Coral U K Championship Last 128 Discussion !!!

Well, that was a waste of time, that Robbo match.

when will ronnie announce his withdrawal if needed? on saturday or hours before match? I would hate it just like fed at the WTF

The Cueist wrote:Murphy goes like that , One tournament he can be on it the next he just does not turn up.

Let's be honest here, Murphy would easily have been the number 2 player in the world in the early to mid 90s.

masterdoctorgenius wrote:when will ronnie announce his withdrawal if needed? on saturday or hours before match? I would hate it just like fed at the WTF

I think Ronnie will play, if I'm honest.

Cloudstrife I hav3 to agree with you saying that in the mid nineties in a wesker ere murphy would have probably have been number 1 or 2 in the world.

Oli Lines getting battered 4-0

The Cueist wrote:Cloudstrife I hav3 to agree with you saying that in the mid nineties in a wesker ere murphy would have probably have been number 1 or 2 in the world.

Murphy is in a different league to clowns like Bond, McManus, Darren Morgan etc etc. I could keep going on and on, but there's no point because we all know who Hendry had to face in his heyday.

Very true cloudstrife , The list of also rans is endless in comparasin to the amountbof contenders that are all as skilled as each other.
Fractions is where reality bites in todays top semis and finals.
There is rarely any easy finals for world number ones these days.

Murphy will win this match I'm sure, but he can't afford to have a slow start like that against tougher opposition.

The Cueist wrote:Very true cloudstrife , The list of also rans is endless in comparasin to the amountbof contenders that are all as skilled as each other.
Fractions is where reality bites in todays top semis and finals.
There is rarely any easy finals for world number ones these days.

I bet the likes of Ronnie, Selby and Robbo would love to face someone like Terry Griffiths in a World Semi.

Cloud Strife wrote:

The Cueist wrote:Very true cloudstrife , The list of also rans is endless in comparasin to the amountbof contenders that are all as skilled as each other.
Fractions is where reality bites in todays top semis and finals.
There is rarely any easy finals for world number ones these days.

I bet the likes of Ronnie, Selby and Robbo would love to face someone like Terry Griffiths in a World Semi.

Hendry thrashed him in that World Semi in 1992, and what else really....

Cloudstrife , You are being very truthful but I like it !!!!!! J!!!!!!

Ron would have won every tournament with these
Easy opponents , late eighties and early nineties

7.30pm

Neil Robertson 6-0 Joe O'Connor streaming
Michael White 5-2 Cao Xin Long
Shaun Murphy 4-3 James Wattana streaming
Stephen Maguire 6-2 Lu Ning
Sports Hall
Kyren Wilson 3-3 Gary Wilson
Yu Delu 4-0 Oliver Lines
David Gilbert 3-3 Elliot Slessor
Mark Joyce 4-1 Ratchayothin Yotharuck

Robertson looks ominous with a six nil
Never seen joe Oconnor play so cant guage wether or not that is any kind of indicator.

Andre147 wrote:

Cloud Strife wrote:

The Cueist wrote:Very true cloudstrife , The list of also rans is endless in comparasin to the amountbof contenders that are all as skilled as each other.
Fractions is where reality bites in todays top semis and finals.
There is rarely any easy finals for world number ones these days.

I bet the likes of Ronnie, Selby and Robbo would love to face someone like Terry Griffiths in a World Semi.

Hendry thrashed him in that World Semi in 1992, and what else really....

Hendry beat him 17 times out of 17, and most of those matches were in the 90s.

The Cueist wrote:Robertson looks ominous with a six nil
Never seen joe Oconnor play so cant guage wether or not that is any kind of indicator.

It isn't mate, Robbo was all over the place handing Joe chances on a plate, but the young player didnt take advantage of any of them, should really have won the 3rd frame on the colours but didnt.

Robbo will have to improve, but he will I'm sure.

Robbo is good player but he can sometimes be frustrating to watch with the clock ticking he messes about and procrastinates for too long.

So his six nil was flattering by the sounds of it andre.

Neil Robertson 6-0 Joe O'Connor
Michael White 6-2 Cao Xin Long
Shaun Murphy 5-3 James Wattana
Stephen Maguire 6-2 Lu Ning
Sports Hall
Kyren Wilson 3-4 Gary Wilson
Yu Delu 5-1 Oliver Lines
David Gilbert 3-4 Elliot Slessor
Mark Joyce 5-2 Ratchayothin Yotharuck

Neil Robertson 6-0 Joe O'Connor
Michael White 6-2 Cao Xin Long
Shaun Murphy 6-3 James Wattana
Stephen Maguire 6-2 Lu Ning
Sports Hall
Kyren Wilson 3-4 Gary Wilson
Yu Delu 5-2 Oliver Lines
David Gilbert 3-4 Elliot Slessor
Mark Joyce 6-2 Ratchayothin Yotharuck

Cloud Strife wrote:

masterdoctorgenius wrote:when will ronnie announce his withdrawal if needed? on saturday or hours before match? I would hate it just like fed at the WTF

I think Ronnie will play, if I'm honest.

I think that injury is more serious than folk think. I don't think Ronnie will recover by Sunday or be in a position where it's not really painful. And I think people will switch off. Can't blame them, the UK will be pointless without him.

Cannonball wrote:

Cloud Strife wrote:

masterdoctorgenius wrote:when will ronnie announce his withdrawal if needed? on saturday or hours before match? I would hate it just like fed at the WTF

I think Ronnie will play, if I'm honest.

I think that injury is more serious than folk think. I don't think Ronnie will recover by Sunday or be in a position where it's not really painful. And I think people will switch off. Can't blame them, the UK will be pointless without him.

your pointless

Wildey wrote:

Cannonball wrote:

Cloud Strife wrote:

masterdoctorgenius wrote:when will ronnie announce his withdrawal if needed? on saturday or hours before match? I would hate it just like fed at the WTF

I think Ronnie will play, if I'm honest.

I think that injury is more serious than folk think. I don't think Ronnie will recover by Sunday or be in a position where it's not really painful. And I think people will switch off. Can't blame them, the UK will be pointless without him.

your pointless

It's 'you're'. Do you speak and write English, in Wales?!

Mate dont push me im sick to buck of you never really liked your type posting i will take great pleasure in banning you.

Cloud Strife wrote:

The Cueist wrote:Cloudstrife I hav3 to agree with you saying that in the mid nineties in a wesker ere murphy would have probably have been number 1 or 2 in the world.

Murphy is in a different league to clowns like Bond, McManus, Darren Morgan etc etc. I could keep going on and on, but there's no point because we all know who Hendry had to face in his heyday.

Too true, as soon as John Higgins, MJW and Ronnie turned up, Hendry was found out.

Wildey wrote:Mate dont push me im sick to buck of you never really liked your type posting i will take great pleasure in banning you.

My 'type' eh. Do elaborate.

Cannonball wrote:

Wildey wrote:Mate dont push me im sick to buck of you never really liked your type posting i will take great pleasure in banning you.

My 'type' eh. Do elaborate.

Fan-boyish bullocks type posting.

You give snooker fans a bad name

Wildey wrote:

Cannonball wrote:

Wildey wrote:Mate dont push me im sick to buck of you never really liked your type posting i will take great pleasure in banning you.

My 'type' eh. Do elaborate.

Fan-boyish bullocks type posting.

You give snooker fans a bad name

You give this forum a bad name! As for snooker fans, they're overwhelmingly behind Ronnie, just look at the scene when he walks in to the auditorium; snooker fans love him. Only the blind and the senile persist in denying it. And those from Scotland and Wales. Sad losers.

Let me tell you something i have it on good authority that Ronnie detests the likes of you.

So, another decent evening at the snooker. Robbo wasn't great but O'Connor was awful. On the bright side, I managed to bring a friend along who was interested in snooker. I promptly bet him that O'Connor wouldn't win a frame and got a tenner off him.

Murphy was iffy, some flashes of last weekend's form, but mostly just helped by Wattana's mistakes after the MSI. Mags played well, although Lu Ning didn't really put him under much pressure from frames 3 to 6. Didn't catch any of the sport halls matches as I have to get early tomorrow. Another day maybe.

PS Sounds like O'Connor brought a big entourage with him, were calling 'C'mon Joe' half the time he was at the table. Really helped

Cannonball wrote:You give this forum a bad name! As for snooker fans, they're overwhelmingly behind Ronnie, just look at the scene when he walks in to the auditorium; snooker fans love him. Only the blind and the senile persist in denying it. And those from Scotland and Wales. Sad losers.

There's loving Ronnie and being an over the top fanboy.