World Snooker Championship

summerisle · April 17, 2017

The usual Ronnie O'Sullivan strop. Shaun Murphy wins with an outrageous fluke squeaks passes a 17 year old Chinese chap 10-8 after being 9-5 up.

Toast · April 17, 2017

For once, I think Ronnie is bang on.

His show travelling across America hustling at pool was boss if anyone missed it.
Shows his real charecter.

tommye · April 17, 2017

Ronnie throws strop. Strop gets headlines for otherwise dull tournament. Job done.

mawders · April 17, 2017

I love snooker but it's just not as good as the old days. Same with darts

jal123 · April 17, 2017

tommye said:
Ronnie throws strop. Strop gets headlines for otherwise dull tournament. Job done.

Caught half an hour of the Peter Ebdon game before, dios mio was that boring

tommye · April 17, 2017

jal123 said:
Caught half an hour of the Peter Ebdon game before, dios mio was that boring

It stopped being fun when the competitors sobered up and stopped using class A's. Been meh ever since IMO

Toast · April 17, 2017

mawders said:
I love snooker but it's just not as good as the old days. Same with darts

At the peak of both tournaments, both sponsored by Embassy..

chrissyjack · April 17, 2017

tommye said:
It stopped being fun when the competitors sobered up and stopped using class A's. Been meh ever since IMO

Hurricane Higgins chain smoking , Bill Werbeniuk downing eight pints each frame . Fred Davis having a laugh . Those were the days . All changed when a boring robot called Steve Davis arrived

tommye · April 17, 2017

chrissyjack said:
Hurricane Higgins chain smoking , Bill Werbeniuk downing eight pints each frame . Fred Davis having a laugh . Those were the days . All changed when a boring robot called Steve Davis arrived

Jimmy White with eyes as big as dinner plates, grinning like a Cheshire cat....

chrissyjack · April 17, 2017

tommye said:
Jimmy White with eyes as big as dinner plates grinning like a Cheshire cat....

Players with "character" . Replaced by men with as much charisma as a bath sponge .

Toast · April 17, 2017

chrissyjack said:
Hurricane Higgins chain smoking , Bill Werbeniuk downing eight pints each frame . Fred Davis having a laugh . Those were the days . All changed when a boring robot called Steve Davis arrived

Willie Thrones book and also Jimmy Whites first one are super reads.
Willie is poorly I believe however, but he's so honest about his addictions it's very difficult to not like the fella.

tommye · April 17, 2017

chrissyjack said:
Players with "proper drug habits and drink problems" . Replaced by men with as much charisma as a bath sponge .

Too true mate

Toast · April 17, 2017

I used to spend loads of time in the snooker club.
Just not the same without the smoking, drinking and rampant gambling.
Not been for years.

roydo · April 17, 2017

Toast said:
Willie Thrones book and also Jimmy Whites first one are super reads.
Willie is poorly I believe however, but he's so honest about his addictions it's very difficult to not like the fella.

Willie Thorns addictions?

Guessing gambling. But have no idea.

I can take or leave snooker, but there is something about this time of the year, bank holidays all over the shop, and the final being on the next one, (if its any good), that just appeals to me.