by Dan-cat » 05 Mar 2018 Read
KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:Those strange words seem to be from Dragonball Z. At least that's what comes up when I Google it.
What's Dragonball Z?
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by SnookerFan » 05 Mar 2018 Read
Dan-cat wrote:KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:Those strange words seem to be from Dragonball Z. At least that's what comes up when I Google it.
What's Dragonball Z?
A computer game?
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by Iranu » 05 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Dan-cat wrote:KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:Those strange words seem to be from Dragonball Z. At least that's what comes up when I Google it.
What's Dragonball Z?
A computer game?
Manga/anime series.
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by Dan-cat » 05 Mar 2018 Read
Selby = Kuku
Ronnie = Captainio
Higgins = Bolero
Hawkins = Nana
Judd = Shagatony
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by SnookerFan » 05 Mar 2018 Read
Selby = Mark Selby
Ronnie = Ronnie O'Sullivan
Higgins = John Higgins
Hawkins = Barry Hawkins
Judd = Judd Trump
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by Iranu » 05 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Selby = Mark Selby
Ronnie = Ronnie O'Sullivan
Higgins = John Higgins
Hawkins = Barry Hawkins
Judd = Judd Trump
Controversial
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by SnookerFan » 05 Mar 2018 Read
Iranu wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Selby = Mark Selby
Ronnie = Ronnie O'Sullivan
Higgins = John Higgins
Hawkins = Barry Hawkins
Judd = Judd Trump
Controversial
I'm thinking outside of the box, man.
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by Andy Spark » 05 Mar 2018 Read
Brilliant, amazing players, but let’s face facts, it shows how crap the next generation is that these three 42 year old players have dominated this season.
I blame the governing bodys for being crap; which comes back to the players of that time being crap at politics and electing crap people to run the game.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 05 Mar 2018 Read
Andy Spark wrote:Brilliant, amazing players, but let’s face facts, it shows how crap the next generation is that these three 42 year old players have dominated this season.
I blame the governing bodys for being crap; which comes back to the players of that time being crap at politics and electing crap people to run the game.
I agree Andy and also the death of the pro-am scene
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by Andy Spark » 05 Mar 2018 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:Andy Spark wrote:Brilliant, amazing players, but let’s face facts, it shows how crap the next generation is that these three 42 year old players have dominated this season.
I blame the governing bodys for being crap; which comes back to the players of that time being crap at politics and electing crap people to run the game.
I agree Andy and also the death of the pro-am scene
Yeah absolutely, they couldn't get "battle hardened", and incidentally this problem was exacerbated by not tightening the pockets!
The problem with keeping pocket size the same under the conditions of the time is that all the next generation pros can make a century or two on a good day, when not under pressure. This means that the real differences become less about pure snooker skill and more about how you deal with pressure; now with the reduced tournaments (reduced by mismanagement under the older regimes!) the new and prospective pros couldn't practice dealing with the pressure as much as they needed when young.
Reduce pocket size and you shift the emphasis, which would have helped the younger generation.
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by KrazeeEyezKilla » 06 Mar 2018 Read
It's been mentioned before but it's no coincidence that those three players all grew up at the height of the snooker boom in the 80's as did so many other top players. For the likes of Selby and Murphy, it would have been during the era of the Hendry-White world finals which was the last time snooker produced real massive ratings outside Asia.
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by Erza Scarlet » 06 Mar 2018 Read
Bit of OCD in me wishes it was in order lol
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by vodkadiet » 06 Mar 2018 Read
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by Andy Spark » 06 Mar 2018 Read
vodkadiet wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fZcjVtToP4
He certainly is a John Higgins fan!
I'm rather ambivalent about Higgins. On the one hand, he was an idiot to be so naive at the age of 34 and also greedy. On the other hand, we all make mistakes in life (Alex Higgins made loads!). If an Alex Higgins fan, like me, is not willing to forgive John then that is a peculiar moral code.
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by vodkadiet » 06 Mar 2018 Read
Andy Spark wrote:vodkadiet wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fZcjVtToP4
He certainly is a John Higgins fan!
I'm rather ambivalent about Higgins. On the one hand, he was an idiot to be so naive at the age of 34 and also greedy. On the other hand, we all make mistakes in life (Alex Higgins made loads!). If an Alex Higgins fan, like me, is not willing to forgive John then that is a peculiar moral code.
Good point Andy. What is good for one Higgins must be good for another Higgins!
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by SnookerFan » 06 Mar 2018 Read
I remember when Alex Higgins died.
I saw somebody on the news claim that he was John's dad.
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by TheRocket » 06 Mar 2018 Read
vodkadiet wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fZcjVtToP4
Ronnie O'Sullivan needs to climb out of John Higgins' bottom and stop making him bigger than he is.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 06 Mar 2018 Read
TheRocket wrote:vodkadiet wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fZcjVtToP4
Ronnie O'Sullivan needs to climb out of John Higgins' bottom and stop making him bigger than he is.
I will defend to the death your right to spout bullocks
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by Andre147 » 07 Mar 2018 Read
TheRocket wrote:And another title goes to a Class of 92 player. What a season this has been so far. Isn't it fair to say that O'Sullivan,Higgins and Williams (in that order) are the three top contenders to win the World Championship now?
Would put Selby in 3rd place and MJW in 4th.
Despite having a great season, his greatest for at least 15 years, MJW isnt as consistent as his other 2 rivals of the 92 generation, and Selby having won 3 of the last 4 also has an impact here.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 07 Mar 2018 Read
Selby has to be as strong a favourite as anybody surely. To suggest Williams and Higgins are bigger favourites surprises me.
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by SnookerFan » 07 Mar 2018 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:Selby has to be as strong a favourite as anybody surely. To suggest Williams and Higgins are bigger favourites surprises me.
I think people are just saying that due to form. Selby hasn't really been in form this season, and Williams and Higgins have both recently won tournaments.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 08 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Badsnookerplayer wrote:Selby has to be as strong a favourite as anybody surely. To suggest Williams and Higgins are bigger favourites surprises me.
I think people are just saying that due to form. Selby hasn't really been in form this season, and Williams and Higgins have both recently won tournaments.
It's a fair observation IMO but Selby is a titan of the Crucible. It is only just over a month away
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by SnookerFan » 09 Mar 2018 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Badsnookerplayer wrote:Selby has to be as strong a favourite as anybody surely. To suggest Williams and Higgins are bigger favourites surprises me.
I think people are just saying that due to form. Selby hasn't really been in form this season, and Williams and Higgins have both recently won tournaments.
It's a fair observation IMO but Selby is a titan of the Crucible. It is only just over a month away
Oh yeah. He's amongst the favourites. No point denying that.
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by TheRocket » 16 Sep 2018 Read
New season. Nothing's changed. One guy of the holy trinity still missing so far though. I'm sure he'll add himself onto that picture very soon.
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