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2017 World Snooker Championship

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    #152
    ziggyman17
    Registered Users Posts: 1,415 ✭✭✭ziggyman17


    I cannot stand John Higgins..........should have been banned for life from the game...........


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    #153
    Joe_ Public
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    If you think Higgins should have got a life ban then I guess you'd have to think Stephen Lee, who actually was caught match fixing, got off lightly with 10 years or whatever it was. Should probably have got life imprisonment at a minimum!


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    #154
    Frankie Lee
    Registered Users Posts: 3,285 ✭✭✭Frankie Lee


    An in form Higgins is almost as unbeatable as in form Ronnie O'Sullivan. The biggest question with both of them is if they can keep their form up for another 3 long games which might be tough at their age.


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    #155
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Higgins is really up for this, hard to see a way back for Allen with the form he's in.


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    #156
    Frankie Lee
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    The murdoch scum manipulated the recordings to make it sound worse too. He was still in the wrong and was rightly punished but he didn't fix any games.


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    #157
    Inviere
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    ziggyman17 wrote: »
    I cannot stand John Higgins..........should have been banned for life from the game...........

    He was intentionally set up by a gutter rag, his only crime is not reporting it the minute he got off the plane. John is a legend of the game, and we're lucky to have him still producing quality like he's doing. Mark Allen on the other hand...moan, moan, moan...can't stand him

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    #158
    ziggyman17
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    Inviere wrote: »
    He was intentionally set up by a gutter rag, his only crime is not reporting it the minute he got off the plane. John is a legend of the game, and we're lucky to have him still producing quality like he's doing. Mark Allen on the other hand...moan, moan, moan...can't stand him

    rubbish... he sat there taking it all in while not knowing he was being filmed, he could and easily got up at anytime and told the briber to go **** himself, but he did not, him and his agent sat there greedily listening to the money they could earn by cheating...


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    #159
    Joe_ Public
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    Frankie Lee wrote: »
    The murdoch scum manipulated the recordings to make it sound worse too. He was still in the wrong and was rightly punished but he didn't fix any games.

    Yes. In a nutshell. Tiring how this same cr@p has to rear its ugly head at the same time every year.


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    #160
    Permabear
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    #161
    Inviere
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    ziggyman17 wrote: »
    rubbish... he sat there taking it all in while not knowing he was being filmed, he could and easily got up at anytime and told the briber to go **** himself, but he did not, him and his agent sat there greedily listening to the money they could earn by cheating...

    In a foreign country, alone, burly heads all over the place...said he felt very intimidated and I believe him. Don't take the version of the video at face value, it's been heavily edited to play into the media bias. He's a 4 time world champ and a millionaire, he'd zero need to get involved in match fixing, and had everything to lose by doing it. A gutter rag and greedy manager set him up

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    #162
    Joe_ Public
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    Permabear wrote: »
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    Thats true. I doubt he will be holding his breath for an invite onto the Legends tour anyway ;)


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    #163
    Gaoth Laidir
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    Permabear wrote: »
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    50 stone, more like


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    #164
    Permabear
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    #165
    bajer101
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    Stephen Lee is working out of China at the moment where he has set up a snooker academy.


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    #166
    Gaoth Laidir
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    Higgins 12:9 up now. He was 68:0 in that last frame but weren't there 3 or 4 reds left? Why didn't Allen come to the table? How many reds were there?


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    #167
    Joe_ Public
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    Gaoth Laidir wrote: »
    Higgins 12:9 up now. He was 68:0 in that last frame but weren't there 3 or 4 reds left? Why didn't Allen come to the table? How many reds were there?

    He'd gone in off, needed 3 snookers and I'm sure he'd stuck a red over a pocket too.

    Was a quality match. Just his safety wasn't good enough in the end, and that is frustrating because Allen could be a good safety player if he concentrated hard enough.


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    #168
    Permabear
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    #169
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Higgins was brilliant to watch tonight, if he keeps that form up he'll reach the final at the very least given he's on the easier side of the draw.


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    #170
    Peter File
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    Say Your Number wrote: »
    Higgins was brilliant to watch tonight, if he keeps that form up he'll reach the final at the very least given he's on the easier side of the draw.

    Wilson won't be a pushover in the Q/F


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    #171
    ArmaniJeanss
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    Commentators mentioned that the No1 seed (who plays his first game in full on the opening Saturday) usually starts his second round game on the Thursday, but this year Selbys second round game hasn't started until Saturday.
    But they didn't give a reason why.

    Has anyone seen an actual reason for this schedule this year?


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    #172
    Arthur Daley
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    Have a feeling Kyron Wilson will play either Ronnie or Selby in final. Which means it will be two different players there. Select at random.


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    #173
    Arthur Daley
    Registered Users Posts: 4,460 ✭✭✭Arthur Daley


    ArmaniJeanss wrote: »
    Commentators mentioned that the No1 seed (who plays his first game in full on the opening Saturday) usually starts his second round game on the Thursday, but this year Selbys second round game hasn't started until Saturday.
    But they didn't give a reason why.

    Has anyone seen an actual reason for this schedule this year?
    I think it just means Selby will play pretty much every day to monday week if he makes the final. Would think it's best to have a few breaks in play given how draining it gets in the semis and final


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    #174
    bajer101
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    ArmaniJeanss wrote: »
    Commentators mentioned that the No1 seed (who plays his first game in full on the opening Saturday) usually starts his second round game on the Thursday, but this year Selbys second round game hasn't started until Saturday.
    But they didn't give a reason why.

    Has anyone seen an actual reason for this schedule this year?


    Barry Hearn


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    #175
    ArmaniJeanss
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    Arthur Daley wrote: »
    I think it just means Selby will play pretty much every day to monday week if he makes the final. Would think it's best to have a few breaks in play given how draining it gets in the semis and final

    I know what it means - I was more just wondering if there was a good reason 'why' this particularly noticeable change has happened as they generally follow the exact same schedule every year. Not a big deal, just the kinda thing that bugs me.


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    #176
    BorneTobyWilde
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    Who is black guy playing Maguire, why does he have an ISIS patch on his shirt.


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    #177
    Baron Kurtz
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    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Who is black guy playing Maguire, why does he have an ISIS patch on his shirt.

    Don't want to take the bait but he's been a pro for many years, love.


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    Permabear
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    #179
    gitzy16v
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    .....I was hoping for Liang to face Ronnie...master and protege I think.


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    #180
    Brian?
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    I've seen a few comments about the BBC coverage on her. My advice is pay the money for the Eurosport player if you don't have it on your TV package. Almost every frame live and no John Virgo.

    they/them/theirs


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    #181
    gitzy16v
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,093 ✭✭✭gitzy16v


    Brian? wrote: »
    I've seen a few comments about the BBC coverage on her. My advice is pay the money for the Eurosport player if you don't have it on your TV package. Almost every frame live and no John Virgo.

    love the Eurosport coverage...its free on Virgin anyway...Jimmy White as a pundit!!!! I love Jimmy White.
    BBC bores me Ebdon on there now...I Like Hendry though...Jimmy,Ronnie and Colin Murray were drinking whiskey with lad from the rolling stones last year on air:D:D:D:D:D


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