Snooker

[Henry]

I used to like watching Snooker when I was younger.

Big Break on a Saturday night with Jim Davidson (nik, nik) and John Virgo was always essential viewing.

 

 

Looking back, it's crazy that a snooker-based game show was considered prime-time Saturday evening entertainment.

 

Far better than The Voice etc IMO

[cruzcampo3]

 

Just as well Fergal wasn't playing Peter "Edwin" Ebdon.

I was at a Ebdon Hamilton game when the Snooker use come up here. They started the game at 10 were still playing at 1pm were pulled off at the score 3-2 cause next games started at 2pm. Had finish the game at 10pm think they finished close to 1 in the morning and it was best of 9 too

[manboobs109]

Fucking love the snooker. Perfect viewing after a smoke. I'm surprised that you can get O'Sullivan at 6/1 and Ali Carter is surely over priced at 50/1

[tup]

Ding and Selby again in the final, two astonishingly good players.

[Henry]

Ding and Selby again in the final, two astonishingly good players.

 

 

I'll give you great odds on that.

[tup]

I take it one is out?

[Henry]

No they've been drawn in the same half of the draw - http://www.scoreboard.com/uk/snooker/world/world-championship/draw/

 

Don't follow the snooker very closely, but Ding, Robertson, Selby, O'Sullivan, Fu and Murphy all in one half seems like a tough draw.

[tup]

Fu Manchu is very good when he gets his game together.

 

Unfortunately he suffers from Niall McGinn face.

 

Looks as if he has just blasted his muck and wants to go up the road.

[tiktak]

Hope Ding wins or even any of the Asians with the rest of them getting to the latter stages. Want them to take over the game and tell the guffs where to stick the Crucible.

[E-P-K]

No they've been drawn in the same half of the draw - http://www.scoreboard.com/uk/snooker/world/world-championship/draw/

 

Don't follow the snooker very closely, but Ding, Robertson, Selby, O'Sullivan, Fu and Murphy all in one half seems like a tough draw.

 

 

Higgins at 18/1 would seem reasonable value.

 

 

Some fucking keech still managing to make a living on the circuit.

 

Dominic Dale, Peter Ebdon, Martin Gould, Ricky Walden, Graeme Dott et al...

 

http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=31

[minijc]

Walden and Gould graft unlike others, Walden can, on his day be a really tough player to beat.

 

I really need my favourite player to get to the final for a lovely return off of a treble I placed, Rose FRL, Saint Are and Rocket, each way, should be close to around a grand.

[E-P-K]

Walden got beat in the qualifiers, was leading 5-1 and then lost 7 - 10 to Hammad Miah.

 

Also, Mark King, Dominic Dale, Mark Williams, Joe Swail, Mark Davis failed to qualify.

 

Gould managed, #solid.

[minijc]

Walden got beat in the qualifiers, was leading 5-1 and then lost 7 - 10 to Hammad Miah.

 

Also, Mark King, Dominic Dale, Mark Williams, Joe Swail, Mark Davis failed to qualify.

 

Gould managed, #solid.

Sorry Virgo

[minijc]

Snookers had its day, in about 5-10 years it will disappear from TV

Not a chance that happens.

[The Cockney Don]

Fu Manchu is very good when he gets his game together.

 

Unfortunately he suffers from Niall McGinn face.

 

Looks as if he has just blasted his muck and wants to go up the road.

In a spot of bother at 7-2 down to Brecel.

[caledonia]

See Barry Hearn is threatening legal action over the remarks by Ronnie O'Sullivan

http://www.livesnooker.com/category/major-ranking-events/osullivan-declares-war-with-snooker-authorities-20170416-0004/

[E-P-K]

Snookers had its day, in about 5-10 years it will disappear from TV

 

 

Viewing figures up 30% in last couple of years, 2015 WC final had 340M viewers world wide, probably 338m in China

[Reed or deed]

@@E-P-K

 

Shaky v Fatman .

 

Losers. Table 1.

[E-P-K]

@@E-P-K

 

Shaky v Fatman .

 

Losers. Table 1.

 

 

Seen Skhaky driving a Ford Ka recently.

[E-P-K]

Trump oot to Rory Mcleod

 

And Graeme Dott wins.

 

Scenes

[minijc]

I fucking hate Trump and honestly think he'll never win the worlds, he's not got the mentality for it as proved yesterday, Mcleod played his own, scrappy game and brought Fraudd down to his level where he got frustrated and tried to batter every ball, glad he's out.

[manboobs109]

Fucking love the snooker. Perfect viewing after a smoke. I'm surprised that you can get O'Sullivan at 6/1 and Ali Carter is surely over priced at 50/1

Over priced! I talk some bollocks. Just hope Ronnie gives me a run for my money

[tiktak]

Ding v Selby would have been better as the final. Think the winner of this semi will cruise the final.

[tup]

The snooker has been brilliant so far, gutted to miss Ding and Selby.

[tiktak]

12-12 Selby-Ding. As I said, woulda been a classic final.

[E-P-K]

Aye, some quality snooker last night.

 

Wid na mind Ding winning the whole thing,

[tiktak]

Sadly I think it will mini, around 65% of TV viewers are pensioners who've grown old with snooker

 

The reason you don't see the younger generation at the snooker is they can't do a full two hour stint without needing to check their facebook page.

[The Cockney Don]

The old man wants Ding to win it.

 

'mon the Jester for me.

[OddJob]

Selby v.s Higgins final. Could Higgins shock everyone to win?

[tiktak]

Selby v.s Higgins final. Could Higgins shock everyone to win?

 

Nah, Selby for me. Don't even see it as being particularly close. Might go Selby with Higgins 4.5 of a starty.