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[The Thorn]

He has made the fatal mistake of not being a Scottish ex world champion

Or a top, top player.

Exactly. Why do you think Richie Burnett was done for cocaine yet MVG was never!

Has there ever been any proof MVG ever tested or has taken it?

No I'm just talking crap

[Jimmi]

He has made the fatal mistake of not being a Scottish ex world champion

Or a top, top player.

Exactly. Why do you think Richie Burnett was done for cocaine yet MVG was never!

Has there ever been any proof MVG ever tested or has taken it?

No I'm just talking crap

I’ve seen “rumours” that’s he likes to dabble in it.
But could also be people just taking shite.

[Rogg]

He has made the fatal mistake of not being a Scottish ex world champion

what was the gist of Higgins' excuse for what he did?

Russian Mafia were going to kill his family

Seriously? Blimey.

[The Thorn]

He has made the fatal mistake of not being a Scottish ex world champion

what was the gist of Higgins' excuse for what he did?

Russian Mafia were going to kill his family

Seriously? Blimey.

I heard it was Boris Koltsov

[Randall]

He has made the fatal mistake of not being a Scottish ex world champion

what was the gist of Higgins' excuse for what he did?

I'm an ex world champion baz

[Jimmi]

He has made the fatal mistake of not being a Scottish ex world champion

what was the gist of Higgins' excuse for what he did?

Russian Mafia were going to kill his family

Seriously? Blimey.

He did get banned but it wasn’t anything near the length of ban Stephen Lee got.

[Randall]

He has made the fatal mistake of not being a Scottish ex world champion

what was the gist of Higgins' excuse for what he did?

Russian Mafia were going to kill his family

Seriously? Blimey.

Not that they were

[Captain Hobo]

Seen far worse misses than the brown

I didn't even watch the rest of the match. I agree that's not conclusive evidence, but it doesn't look good considering the circumstances.

[Captain Hobo]

He has made the fatal mistake of not being a Scottish ex world champion

what was the gist of Higgins' excuse for what he did?

Russian Mafia were going to kill his family

Seriously? Blimey.

He did get banned but it wasn’t anything near the length of ban Stephen Lee got.

He was banned only for failing to report the approach, as it was a newspaper sting and the matches being discussed never happened.

As opposed to Lee who fixed actual matches that took place.

[Jimmi]

what was the gist of Higgins' excuse for what he did?

Russian Mafia were going to kill his family

Seriously? Blimey.

He did get banned but it wasn’t anything near the length of ban Stephen Lee got.

He was banned only for failing to report the approach, as it was a newspaper sting and the matches being discussed never happened.

As opposed to Lee who fixed actual matches that took place.

Cunt still would have gone through with it.

[Suspect Device]

10 Chinamen and an Englishman walk into a bar...

[Rogg]

Speaking of which, what is the cricket delivery 'Chinaman' called nowadays? I assume it was racist seeing as everything is.

[Randall]

Speaking of which, what is the cricket delivery 'Chinaman' called nowadays? I assume it was racist seeing as everything is.

Wrong un?

[Captain Hobo]

Speaking of which, what is the cricket delivery 'Chinaman' called nowadays? I assume it was racist seeing as everything is.

It's not a delivery, it's a style of bowling. The left arm equivalent of leg spin.

There's info on the use of the word Chinaman on the Wikipedia page, the formal term is now Left-Arm Unorthodox Spin.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-ar ... hodox_spin

[shenmue]

Cricket talk in a snooker thread is disgracleful.

[Captain Hobo]

W.G. Gracle

[Rogg]

Speaking of which, what is the cricket delivery 'Chinaman' called nowadays? I assume it was racist seeing as everything is.

It's not a delivery, it's a style of bowling. The left arm equivalent of leg spin.

There's info on the use of the word Chinaman on the Wikipedia page, the formal term is now Left-Arm Unorthodox Spin.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-ar ... hodox_spin

do you know why it was called a Chinaman in the first place?

[The Ginge Reaper]

Been looking at going to the World Snooker qualifiers again.

Its tremendous value, a tenner gets you in for the whole day

https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/ ... g-Plan.pdf

Sit in the right place and you can follow 3 tables very easily, I went to the final session of the "Last 48" last year and will probably do the same again.

[Captain Hobo]

Speaking of which, what is the cricket delivery 'Chinaman' called nowadays? I assume it was racist seeing as everything is.

It's not a delivery, it's a style of bowling. The left arm equivalent of leg spin.

There's info on the use of the word Chinaman on the Wikipedia page, the formal term is now Left-Arm Unorthodox Spin.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-ar ... hodox_spin

do you know why it was called a Chinaman in the first place?

There's a couple of theories mentioned in the Wiki article

[Rogg]

Speaking of which, what is the cricket delivery 'Chinaman' called nowadays? I assume it was racist seeing as everything is.

It's not a delivery, it's a style of bowling. The left arm equivalent of leg spin.

There's info on the use of the word Chinaman on the Wikipedia page, the formal term is now Left-Arm Unorthodox Spin.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-ar ... hodox_spin

do you know why it was called a Chinaman in the first place?

There's a couple of theories mentioned in the Wiki article

I'm a dope. Back to snooker...