(some random wiki-ing later) - Alex Higgins isn't dead? Well blow me down.
― FC Tom Tomsk Club (Merdeyeux), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 22:38 (fourteen years ago) link
He was in one of the papers the other week, in a sorry state. His teeth all fell out (as a result of his chemo or something iirc) and he can't eat properly and weighs something like 6st. He's living on benefits and is trying to somehow raise £20k to get his mouth fixed.
― mierda defensa ... no impedir ... espectador (onimo), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 23:20 (fourteen years ago) link
I have him in my dead pool, which tends to bestow immortality on folk (except last year's lot)
― ailsa, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 23:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Wasn't this big investigation into John Higgins and co supposed to be over in "weeks not months" about 3 weeks ago so the whole of Snooker's name could be cleared once and for all? What's the latest news re: that?
― StanM, Thursday, 20 May 2010 16:09 (fourteen years ago) link
3 weeks = weeks, not months
― this skit is ba-na-nas (onimo), Thursday, 20 May 2010 19:18 (fourteen years ago) link
*impatient*
― StanM, Thursday, 20 May 2010 19:21 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.espnstar.com/other-sports/news/detail/item442419/Hearn-assures-urgency-over-Higgins/
― this skit is ba-na-nas (onimo), Thursday, 20 May 2010 19:21 (fourteen years ago) link
:-)
― StanM, Thursday, 20 May 2010 19:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Luca Brecel, 15, is the youngest Belgian national champion ever (not the under-16 championship, the adult thing)
http://img.vandaag.be/tmp/450/350/r/articles/201005241811-1_luca-brecel-15-belgisch-kampioen-snooker.jpg
― StanM, Monday, 24 May 2010 17:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Always more talent if John Higgins is banned.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 24 May 2010 17:15 (fourteen years ago) link
that Brecel guy thrills and scares me. Check out his Youtube videos; dude's legit poised to take the fuck over
― acoleuthic, Monday, 24 May 2010 18:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Your chance to get in on the ground floor by updating his wikipedia entry. Typically, the one defeat mentioned is to Graeme Dott. Peter Ebdon's probably limbering up to piss on his world championship dreams.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 24 May 2010 21:51 (fourteen years ago) link
2010 ILE poetry CONTEST! unleash the narwhals
― acoleuthic, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 03:13 (fourteen years ago) link
15 year old Brecel just won the final of the european championship (the adult competition, he won the -19 championship last year). I don't think any British players competed (no prize money and rivalling organisations like in boxing, I guess).
Another Belgian, Wendy Jans, is the european women's champion again (I believe it's her fifth title) as well.
― StanM, Saturday, 5 June 2010 12:43 (fourteen years ago) link
How DOES this whole snooker world work re: rivalling organisations, btw? Nothing about this on the BBC's news-sport-snooker site.
― StanM, Saturday, 5 June 2010 12:49 (fourteen years ago) link
there was a picture of the nugget with will arnett and david cross on that will arnett tweeted the other day, major lols. Haud on and I shall find it ...
http://tweetphoto.com/25520717
― No disre but maryanne hobbs is peng trust me (jim in glasgow), Saturday, 5 June 2010 12:52 (fourteen years ago) link
on?
Are the BBC interviews in a greenhouse? Strange.
Also, Ronnie O' wanted to pull out and then changed his mind a day later :-/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/9457992.stm
― StanM, Sunday, 17 April 2011 15:38 (thirteen years ago) link
So yeah, it's on again! Sheffield! Crucible! That bloke who fuzzily talks through his beard going "lidl bit unlucky" all the time! etc etc! Woohoo!
― StanM, Sunday, 17 April 2011 15:39 (thirteen years ago) link
They make it look so easy.
― not_goodwin, Sunday, 17 April 2011 16:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Wow, were those posts about Ding upthread really six years ago already?
― StanM, Sunday, 17 April 2011 16:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Ronnie not doing too badly against Tommy Cooper there
― StanM, Monday, 18 April 2011 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
He looked good in the three frames I saw, though it looked as if his opponent was doing his best to set him up for a maxi at the start of every frame.
Maguire having a 'mare. Proper wasted talent that guy.
― THE MAN (onimo), Monday, 18 April 2011 19:37 (thirteen years ago) link
9-9 Higgins - O'Sullivan. This is great. Guess everyone is gonna watch Barca - Madrid
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 27 April 2011 18:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Expecting Judd Trump to falter at some point. Not happening so far.
7-4 ahead of Ding.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 April 2011 10:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Only half watching - I keep seeing Ding in winning positions then go back to find he's lost another frame. Both players look to be struggling to find form
― every day I'm (onimo), Friday, 29 April 2011 12:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Both were not morning persons. The evening session was blow-for-blow high breaks.
Now Higgins - Williams is also a tad scrappy this morning, but they share the first four frames: 11-9 Williams
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 30 April 2011 10:20 (thirteen years ago) link
11-11. Incredible fight back by John - on yesterday's session Mark was so good but John is so resilient.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 30 April 2011 11:10 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
btwfuck off john higgins― sorry for british (country matters), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 23:44 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalinkresilience― the innermost wee guy (onimo), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 23:48 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalinkresilience can fuck itself― sorry for british (country matters), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 23:50 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
fuck off john higgins
― sorry for british (country matters), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 23:44 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
resilience
― the innermost wee guy (onimo), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 23:48 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
resilience can fuck itself
― sorry for british (country matters), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 23:50 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― every day I'm (onimo), Saturday, 30 April 2011 11:33 (thirteen years ago) link
That's crazy. Williams launched an assault yesterday - the tables can turn but he needed to steal a frame or two. Now its Williams who is taking on tough pots instead of playing safe when required.
12-11 John. Betting this will go all the way. Won't bet against World title no4 for Higgins.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 30 April 2011 11:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Higgins about to steal the final frame of the session..
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 30 April 2011 11:47 (thirteen years ago) link
No doubts about that: 13-11
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 30 April 2011 11:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Who's this Trump kid, he's doing well.
― not_goodwin, Saturday, 30 April 2011 14:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Judd's done it!
― StanM, Saturday, 30 April 2011 16:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Poor Ding
― StanM, Saturday, 30 April 2011 16:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah,wanted ding to win.All in all, great snooker from the both of them.
― not_goodwin, Saturday, 30 April 2011 17:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Trump is great. People mentioned Jimmy White because of some of the huge cue power (and exuberance by putting it on show often) and I'd agree.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 30 April 2011 19:24 (thirteen years ago) link
i liked that he couldn't quite keep from smiling towards the end of the colours on the final frame. and then saying in the interview afterwards that his legs were giving way on him. i hope he can ride the wave to the title.
― nultybutnice (whatever), Saturday, 30 April 2011 19:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Higgins through after a cagey final session.
Love Trump to do this but Higgins is a killer of dreams -- can see him getting Trump into tactical battles and sinking him. Its just whether Trump could find the big breaks from 14 - 9 down.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 30 April 2011 20:33 (thirteen years ago) link
I missed the heckler - apparently the guy shouted "How did you swallow that £300,000 John? You're a disgrace to snooker!"
Higgins was lucky to stay in the match yesterday. He played much better today and Williams just kept letting him in. I think if Trump maintains his form he'll be strong enough to win. Higgins has had three long gruelling matches in a row and I think he'll run out of steam. I think I'll have a flutter on Trump to win by 3 or more frames.
― every day I'm (onimo), Saturday, 30 April 2011 20:37 (thirteen years ago) link
They will both have a bad session is all I predict.
― StanM, Saturday, 30 April 2011 20:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I didn't catch what the heckler said. Was wondering why the commentators weren't saying anything...and why was Williams smiling to himself after he was evicted?
I was also gonna say that Higgins has got a lot to prove after all that has happened. He has been through many tough matches but Trump has never been to this stage. xp
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 30 April 2011 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Scrappy stuff, but I can't see either of them suddenly taking off - I predict a decider
― StanM, Sunday, 1 May 2011 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Rapidly becoming a fan of Trump's spectacular style, though.
― StanM, Sunday, 1 May 2011 19:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, he's good, but a little too cocky.
― not_goodwin, Sunday, 1 May 2011 20:48 (thirteen years ago) link
So this Trump guy...
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 2 May 2011 11:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Onimo otm based on last night's session - Higgins looks spent really.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 2 May 2011 11:58 (thirteen years ago) link
First time I've watched more than 10 minutes of snooker for about 10 years.
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 2 May 2011 12:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Watched a bit of this last night, I was struck by how many of Trump's ridic long pots go right into the centre of the pockets. I ended up just betting Trump to win as my bookie didn't have a "more than 3 frames" thing, only had correct score books.
Higgins is twitching on long pots - beginning of the end of his career.
― abbottabadass (onimo), Monday, 2 May 2011 13:00 (thirteen years ago) link
BBC filler guy being sent to knock the players' dressing room doors wtf. This "let's get the boys on the baize" thing is no "ready to rumble" is it?
― abbottabadass (onimo), Monday, 2 May 2011 13:07 (thirteen years ago) link