The Official UK Snooker Championship

[AlcoholBrazil]

In the heart of the Yorkshire . Everyone knows I will be there and the second-best tournament is underway.
Seems to start earlier each year. Ronnie is even turning up to this one. Anyone but Alan McAnus for me.
McManus due to meet Ding as early as the last 32 .Nice to see players outside the Top 16 and rising stars of the future.

[Steve Hunt]

When O'sullivan goes out (as he surely will), that's it for me.

The only entertainer left on the circuit.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

How do I know this is the OFFICIAL thread?

[Reg]

How do I know this is the OFFICIAL thread?

It's not - it's a scam, bro.

NEVER give any bank details, passwords or pin numbers unless you see the genuine official RegCorp logo, as endorsed by the FSA.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

When O'sullivan goes out (as he surely will), that's it for me.

The only entertainer left on the circuit.

The game died with Joe Davis

[AlcoholBrazil]

How do I know this is the OFFICIAL thread?

Because it was the first that was created and no-one else can be bothered with snooker.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

How do I know this is the OFFICIAL thread?

Because it was the first that was created and no-one else can be bothered with snooker.

That's not enough to satisfy me. Mods/admin......could this thread be put in quarantine pending a comprehensive root and branch investigation?

[genehunt1973]

In the heart of the Yorkshire . Everyone knows I will be there and the second-best tournament is underway.
Seems to start earlier each year. Ronnie is even turning up to this one. Anyone but Alan McAnus for me.
McManus due to meet Ding as early as the last 32 .Nice to see players outside the Top 16 and rising stars of the future.

Anyone but John Higgins for me,Awful man should not be playing should have been banned for life

[carcinogen]

="genehunt1973" John Higgins for me,Awful man should not be playing should have been banned for life

Yes. "Oh I felt uncomfortable in a room with Russian's so I agreed to throw a match because I was scared" ... oh do fuck off you cunt. We all know, just admit it, we'd understand; greed is a seductive mistress. Some great stuff in this weeks Private Eye regarding Snooker Buy Teh Weh.

[AlcoholBrazil]

Bingham, Hawkins are out. Maude will be mourning Alan McManus' early exit ,but Leeds boy Peter Lines (conqueror of Aussie Neil Robertson)
goes through.

[theleader82]

It's a shame they banned Quintin hann. He was an interesting character . Stephen lee is teaching snooker out in china now. I remember Ronnie winning this when he was 17. His dad had only just been sent to jail

[AlcoholBrazil]

Father and Son story continues as Oliver and Peter Lines are in the last 16. Peter beat Judd (no relation to The Donald) .
They could meet each other in the semis, but unlikely with the likes of Ronnie and Ding in their half. The only other family ties were the Old Davis brothers Fred and Joe, and Uncle and nephew ,Silvino and Peter Francisco.

[theleader82]

I've noticed there are a lot more Asian players. Good news that snooker is becoming more global. Lots of snooker clubs such as Riley's have closed since the smoking ban

[carcinogen]

I see it's on BBC2. Haven't watched snooker in ages. I can't believe the players are still made to wear a fucking waist coast and bow tie. I suppose it's to add an air of respectability to a 'sport' that is fucking fixed.

[AlcoholBrazil]

Quarter-Finals
Mark Williams (Wal) v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)
Jamie Jones (Wal) v Marco Fu (HK)
Luca Brecel (Bel) v Shaun Murphy (Eng)
John Higgins (Sco) v Mark Selby (Eng)

Best ever tournament for Brecel and for any European outside UK and Irish Republic.

[finchman]

Sooner watch fucking paint dry.

[AlcoholBrazil]

Carc will be glad to know Higgins went out in the decider to Selby ,as did surprise package Jamie Jones.

[carcinogen]

There was a great call I heard on the radio this week. That cunt bloke, the old manager of Davis? Whatshisname? Barry Hearn, that's it. I think they were talking about snooker not being as popular as it once was or something, the caller said: "In F1 you may not like the product, but it's full of beautiful people. Models hanging around, pop stars etc. etc. And people like to see attractive people. Then you have snooker ....". I did fucking laugh.

That said, I'd still shove my end up Hazel Irvine's chuffbox.

[carcinogen]

Have you honestly seen John Parrot and Steve Davis looking like fat middle-aged cunts sitting in chairs talking about 'cushion' bounce on a snooker table. For fucking hell's sake. Hazel Irvine sits there transfixed by this utter drivel as if it's the latest musingi uttered from Noam Chomsky discussing the demise of the Liberal Left. I am not a violent man but I have a terrible urge to setup a foxhole and shoot to death everyone involved in snooker.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Is Selby on glue? Looks fucked

[JW90]

Put Selby up front, Claudio.

[m4rkb]

I saw the Ronnie v Fu match last night and there were so many obvious misses I seriously questioned if the match was fixed.

The amount of live bets possibly placed on a Fu comeback under play like that made me wonder.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Well it's rigged to fuck OBVS

[theleader82]

Selby used to play at willie thornes snooker club in Leicester, mr maximum

[carcinogen]

Ronnie is so fucking cool. Love the mad cunt.