Redcafe Snooker

[One Night Only]

Love that part of snooker. Scoreboard goes tits up and Selby questions it, so ref goes to the scorer, he's on the phone, selby joking with murphy.

Then the crowd start shouting "19", they change the scores, but take stuff of Selby and he starts joking around again

Eventually it's all ok, and as Selby prepares to take his shot he shouts to the scorer "Paul, it's 4 for a foul"

 

[MajorTom]

That was a funny moment, good job he noticed it because no-one else did. Hopefully Murphy holds on to this frame to finally get one on the board. To get whitewashed in a semi-final would be hard to take for him.

 

[One Night Only]

That was a funny moment, good job he noticed it because no-one else did. Hopefully Murphy holds on to this frame to finally get one on the board. To get whitewashed in a semi-final would be hard to take for him.

I always want him to get completely hammered, really dislike the fella for some reason. Always appears very smug and like he is better than everyone else.

 

[Kag]

I always want him to get completely hammered, really dislike the fella for some reason. Always appears very smug and like he is better than everyone else.

I used to be like that, but he's come across really well over the past year or so and I've grown to like him a bit.

Mark Williams still remains top of my hammering list. It's so weird how the look of somebody can determine your support. Weird, almost.

 

[Duafc]

Hope Ronnie wins tonight.

 

[One Night Only]

Hope Ronnie wins tonight.

Hope?

 

[Duafc]

Hope?

Meh, Maguire's picking up form... Robertson was shite but still. Bookies odds aren't kind though, Ronnie should walk it

 

[Ronnie O'Sullivan]

Bet your house on me

 

[One Night Only]

Bet your house on me

-1.5 frames on you.

 

[MajorTom]

I always want him to get completely hammered, really dislike the fella for some reason. Always appears very smug and like he is better than everyone else.

It seems a lot of people have that perception of him, I don't see it myself. I think he is a decent lad and when he is on form he is great to watch, which is the most important thing.

Bet your house on me

8/15 a frame is decent value for Ronnie, I'll be having a dabble or three on that market.

 

[Jippy]

I used to be like that, but he's come across really well over the past year or so and I've grown to like him a bit.

Mark Williams still remains top of my hammering list. It's so weird how the look of somebody can determine your support. Weird, almost.

I actually like Williams. A decade ago at his peak he was brilliant to watch. Seems like a decent bloke and la aidback character.

 

[MajorTom]

All gone to form so far. You just knew he was screwing that red back to get on the black, just a pit pacey. Looks to be cueing great again.

 

[Sixpence]

Maguire is awful. Ronnie not at his top level but he can up it if needed, he just seems in cruise control a lot of the time and is rarely troubled. There has to be a fear element there, players are under so much pressure not to leave anything on because it could be end of frame. The frames just fly by when Ronnie is in the balls, just mesmerising watching him. Him v Selby will be a decent final as we know Selby won't fall to pieces mentally.

 

[Jippy]

Wasn't a brilliant match. Tomorrow's could be a great one though, given their past meetings in the final.

 

[Ronnie O'Sullivan]

Again, bet your house on me

 

[MajorTom]

Good start from Ronnie, looks like he has done all week with him potting everything in sight. Unlucky not to get the century. Selby tried to push the boat out a few times trying to get in with the long red, he will get punished easily if he continues doing that. He can't take on the rocket in the scoring department.

 

[Sixpence]

Ronnie seems to do this these days, he's always just ahead in matches and keeps his opponent at arms length, never letting them within a frame or 2 of him. Selby won't go away here though whatever happens so he needs to keep the pedal down.

 

[MajorTom]

Selby only has a chance if he goes for the safety first option, making every shot difficult for Ronnie. He has tried to go for it early doors and he can't go blow for blow with Ronnie when he is cueing as he is no matter how many centuries he has made this season.

3-0 now, averaging under 15 mins a frame too, quality stuff.

 

[Sixpence]

Hendry won his last major at the age of 30. Ronnie is 38 now and seemingly getting better.

 

[Sixpence]

4-0 Ronnie. His scoring, his safety, his shot selection. All too good for Selby.

 

[MajorTom]

Haha, what a frame to win, looked to be heading to Selby with how the balls were. That swerve shot on the green was quality, Selby standing behind him expecting to have another shot made it better. Can't see him coming back from this regardless. Great stuff from Ronnie.

 

[Sixpence]

10-0?

 

[MajorTom]

That was a great frame to win, what a red to get back into the frame and to then get on the black and clear up before winning on the re-spotted black was unbelievable.

 

[Jippy]

Bloody hell. Missed the snooker today. Just seen the scoreline! Hope Selby doesn't do a Paul Hunter-style comeback.

 

[MajorTom]

Straight away he chalks up another frame in no matter of time. I thought this match might have been a close one with Ronnie winning but he has completely annihilated him. Once again unlucky not to get the century.

 

[Snowjoe]

He's fecking incredible when he's on form.

 

[Sixpence]

You cannot beat Ronnie when he is like this. There's nothing Selby can do except admit that this guy is a bona-fide genius of snooker. Thought Selby would chalk up a few more frames though.

 

[MajorTom]

This might be over before my pizza arrives

Edit: Saying that.....

 

[Snowjoe]

Did not see him missing that!

 

[Snowjoe]

Well that's some end to the frame! Miss-a-thon.

 

[Sixpence]

Ronnie gifts Selby a frame with that brown to keep it interesting. Hope Selby wins a few more so we get a decent evening session.

 

[Snowjoe]

Could be a game of this yet. I hope so anyway.

 

[Snowjoe]

Cretin in the crowd.

"Finish him off Ronnie he's a mug"

 

[MajorTom]

Haha, did you hear that guy who said "finish him off Ronnie he's a mug"?

 

[Duafc]

I died a little.

 

[MajorTom]

Cretin in the crowd.

"Finish him off Ronnie he's a mug"

Was it the one who got ejected or someone else? Sounded like someone else.

 

[One Night Only]

The crowds are getting annoying to me these days.

fecking shouting after every shot, whistling, wooing, being pricks in general. Just shut the feck up. Turning into Americans.

 

[Duafc]

thought that 40 year montage was very good!

Despite always wanting Ronnie to win I'd love Selby to tie it up at 9-9

 

[Snowjoe]

Not sure, thought it would have been the guy they got out. I'm all for a bit of whatever on the down times but straight insulting a player still in the game like that isn't really on.

 

[Duafc]

The crowds are getting annoying to me these days.

fecking shouting after every shot, whistling, wooing, being pricks in general. Just shut the feck up. Turning into Americans.

I literally don't think they get regular snooker playing fans at events like this, they clap shots that are average to poor as if they were 147 clinching blacks - that really gets me for some reason.

Crowd well behind Selby after that abuse! I reckon it was a plant.