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Posted By: Salzburglilly
Subject: Snooker Thread
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 9:28am
World Championship starts next week,might put a few quid on Ronnie 
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Posted By: PhilliyK
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 3:33pm
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Be mad to go again Selby S/L imo, he's been way way out in front of everyone else this year Dott at 40/1 is a bit value as he prefers the longer match over best of 19 etc... Yer young lad Lisowski been winning a good few matches as well lately so one to keep an eye on ------------- 1312 |
Posted By: colmoc
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 3:36pm
| What's happened to ebdon?? 80s look huge for him |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 3:54pm
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Ebdon and his percentage game is out of date, 80/1 for a reason, i think John Higgins is also worth a punt at 8/1 normally performs well at the Crucible. ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: PhilliyK
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 3:57pm
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Been sh*te so far Colm, think he's still living in dubai so bound to be a struggle for him to get to all the events now as a lot are european based. There's also the fact all the tournaments are over a shortened format, best of 7 I think so its a lot easier for the likes of him to be dumped out early and get less game time which I think has been happening. All that plus old age and sh*teness is catching up on him ------------- 1312 |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 4:11pm
He is probably the least entertaining player i have ever seen,takes an age over every shot  i remember that match against O Sullivan where he slowed the game down to wreck his head and took the maximum shot time over every shot!then he cried in the interview afterwards!------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Max Power
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 4:32pm
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Ali Carter at 22s decent value there. Will back Ronnie as always ------------- Co-Founder of The Paul McShane Fan Club, Portmarnock Branch |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 6:20pm
might have a tenner on the celt. He loves the big stage ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Salzburglilly wrote:Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2013 at 4:37am
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He has as much chance of winning the thing as I do, but I would love to see Jimmy White get to the TV rounds (final qualifier before TV rounds Vs Robert Milkins) just for the sake of it. When ya think that him and Steve Davis contested the WC final in 1984 (a year short of 30 years ago) and the 2 of them are still out there competing just for the love of the game, and still reasonably competitive enough to still be ranked in the top 64, ya would have to have a bit of respect for the lads. ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2013 at 7:51am
Jimmy was an amazing talent,,sadly he was just never meant win a world title. ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2013 at 11:53am
But an absolute **** of a man. Ignorant bastard, typical chelsea fan ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2013 at 12:17pm
I'd be coont too if I had to go to sleep every night thinking about that black I missed off the spot in the final frame against Hendry in '94.
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Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2013 at 12:57pm
 Never knew he was like that tbh ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2013 at 6:41pm
| Doherty currently 9-9 in qualifying with Selt. Came back from 9-4 down. Best of 19. Streaming on the betting websites - 365 anyway. |
Posted By: Del-Piero
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2013 at 6:52pm
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http://www.firstrow1.eu/watch/181100/2/watch-snooker-:world-championship-qualifying.html%20" rel="nofollow - http://www.firstrow1.eu/watch/181100/2/watch-snooker-:world-championship-qualifying.html
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Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2013 at 7:00pm
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Thought he was done for there. At least has a last chance now.
EDIT: Missed the pot
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Posted By: ringerbell
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2013 at 7:19pm
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There is a few players there that could win it Stephen mcquire at 16/1 offers some e/w value ------------- the closest i will ever come to playing for ireland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0_7w4JyvI4 |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2013 at 10:49am
May i ask why??  Ronnie Wood has a house in Clane, Co Kildare , Jimmy would come over and visit him every few months,both of them would pop down to the Corner house pub on weekday afternoons for a few pints, he was always friendly with the locals, signing autographs and posing for photos,always polite when i met him there and in Goffs when the Irish Masters was on, he has since bought his own house in Kilcock and is loved by everyone.  ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: PaulMcGrath5
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2013 at 11:09am
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Ali Carter 22/1 e/w looks tempting. But to win I would have to go with Selby or Robertson. Love to see Mark Williams do well, outrageous talent that man has.
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Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2013 at 11:27am
Serious long ball potter,remember around 2003 he was winning everything....then just seemed to fade ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2013 at 1:18pm
came into a pub I worked in in London. Barmaid, who/was is the friendliest girl you could meet, asked him politely to take his cap off. He refused, she said it is house rules and apologised. He said 'do you not f**king know who I am?'. she said no as she genuinely didn't, he was a bit aggressive, said something derogatory and walked out. Absolute knob. It was funny when she said' who was that?' and everyone responded Jimmy White! ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: PaulMcGrath5
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2013 at 2:09pm
Just don't think he was arsed with the practicing, and the standard is so good now that unless your O'Sullivan you really have to put serious hours in.
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Posted By: packiesglove
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2013 at 2:51pm
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jimmy white knocked out in final qualifier, have to rely on ronnie for the natural talent again ------------- When you're chewing on life's gristle, don't worry give a whistle.... |
Posted By: irish boogie
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2013 at 3:39pm
Strange why is that rule in pub that you cant wear a cap ? ------------- Thank You Torun and Tyskie |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2013 at 8:30am
Neil Robertson and Mark Selby are Shaun Murphy's top tips for World ChampionshipUpdated: Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 07:24 | http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2013/0418/381964-murphy-dont-rule-out-osullivan/#idc-container" rel="nofollow - 0 CommentsShaun Murphy believes snooker has to take the rough with the smooth where Ronnie O'Sullivan is concerned. Four-time winner O'Sullivan returns to the sport on Saturday as the Betfred World Championship gets under way at the Crucible, with an opening match against Scotland's Marcus Campbell. The 37-year-old will be defending his world title, but after almost a year away from snooker on a career hiatus there can be no guarantees as to how he will perform. Knowing that snooker's greatest talent could be rusty and perhaps vulnerable in the early stages adds spice to the tournament, and O'Sullivan has admitted there is no telling how he will get on. Murphy, world champion in 2005, makes Neil Robertson and world number one Mark Selby his picks for the title, but he believes O'Sullivan will be the player to fear if he can get into an early groove in Sheffield. When asked if O'Sullivan's attitude towards snooker showed a lack of respect, Murphy said: "I think he has had his moments, good and bad, with snooker. But they have been well publicised. "He has been his own worst enemy through the years, but somebody that naturally gifted is a genius, and they are always just slightly off the beaten track. "When he is in full flow he is unbeatable, and when he's not, he is still hard to beat. I would make Mark Selby and Neil Robertson favourites for the tournament, on form, rankings and all the rest of it." "Training is going well for it at the moment. I'm pounding the streets where I live and really putting some miles in" - Shaun Murphy "Selby is a proven winner of the majors now - he has not won the World Championship, but he has won the others. Robertson is a previous world champion. "I think it is a very tough one to predict this year, but I do think it will be one of the main players that comes through the field and wins." Murphy, 30, starts against qualifier Martin Gould on Saturday afternoon, after O'Sullivan and Campbell's morning session. The 17-day tournament is often dubbed a marathon and Murphy has been sharpening up his fitness by preparing for a charity run. Sale-based Murphy is a long-time supporter of the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity and will be raising money by running in the Great Manchester Run, a 10-kilometre road race, on May 26. "I would definitely rather do 10k around a snooker table!" Murphy said. "I'm not a natural-born athlete - I was never into that sort of thing as a kid, so it's quite a big commitment for me to do the Manchester 10k. "Training is going well for it at the moment. I'm pounding the streets where I live and really putting some miles in. So I'm getting there - I'm not quite there yet, but hopefully come the end of May I'll be out there and maybe I can cross the line with a flourish." ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: PhilliyK
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2013 at 2:35pm
Mostly got bored of snooker a bit and was trying his hand at 9 ball pool as well as a good few poker tournaments. Started putting the hours back in about 2/3 years ago and had risen well up the rankings last year back to 3rd in the world and a quick look there and he has dropped down to 10th this year at moment. Top notch lad as well, good for a bit of craic
Judd Trump is just as naturally talented as Ronnie Looking at the draw and the winner of Dott v Murphy in the 2nd round would be well capable of taking out Trump so would get on either of them ew as if they make the semi final v higgins or ronnie they're well capable of beating them ------------- 1312 |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2013 at 2:43pm
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I had a bizarre dream last night that I was playing Jimmy White in a match, called a foul on myself, then watched as he fouled the yellow with his rest (only I saw it), he refused to acknowledge it, he beat me, then I called him a coont in a tv interview. Like I said, bizarre. ------------- 
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Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2013 at 2:55pm
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Posted By: PhilliyK
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2013 at 4:30pm
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Mark Williams gonna be the first big name casualty this year, is 5-8 down to White(a new welsh lad, have never heard of myself) and white was in position to make it 5-9 but missed a sitter ------------- 1312 |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2013 at 4:18am
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John Higgins Gone ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2013 at 5:09pm
try and keep scumbags out. Is in most decent pubs ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: darmack
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2013 at 12:07am
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Who's this He's some Thai guy who doesn't seem fully there, but a bit of a spacer. He lost a frame cos he fouled 3 times when the ball wasn't snookered. He's also getting a hammering today, don't know how he got past the 1st round. ------------- The dark side.. And the light |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2013 at 12:27am
This guy is hilarious,crowd love him, he jumps up and down,makes mad faces and was roaring his head off when he won the last match,only been a pro 2 years! ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2013 at 9:01pm
 ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: Neil Armstrong
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2013 at 11:26pm
------------- Ulster Champions 2020 our 40th Title. Take that all ye Moanaghan ***ts! |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2013 at 1:24am
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Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2013 at 7:27pm
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The only reason I watch this sport is after getting out of jail in this frame against Carter.Two awful misses by both players.O Sullivan winning 9-7 and should take this frame after Carter let him off. ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2013 at 7:41pm
| O' Sullivan is an absolute legend. Some top quality pots followed by average misses but he makes snooker worth watching |
Posted By: packiesglove
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2013 at 7:43pm
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o'sullivan is quality for sure, left or right handed, best player ever ------------- When you're chewing on life's gristle, don't worry give a whistle.... |
Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2013 at 8:57pm
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Forget about that lads. O Sullivan won 13-8 ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2013 at 10:01pm
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Ronnie was brilliant tonight, he will take some stopping
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Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2013 at 10:44pm
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Looking at the draw i can see an O Sullivan v Ding final, Ding plays Hawkins in the quarters and the winner of Walden and White in the semi if he makes it,O Sullivan plays Bingham in the quarters and the winner of Trump v Murphy in the semi, reckon O Sullivan v Trump could be a cracking match if Trump hits form.
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Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2013 at 12:37am
| Ye the Chinese lad looks good . Love to see Ronnie win it again |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2013 at 10:22pm
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Trump was on fire, he won 5 in a row tonight! ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: daboi89
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2013 at 10:46pm
| Ronnie on some roll |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 9:49am
would be massive for the sport to have a Ding- Ronnie final ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 12:05pm
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Ding is out ! ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Sono
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 1:23pm
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Ronnie looks nailed on to win this, Mark Williams tweeted the other day that Ronnie must have been at home watching them for the last 12 months and laughing at them all. The year out seems to have made no difference to him he is still clearly the best around and can't see anyone stopping him winning this, he won't be bothered by Trump or Murphy in semis that's for sure, Ding getting knocked out adds to his claims, hope he wins it myself. |
Posted By: Max Power
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 1:34pm
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Can there be no Ronnie v Trump final? Would have been a cracker.. ------------- Co-Founder of The Paul McShane Fan Club, Portmarnock Branch |
Posted By: Sono
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 1:36pm
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Nah Max they are due to meet in semis if he beats Murph, Hawkins, White or Walden on the other side. |
Posted By: keitho5
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 6:07pm
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Cracking match between trump and murphy ------------- Oooooooooohhhhhh yes sir...... |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 6:36pm
Great last frame. Only turned it over at 12-12. -------------
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Posted By: PhilliyK
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 6:55pm
My bet on Murphy out the chuffing window now  fukin religious freak that he is, never liked him anyway  Will be hoping Trump wins the lot now ------------- 1312 |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 9:18pm
Mormons!------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 9:25pm
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Anybody read ronnie's book? I hear its meant to be good ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 9:33pm
Yes, bought it years ago,great read still have it, some really decent stuff in it, remember a few bits about how he was stripped of the Irish masters after he failed a drug test and it was given to Doherty which pissed him off big time,lots about his dad,murder, his mum in prison, the different type of mates he had which would drag him to smoke dope, eat Mc Donalds and be a lazy **** and the buzz he got from getting fit,his dislike of Williams and Hendry,love for Arsenal etc, well worth the read.------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 9:41pm
Everytime he plays the crowd is always up for him. He's a legend ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 9:44pm
Met him when he was starting out at the Irish masters in Kildare and a few years later in a bar in Malaga, he walked in with a few English sl*gs and was bang on the charley in the jacks!Legend, Genius,making century breaks with his left hand and 5 minute 147's with his right,his safety game is almost flawless now too. ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 11:30pm
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He is on about retiring again, as much as I like watching him play, I am bored ta fcuk by all this sh*te every year. At this stage, he is retiring for roughly around 10 years. The sport would be a lot poorer if he did, but at least we wouldn't have to listen to the same thing every single year. Can't see why he couldn't do this for another while, take the year off and only play in the WC. None of the other players would be happy, but equally none of them have the talent or confidence to pull that off, the majority of them need to be playing all the time to be on form. Not the case with O'Sullivan. ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: Sono
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 11:52pm
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Agree Deise, just watched his post match interview saying he came back to get money to pay for the school fees and that he didnt miss the sport at all, went on to say he will just play small tournaments and that's about it, his sh*te every year is very tiresome but at the same time the talent of the lad on the table is just brilliant to watch, would be grand if none of us heard his interviews cos his snooker is so much better than the rest. |
Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 12:34am
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A tweet by MJ (Mark) Williams on this - sums up my entire feeling on Ronnie. Caps are Williams', not mine.... ''Ronnie O'Sullivan is the best thing to happen in snooker and the world championships. UNTIL HE OPENS HIS FXXXXXX MOUTH'' #sameoldstory ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 8:50am
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Competition seems very poor this year, think Ronnie will cruise to the title which is a bad sign for the rest of the players. |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 9:02am
A lot of the big names have complained of Burnout,since Barry Hearn took over he has increased the schedule by 50% its a bit of a shame Ding didnt make the final or Trump wasn't on the other side of the draw as Ronnie,he will destroy Hawkins or Walden. ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 9:45am
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could be the most one sided final ever ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 9:51am
| Havent watched a great deal of it, but from what i have seen there dont seem to be many century breaks this year compared to other years?? |
Posted By: Cabra Hoop
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 11:01am
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To ROS snooker is his job and how he earns his money. How many of us like how we earn our money.
Ronnie has the advantage that he is the best and can earn buckets of money whenever the need arises. He doesnt need to be a PR man for snooker. ------------- " BFC always gives me a laugh........ " |
Posted By: darmack
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 2:50pm
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Judd has made a good few fouls in the first few opening frames. But seems like it would be hard to stop O'Sullivan. ------------- The dark side.. And the light |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 3:56pm
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In fairness to him he fought back well, cleaned up in a few frames, 1st time Ronnie has had a bit of a test , session finished 4-4. ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 03 May 2013 at 10:04am
| Had a hefty bet on O Sullivan at 5/6 to win the tournament. Only concern I would have is if things dont go his way in the 1st few frames this morning and he loses his head. Trump deserves credit for coming back from 4-1 yesterday |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 03 May 2013 at 1:27pm
| Trump vitally won a tight final frame to keep the lead of Ronnie's down to 2. 10-6 and it probably would have been over. Keeps it a contest. A lot of scrappy play this morning but a lot of fine potting all the same |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 03 May 2013 at 9:26pm
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This match is full of errors by both players. It might be 13-9 to Ronnie but it could be 11 all. Ronnie warned about making obscene gesture now, which he denied - rubbing his cue up and down according to the Eurosport commentators anyway. The ref wouldnt want to be reffing a pro pool tournament. There'd be no players leftEDIT: Hes clearly unamused. Saying he wants to go home
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Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 03 May 2013 at 10:13pm
Was wondering what other "gestures " he could have made Judd about to shoot when a Fart rips around the crowd was hilarious http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YyIiHEKhaGw" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YyIiHEKhaGw ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 03 May 2013 at 10:29pm
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According to twitter someone had a fart machine with them and did it a few times when Trump was down. Funny as it may be, what would possess you to do that or even have the nerve to do it. Ronnies head completely went for the rest of that frame and the start of the last one but he gathered himself for that frame winning break. Apparently the getire was off camera so its no clearer whether he did do it at someone in the crowd or what. Turns out she does ref 9 ball pool (Tabb the referee) so surely shes used to players doing that with the cue that Ronnie was pleading innocence over. Odd |
Posted By: PhilliyK
Date Posted: 03 May 2013 at 10:45pm
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Tabb is a thick sh*t politically correct referee in that like everything in life these days snooker had to be seen to have some form of female representation even though every female is sh*t at the sport(tis an open championship and nothing stopping them entering qualifying bar they're all sh*t at it). They love playing on her supposed dominant persona when in fact she makes more than enough mistakes(the other night lifted the cue ball and put it on the blue spot I think it was when the blue ball had been potted ffs) yet she'll still get given the final despite being totally incompetent so the bbc/wpbsa can fulfil their pc quota in the sport She doesnt get away with half her sh*t when she does the 9 ball pool as the yanks fuk her off and answer her back and have had to tell her the rules a few times from memory(Earl Strickland in particular lost it with her one time from memory I think but then he'd fuk anyone off over nothing ). Think she mainly only does the 9ball stuff when sky are covering it*if she could actually do the job to a competent standard would'nt have an issue with her ------------- 1312 |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 6:15am
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She tweeted last night.........."To all you haters........watch the replay" http://https://twitter.com/MichaelaTabb?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=MichaelaTabb&utm_content=330457872804749312" rel="nofollow - http://https://twitter.com/MichaelaTabb?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=MichaelaTabb&utm_content=330457872804749312 ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 9:46am
| And Trump retweeted it... The replay is on the Daily Mail website. Much ado sbout nothing |
Posted By: Sono
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 10:26am
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Trump to win 7-2 or better today looks almost impossible, 3 sessions played won 0 drawn 1 and lost 2, expect Ronnie to get through comfortably today. Final will be a let down that is for sure, I reckon Hawkins would put up a better fight than Ricky but wouldn't give either much hope of the upset. |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 11:39am
Agree 100% would have been much better if Trump and Ronnie were in the final,Hawkins is playing awful, confidence seems to be gone,Walden is not much better but at least he is scoring when he is in the balls. ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 12:39pm
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any one have a link from the daily mail? cannot find it ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 12:43pm
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just found it, ridiculous. ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 12:44pm
No, but well he is making money from it he should show a bit of respect and keep his mouth closed. ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 1:40pm
That is fair enough if that is the way he feels, like you said, most of us are working to pay the bills and loving your job is only an ideal for the majority. He is the best...........at the moment. These things are finite, Davis and Hendry had far longer spells of domination than Ronnie, but it ended for them too. There might come a day where he will be glad of being able to go to China to play in a tournament and earn a few bob from it when he is far removed from being a WC contender. Anyway, his statement doesn't make sense, he says he is competing in this WC to 'pay a few bills' he is behind on, if that is true, then winning first prize is unlikely to set him up for life or anything, maybe he intends making a living doing something else, but he has said all this before, and as you point out, snooker is the one thing he can earn money from, therefore it stands to reason we will see him again at some stage in the nearish future. The bookies are as sceptical as meself on all this bollix, they have him odds on to play in the WC next year. ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 1:46pm
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Ronnie can always run the sex shops if he packs in snooker. |
Posted By: packiesglove
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 3:17pm
the tour has changed since hendry and steve davis days. its become more demanding on the players now, since barry hearn took over i believe, wasnt mark allen complaining about schedules and demands last year. i appreciate they are earning good money but ROS probably happy dipping his toes in once a year ! and he is box office so can get away with it, whether you like him or not. ------------- When you're chewing on life's gristle, don't worry give a whistle.... |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 3:27pm
He needs to show a bit of respect though! ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: Max Power
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 3:33pm
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He'll be allowed just show up the once a year if he wants I reckon and it seems that's all he wants to do. He says he's to play a few low key events for his sponsor as well.. ------------- Co-Founder of The Paul McShane Fan Club, Portmarnock Branch |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 6:35pm
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Was chatting to Mark King a few years ago at the Austrian Open,he said most of the players Hate R.O.S as he gets away with murder but is allowed to do what he likes as he is the sports biggest draw,wouldn't be surprised if he made an arrangement with Barry Hearn that allows him to show up once a year at the crucible. ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: Sono
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 6:39pm
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More like they hate him cos he is so good and makes the sport look ridiculously easy, this the same Mark King that has openly admitted to having a gambling problem yet turns up at the crucible with Betfair splashed across his jacket, muppet. |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 7:09pm
He comes over here every year,and always came across as a sound bloke tbh Sono,comes to practice in the club i play in ,not big headed in the slightest,all about his kids etc, don't think you can pick and choose your sponsors unless you are the rocket himself,i love watching O Sullivan and always have since i seen him in Goffs, but the whole "im retiring " saga is getting a bit boring. ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 8:39pm
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In what must be a new record, even for him, he now says he is unlikely to retire. Whatever chief, god luck tomorrow/Monday, see ya next year then. ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 05 May 2013 at 4:51am
It has alright, but that has to be put in the context of where it declined from. There are now all of 12 ranking snooker tournaments. When Mr B Hearn took over the sport 3 or 4 years ago, this amount had declined to 6 tournaments. Mr B Hearn has plans for nearly doubling this amount (to 24 or so) from next year on. The Davis/Hendry era went all the way from 1981 (Davis' first WC) to 1999 (Hendry's last WC). There have been some 20 odd tournaments (not counting the 5 or 6 that have more or less always been there, and still are since the pro era) that have been and gone since, and until Barry took over, not been replaced. It is one of the reasons he got control of the sport in the first place, the overwhelming majority of Pro's were complaining at not being able to make a living from the sport. The new reality for the Selby's, Allen's and Trump's etc is that they came in to the sport when there was relatively fcuk all tournaments, do well in 3 or 4 out of the 6 and they were laughing, now that there is twice that (with that amount to be doubled) they simply don't have the consistency of a Hendry or a Davis to consistently dominate. The only difference between now and 20 years ago is the fact that a lot of these new tournaments are not in the UK, there is a lot more travel involved these days. But the amount of tournaments is about where it was during snooker's glory days. Just to put that in context, Mr Allen is a major player these days, he has won all of 2 ranking events, and one non ranking event. He has been runner up in one ranking event. Stephen Hendry has 36 ranking titles and 38 non ranking titles. And that is not counting the 21 ranking events he finished runner up in. Steve Davis has 28 ranking titles, 52 non ranking titles and all of 35 runner ups between the 2. Remind me which of the 3 is complaining of burnout ?????????? More demanding on the newer players ?? Only if ya started watching the sport in the mid 2000's. Ronnie has 24 ranking titles and 23 non ranking, by far the most impressive haul of this generation, but a hell of a lot less than his exceptional talent should have walked off with. ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: Biffo
Date Posted: 05 May 2013 at 9:15am
| Quotes from Ronnie about just playing to pay debts. What is he owe a load of money to? |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 05 May 2013 at 9:10pm
1st he said it was school bills for children now its something about an ex bird ------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 05 May 2013 at 9:17pm
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Book out in October to explain it all ------------- YBIG NPF founder and CEO |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 05 May 2013 at 9:20pm
Spare me. I love watching him and feel sorry for him in many ways but he is just a caricature of himself now. Another cockney with a big mouth ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 05 May 2013 at 9:21pm
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Meant to say fair play to Hawkins, he has hung on in there and made a match of this. ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 05 May 2013 at 10:22pm
| Hawkins should have taken on that last black seen as he's a lefty |
Posted By: PhilliyK
Date Posted: 06 May 2013 at 12:37am
Babbs you can take him tomorrow - you just have to believe ------------- 1312 |
Posted By: Salzburglilly
Date Posted: 06 May 2013 at 10:11am
some fantastic Snooker from both of them last night!------------- Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle! |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 06 May 2013 at 11:54am
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Was it me or did I see a load of GAA jersey's in the crowd yesterday? ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |