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Post by r00lish67 on Dec 4, 2017 14:43:04 GMT
What with the mathematics required, steady tactical nous, the need for an eye on the exit plan, and even a steady hand (for FFF situations). ....surely there are some snooker fans here?  |
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Post by martin44 on Dec 4, 2017 15:38:13 GMT
Snooker was great in the old days, when we could watch the hurricane bashing referees's, Kirk Stevens sniffing dubious products, big bill werbeniuk supping 24 pints before and during a frame and Tony Knowles bragging about his sexual escapades........ today? Fergal o'brian and Peter ebdon..... zzzzzzz  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2017 17:41:57 GMT
My mother used to hustle snooker in a hotel on the south coast for a living before the war and made me watch it with her on the TV, it left me with a complete lack of interest in all ball games.
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Post by r00lish67 on Dec 4, 2017 19:03:33 GMT
My mother used to hustle snooker in a hotel on the south coast for a living before the war and made me watch it with her on the TV, it left me with a complete lack of interest in all ball games. I'd expect nothing less than that high calibre of anecdote from you @bobo , how bizarre, and thank you. I would try to defend the thrilling nature of today's snooker personalities, but I'm not sure Barry Hawkins is a match for the old set. Ronnie can still cause a drama off the table of course. Still, it's fantastic television to doze off to by the fire isn't it? And no matter how long you doze, it'll still be on when you wake up..
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Post by shimself on Dec 4, 2017 20:26:04 GMT
It's quite often on Eurosport in France. I've never seen a snooker table here.
Mind you they have had cricket occasionally, Nasser Hussain commentating in not bad French
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Post by keith on Dec 5, 2017 5:39:43 GMT
Snooker was great in the old days, when we could watch the hurricane bashing referees's, Kirk Stevens sniffing dubious products, big bill werbeniuk supping 24 pints before and during a frame and Tony Knowles bragging about his sexual escapades........ today? Fergal o'brian and Peter ebdon..... zzzzzzz I learned how to put my glasses upside down from watching Dennis Taylor on TV
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Post by martin44 on Dec 6, 2017 10:41:58 GMT
Looking back to the 70's, my dad used to play for the local working mens club, when they played, once a week, home and away, we all used to go with him to watch the match's , there were sandwiches, pork pie, sausage rolls and pints everywhere, and all eaten and drank in deathly silence. Me and a mate still go to a local snooker club and play today.... best break of 46 is now over a year old.  |
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Post by r00lish67 on Dec 6, 2017 10:51:24 GMT
Looking back to the 70's, my dad used to play for the local working mens club, when they played, once a week, home and away, we all used to go with him to watch the match's , there were sandwiches, pork pie, sausage rolls and pints everywhere, and all eaten and drank in deathly silence. Me and a mate still go to a local snooker club and play today.... best break of 46 is now over a year old. I enjoy the hushed atmosphere on the TV, but I don't think I could stand the tension of trying to keep this quiet whilst watching it live, plus it's the type of thing I like to drift in and out of in an afternoon - if I had to actually try and focus on it all the time, especially with a beer and sausage roll in hand, I'd be fast asleep within an hour I think.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2017 10:59:08 GMT
A buyer worked for me for 4 years and he never took any holiday except to go to the Crucible each year, lived alone, never spoke to his colleagues and, in the 4th year, died while on his special holiday to Sheffield.
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Post by keith on Dec 7, 2017 7:22:15 GMT
Well, with some platforms, you make a bet that the black is lined up on the pocket while, in reality, the white is stuck behind a red. Sort of like a loan in a town on the Irish Sea.
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Post by jevans4949 on Dec 7, 2017 17:40:34 GMT
Well, with some platforms, you make a bet that the black is lined up on the pocket while, in reality, the white is stuck behind a red. Sort of like a loan in a town on the Irish Sea. Sometimes it's like you're watching in black and white, and nobody tells you that the pink is behind the brown.
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Post by agent69 on Dec 7, 2017 18:34:11 GMT
Well, with some platforms, you make a bet that the black is lined up on the pocket while, in reality, the white is stuck behind a red. Sort of like a loan in a town on the Irish Sea. Sometimes it's like you're watching in black and white, and nobody tells you that the pink is behind the brown. the great Ted Lowe, and his immortal one liner "and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green"
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Post by jevans4949 on Dec 8, 2017 11:13:05 GMT
Sometimes it's like you're watching in black and white, and nobody tells you that the pink is behind the brown. the great Ted Lowe, and his immortal one liner "and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green" Couldn't remember the exact combination ... Of course, it makes perfect sense to the aficionado if the green is on it's original spot.
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Post by stevepn on Dec 13, 2017 15:30:31 GMT
I must admit I enjoy watching snooker. I have been watching the Scottish Open on Quest today. I miss some of the golden oldies but Ronnie O' Sullivan makes up for that.
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Post by r00lish67 on Dec 6, 2019 0:27:34 GMT
I used to wonder what I might do in my retirement - well, now I know. I'll still be watching Mark Selby vs Matthew Stevens in this 2019 UK championship match.
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