Matthew Stevens can he return to form ?

[kir1]

For me its down to matthew if he practises hard he can do well like bahrain last year and uk championship where he beat ryan day easily and lost to marco fu who was in great form but he needs to practise hard i believe he can get back in the top 16 where he belongs

I agree to much playing poker! rather than playing snooker:snooker: also i think it depends on how much really wants it?

[gettingbetter]

I find Stevens an odd case.

He was never good enough to run with the big four - Hendry, O'Sullivan, Williams and Higgins, and you'd think that he'd be part of the lower echelon of players - Ebdon, Doherty. But with 174 career centuries, I'd think it would be appropiate to lump him in with players like Lee and MacManus; talented (albeit somewhat wasted) but just lacked something to run with the better players.

Fair enough things more than likely would of changed if he did win the WC, but even without that, he really hasn't won tournaments at a frequency like Doherty or Ebdon either.

After all that, I highly doubt the we'll see him back in the top 16.

[ADR147]

he will be back - talent says so.

[RocketRoy1983]

he will be back - talent says so.

I hope your right Andrew.

[RGCirencester]

he will be back - talent says so.

It seems a waste if he doesnt. Hes too good not to be up there.

[ADR147]

i usually am! - watch mark williams next year!

[RocketRoy1983]

i usually am! - watch mark williams next year!

Id love to see him back winning. I dont think he can but then again 3/4 seasons ago I didnt think Higgins would ever return to his old form after the birth of his child and how glad I am that I was so wrong. Was I the only one who doubted him?

[ADR147]

i never doubted higgins. in 10 years he will still be a danger to anyone.

[RGCirencester]

Pretty much lol. Well I didn't anyways, don't know about anyone else

[ADR147]

Pretty much lol. Well I didn't anyways, don't know about anyone else

i will go one step further with my predictions - hendry will still be a force to deal with in 10 years.

[RocketRoy1983]

i never doubted higgins. in 10 years he will still be a danger to anyone.

Considering his comments yesterday saying he thought about announcing his retirement had he lost his s/f to Allen I dont share your belief on that one.

[ADR147]

he is such a good all round player and he makes a serious amount of money during even a bad year why would he retire?

[Matt_2745]

Depends on how well he is doing I guess, he's said himself that to him snooker isn't the be all and end all and that he'd not find it that difficult to hang up his cue if the decision ever faced him.

I don't get the impression that he's the sort of character who would plod along into the future just for the sake of it if he wasn't competitive.

[ADR147]

well if he keeps winning at cards he does not have enough motivation but i think he will be back.

[RGCirencester]

Depends on how well he is doing I guess, he's said himself that to him snooker isn't the be all and end all and that he'd not find it that difficult to hang up his cue if the decision ever faced him.

I don't get the impression that he's the sort of character who would plod along into the future just for the sake of it if he wasn't competitive.

He'd be missed in my opinion. Hes a great player and he can be competetive for a time to come I think.
I would expect him to be around for at least another 5 years personally. But who knows