by SnookerFan » 25 Apr 2016 Read
mantorok wrote:Joking apart don't get all doom-and-gloom and assume Ronnie will lose, he will give it his best and he has champion qualities above and beyond any player left in the tournament. Write him off at your peril, he knows what he needs to do and he won't give up without a fight.
For buck sakes, he's two frames down in a best of 25.
You lot are making it sound like Barry only needs one frame for victory.
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by Holden Chinaski » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Two frame advantage is nothing. We all know Ronnie can win four frames in a row like it's nothing. Having said that, Hawkins was playing his absolute best and looked very focused. But Ronnie's the best so there's no reason he can't win.
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by SnookerFan » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:Two frame advantage is nothing. We all know Ronnie can win four frames in a row like it's nothing. Having said that, Hawkins was playing his absolute best and looked very focused. But Ronnie's the best so there's no reason he can't win.
No, I'm not suggesting that Hawkins
can't win. He's obviously capable of doing it. My worry is will he struggle if the match goes close? Will he be able to cross the line? It's been a long time since he's actually beat Ronnie.
He's obviously put to bed the 10-1 loss at The Masters though. So, hopefully he won't mentally fall apart.
Really what annoys me, is reading a lot of the posts here, it suggests that Ronnie is a ranking amateur incapable of overturning a two frame lead.
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by SnookerFan » 25 Apr 2016 Read
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by SnookerFan » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Hawkins needs to win frame 17, for me. Keep the pressure on Ronnie from the start. Ronnie, gets in and makes a century to take it 9-8, I can see him getting on a roll.
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by Holden Chinaski » 25 Apr 2016 Read
I say as soon as Ronnie gets in front, the match is over. He's hard to stop when in front.
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by SnookerFan » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Yeah, hopefully Barry can keep the pressure on him.
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by Cheshire Cat » 25 Apr 2016 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:Two frame advantage is nothing. We all know Ronnie can win four frames in a row like it's nothing. Having said that, Hawkins was playing his absolute best and looked very focused. But Ronnie's the best so there's no reason he can't win.
No, I'm not suggesting that Hawkins
can't win. He's obviously capable of doing it. My worry is will he struggle if the match goes close? Will he be able to cross the line? It's been a long time since he's actually beat Ronnie.
He's obviously put to bed the 10-1 loss at The Masters though. So, hopefully he won't mentally fall apart.
Really what annoys me, is reading a lot of the posts here, it suggests that Ronnie is a ranking amateur incapable of overturning a two frame lead.
The voice of reason.
People just need to accept that Hawk has been there and done that, this is hardly a surprise. He beat Selby en route to the final in 2013 and he beat Robbo last year, so the game is there. Maybe to the 'mainstream' snooker fans, but it certainly wouldn't surprise me if Hawk won today.
Still, I think Ronnie will come good in the end. Just a vibe.
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by SnookerFan » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Dennis Taylor returns to commentary action today.
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by Muppet147 » 25 Apr 2016 Read
SnookerFan wrote:mantorok wrote:Joking apart don't get all doom-and-gloom and assume Ronnie will lose, he will give it his best and he has champion qualities above and beyond any player left in the tournament. Write him off at your peril, he knows what he needs to do and he won't give up without a fight.
For buck sakes, he's two frames down in a best of 25.
You lot are making it sound like Barry only needs one frame for victory.
I believe you have already been warned about your disgraceul language. Rainman will hopefully ban you.
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by mantorok » 25 Apr 2016 Read
I'm more disappointed that they're not playing this afternoon and have to drag it out until the evening, I don't want my night potentially ruined!
I understand what you're saying SF but I do think it's the voice of reason, Hawkins has been really good so either result will come as no surprise, just being realistic.
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by Snooker Overdrive » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Is Ronnie's session tonight more important than the second session against Robbo in the Welsh open final?
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by SnookerFan » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Muppet147 wrote:SnookerFan wrote:mantorok wrote:Joking apart don't get all doom-and-gloom and assume Ronnie will lose, he will give it his best and he has champion qualities above and beyond any player left in the tournament. Write him off at your peril, he knows what he needs to do and he won't give up without a fight.
For buck sakes, he's two frames down in a best of 25.
You lot are making it sound like Barry only needs one frame for victory.
I believe you have already been warned about your disgraceul language. Rainman will hopefully ban you.
My understanding was that it was the use of the C-Word that Wild didn't like. He drops f-bombs pretty regularly himself.
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by Cloud Strife » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Snooker Overdrive wrote:Is Ronnie's session tonight more important than the second session against Robbo in the Welsh open final?
Absolutely it is.
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by SnookerFan » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Snooker Overdrive wrote:Is Ronnie's session tonight more important than the second session against Robbo in the Welsh open final?
A players most important session should always be the next one they're due to play.
Ronnie would've put importance on the Welsh Open final session, because he needed to win it to take a ranking event. That's entirely irrelevant to today's session. He needs to go out and win it to get into the Quarter-Finals. That's happening now.
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by LC » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Losing tonight might be a blessing for ROS, because the inevitable torture by selby in the semi would be even worse
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by mantorok » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Snooker Overdrive wrote:Is Ronnie's session tonight more important than the second session against Robbo in the Welsh open final?
I think it is, to be able to overcome this huge banana-skin sets him in good stead for the rest of the tournament.
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by SnookerFan » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Tramp got any chance of coming back?
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by SnookerFan » 25 Apr 2016 Read
How long do you reckon it'll take Higgins to finish off Walden tonight? There's a pub next door to my flat, 70-seconds from my living room. (Yes, I timed it once.) I wonder if there's any chance of me getting there for the second half of Tottenham vs West Brom at 9pm.
Technically, if Higgins made three quick fire centuries, I could make it in time for kick off at 8pm. But I doubt it after yesterday's miss-a-thon session.
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by Iranu » 25 Apr 2016 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Dennis Taylor returns to commentary action today.
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by Snooker Overdrive » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Is Ronnie's session tonight more important than the second session against Robbo in the Welsh open final?
Absolutely it is.
Yeah I think so too. It shows just how much more important this tournament is compared to everything else on the tour.
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by mantorok » 25 Apr 2016 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Tramp got any chance of coming back?
11-5 I would've said no, at 10-6 he has a sniff
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by QSM » 25 Apr 2016 Read
masterdoctorgenius wrote:think ronnie will win tonight.
Look at this optimism! Who has hacked your account?
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by masterdoctorgenius » 25 Apr 2016 Read
QSM wrote:masterdoctorgenius wrote:think ronnie will win tonight.
Look at this optimism! Who has hacked your account?
i have someting in my urine that tells me ronnie will be up for it.
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by Pedro147 » 25 Apr 2016 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Dennis Taylor returns to commentary action today.
I hope you've been brushing up on your golf knowledge.
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by mantorok » 25 Apr 2016 Read
masterdoctorgenius wrote:QSM wrote:masterdoctorgenius wrote:think ronnie will win tonight.
Look at this optimism! Who has hacked your account?
i have someting in my urine that tells me ronnie will be up for it.
Brilliant, I think you've just jinxed it, this is the
first time I've seen optimism from you and I bet it will be the
one time that he now goes and loses it!!
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by mantorok » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Ebdon's commentary was a nice change at first, but he's just become downright annoying now, I hope they don't keep him on.
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by eraserhead » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Snooker time.
Come on Ding!
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by GJ » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Have to agree on Ebdon at the masters he was excellent but here hes been awful
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