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shame, feel sorry for Ken, but Williams seems a funny chap and pretty decent.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 5 May 2003 21:17 (twenty years ago) link

great match: i wished ken won really. Mark has been the best player. he trashed everybody on the way to the final and is world no1. and he knocked stephen hendry out so he's fine with me.

''is that the conway hall thing you went to?''

yup.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 5 May 2003 21:19 (twenty years ago) link

I always liked him. < /back-track>. haha, no, yeah, he did come off as a nice guy... More power to him and all that...

― Cozen (Cozen), Monday, 5 May 2003 21:20 (twenty years ago) link

yeah, after his comeback in the semis i thought his name was on the trophy. oh well, it was a good game, and i quite like williams, too.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 5 May 2003 21:20 (twenty years ago) link

I'm a right tool when it comes to snooker though (like most things, I suppose) in that I really like Stephen Hendry and really hate (HATE!) Ronnie O'Sullivan.

― Cozen (Cozen), Monday, 5 May 2003 21:23 (twenty years ago) link

I like ronnie and i don't hate stephen (though many do) BUT i don't want him to win more world titles.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 5 May 2003 21:36 (twenty years ago) link

Ronnie O'Sullivan makes me think of the pig's head, goading me, making me stupid.

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 5 May 2003 21:39 (twenty years ago) link

wah! ronnie is great and should win more world titles. you are just jealous of his talent. bunch of hataz!

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 5 May 2003 21:41 (twenty years ago) link

ppl hate ronnie cos he's an arrogant prick, but yes, he is entertaining.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 5 May 2003 22:17 (twenty years ago) link

Ronnie O'Sullivan is like a modern day Michael Corleone.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 5 May 2003 22:29 (twenty years ago) link

come on Jimmy!

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 01:05 (twenty years ago) link

Reserve your hatred for John Parrott. Supposed to be funny, but just comes across as self-absorbed, unnatural on TV and, dare I say it, blown away by Steve Davis in terms of TV presentation.

― Daniel (dancity), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 16:59 (twenty years ago) link

We need better snooker coverage here in the states. The kids don't even know how it works here.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 17:03 (twenty years ago) link

Wot no Cabbage?

I enjoyed 'Frame Academy' very much indeed. It put the 'OO' back into snooker for a few minutes, especially Steve Davis's elasticated balls.

I also enjoyed the odd glimpse of Terry Griffiths.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 08:39 (twenty years ago) link

R O'Sullivan is signing his books in Borders round the corner from me tonight, and his lingerie emporium is v.near where I work. It's Ronnie's world, I just live in it.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 09:06 (twenty years ago) link

Ronnie O'Sullivan is everything.

― Alex K (Alex K), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 09:52 (twenty years ago) link

nine months pass...

bum-di-bum-bum-bump!

o'sullivan vs hunter 8:7 ...and 4 more to go, eh? or less, meh?
(it is live on eurosport, innit?)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:32 (twenty years ago) link

...the masters...

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:33 (twenty years ago) link

what is with these dudes' hair??

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:37 (twenty years ago) link

like, long?

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:38 (twenty years ago) link

they saw me and thought 'heeey!'

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:39 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.worldsnooker.com/snooker_media_centre/masters04/story_images/ma15_sm.JPG

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:40 (twenty years ago) link

and o'sullivan kinda looks like nick cave.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:41 (twenty years ago) link

uuu-mmm... not quite

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:43 (twenty years ago) link

sorry, I'm just peeved they don't carry this in america.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:44 (twenty years ago) link

oh, it's now 9:7 to o'mullivann...

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:47 (twenty years ago) link

I've not watched snooker for a while. What's happened to O'Sullivan's bowlcut?

Also these are a couple of sexy shits, eh?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:54 (twenty years ago) link

I mean, I imagine someone making smartass comments, esp about the blond one...

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:56 (twenty years ago) link

But if it was a foul leading to a free-ball in some dim alleyway, I bet you'd force him to play again, eh?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:57 (twenty years ago) link

Whatever.

They're both pretty great.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:57 (twenty years ago) link

Ew. Hunter looks about twelve and has one of David Beckhams's old haircuts. This does not sexy make :(

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O'Sullivan's post-therapy interviews are a mind-boggling wonder of pop-psychology-speak (well, the only one I saw this week anyway).

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 8 February 2004 22:59 (twenty years ago) link

...9:8 now, with 18th under way

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:00 (twenty years ago) link

Ain't that entertainment -- 9:9, uhhhhh!

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:29 (twenty years ago) link

That was some red, eh?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:42 (twenty years ago) link

This could be Hunter's chance now, I reckon.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:44 (twenty years ago) link

We should commentate. You be Willie Thorne.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:44 (twenty years ago) link

I'm thingy from the Jim Davidson show. With the beard.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:45 (twenty years ago) link

I don't think Hunter can win the frame at this visit.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:45 (twenty years ago) link

What will he do here?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:45 (twenty years ago) link

Not bad. Nothing left on here.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:46 (twenty years ago) link

Lots of balls near the cushions (I'm plagiarising here).

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:46 (twenty years ago) link

What does that mean, Willie?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:47 (twenty years ago) link

WHAT A MISS!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:47 (twenty years ago) link

HE'S LEFT IT!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:47 (twenty years ago) link

MATCH-WINNING CHANCE!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:47 (twenty years ago) link

THE BLONDE GIRL COVERS EYES!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:48 (twenty years ago) link

NEEDS A KISS! HE'S GOT THE KISS!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:48 (twenty years ago) link

Well done that kid :)

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:48 (twenty years ago) link

paul wins.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:48 (twenty years ago) link

IT'S OVER!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Sunday, 8 February 2004 23:48 (twenty years ago) link

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you love to see it.

― Fizzles, Monday, 1 May 2023 21:07 (one year ago) link

Great tournament

― nxd, Monday, 1 May 2023 21:09 (one year ago) link

heartwarming stuff

― ledge, Monday, 1 May 2023 21:10 (one year ago) link

Fantastic!

Another one I can't stand is Hazel Irvine. Imagine going through all that and then you've got this idiot to deal with.

― Eyeball Kicks, Monday, 1 May 2023 21:13 (one year ago) link

what a nice chap

― imago, Monday, 1 May 2023 21:15 (one year ago) link

he didn't get Selbied, so now he's getting Hazeled.

― StanM, Monday, 1 May 2023 21:16 (one year ago) link

What's the Selby and Vicky thing?

― Covfefe and TV (ken c), Monday, 1 May 2023 21:18 (one year ago) link

That was weird. I know Selby has spoken of mental health issues.

― xyzzzz__, Monday, 1 May 2023 21:19 (one year ago) link

I recall one year when Selby won it and was visibly depressed throughout the whole post-match, he clearly has his demons, but it feels like this is physical health maybe

Here's to more snooker like how Brecel and Si play it

― imago, Monday, 1 May 2023 21:25 (one year ago) link

he bounced back from a serious burnout iirc

― StanM, Monday, 1 May 2023 21:25 (one year ago) link

seven months pass...

I watched the Ronnie Amazon documentary, *The Edge of Everything*. I have an instinctive emotional response to Ronnie at the best of times and found this moving - particularly as the whole thing is inevitably organised around the central wound of his dad's imprisonment. Curious to note how similar Ronnie's story is to Beckham's (whose name is on the credits as an executive producer) - how driven they both are by strong father figures and how both seem to seek father figures in their lives, albeit in Ronnie's case, the father figures seem generally more benevolent (Ronnie Wood, Damien Hirst, Jimmy White and his psychologist Steve Peters).

On the downside, it doesn't need to be the best part of two hours, and the snooker on show is oddly neutered. There's lots of Ronnie self-analysing in hotel rooms. I liked the use of the close mic during in the 2022 World Championships; there are times when you can hear the squeak of his shoes amid the muttering and cursing.

― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Saturday, 9 December 2023 15:14 (four months ago) link

four months pass...

No fucking way this is happening

― xyzzzz__, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:43 (three days ago) link

Mark Allen 62 break misses the final red. Higgins pots a double and clears up to win the decider.

Bastard.

― xyzzzz__, Monday, 29 April 2024 21:49 (three days ago) link

what a finale

― LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Monday, 29 April 2024 21:52 (three days ago) link

kyren will do him in the QF

― LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Monday, 29 April 2024 21:57 (three days ago) link

Really hope so.

Gutted for Allen

― xyzzzz__, Monday, 29 April 2024 22:06 (three days ago) link

Jak Jones smacked Judd Trump. Good on the lad: 13-9.

Reached the QF last year. Reminds of Graham Dirt in that he really is a matchplay specialist.

― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 12:28 (yesterday) link

Wilson has been dominating Higgins. Was 9-4 up but Higgins is coming back on him 9-6 (last frame won on the black). Last frame of ten session

― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 12:29 (yesterday) link

Graham *Dott

― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 12:29 (yesterday) link

Prefer Graham Dirt, a kind of nice guy punk name.

― I've left the box of soup near your shoes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 12:36 (yesterday) link

I've not paid attention to the snooker in years do I didn't even know Higgins was still playing.

― I've left the box of soup near your shoes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 12:37 (yesterday) link

Higgins/Allen was a fantastic match

― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 12:48 (yesterday) link

higgins match percolating nicely

― LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 12:54 (yesterday) link

higgins celtic fan against kyren wilson english. sorry I can only support the wizard here, match fixing be damned

― LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 12:55 (yesterday) link

I'd support Maguire against Gilbert but it's not looking good rn

― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 13:13 (yesterday) link

Reading Dott's wiki page:

Dott supports Rangers[62] and paraded his World Championship trophy at Ibrox, their home ground, during half-time of Rangers' final league match against Hearts on 7 May 2006.

― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 13:17 (yesterday) link

Ronnie was just getting going when he got to 8-6.

Bingham produced a century and a 82 break. 8-8. Should be a cracker tonight

― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 16:38 (yesterday) link

shame i missed the finale of Trump vs Jones, the last few frames last night were great

― Bitchin Doutai (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 16:40 (yesterday) link

ah fkn telt ye

― LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 20:03 (yesterday) link

Yup

― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 20:04 (yesterday) link

Been watching Bingham Ronnie its been terrific but Bingham is just pulling away now. 12 - 10

― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 20:05 (yesterday) link

bingham’s cooking

― LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 20:06 (yesterday) link

Omg..

― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 20:21 (yesterday) link

Just came here to post that, holy shit this frame

― Bitchin Doutai (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 20:25 (yesterday) link

Awesome ending, fucking hell

― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 20:28 (yesterday) link

just a little bit gutted we didn't get more but by rights Ronnie should never have had a shout in that last one

― Bitchin Doutai (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 20:30 (yesterday) link

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