Betfred World Championship (Sat April 22st) Last 16 !!

SnookerFan wrote:Who was that bloke from Radio 5, they had commemtating once?

George Riley

Pink Ball wrote:

vodkadiet wrote:I think Higgins will win the event now because he is in the easier half.

He will not waste this form. He will be too streetwise for Wilson, and I don't think the others can beat him over 33 frames.

He's been going in and out of form non-stop, match in, match out, for the last six years; he's incredibly inconsistent. As for nobody being able to beat him over 33 frames, I don't know where you're getting that from. He hasn't been the best player in the world for six years now. If anything, the longer the match, the more chance of him being found out.

If you are that confident, lay him on Betfair.

Pink Ball wrote:

vodkadiet wrote:I think Higgins will win the event now because he is in the easier half.

He will not waste this form. He will be too streetwise for Wilson, and I don't think the others can beat him over 33 frames.

He's been going in and out of form non-stop, match in, match out, for the last six years; he's incredibly inconsistent. As for nobody being able to beat him over 33 frames, I don't know where you're getting that from. He hasn't been the best player in the world for six years now. If anything, the longer the match, the more chance of him being found out.

Nobody has beaten him over 33 frames or more for 16 years

vodkadiet wrote:

Pink Ball wrote:

vodkadiet wrote:I think Higgins will win the event now because he is in the easier half.

He will not waste this form. He will be too streetwise for Wilson, and I don't think the others can beat him over 33 frames.

He's been going in and out of form non-stop, match in, match out, for the last six years; he's incredibly inconsistent. As for nobody being able to beat him over 33 frames, I don't know where you're getting that from. He hasn't been the best player in the world for six years now. If anything, the longer the match, the more chance of him being found out.

If you are that confident, lay him on Betfair.

Lay him?

GJ wrote:

Wildey wrote:

GJ wrote:

Wildey wrote:

Alex0paul wrote:Ebdon rates every professional so highly. Everyone is a great player

yes hes one of these people that says what he thinks everyone wants to hear.


he is a bit false for my liking

Hes more insightful than mr the pockets are too big 100 times a match Hendry.

Hendry is honest Ebdon isnt

Hendry is like a the same bullocks over and over

He was good when he started but hes reverted to BBC mode now

no BBC Mode is to say the Pockets is tight the standard has never been this high etc etc etc just endless crap because that what is politically correct.


Hendry is being honest and some will never like that you included obviously

Very subdued atmosphere within the Crucible right now.

Cloud Strife wrote:Very subdued atmosphere within the Crucible right now.

It's hard to top the genius we saw from Higgins

Alex0paul wrote:

Pink Ball wrote:

vodkadiet wrote:I think Higgins will win the event now because he is in the easier half.

He will not waste this form. He will be too streetwise for Wilson, and I don't think the others can beat him over 33 frames.

He's been going in and out of form non-stop, match in, match out, for the last six years; he's incredibly inconsistent. As for nobody being able to beat him over 33 frames, I don't know where you're getting that from. He hasn't been the best player in the world for six years now. If anything, the longer the match, the more chance of him being found out.

Nobody has beaten him over 33 frames or more for 16 years

hes not played one in 6 years

GJ wrote:

Wildey wrote:

GJ wrote:

Wildey wrote:

Alex0paul wrote:Ebdon rates every professional so highly. Everyone is a great player

yes hes one of these people that says what he thinks everyone wants to hear.


he is a bit false for my liking

Hes more insightful than mr the pockets are too big 100 times a match Hendry.

Hendry is honest Ebdon isnt

Hendry is like a the same bullocks over and over

He was good when he started but hes reverted to BBC mode now

What a load of cockerel. Hendry's the only honest man on that team.

Alex0paul wrote:

Pink Ball wrote:

vodkadiet wrote:I think Higgins will win the event now because he is in the easier half.

He will not waste this form. He will be too streetwise for Wilson, and I don't think the others can beat him over 33 frames.

He's been going in and out of form non-stop, match in, match out, for the last six years; he's incredibly inconsistent. As for nobody being able to beat him over 33 frames, I don't know where you're getting that from. He hasn't been the best player in the world for six years now. If anything, the longer the match, the more chance of him being found out.

Nobody has beaten him over 33 frames or more for 16 years

Well he hasn't played one since he was good.

Has Xiao done anything right today? He's dying out there.

Holden Chinaski wrote:Has Xiao done anything right today? He's dying out there.

He won one frame.

Alex0paul wrote:

Pink Ball wrote:

vodkadiet wrote:I think Higgins will win the event now because he is in the easier half.

He will not waste this form. He will be too streetwise for Wilson, and I don't think the others can beat him over 33 frames.

He's been going in and out of form non-stop, match in, match out, for the last six years; he's incredibly inconsistent. As for nobody being able to beat him over 33 frames, I don't know where you're getting that from. He hasn't been the best player in the world for six years now. If anything, the longer the match, the more chance of him being found out.

Nobody has beaten him over 33 frames or more for 16 years

Nobody has beaten Joe Johnson over 35 frames since 1987.

SnookerEd25 wrote:

Alex0paul wrote:

Pink Ball wrote:

vodkadiet wrote:I think Higgins will win the event now because he is in the easier half.

He will not waste this form. He will be too streetwise for Wilson, and I don't think the others can beat him over 33 frames.

He's been going in and out of form non-stop, match in, match out, for the last six years; he's incredibly inconsistent. As for nobody being able to beat him over 33 frames, I don't know where you're getting that from. He hasn't been the best player in the world for six years now. If anything, the longer the match, the more chance of him being found out.

Nobody has beaten him over 33 frames or more for 16 years

Nobody has beaten Joe Johnson over 35 frames since 1987.

JJ is a genius

The Michaelangelo of snooker

There are nine million bicycles in Beijing,
And that's a fact

SnookerEd25 wrote:

Alex0paul wrote:

Pink Ball wrote:

vodkadiet wrote:I think Higgins will win the event now because he is in the easier half.

He will not waste this form. He will be too streetwise for Wilson, and I don't think the others can beat him over 33 frames.

He's been going in and out of form non-stop, match in, match out, for the last six years; he's incredibly inconsistent. As for nobody being able to beat him over 33 frames, I don't know where you're getting that from. He hasn't been the best player in the world for six years now. If anything, the longer the match, the more chance of him being found out.

Nobody has beaten him over 33 frames or more for 16 years

Nobody has beaten Joe Johnson over 35 frames since 1987.

GOAT

The Griff has been shafted to the non-main-TV table throughout this Championship, which is unfortunate, since he's my favourite of the BBC commentators.

Understandably he does a fair bit of coaching and stuff, so he probably can't commit to comms like the others can.

No finer pundit / commentator across the 2 broadcasters this past week than Ebdon. He really is warming to the role now and displaying a high level of critique, technical know how in a general all round easy to listen to way.

I'm still waiting for the Beeb to pair Thorne and Ebdon (apologies if they already have and I've missed it) in the commentary booth. This would be the perfect contrast and match commentary team to cover all bases for all fans.

Witz_is_back wrote:No finer pundit / commentator across the 2 broadcasters this past week than Ebdon. He really is warming to the role now and displaying a high level of critique, technical know how in a general all round easy to listen to way.

I'm still waiting for the Beeb to pair Thorne and Ebdon (apologies if they already have and I've missed it) in the commentary booth. This would be the perfect contrast and match commentary team to cover all bases for all fans.

Agree 100 % he talks more sense than most of the other bbc so called experts

Rileys a plank

More interested in his jogging 'career' and his hipster beard than snooker

5-3 down to at least Xiao make this match interesting.

If it's 6-2 then Selby will likely win pretty easily.

But even a 5-3 lead, Xiao will have to start well, but at least he would have done damage limitation in the 1st session.

Holden Chinaski wrote:Has Xiao done anything right today? He's dying out there.

Frame 7 was when he did something right lol

Witz_is_back wrote:Rileys a plank

More interested in his jogging 'career' and his hipster beard than snooker

Who the heck is riley

GJ

He tells it how it is and doesn't use all the cliched catchphrases the rest regurgitate a million times a match.

His technical assessment is second to none. He's a natural in punditry and commentary IMO

Riley's Simplefans Radio 5 guy

Witz_is_back wrote:No finer pundit / commentator across the 2 broadcasters this past week than Ebdon. He really is warming to the role now and displaying a high level of critique, technical know how in a general all round easy to listen to way.

I'm still waiting for the Beeb to pair Thorne and Ebdon (apologies if they already have and I've missed it) in the commentary booth. This would be the perfect contrast and match commentary team to cover all bases for all fans.

buck me you listen to his bullocks then because he really bores me to tears

Witz_is_back wrote:GJ

He tells it how it is and doesn't use all the cliched catchphrases the rest regurgitate a million times a match.

His technical assessment is second to none. He's a natural in punditry and commentary IMO

Spot on , are welsh pal wild hates him which doesn't surprise me because he lets his disliking of players cloud his judgement

Witz_is_back wrote:Riley's Simplefans Radio 5 guy

ah ok

I hated Hendry the player but I actually don't mind him as a pundit / commentator cos he doesn't tow the BBC line.

Thrones a bit of a rebel too but likes of Taylor, Doherty, Parrotf really have to go. Zzzz