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Originally Posted by spike View PostCongratulations to Robertson. I'm not going to get carried away and say he is in with a very good chance of winning the World's after his performance this week at The Masters as so much can happen from now till April, but he looks to be back to something like his best which makes him a very dangerous player.....its not called potting its called snooker. Quote: WildJONESEYE
"Its called snooker not potting" Quote: Rory McLeod
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Originally Posted by PatBlock View PostHope we'll be seeing you before then daffie! We've got the Championship League, the German Masters, the Welsh Open, the World Open, PTC finals, and the China Open all to come before the big one.
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And yes, you are absolutely right of course, much to come untill the WC. I have to say that it's fantastic to see Eurosport air just about every snooker event. Being in The Netherlands I would have been dependent upon bbc coverage, which is the big events only.
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Yeah that's something I really admire in Sean, always full of praise for the other players and everything else. A class-act as they say.
There was a time though when he asked the ref for a frame deduction against Maquire for taking too much time or something I remember. I felt that to be rather unsportsmanlike of him back then, and I would feel the same way now. But I'm not sure...maybe there was a good enough reason for asking the letter of the law to be applied there?
But he has grown up as well, and takes life less seriously it seems...and really enjoys his snooker. In short...he has changed for the better.
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Originally Posted by daffie View Post
And yes, you are absolutely right of course, much to come untill the WC. I have to say that it's fantastic to see Eurosport air just about every snooker event. Being in The Netherlands I would have been dependent upon bbc coverage, which is the big events only.Winner of 2011 Masters Fantasy game......
Winner of 2011 World Championship Fantasy game.......
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Originally Posted by daffie View PostThere was a time though when he asked the ref for a frame deduction against Maquire for taking too much time or something I remember.
Maguire forgot his chalk and "had" to go and get it before they started, even though the rules state both players should be ready to start or the player will be deducted a frame. Murphy did raise the issue with the referee (Murphy was organised and ready to start, why couldn't Maguire be?) and the rules do state he be awarded the frame...
I remember it annoyed Maguire, who (when asked about it) shrugged it off, then came out with "oh well, I don't want to be a a fat world champion" or something like that, and the spat has rumbled on since then.
(Murphy should just have responded along the lines of - You don't want to be a fat world champion?? Don't worry, you won't be!" )
I quite like Murphy. He seems genuine, is a great break builder, and wants to be known for what he does on the table, than what he says on twitter. Good luck to him.
Well played to Robertson though. He played the game with his head as well as his cue this week, and it paid off for him. He is always a potential winner of every tournament he is in, and on form, can be near impossible to stop.If you want to play the pink, but you're hampered by the red, you could always try to play the brown!
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Originally Posted by deant1982 View PostI think there was some ill feeling before that happened, but what I recall is -
Maguire forgot his chalk and "had" to go and get it before they started, even though the rules state both players should be ready to start or the player will be deducted a frame. Murphy did raise the issue with the referee (Murphy was organised and ready to start, why couldn't Maguire be?) and the rules do state he be awarded the frame...
I remember it annoyed Maguire, who (when asked about it) shrugged it off, then came out with "oh well, I don't want to be a a fat world champion" or something like that, and the spat has rumbled on since then.
(Murphy should just have responded along the lines of - You don't want to be a fat world champion?? Don't worry, you won't be!" )
I quite like Murphy. He seems genuine, is a great break builder, and wants to be known for what he does on the table, than what he says on twitter. Good luck to him.
Well played to Robertson though. He played the game with his head as well as his cue this week, and it paid off for him. He is always a potential winner of every tournament he is in, and on form, can be near impossible to stop.
Anyway, I agree - I thought Robertson played an excellent match although I agree with his comments about Murphy having a rough run of the ball in the first session. It just wasn't quite Murphy's day but he was just a bit poorer than Robertson on the day.
I do like watching matches where I'm a pretty firm neutral so don't care who wins! Slightly glad that it didn't go to the wire purely because I wouldn't have got home till 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning!
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Originally Posted by deant1982 View PostI think there was some ill feeling before that happened, but what I recall is -
Maguire forgot his chalk and "had" to go and get it before they started, even though the rules state both players should be ready to start or the player will be deducted a frame. Murphy did raise the issue with the referee (Murphy was organised and ready to start, why couldn't Maguire be?) and the rules do state he be awarded the frame...
I remember it annoyed Maguire, who (when asked about it) shrugged it off, then came out with "oh well, I don't want to be a a fat world champion" or something like that, and the spat has rumbled on since then.
(Murphy should just have responded along the lines of - You don't want to be a fat world champion?? Don't worry, you won't be!" )
I quite like Murphy. He seems genuine, is a great break builder, and wants to be known for what he does on the table, than what he says on twitter. Good luck to him.
Well played to Robertson though. He played the game with his head as well as his cue this week, and it paid off for him. He is always a potential winner of every tournament he is in, and on form, can be near impossible to stop.
Didn't think Murphy showed something that could be considered as a classy act.
Well, luckily, the tension between those two cooled off a bit in recent times.
It's not about being utmost perfect. It's more about getting over these little things here and there. And if Murphy and Maguire found a way to get over this somehow, I would consider both as gentlemen.All the way Mark J!!
I understand nothing from snooker. - Dedicated to jrc750!
Winner of the German Masters 2011 Lucky Dip
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Originally Posted by montoya10 View PostI remember that quite well. Actually, I had been on Maguire's side for that one.
Didn't think Murphy showed something that could be considered as a classy act.
Originally Posted by montoya10 View PostWell, luckily, the tension between those two cooled off a bit in recent times.
It's not about being utmost perfect. It's more about getting over these little things here and there. And if Murphy and Maguire found a way to get over this somehow, I would consider both as gentlemen.If you want to play the pink, but you're hampered by the red, you could always try to play the brown!
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