2017 Masters

[PatBlock]

....he actually just said ok and left....

That is priceless, can you imagine the stink some other pros would've caused. :nightmare:

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[gavpowell]

Fu's game always used to irritate me - the lack of cue power making him struggle to put breaks together at times. He played very well to beat Ron in the Northern Ireland Trophy but I never warmed to him. Then in the last season or so he's changed his cue action and is a completely different player - aggressive, superb long-potter and still deadly accurate. If he beats Ron I think I'd rather he won the whole tournament - really classy guy.

[ADR147]

No,, practiced next to him . Very daunting to say the least ! He must have wondered what game I was playing .......as it certainly wasn't snooker !!!

What a lack of bottle - next time I am in I will ask him if he needs a start!

[ADR147]

Years back he was playing Ronnie at the Sands centre in Carlisle and came to the club to practice,it was him and his dad and asked if he could play for a bit, the lady behind the counter asked if he was a member and MF replied no, so she told him he wasn't getting in lol, he actually just said ok and left, a couple of lads were playing and luckily spotted him and ran into the car park to get him, this was before I played snooker but the lady is still ripped for it now, I won't mention her name but she knows who she is aye Heather. After the exhibition Marco came back to the club and invited her and her hubby down to the world champs, free tickets on him! Pure class that fella. I always wonder if he remembers it, he can't have been thrown out of to many clubs in his lifetime.

good story that one!

[ADR147]

Fu's game always used to irritate me - the lack of cue power making him struggle to put breaks together at times. He played very well to beat Ron in the Northern Ireland Trophy but I never warmed to him. Then in the last season or so he's changed his cue action and is a completely different player - aggressive, superb long-potter and still deadly accurate. If he beats Ron I think I'd rather he won the whole tournament - really classy guy.

It would surprise me even with the luck ronnie is having so far is fu does not win.

[gavpowell]

It would surprise me even with the luck ronnie is having so far is fu does not win.

Depends though - Fu gave Trump three if not four frames by missing frame ball, so it would only need a focused and reasonably fluent O'Sullivan to take advantage. Unfortunately, I think Ronnie is a bit jittery now every major win sets or equals a record.

[ADR147]

Depends though - Fu gave Trump three if not four frames by missing frame ball, so it would only need a focused and reasonably fluent O'Sullivan to take advantage. Unfortunately, I think Ronnie is a bit jittery now every major win sets or equals a record.

ronnies cue action has taken a dive recently - too high at the back and too much movement - i am amazed he is doing as well as he is.

[Slasher]

ronnies cue action has taken a dive recently - too high at the back and too much movement - i am amazed he is doing as well as he is.

I noticed lately he makes a lot of adjustments while down on the shot, for most we know that is a no no but he gets away with it most of the time.

[leem]

Ronnie missed a lot against Robertson today and if he does so against Marco Fu then the way Fu is mopping up then i doubt he will win

[Neil Taperell]

After reading the paper this morning , and no matter what you think of Mark Allen . Its disgusting that someone walked up to him during the match and
swore at him and called him a disgrace .
I also see that Marco got abused by someone and they got ejected .

Not snooker fans in my book .

[DeanH]

After reading the paper this morning , and no matter what you think of Mark Allen . Its disgusting that someone walked up to him during the match and
swore at him and called him a disgrace .
I also see that Marco got abused by someone and they got ejected .

Not snooker fans in my book .

Allen - was that when he turned round behind him when on the shot? I saw him smile at the ref.
Did not see the Fu incident.
Which paper?

[DeanH]

ronnies cue action has taken a dive recently - too high at the back and too much movement - i am amazed he is doing as well as he is.

I noticed lately he makes a lot of adjustments while down on the shot, for most we know that is a no no but he gets away with it most of the time.

He has been doing this for sometime now; feet fidgeting, resetting of bridge hand, whole upper body bobbing up and down as he feathers, but when he draws back he does seem to be still on the shot.
I wonder if it is a conscious thing or something that has crept into his setup?

[Neil Taperell]

Allen - was that when he turned round behind him when on the shot? I saw him smile at the ref.
Did not see the Fu incident.
Which paper?

Allen was sat down between frames and the Fu ine was mentioned by Neal Foulds on Eurosport . 2nd frame i think it was .

The only paper worth reading........The Sun !!! ......It was a quote by Allen as well .

[Billy]

Have you noticed players don't simply miss these days? They either 'decelerate' or 'quit on the shot'

[DeanH]

Have you noticed players don't simply miss these days? They either 'decelerate' or 'quit on the shot'

or "get a bad contact"