ligerdog7
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 29, 2011 17:04:12 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 29, 2011 22:13:23 GMT 1
Two great semi-finals going on with Williams leading Higgins 9-7 and Ding and Trump level at 12-12 going into their final session.
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Post by suedehead on Apr 29, 2011 22:32:51 GMT 1
Trump was awful this morning but back to his brilliant best this evening. I normally enjoy watching this event without being too bothered about who wins. This is the first time for years that I've backed anyone. Go for it Judd!!!
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Post by Panda on Apr 29, 2011 22:53:12 GMT 1
My "investment" on Judd Trump at 40/1 is not looking so silly now is it! Just of interest, was it each way?
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Post by raliverpool on Apr 30, 2011 10:41:50 GMT 1
My "investment" on Judd Trump at 40/1 is not looking so silly now is it! Just of interest, was it each way? Nope, its a World Title win or £10 bust.
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Post by raliverpool on Apr 30, 2011 17:29:37 GMT 1
Ding Junhui (Chn) 15-17 Judd Trump (Eng)
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Post by suedehead on Apr 30, 2011 17:30:20 GMT 1
Ding Junhui (Chn) 15-17 Judd Trump (Eng)
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Post by Panda on Apr 30, 2011 20:22:01 GMT 1
A spectator was thrown out of the Higgins-Williams match during the final frame before the interval after heckling Higgins about last year's match-fixing scandal.
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Post by suedehead on Apr 30, 2011 20:27:28 GMT 1
A spectator was thrown out of the Higgins-Williams match during the final frame before the interval after heckling Higgins about last year's match-fixing scandal. The way the commentators initially tried to pretend nothing was happening was ridiculous. Obviously they didn't want to draw too much attention to someone repeating allegations which have been proven false but to say nothing at all was just daft.
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Post by Panda on Apr 30, 2011 20:34:00 GMT 1
A spectator was thrown out of the Higgins-Williams match during the final frame before the interval after heckling Higgins about last year's match-fixing scandal. The way the commentators initially tried to pretend nothing was happening was ridiculous. Obviously they didn't want to draw too much attention to someone repeating allegations which have been proven false but to say nothing at all was just daft. Actually I don't think anything was proven false, per se. Some say Higgins got off quite lightly as the authorities placed most of the blame on his then manager. Generally, I think BBC's coverage has been very poor in this tournament. Nowhere near enough live coverage on BBC2 - an over-reliance on the red button. They had text commentary on the website but only when Ronnie was playing... Also a lack of interesting features during the mid-session intervals. The classic shots thing that ran for two weeks looked like it had most of the fun edited out of it.
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Post by suedehead on Apr 30, 2011 20:42:34 GMT 1
The lack of live coverage in the morning sessions has been disappointing. It's not as if the programmes they've shown instead have been up to much. Having said that the one advantage of the red button coverage is the lack of pointless drivel between frames. Brief discussions are OK but the other stuff is just annoying.
The commentators vary. I don't want to hear players referred to by juvenile nicknames. What's wrong with their real names? The same applies to the use of initials rather than names for their fellow commentators. Why do so many of them call all the players "boys"? And please stop banging on about bloody golf.
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Post by Panda on Apr 30, 2011 20:47:26 GMT 1
The commentators vary. I don't want to hear players referred to by juvenile nicknames. What's wrong with their real names? The same applies to the use of initials rather than names for their fellow commentators. Why do so many of them call all the players "boys"? And please stop banging on about bloody golf. Agreed. Ken Doherty has been a good addition in recent years. Taylor, Virgo and Thorne are OK. Neal Foulds is under-used, as is Clive Everton these days. Not a fan of John Parrott as a commentator or Terry Griffiths. I'm sure Stephen Hendry will make a permanent transition once his playing days are over. I haven't watched any of Eurosport's coverage but they've had Alan McManus, who apparently did a very good job.
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Post by raliverpool on Apr 30, 2011 20:55:17 GMT 1
The way the commentators initially tried to pretend nothing was happening was ridiculous. Obviously they didn't want to draw too much attention to someone repeating allegations which have been proven false but to say nothing at all was just daft. Actually I don't think anything was proven false, per se. Some say Higgins got off quite lightly as the authorities placed most of the blame on his then manager. Generally, I think BBC's coverage has been very poor in this tournament. Nowhere near enough live coverage on BBC2 - an over-reliance on the red button. They had text commentary on the website but only when Ronnie was playing... Also a lack of interesting features during the mid-session intervals. The classic shots thing that ran for two weeks looked like it had most of the fun edited out of it. I certainly agree that BBC's coverage has been poor, but what do you expect with a lack of spending on the tournament compared to previous years due to them being shafted by Murdoch Inc & the ConDems alliance. As for John Higgins, he was rightly let off after a full investigation was conducted into the allegations by David Douglas - a former Metropolitan Police detective chief superintendent, because what the News Of The World did hiring a Russian acting like a mafioso type (like a sick version of those old Noel Edmonds Gotcha's if hosted by Frankie Boyle) when they were in the Ukraine surrounding by what they believed was a Russian mafia guy with two bodyguards in their hotel room in Kiev was blackmail and entrapment .... if I was a professional sportsman then I would have agreed to WTF to get out of there in one piece, especially as they ran the story the morning after he flew back into the UK to go straight to the hospital where his father was terminally ill with cancer, so he did not have time to let Barry Hearn and the snooker authorities know let alone speak to his wife ...... still there are still some brain dead Neanderthal zombies out there who still think the Hillsborough disaster was entirely down to Liverpool football hooligans; think Cheryl Cole is musically talented and think Simon Cowell is a musical genius who knows loads about music because The Sun/News Of The World says so ....
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Post by suedehead on Apr 30, 2011 20:57:26 GMT 1
Clive Everton is about 103 so probably can't do too long. Hendry has been doing a pretty good job so far. Steve Davis is good as long as he's not trying to crack jokes.
I preferred it back in the days when there was only one commentator who only said anything if there was something to say.
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Post by Panda on Apr 30, 2011 21:02:04 GMT 1
Clive Everton is about 103 so probably can't do too long. Hendry has been doing a pretty good job so far. Steve Davis is good as long as he's not trying to crack jokes. I preferred it back in the days when there was only one commentator who only said anything if there was something to say. Ted Lowe often didn't say much because he didn't really know anything about snooker...
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Post by raliverpool on Apr 30, 2011 21:14:49 GMT 1
When in doubt post a very funny youtube clip of Mitchell & Webb .....
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Post by raliverpool on Apr 30, 2011 21:32:23 GMT 1
John Higgins (Sco) 17 v 14 Mark Williams (Wal)
World Snooker has a fairytale final.
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Post by Panda on Apr 30, 2011 21:35:00 GMT 1
It should be a great final.
Sometimes we see players who have have always had the potential to be world class suddenly reach that level and that's what Trump's done, much like Shaun Murphy did a few years ago. Higgins has been the best player in the world for about three years and it completes a remarkable turnaround from 12 months ago.
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Post by suedehead on Apr 30, 2011 21:39:16 GMT 1
I'm looking forward to the final. Higgins ought to have the advantage as he's played in World finals before but Trump has won a tournament very recently.
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Post by Earl Purple on Apr 30, 2011 23:59:42 GMT 1
Ted Lowe is still alive, at the age of 90. Clive Everton is only 73...
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