Etiquette in local league snooker

[Borselino]

The people saying grow a pair obviously have there pair in there mouth as they talk complete b****cks why would someone who enjoys the game get banned cause someone else is a tool, but I think that people who have to play up to win are not good enough or not as good as they think they are to have to behave in this way to win, on the other hand if possible try and keep your head and beat them they might realise it don't get them anywhere and you one will feel even better about the win and two it would be better to report after a win I don't think it is always sour grapes but some people do.

have to echo these comments although never a problem 15 years ago when i played would have been banned for this sort of stuff

[andy carson]

not everyone good at doing that and its a thursday night out should not have to put up with minority behaviour

dont get personal doesnt look good on you.

and FYI when i am playing i respect the opponent and the table and either sit or stand away from it out of line of sight on the shot they are taking etc.

is it my fault if someone hasnt go the mental capability to block out distractions while playing and not let others actions get to them,

still not been answered, i bet this thread wouldnt be here if he had won.

[martj]

dont get personal doesnt look good on you.

and FYI when i am playing i respect the opponent and the table and either sit or stand away from it out of line of sight on the shot they are taking etc.

is it my fault if someone hasnt go the mental capability to block out distractions while playing and not let others actions get to them,

still not been answered, i bet this thread wouldnt be here if he had won.

Yes the thread would have been up had I won. Question answered.

[tommo146]

dont get personal doesnt look good on you.

and FYI when i am playing i respect the opponent and the table and either sit or stand away from it out of line of sight on the shot they are taking etc.

is it my fault if someone hasnt go the mental capability to block out distractions while playing and not let others actions get to them,

still not been answered, i bet this thread wouldnt be here if he had won.

You dont see players in the pro game having to put up with it they get warned by referees or any noisy spectators are removed to why should you put up with it in an amateur arena win or lose it it not acceptable!

[pottr]

You dont see players in the pro game having to put up with it they get warned by referees or any noisy spectators are removed to why should you put up with it in an amateur arena win or lose it it not acceptable!

Livelihoods are at stake there though my friend.

You get this in all leagues, whatever the standard. Just shake the *****'s hand before and after the game and don't worry a toss about it.

I doubt very much he's even thinking about it now... coz most morons don't care before, during or after.

Chin up.

[vmax4steve]

The worst thing at the moment for us in our League , is players constantly on mobile phones or tablets checking Football scores or what ever else they do on them . They sit there with their faces lit up like Xmas trees !

We have a rule of no phones etc but no one sticks to it .

The last thing i want is my Mrs texting me ....its 3 Hours with no outside world contact , how hard can it be ?? What did we do before these devices .

Hear Hear,
bloody things are like penises for some youngsters, forever playing with them.

I once had some dumb git playing up to his mates when he was playing me, cheering and fist pumping everytime he made a pot and I must admit it bothered me greatly at the time. He beat me as I had to give him 40+ start as well as contending with his outbursts. When I shook his hand after the frame I gripped his hand real tight, pulled him towards me and said,
"If I ever play you again and you behave like that, you and I will be taking a walk into the alley outside, do you understand ?"

The wrong thing to do I know but it worked and he didn't do it again.

My mate has a better way of dealing with it, he shakes their hands and says,

"You're a good player mate, but you've got no class."

[bluenose1940]

"bloody things are like penises for some youngsters, forever playing with them"

"If I ever play you again and you behave like that, you and I will be taking a walk into the alley outside, do you understand ?"

Like it!!

P.S. Just wondering though if it should be 'Penii' - lol

[jb134]

These things are not really snooker issues. They are common courtesy issues. The decline of common courtesy throughout society is widespread. As a general rule ignorant, ill mannered people, were generally just too thick to educate. Unfortunately although that's still the case, people who should know, or should have been educated better now display the same behaviour patterns.

As for tablets, mobiles etc, it's quite incredible how anyone can expect to concentrate on anything else whilst using one.

[CfcMicky]

Had a similar problem last week at a club in London with a bloke at the next table. Same old nonsense and I kept missing my shots but tried to take no notice though I was boiling up inside- everytime he made a noise or done anything at all I got even more p'ed off, when suddenly it came straight out of my mouth "I'm gonna slap that c*#t in a minute."

I think by the tone of my voice that he knew I meant it at the time and he left the club shortly after. There was no way he didn't hear me (infact everyone in earshot flippin heard me) and I wished after that I had kept my cool, bit my bottom lip and just got on with it. Who's the idiot now??? Me!

I was also wondering once I chilled out if he was waiting for me outside to give me a slap but he wasn't. Thank f*#k!

Point is; I made matters worse for myself really and lost because I couldn't settle down: I'd raised my adrenalin levels, my hands were shaking, my knees were turning to jelly and were knocking, my heart thumped faster, my stomach was in a mess and I couldn't play and lost the frame to someone who had not played in years.

Think I've learned a lesson from that one tbh. In future I will just have a kind word instead with the person. No more stooping to their level and set myself higher standards in the future!