2024 UK Championship

[Cue crafty]

I'd love to see Jackson beat Allen today, can't really believe it will happen, but I do love Pages effortless style when he's playing well.

[snookerfollower]

Neither of this afternoons matches look like particularly great matches. Not sure which one I'll watch.

[vmax]

Xintong nowhere near his qualifying form, I think he got the vibe from Murphy that a cheater shouldn't be there on the first handshake and grimace on Murphy's face plus the fist pump after the first frame which was quite unneccessary.
I hope Xintong learns from this and puts Murphy resolutely and securely in his place the next time they meet, those without sin should cast the first stone.

Milkins last night was on and off like Shaun Murphy's fridge light, he needs to knuckle down and get a nice pause in before his delivery stroke or it will only get worse, it won't get better on its own.

[DeanH]

I'll probably watch the Allen/Page; don't know what it is but I just don't want to watch Carter/Ryan. 🤷♂️

[snookerfollower]

Xintong nowhere near his qualifying form, I think he got the vibe from Murphy that a cheater shouldn't be there on the first handshake and grimace on Murphy's face plus the fist pump after the first frame which was quite unneccessary.
I hope Xintong learns from this and puts Murphy resolutely and securely in his place the next time they meet, those without sin should cast the first stone.

Milkins last night was on and off like Shaun Murphy's fridge light, he needs to knuckle down and get a nice pause in before his delivery stroke or it will only get worse, it won't get better on its own.

Murphy has literally said he sees Xintong differently to the other players involved in the scandal and it's a good thing for the sport to have him back. I don't expect him to give Yan Bingtao the same sort of praise though when he eventually returns.

Just as the game was recovering from the scandal it's a bad look to be inviting people back who were implicated in it.