positive attacking snooker. Then he decided it was time to show the kind of anti-snooker tactics he had learned from Ebdonminator by switching into defensive snooker mode.<br />When there was a chance of a shot to nothing or even just a straightforward long pot on, he decided to play a safety instead that had even Dennis Taylor and Stephen Hendry in the BBC box scratching their heads. Shaun Murphy was aggressive and simply took a chance when he saw a long pot was on; some of them more difficult that the ones Carter had declined in favor of a safety. Credit to him, he nailed almost every single one in the last 5 frames; some of them serious contenders for shot of the tournament.<br />If Ali wants to win a big 3 trophy, he needs to ditch a lot of what he has learned from Ebdon and try to play positive attacking snooker throughout and not try to play hide-and-seek with the cue ball especially when the finishing line is within sight. Because his attacking play is right up there with the best but it is a shame he decided to go negative near the end and ultimately handed the momentum and a place in the UK’s final to Shaun.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-84787829558096470122012-12-08T11:27:17.018+00:002012-12-08T11:27:17.018+00:00Good luck DARK MAVIS.Good luck DARK MAVIS.Janie Watkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-80116068872399330642012-12-08T11:14:16.896+00:002012-12-08T11:14:16.896+00:0010.59, I think Cliff Wilson was in his 50s when he...10.59, I think Cliff Wilson was in his 50s when he broke in.kildare cuemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-2579641413419857932012-12-08T11:10:05.206+00:002012-12-08T11:10:05.206+00:00Good to see Murphy playing well. Hope he keeps it ...Good to see Murphy playing well. Hope he keeps it up now.<br /> Davis has a realistic chance of upsetting Selby - A year ago that would have been considered unthinkable.<br /><br />I'm disappointed with the players left. No Judd, Ron, Allen etc. Might have a bet for interest. Don't think today's match will attract much interest outside snookers hardcore.kildare cuemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-83959160220114683462012-12-08T10:59:14.454+00:002012-12-08T10:59:14.454+00:00Loving the longer matches! Dave can you confirm w...Loving the longer matches! Dave can you confirm whether Mark Davis is the oldest player to break into the top 16 for the first time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-8239077789934478452012-12-08T10:54:39.336+00:002012-12-08T10:54:39.336+00:00As there are only about 4 rows of seats on the sid...As there are only about 4 rows of seats on the sides of the table in York surely the one table set up won't make much difference to Dark Mavis?<br /><br />There is one thing that slightly bothers me about York. People slag off the Newport Centre and go on about how awful it is, but the Barbican is basically the same - a Sports Hall in a Leisure centre with moveable banks of seating. The only difference is that the foyer is bigger. Just saying...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-50376790245627851982012-12-08T10:46:17.073+00:002012-12-08T10:46:17.073+00:00I suppose the question remains, would Davis have g...I suppose the question remains, would Davis have got this far if the matches had been two sessons all the way through? The format appears to have weakened the test. John Parrott would argue that single sessions give you a result, but it has no value if it is the wrong result. A journeyman in the final might be the perfect antidote to this devalued competition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com