McManusisms

[gavpowell]

As snooker has its very own phrasemaker, I thought I'd collect the various coinages by Alan McManus. Contributions please

"He's got the heart of a Kalahari lion!"

"Smooth seas don't make skilled sailors."

"As fertile a place as the Crucible garden is, sometimes it takes the brightest flower to bloom."

[jrc750]

"It's like locking horns with a Highland stag"

[presprout]

More spin than a backbench MP.

[DeanH]

I hope BBC does a montage of them

[Nifty50]

Pots balls better than your granny makes soup.

Wowzer! Thats a beezer!

[snookerball]

More spin than a backbench MP.

I missed that one, absolutely brilliant.

[Cue crafty]

More softly than a Butterfly landing with sore feet.

[mcsilks]

He's the Sid Waddell of snooker.

[narl]

He's the Sid Waddell of snooker.

Ever hear Sid Waddell commentating on the American pool? Christ it was terrible.

[snookerball]

Ever hear Sid Waddell commentating on the American pool? Christ it was terrible.

On a barely related tangent (any excuse to post this), Murray Walker would be a great snooker commentator...

https://youtu.be/zl-oAsDCGNA

[fkhan]

I don't recall any specific lines from him but he is my favourite.

Top 10 greatest players of all time here, up for discussions.

https://youtu.be/FYP655z1ryo

[Billy]

You have to hear this in full-on accent to appreciate it, but he cracks me up when a player misses a pot with his, "No, sir!"

[gavpowell]

You have to hear this in full-on accent to appreciate it, but he cracks me up when a player misses a pot with his, "No, sir!"

I like the Scottish ones he comes out with - I didn't think anyone actually said "jings!"

[mikeyd100]

Absolutely legendary is McManus's Commentary.
Another thing he says is calling the ref "Ollie" - Olivier Marteel.

[Nifty50]

My heart leapt like a River Dee salmon. Quote from a previous tournament.

PS. The river Dee is in Scotland and is famed for its salmon fishing.