RowlattsFox 2,635 Posted 5 February Report Share Posted 5 February 9 hours ago, Voll Blau said: Just watching a bit of the Shoot-Out. Anyone been in normal times? Looked a good laugh when they used to do it at Blackpool Tower. I went when it was in Blackpool. It was a decent laugh but found the "jokes" and noise from the crowd annoying very quickly. I watched a bit yesterday, the added crowd noise is completely unnecessary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Voll Blau 9,650 Posted 5 February Report Share Posted 5 February 51 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: I went when it was in Blackpool. It was a decent laugh but found the "jokes" and noise from the crowd annoying very quickly. I watched a bit yesterday, the added crowd noise is completely unnecessary. Yeah, Eurosport have clearly decided bad sitcom levels of canned cheers and groans is the way to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingfox 5,068 Posted 21 February Author Report Share Posted 21 February Fair play to Jordan Brown for pulling off one of the biggest surprises in Snooker history, by winning the Welsh Open, great bottle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bear 4,073 Posted 21 February Report Share Posted 21 February Fearless last frame too. Great break to win it after Ronnie's slices of luck in the last two frames. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
String fellow 465 Posted 21 February Report Share Posted 21 February Watching televised snooker without an audience present is great, especially when Ronnie's playing. Whoever his opponent is doesn't have to put up with the mob that always cheers him on. Btw, Jimmy White's wig/hairpiece/hair implant, or whatever it is, is starting to look very unconvincing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RowlattsFox 2,635 Posted 23 February Report Share Posted 23 February Neil Robertson's lockdown hair is once again incredible Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boots60 1,246 Posted 23 February Report Share Posted 23 February On 21/02/2021 at 22:00, kingfox said: Fair play to Jordan Brown for pulling off one of the biggest surprises in Snooker history, by winning the Welsh Open, great bottle. I normally support the underdog but he looks too much like Gary Megson for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EastAnglianFox 2,155 Posted 26 February Report Share Posted 26 February Higgins batters Selby 6-0 in the 1/4s of the players championship. Keeps missing a chance when Judd and Robertson exit a tournement early although Robertsons form lately has been poor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bear 4,073 Posted 26 February Report Share Posted 26 February That was mental. Lowest ever points conceded in a televised 11 frame match - 7!! And only 3 balls potted by Selby in 6 frames. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
String fellow 465 Posted 26 February Report Share Posted 26 February 546-7 was the points score. All the pundits talk about Selby's granite snooker, but today it was more like sandstone. Embarrassing, like City were last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walkerleeds 840 Posted 27 February Report Share Posted 27 February Obscene stuff from Higgins again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nalis 5,567 Posted 27 February Report Share Posted 27 February (edited) I read somewhere that Higgins had adjusted his cueing technique a little to improve his game, it obviously seems to be working judging by the scorelines. Edited 27 February by Nalis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bear 4,073 Posted 27 February Report Share Posted 27 February (edited) 2 minutes ago, Nalis said: I read somewhere that Higgins had adjusted his cueing technique a little to improve his game, it obviously seems to be working judging by the scorelines. He mentioned it himself after beating Selby 6-0. Basically he's moved his bridge hand closer to the cueball. He said someone mentioned it to him so he went and watched videos of his younger self on YouTube and noticed he was closer then. Moved it and now he says he's cueing as well as he has ever done in his career. Edited 27 February by The Bear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
String fellow 465 Posted 28 February Report Share Posted 28 February Higgins called a foul against himself when no foul was committed! Maybe snooker should have VAR for more than just the correct repositioning of balls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nalis 5,567 Posted 28 February Report Share Posted 28 February Higgins won 10-3. Only lost 4 frames all week and won 28, unreal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EastAnglianFox 2,155 Posted 1 March Report Share Posted 1 March Blimey if he can carry that form into the world's then that'll take some serious stopping, imagine that sort of standard over 3 or 4 sessions, jeez. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Facecloth 13,883 Posted 1 March Report Share Posted 1 March 31 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said: Blimey if he can carry that form into the world's then that'll take some serious stopping, imagine that sort of standard over 3 or 4 sessions, jeez. You can get 8/1 on him at the minute. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RowlattsFox 2,635 Posted 1 March Report Share Posted 1 March I think Higgins enjoys playing without a crowd, I think he's mentioned it a couple of times. Superb level this week. It will be an interesting dynamic when crowds return. Never been a fan of Ronnie but I do think he's taking defeats a lot better at the minute and becoming a bit more likeable. Not seen too much petulance or excuses from him. I think that is 4 or 5 finals he's lost this season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Voll Blau 9,650 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March Quote Louis Theroux is set to investigate the world of snooker in a new documentary series titled ‘Gods of Snooker’. The famed documentary maker will front the BBC Two series as well as work as an executive producer for the show, which is being made under his production company, Mindhouse Productions. ‘Gods of Snooker’ will see Louis meet with some of the game’s greatest players, including former world champs Steve Davis, Cliff Thorburn and Ray Reardon. In a statement, he said: “I couldn’t be more excited to be involved in this documentary series. The story of the heyday of snooker is a remarkable one filled with drama and angst and enormous talent. For the documentaries I’m involved in, I get most excited about those that are the most human: conflict, triumph, disaster, all the big emotions, played out before your eyes, and you have that here on a scale that is both epic – the national stage – but also intimate – the hush of the snooker hall. I’m old enough to remember the 1985 black ball final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis. I was 15 and everyone was talking about it at school. "But that was just one of many high-points in an era when god-like talent came to earth in the form of the professional snooker player. Just to add: we’ve been privileged to work on this with almost all those stars of that time. To say I’ve been involved in a documentary series with Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Ray Reardon, Cliff Thorburn, to name just a few, is an amazing feeling and quite honestly not something I ever imagined.” The documentary will be a three-part series that will explore the golden age of snooker through the eyes of those who were involv https://www.list.co.uk/article/124177-louis-theroux-investigates-snooker-in-new-bbc-documentary/ This should be good. Didn't have Louis Theroux down as a snooker fan! 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bear 4,073 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March 1 minute ago, Voll Blau said: https://www.list.co.uk/article/124177-louis-theroux-investigates-snooker-in-new-bbc-documentary/ This should be good. Didn't have Louis Theroux down as a snooker fan! I know right, it's like when Stephen Fry says he loves watching the darts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot 1,390 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March Looking forward to that. Loved the film On I player a few years ago think it was called the rack pack, all about Steve Davis, Alex Higgins and Barry Hearn coming in and sending snooker skyward, was brilliant. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingfox 5,068 Posted 2 March Author Report Share Posted 2 March So Hendry lost his comeback match 4-1, but in the frame he won he made a century, not bad. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arriba Los Zorros 2,564 Posted 3 March Report Share Posted 3 March 14 hours ago, kingfox said: So Hendry lost his comeback match 4-1, but in the frame he won he made a century, not bad. Would love to see him get his eye in and push on for the top 16, how likely that is I don't know but he has proven he's got the talent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EastAnglianFox 2,155 Posted 7 March Report Share Posted 7 March Trump v Lisowski in yet another ranking final, this time the Gibraltar Open... In Milton Keynes again obviously Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingfox 5,068 Posted 24 March Author Report Share Posted 24 March Coincidence or a fix Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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