Topic: The Snooker thread

[Barneylfc∗]

Sensational snooker. Unbelievable

[gazzalfc]

What a day of snooker

[Dan The Man 28373]

What a day of snooker!!  Both semis are up there for tension, some amazing potting & break building, safety play & some shots you thought you'd never see again.

Lets see what O'Sullivan has to say now!!

[Gerry Attrick]

That final frame was good snooker.

[PatriotScouser]

Yes!

[Qston]

Glad I took 4-1 on Ronnie winning it 17-16 4 frames ago 

[TheShanklyGates]

Ronnie was dead and buried at 16-14, just smashing balls around and hoping for the best, his head seemingly not in it. Those last three frames were other wordly.

[Fordy]

Ronnie has to be the best player ever.

What a day of snooker! Best day ever.

[Lusty]

Fucks sake. How often do you go out for a couple of beers and come home to find 4 new pages in the fucking snooker thread.

I've sat through some absolute shite this week as well

[princeoftherocks]

That final frame was good snooker.

It's cool to understate.

[Qston]

Ronnie was dead and buried at 16-14, just smashing balls around and hoping for the best, his head seemingly not in it. Those last three frames were other wordly.

As I posted a little earlier. I think there is method in that and unsettling for Selby.

[El Lobo]

As I posted a little earlier. I think there is method in that and unsettling for Selby.

Naaah there’s no way doing that at 15-14 down on frame ball was a plan to unsettle Selby

[Libertine]

Simply a genius.

And like many a genius, slightly mad.

What's up with the BBC coverage this year though? They switched to Gardener's World instead of this? Noticed the website barely updates as well.

[El Lobo]

He’s gone full Rafa here

‘As usual, I am focusing on cue action.’

[TheShanklyGates]

As I posted a little earlier. I think there is method in that and unsettling for Selby.

Maybe you're right although it didn't necessarily look that way to me at the time!

Ronnie knows he can't beat Selby at his own game so might as well try to make Selby as uncomfortable as possible by mixing things up a bit.

[Qston]

Naaah there’s no way doing that at 15-14 down on frame ball was a plan to unsettle Selby

I think it started it a little earlier ? Maybe me just trying to find the method then!

[TheShanklyGates]

Selby ain't happy

[Ray K]

Selby is butt hurt here.

[El Lobo]

Salty Selby

[princeoftherocks]

selby bitter

[gazzalfc]

Bit sour grapes by Selby. Moaning about eyeline and disrespectful hit and hopes

[Qston]

Disrespectful? Nah. He's bell end but disrespectful for twatting the ball in difficult positions? Nah.

[Robinred]

Mad as a box of frogs, but arguably one of the greatest ever at any sport, and without question the greatest snooker player ever.

[amir87]

I would say a sleepless night for Selby but the man hasn't blinked since 1998.

[TALBERT]

his 138 simply amazing

[west_london_red]

Anyone hear the interview with Selby after the game? I’m no fan of O’Sullivan but that was some Everton level bitterness from Selby.

[Fordy]

Maybe you're right although it didn't necessarily look that way to me at the time!

Ronnie knows he can't beat Selby at his own game so might as well try to make Selby as uncomfortable as possible by mixing things up a bit.

Ronnie blaming it on the miss rule. Saying it's a painful and players just using it to add up points, so he would rather just try hit it then see what happens. If he loses the frame then he will try to beat him next frame.

However, I think he just didn't want Selby to think he can play his game.

[Libertine]

Funny interview with Ronnie on Europsport. Feels he needs to be more Djokovic, and hit the fairways more....

[TALBERT]

Ronnie blaming it on the miss rule. Saying it's a painful and players just using it to add up points, so he would rather just try hit it then see what happens. If he loses the frame then he will try to beat him next frame.

However, I think he just didn't want Selby to think he can play his game.

he got inside Selby's head

[Slick_Beef]

Haven't watched much Snooker since the 90s to be honest but found myself absolutely gripped by today's play, even the footy couldn't tempt me away.  The last frame of Wilson - McGill was unbelieveable,  and then those last 3 frames from Ronnie.. fabulous stuff

[Eeyore]

Anyone hear the interview with Selby after the game? I’m no fan of O’Sullivan but that was some Everton level bitterness from Selby.

The irony was beautiful. He knows Ronnie loves to flow, so has spent the last 3 days looking to kill Ronnie's momentum.

Then Ronnie says fuck this for a game of soldiers I am going for everything. Then Selby accuses Ronnie of going against the spirit of the game.

Selby's problem was that he got provoked in to a game of potting.

[slaphead]

Anyone hear the interview with Selby after the game? I’m no fan of O’Sullivan but that was some Everton level bitterness from Selby.

What did he say ?

[Robinred]

The irony was beautiful. He knows Ronnie loves to flow, so has spent the last 3 days looking to kill Ronnie's momentum.

Then Ronnie says fuck this for a game of soldiers I am going for everything. Then Selby accuses Ronnie of going against the spirit of the game.

Selby's problem was that he got provoked in to a game of potting.

Quite. Selby should be grateful to be earning handsomely from a sport he excels at, but does little to embellish. He’s the modern game’s Cliff Thorburn, and he (Thorburn), Griffiths and others were in danger of killing enjoyment of the game.

[Eeyore]

What did he say ?

Accused Ronnie of being disrespectful to Selby and snooker because he refused to try and play out of snookers properly. Selby tried to bog Ronnie down but Ronnie preferred to try and smash his way out of snookers instead of rolling up and giving Selby another chance to lay another snooker.

[El Lobo]

What did he say ?

He was on about how disrespectful Ronnie was ‘just smashing the ball whenever he was in a snooker‘ (he didn’t) and that he was stood in his eyeline at some point?

He just got outclassed. Ronnie looked like he’d given up at 15-14 to go 16-14 down and then reeled off three stunning frames including great safeties and escapes.

[Barneylfc∗]

What did he say ?

https://twitter.com/ThomasClay3/status/1294382094102265857?s=09

[slaphead]

Not good form from Selby that. You get the feeling the 2 of them don't get on that kind of confirms it. Must admit, when Ronnie was 2 down he looked beaten, he did the right thing, getting out for a minute or 2, clear his head, knock in a 138. Genius

[Fordy]

He was on about how disrespectful Ronnie was ‘just smashing the ball whenever he was in a snooker‘ (he didn’t) and that he was stood in his eyeline at some point?

He just got outclassed. Ronnie looked like he’d given up at 15-14 to go 16-14 down and then reeled off three stunning frames including great safeties and escapes.

Ronnie scored 276 points without reply then next two frames after he tried to smash out of the snooker.

Selby is just gutted that anyone else would have crumbled.

[Eeyore]

Quite. Selby should be grateful to be earning handsomely from a sport he excels at, but does little to embellish. He’s the modern game’s Cliff Thorburn, and he (Thorburn), Griffiths and others were in danger of killing enjoyment of the game.

It takes all sorts.

If you take a football example the likes of Mourinho and his ilk have inadvertently created the ultra attacking coaches like Klopp and Ped.  Guardiola

[slaphead]

https://twitter.com/ThomasClay3/status/1294382094102265857?s=09

Cheers Barney, I was just looking for it on BBC couldn't find it. The snooker thing, that "disrespectful" shots of Ronnies should work in Selby's favour so that's not great to come out with.  The eye line thing, if that happened its poor from Ronnie.