The Snooker

[magicrat]

Ding just hits a century to go one ahead and in the balls in the next. Ronnie playing shite

[The Guest]

Ronnie’s interview after the Ding match is absolutely hilarious.

 

 

[Bjornebye]

5 hours ago, The Guest said:

Ronnie’s interview after the Ding match is absolutely hilarious.

 

 

Just came on to post this. Don't hold back Ronnie ffs ! 

[The Guest]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

Just came on to post this. Don't hold back Ronnie ffs ! 

To be fair he’s not wrong.  I watched two lads I’ve never heard of last night and they were shocking.  It was only interesting because they’d had murder earlier on and you could see they were both desperate not to lose.

[johnsusername]

I think it's hard - if (like me) you lived through the 80s, 90s and 2000s you've really been spoiled through two generations of golden snooker. 

 

I think everyone thought it would just get better and better, but really there's now a massive dip in quality. Judd Trump came through on his own really. 

 

The wave of talent from China hasn't really appeared like it was going to. 

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, johnsusername said:

I think it's hard - if (like me) you lived through the 80s, 90s and 2000s you've really been spoiled through two generations of golden snooker. 

 

I think everyone thought it would just get better and better, but really there's now massive dip in quality. The wave of talent from China hasn't really appeared like it was going to. 

Spot on. Judd is probably the last really really good player to come through. The asian lads and the likes of Kyren and Lisowski just don't really have the bottle to do it when it maters. Talented players no doubt but you know the business end will always have the likes of Higgins, Ronnie, Williams..

[sir roger]

Given it is a sport that basically relies on hand and eye co-ordination and requires its participants to be anti-social and stay inside for hours on end I am surprised we haven't had a 13 year old winner at the Crucible yet.

[Bjornebye]

Shaping up to be a cracker already this 

[Captain Turdseye]

Can’t help but feel Ronnie has set himself up for a mighty fall with those comments last night. 

[Bjornebye]

3 minutes ago, Captain Turdseye said:

Can’t help but feel Ronnie has set himself up for a mighty fall with those comments last night. 

Yeah it would be funny if he got through this then got schooled by Maflin or McGill in the final 

[johnsusername]

20 minutes ago, sir roger said:

Given it is a sport that basically relies on hand and eye co-ordination and requires its participants to be anti-social and stay inside for hours on end I am surprised we haven't had a 13 year old winner at the Crucible yet.

Those early years of Hendry he looked about 8! 

[johnsusername]

It's also difficult to take anything Ronnie says seriously - he's the most talented snooker player in history, I'm not sure he understands how difficult everyone else finds it. He's a freak and not very empathetic. It's like "why aren't any of you as good as me?"

 

Also, you never know if what he's saying is what he really thinks. He'll often say he barely practices - but do you believe him? I'm not a big fan of the way he belittles the game sometimes. 

 

Saying all that, I really like his analysis on Eurosport, he's clearly a student of the game even if sometimes he wants to come across as the class clown. 

[Bjornebye]

4 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

It's also difficult to take anything Ronnie says seriously - he's the most talented snooker player in history, I'm not sure he understands how difficult everyone else finds it. He's a freak and not very empathetic. It's like "why aren't any of you as good as me?"

 

Also, you never know if what he's saying is what he really thinks. He'll often say he barely practices - but do you believe him? I'm not a big fan of the way he belittles the game sometimes. 

 

Saying all that, I really like his analysis on Eurosport, he's clearly a student of the game even if sometimes he wants to come across as the class clown. 

He is an arrogant twat but thats ok. Some of the stuff he comes out with is just bollocks said for impact. 

[Creator Supreme]

I was wrong about Ding doing Ronnie, but it looks like Williams has got him! McGill twatting Maflin, close between Wilson and Trump!

[Lee909]

Trump, Ronnie and Robertson all look bang in trouble overnight. 

[Creator Supreme]

7 hours ago, Lee909 said:

Trump, Ronnie and Robertson all look bang in trouble overnight. 

Not a fan of Robertson but I'd rather him through than Selby!

[The Golden Eel]

Running out of players to root for. Think I'm all in on Williams now. 

[Lee909]

Ronnie buckling under the pressure a little there. 

[Bjornebye]

2 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Ronnie buckling under the pressure a little there. 

I've got Kyren v Judd on as its further down the line. 1 apiece since the restart. 11:7 Kyren. I'd love him to knock Trump out. 

 

I'm all in on wanting Williams to win the whole thing now though although I have a feeling it will be Selby. 

[Lee909]

Started the next like a house on fire looking at his best now. Williams missed a easy black

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, Lee909 said:

Started the next like a house on fire looking at his best now. Williams missed a easy black

Ha I can tell when Ronnie is on the other table because you hear a ball getting hit about every 8 seconds. 

[Bjornebye]

Get in Kyren, one frame away. 

[Bjornebye]

Kyren through. 

 

Fuck me Ronnie is so good when he is on form. 

 

EDIT: He just missed a sitter. 

[Lee909]

Had to leave for work. Shame I wanted to see Trump go out. 

 

[Bjornebye]

11 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Had to leave for work. Shame I wanted to see Trump go out. 

 

I think Wilson makes the final. He should walk past McGill