World Championship discussion

[Blondie]

Look at John Parrott flying! A break of 68, and it's now 7-6.

Hi Maija,

..........great, and anyway, I'll say it too, "go JP, fly"...

[Maija]

Whee! Maguire is now 3-2 ahead

[Nina]

And more importantly, he will have our eternal gratitude for knocking out Murphy!!

You can say that again!!

[Ginger Freak]

You can say that again!!

And more importantly he will have our eternal gratitude for knocking out Murphy!!

[Ginger Freak]

And now Parrot needs a snooker with the blue on the table unless I am much mistaken

[nickdyr]

I feel so sorry for Maguire...
That terrible disease that makes impossible for him to wear the black tie...
Buhuuuu!

To me it is embarrising to disrespect tradition like he does!

[Maija]

To me it is embarrising to disrespect tradition like he does!

What? You don't honestly think snooker should let go of good players because of a clothing detail? If he can't play with it, it surely must be better that he plays without instead of not playing at all. It's a bow-tie, it's not the end of the world if he doesn't play with it.

That having been said - Mags is now 4-2 up He's nowhere near playing as well as he did in the first round, though, but there are a couple of sessions left to adjust.

[Ginger Freak]

I feel so sorry for Maguire...
That terrible disease that makes impossible for him to wear the black tie...
Buhuuuu!

To me it is embarrising to disrespect tradition like he does!

Maybe, but if having to wear a bow-tie means he cannot produce his best snooker, why should he be forced to?

[Nina]

100% pot success for Swail. Impressive!

[April madness]

mon the JP!

[nickdyr]

If you don´t think there should be rules for clothing, then I am with you.
BUT if there are rules, I think everyone should respect them.
And I can´t see how it can affect your play in such a great way IF YOU GIVE YOURSELF SOME TIME TO ADJUST TO IT.
But if you try it once and miss an easy pot and trows it away like a spoiled brat, then you don´t get my approval.
If everyone else through history of snooker could play with a bow-tie (and play better than spoiled Mac) why can´t he?

And I like preserve some tradition!

[Ginger Freak]

If you don´t think there should be rules for clothing, then I am with you.
BUT if there are rules, I think everyone should respect them.
And I can´t see how it can affect your play in such a great way IF YOU GIVE YOURSELF SOME TIME TO ADJUST TO IT.
But if you try it once and miss an easy pot and trows it away like a spoiled brat, then you don´t get my approval.
If everyone else through history of snooker could play with a bow-tie (and play better than spoiled Mac) why can´t he?

And I like preserve some tradition!

Yeah I agree with you tradition is important but Maguire apparently comes out in a rash if he wears a bow tie, the irritation that causes is not something you can just 'adjust to'

If someone had a clubbed foot and could only play comfortably whilst wearing trainers then he should be allowed to. He does have a doctors note don't forget, it's not just something he doesn't like doing

[Ginger Freak]

100% pot success for Swail. Impressive!

And yet he is losing 4-2

[Maija]

I doubt that he got a doctor to write him an excuse, that the WSA also accepted, if it was just "no, don't wanna, don't wanna". He did use to play with it earlier, but there is a medical reason why he does not do so any more, and I am perfectly fine with that. He is obviously capable of playing snooker at a high level, and should be allowed to do so.

I just had a right giggle at the audience, watching both games, listening to one, the audience nearly constantly went awwww ohhhh and aaaaah for a little while there.

Murphy v Parrot 8-7
Maguire v Swail 5-2

Edit: Swail did miss a long pot just after that piece of statistics, so not 100% anymore.

[Nina]

If a doctor says Maguire has a problem that justifies his not wearing a bow tie, I will pay more attention to that than tradition.

With JP only one frame behind, I am hoping for a spectacular finish by him that will send Murphy home!