uk snooker champs 2012

[Randall]

starts on sunday, the first test for snookers selling power post ronnie.

steve davis has snuck in i notice

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/20509114

interesting to see how the young brecel lad goes.

[M H]

Trump's man now to sell the game in my opinion. Also good to see Davis back on the box but I fear it will be short lived

[Randall]

not sure trump has the common touch of a ronnie, alex or jimmy.

can you imagine higgins operating under hearns new rules system!

[M H]

Hearn would have loved Higgins in private and fined him in public

[Randall]

would be interesting if a character like that came along.

gold dust for the game, but impossible for hearn to fit into his new ethos.

[M H]

White was a bit of a lad as well!

That said the darters are far heavier drinkers but they generally behave now

[Randall]

he was, not on the scale of higgins though.

ronnie couldnt control ronnie and keep him in the game.

as i recall higgins was just about the only top player not in hearns matchroom mob in the 80s?

[M H]

White wasn't either mate

[Randall]

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latterly he was i think.

[M H]

I bow to your better memory mate. White was involved in a fair few bar brawls around the London area

[Randall]

trump makes a few interesting points here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/20522661

for example

"People aren't allowed to be themselves in snooker," says Trump, who became the sport's new number one on the way to winning the International Championship in Chengdu, China earlier this month.
"If you hit the table after missing a ball you get fined, if you swear you get fined. You can't even tweet what you're thinking without getting fined. Players can't show their personality and therefore fans can't relate to them.
Play media

Cool Trump hits century on way to UK Championship win
"I don't feel people are that interested in snooker any more and the only thing that will get snooker back into the limelight is more controversy."

[Randall]

John Higgins (Sco) 6-3 Michael Holt (Eng)
Barry Hawkins (Eng) 6-4 Liang Wenbo (Chn)
Stephen Maguire (Sco) 6-2 Fergal O'Brien (Ire)
Ding Junhui (Chn) 4-6 Ryan Day (Wal)
Mark Selby (Eng) 6-3 Michael White (Wal)
Graeme Dott (Sco) 6-5 Martin Gould (Eng)

not many in the crowd from the bits i saw yesterday even with two tables operating.

[Mark]

The arena was quite full I thought, but then again there was two marquee names in action in Higgins and Selby. Take him, Higgins and Trump out of an event and you are left with literally fuck all. Tough times ahead for snooker I think.

[Randall]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/20573565

be no one left at this rate.

[welsh]

I'll have my one and only post on this thread..

I hate snooker,Just cant watch it anymore..

[DrZoidberg]

trump about to be pumped out in the first round by mark joyce. needs 3 snookers.

[DrZoidberg]

and out he goes.

[Randall]

just what the event needed, not!

[Randall]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/wor ... 21711.html

hard to know what to make of this, mcmanus within his rights to take the concession, but not overly sporting.

[DrZoidberg]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/wor ... 21711.html

hard to know what to make of this, mcmanus within his rights to take the concession, but not overly sporting.

blue was on anyway and mcmanus was ahead. surely wouldve cleaned up anyway.