by SnookerFan » 01 May 2020 Read
I still say 2003 should be there somewhere.
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by Juddernaut88 » 01 May 2020 Read
How BBC have shown this final over any of Mark Williams world final wins is criminal.
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by SnookerFan » 01 May 2020 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:How BBC have shown this final over any of Mark Williams world final wins is criminal.
These were made a couple of years ago, so I don't think the 2018 had happened then.
Saying that, I agree that 2003 should be there.
Actually, has Mark Williams featured in any of the classic matches? The BBC proper don't like him, do they?
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by Iranu » 01 May 2020 Read
It seems Eurosport were only doing the vodcast for the first week and any of the ones shown this week were repeats, which is pretty disappointing.
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by mick745 » 01 May 2020 Read
Think the BBC were scrambling around for a "classic" match that Ronnie won. There are actually very few close matches at the crucible in which he came out on top. Most of his victories were by bigger margins.
I think they felt obliged to show a few Ronnie victories.
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by SnookerFan » 01 May 2020 Read
Iranu wrote:It seems Eurosport were only doing the vodcast for the first week and any of the ones shown this week were repeats, which is pretty disappointing.
Yeah, I noticed that last week. I didn't put any on to tape this week.
Maybe they ran out of things to talk about.
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by vodkadiet1 » 01 May 2020 Read
How about The 89 Final? How can that have been overlooked?
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by Juddernaut88 » 01 May 2020 Read
Definitely feel BBC could have shown either 2000 world final or 2003. They've not shown any Mark Williams matches so maybe they don't like him lol.
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by SnookerEd25 » 01 May 2020 Read
Iranu wrote:
To be fair I don’t think MJW’s aged that badly apart from his hair going grey.
His kids have scribbled all over him in indelible pen...
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by vodkadiet1 » 01 May 2020 Read
There have been some strange choices. I mean, tomorrow's match for example, Trump vs Robertson in 2014? And why choose a quarter ahead of the final?
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by mick745 » 01 May 2020 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:Definitely feel BBC could have shown either 2000 world final or 2003. They've not shown any Mark Williams matches so maybe they don't like him lol.
Is that cause he snubbed them at that 40th anniversary bash.
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by SnookerEd25 » 01 May 2020 Read
mick745 wrote:Think the BBC were scrambling around for a "classic" match that Ronnie won. There are actually very few close matches at the crucible in which he came out on top. Most of his victories were by bigger margins.
I think they felt obliged to show a few Ronnie victories.
I’ve mentioned it before & i’ll keep wanging on about it - Ronnie v Andy Hicks in 2004 was, quite simply, one of the greatest matches the Crucible has EVER staged. Quite why it is continually overlooked is beyond me.
A toe-to-toe classic shootout.
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by Iranu » 01 May 2020 Read
mick745 wrote:Juddernaut88 wrote:Definitely feel BBC could have shown either 2000 world final or 2003. They've not shown any Mark Williams matches so maybe they don't like him lol.
Is that cause he snubbed them at that 40th anniversary bash.
No this series was made before that happened.
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by Iranu » 01 May 2020 Read
The problem with this Ronnie-Hawkins match is there didn’t really feel like there was any drama while watching it live, let alone when you’re watching it back. It wasn’t really a close match from 7-7 onwards and even up to then you never got the impression Ronnie was under any pressure at all. He was so serene throughout.
Last year’s final would be similar if that was played back but it would at least have Judd’s seismic performance and the two 147 attempts.
As mentioned, the BBC obviously felt obliged to put one of Ronnie’s victories in but it’s a waste of a slot, really.
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by TheRocket » 01 May 2020 Read
Stats from the Ronnie Hawkins match. Maybe there was no drama but the quality was very high. No one can argue that. Just look at the pot and safety success.
Imo it was one of the best crucible finals ever in terms of raw quality. But I also admit that the Trump-Higgins final last year was slightly better. Not by much but Trumps produced the match of his life and Higgins also made 4 centuries.
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by Dan-cat » 01 May 2020 Read
Iranu wrote:The problem with this Ronnie-Hawkins match is there didn’t really feel like there was any drama while watching it live, let alone when you’re watching it back. It wasn’t really a close match from 7-7 onwards and even up to then you never got the impression Ronnie was under any pressure at all. He was so serene throughout.
Last year’s final would be similar if that was played back but it would at least have Judd’s seismic performance and the two 147 attempts.
As mentioned, the BBC obviously felt obliged to put one of Ronnie’s victories in but it’s a waste of a slot, really.
I was there and I thought it was very exciting. My excitement may have been aided by the free World Snooker G n Ts that I'd consumed though.
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by Iranu » 01 May 2020 Read
Dan-cat wrote:Iranu wrote:The problem with this Ronnie-Hawkins match is there didn’t really feel like there was any drama while watching it live, let alone when you’re watching it back. It wasn’t really a close match from 7-7 onwards and even up to then you never got the impression Ronnie was under any pressure at all. He was so serene throughout.
Last year’s final would be similar if that was played back but it would at least have Judd’s seismic performance and the two 147 attempts.
As mentioned, the BBC obviously felt obliged to put one of Ronnie’s victories in but it’s a waste of a slot, really.
I was there and I thought it was very exciting. My excitement may have been aided by the free World Snooker G n Ts that I'd consumed though.
Oh I’m sure it was incredible being there, especially as a Ronnie fan.
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by SnookerFan » 01 May 2020 Read
I am watching a Higgins vs Tramp.
I was there. None of that 2013 final, this was a real match.
I even met Roland.
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by SnookerFan » 01 May 2020 Read
In 2011, Trump looked like a character in the video game lemmings.
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by SnookerEd25 » 01 May 2020 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:mick745 wrote:Think the BBC were scrambling around for a "classic" match that Ronnie won. There are actually very few close matches at the crucible in which he came out on top. Most of his victories were by bigger margins.
I think they felt obliged to show a few Ronnie victories.
I’ve mentioned it before & i’ll keep wanging on about it - Ronnie v Andy Hicks in 2004 was, quite simply, one of the greatest matches the Crucible has EVER staged. Quite why it is continually overlooked is beyond me.
A toe-to-toe classic shootout.
Ryan Day also gave him a few headaches in another very good match. Guessing around 2006; 13-10 in the end I think.
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by Juddernaut88 » 01 May 2020 Read
Judds hair in 2011 was awesome.
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by SnookerEd25 » 01 May 2020 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:
I’ve mentioned it before & i’ll keep wanging on about it - Ronnie v Andy Hicks in 2004 was, quite simply, one of the greatest matches the Crucible has EVER staged. Quite why it is continually overlooked is beyond me.
A classic toe-to-toe shootout.
It hasn't appeared in PinkBall's Crucible Classics series yet, so he'll definitely have it in his top 3; he's a discerning connoisseur, no way he'd have missed this one
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by SnookerFan » 01 May 2020 Read
Pinkball is Alan.
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by SnookerEd25 » 01 May 2020 Read
Angles?
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by SnookerFan » 01 May 2020 Read
Mobile phone alert.
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by SnookerFan » 01 May 2020 Read
Ugh. I got the wrong beer out of the fridge. There's some beer that's been in there a week, and I got some out that's just been in there and hour.
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by SnookerFan » 01 May 2020 Read
Tramp misses an easy pink.
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by Holden Chinaski » 01 May 2020 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:Judds hair in 2011 was awesome.
Might be the most stupid looking haircut I've ever seen.
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by Iranu » 01 May 2020 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:Juddernaut88 wrote:Judds hair in 2011 was awesome.
Might be the most stupid looking haircut I've ever seen.
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by Holden Chinaski » 01 May 2020 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:Juddernaut88 wrote:Judds hair in 2011 was awesome.
Might be the most stupid looking haircut I've ever seen.
Actually, it's not. I forgot about Gary Wilson.
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