The Masters 2016 10-17 January

[Billy]

me being the positive type, see the best in people - I think maybe the "please" is not picked up by the mic :wink:

Aye, maybes. And I meant 'extended', not 'extending'

I have wondered about that exactly. Would definitely be nice and like you say good manners to say please every once in a while. But then again...how many lords shower their butlers with 'pretty please' I wonder

Well there you go... it's not just me who's picked up on this.

[mikeyd100]

What's Allen been eating, he's gonna be as big as big Bill W soon. Not sure about that Captain Birdseye look either Mikey D, I mean MB.

He looks like he is trying to be a hipster and a pikey at the same time does our Allen
Know what im saying bolton-cueman .... ooops I mean barry

[mikeyd100]

Has anyone else noticed how few of the players use the word 'please' when addressing the referee? If the player is close to the ref when they make some request, the ref's mic picks them up, and so often it's "Clean the white." or "Extending rest."

Manners!

Good point that, a lot of the time the refs say thank you as well.
Shall we put it down to maybe the players are just in a hardcore concentration mode or am I being too generous?

[shmeeko69]

Shame Allen is a polar opposite to the player who downed Smurf. Night and day since the second frame. Weird how it goes.

That's Marc Allen for you and a player you'd never want to bet much money on. Him and MaGuire are two players that have loads of talent, but not fulfilled their potential

[gavpowell]

First couple of frames or so, I thought "This is a nicely poised match" Then I spent the rest of it watching ineptitude from both of them - so many silly misses, and Allen in particular unable to take his chances. No wonder Davis called him a Championship Player.

[strike101]

Amazing how inconsistent Allen is. I'm probably wrong but Allen strikes me as someone who has incredible talent but doesn't practice hard enough. He seems to moan and complain a lot. Hawkins on the other hand is clearly someone who worked incredibly hard at his game to get to where he is now. Much respect to bazza

It was a rotten match though truth be told. Pretty poor quality all round. We've had some high quality matches already though. Selby v Ronnie, Higgins v Liang and trump v maguire were pretty good

[Billy]

It was a rotten match though truth be told. Pretty poor quality all round.

Tomorrow's affy match should make up for this. Robbo Vs Trump is a mouth-watering prospect.

[mythman69]

Robbo Vs Trump is a mouth-watering prospect.

Totally agree. I can't wait.

[trains]

Hawkins could be moving into that big 4 or 5 type territory soon,he said after beating Perry that he can win the tournament,two impressive wins suggest he might be right.

[ADR147]

anybody can win this now but the winner of JH v SB will be a test for ronnie both are people he fears.

[gavpowell]

anybody can win this now but the winner of JH v SB will be a test for ronnie both are people he fears.

Does he fear Bingham? I know he lost to him in the worlds, got pushed close in the CoC, but I would have thought he'd be confident of beating Bingham if he played well, whereas Higgins has turned him over when he's been playing superbly.

[ADR147]

Does he fear Bingham? I know he lost to him in the worlds, got pushed close in the CoC, but I would have thought he'd be confident of beating Bingham if he played well, whereas Higgins has turned him over when he's been playing superbly.

stu turned him a few times of late.

[Ramon]

anybody can win this now but the winner of JH v SB will be a test for ronnie both are people he fears.

I actually see a match between ROS an JH , as a Final of this tournament.
Both top players and that would be a top match to watch .

[jonny66]

I actually see a match between ROS an JH , as a Final of this tournament.
Both top players and that would be a top match to watch .

Would be a great final, turning back the clocks a bit, but it's impossible, if Higgins wins today he plays Ronnie in the semis. My money's on a Higgins/Robertson final, Higgins to take the decider on the black.

[Ramon]

Would be a great final, turning back the clocks a bit, but it's impossible, if Higgins wins today he plays Ronnie in the semis. My money's on a Higgins/Robertson final, Higgins to take the decider on the black.

You'r right . Robertson / Higgins would also be a great match .
I did 20 mark with a m8 of mine on J Higgins. I hope he wins