rjw63 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Just been watching the Trump game and now the Higgins game. Do my eyes deceive me or is there some nutter in the audience dressed as a Star Trek Borg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post T-Dog Posted April 25 Popular Post Share Posted April 25 19 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Just been watching the Trump game and now the Higgins game. Do my eyes deceive me or is there some nutter in the audience dressed as a Star Trek Borg? That's Stuart Bingham you insensitive rascal! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted April 25 VT Supporter Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, rjw63 said: Just been watching the Trump game and now the Higgins game. Do my eyes deceive me or is there some nutter in the audience dressed as a Star Trek Borg? There's a guy that appears to have half his head tattooed blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 3 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: There's a guy that appears to have half his head tattooed blue That's who I meant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted April 25 VT Supporter Share Posted April 25 Just now, rjw63 said: That's who I meant Haha. I've genuinely no idea what he is supposed to be, or if it's fancy dress, or if that's actually his day to day look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted Monday at 20:40 Share Posted Monday at 20:40 (edited) John Higgins head now resembles a large glazed cooked ham. I can't concentrate when I see him play I feel like he needs to be covered in parsley sauce. Edited Monday at 20:41 by The Fun Factory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted Monday at 21:27 Author Share Posted Monday at 21:27 (edited) Lisowski should have pissed that frame but thirty odd points away in fouls and an unreal miss on a pink has shafted him. Snd why are those two clowns in the audience wearing identical shirts Edited Monday at 21:27 by rjw63 Keeeeenanism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted Monday at 22:15 Share Posted Monday at 22:15 Fair play to Higgins that finish under that pressure was as good as it gets. That was a great match and Mark Allen was really gracious in defeat. Class acts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted Tuesday at 05:49 Share Posted Tuesday at 05:49 7 hours ago, markavfc40 said: Fair play to Higgins that finish under that pressure was as good as it gets. That was a great match and Mark Allen was really gracious in defeat. Class acts. To have the bottle to play that double knowing its make or you're out, especially after having missed the long red at the start of the frame, leaving the plant, was incredible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted Tuesday at 08:14 Share Posted Tuesday at 08:14 Hoping for a Higgins / Ronnie final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted Tuesday at 09:00 VT Supporter Share Posted Tuesday at 09:00 Trump vs Ronnie in a potential semi could be a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchnry Posted Tuesday at 10:12 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:12 Snooker needs a Luke Littler or something. It's gone a bit stale now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted Tuesday at 12:29 VT Supporter Share Posted Tuesday at 12:29 Not sure how Judd Trump managed to get that frame back. And to finish with a double on the black was neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted Tuesday at 12:41 Share Posted Tuesday at 12:41 2 hours ago, mrchnry said: Snooker needs a Luke Littler or something. It's gone a bit stale now. The game is dying on its arse and has been for years. Just like test cricket there's no life in it. Young people in the British Isles aren't dodging school heading to the snooker club to play & smoke and there are fewer and fewer places to play snooker. Pool tables are being removed from pubs which is also a gateway into the game. Terrestrial television coverage is poor and shrinking as the years pass. The game is stuck in the past, talking about history and heritage with the same old war horses still plodding along after 20 years at the top. It's also a slow game that isn't going to appeal to the TikTok generation or big brands. The future is loads of Chinese players playing for world titles in Riyadh with very few Western Europeans involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted Tuesday at 20:47 Share Posted Tuesday at 20:47 (edited) 12 hours ago, Dante_Lockhart said: Hoping for a Higgins / Ronnie final. Good grief no. Snooker needs to move from the class of 92. It isn't a great look for a so-called global sport when two of the favourites are pushing 50 and all of the quarter-finals come from Britain. Nearly 20 years on from Ding we are still waiting for a Chinese winner. Edited Tuesday at 20:48 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted Wednesday at 07:30 Share Posted Wednesday at 07:30 10 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: Good grief no. Snooker needs to move from the class of 92. It isn't a great look for a so-called global sport when two of the favourites are pushing 50 and all of the quarter-finals come from Britain. Nearly 20 years on from Ding we are still waiting for a Chinese winner. Yeah I get it, but I want to see them battle it out one final time. Would like to see Wilson and Maguire press on from here too tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted Wednesday at 07:38 Share Posted Wednesday at 07:38 18 hours ago, villa89 said: The game is dying on its arse and has been for years. Just like test cricket there's no life in it. Young people in the British Isles aren't dodging school heading to the snooker club to play & smoke and there are fewer and fewer places to play snooker. Pool tables are being removed from pubs which is also a gateway into the game. Terrestrial television coverage is poor and shrinking as the years pass. The game is stuck in the past, talking about history and heritage with the same old war horses still plodding along after 20 years at the top. It's also a slow game that isn't going to appeal to the TikTok generation or big brands. The future is loads of Chinese players playing for world titles in Riyadh with very few Western Europeans involved. Trump made a point in a chat with Hendry about moving the game along. Hendry still wants it stiff and proper like it always has been. Ties, waistcoats, shoes etc... whereas Trumps says he feels uneasy in the gear and would like them to move away from that and be more comfortable. Sleeve sponsors, names on the back of shirts - he likens it to football shirts where people want their favourite players name on their tops. Modernise the game and get merchandise on the go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted Wednesday at 10:25 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:25 2 hours ago, Dante_Lockhart said: Trump made a point in a chat with Hendry about moving the game along. Hendry still wants it stiff and proper like it always has been. Ties, waistcoats, shoes etc... whereas Trumps says he feels uneasy in the gear and would like them to move away from that and be more comfortable. Sleeve sponsors, names on the back of shirts - he likens it to football shirts where people want their favourite players name on their tops. Modernise the game and get merchandise on the go. Won't make a blind bit of difference in my opinion. Flogging Merch isn't going to save snooker (mainly because nobody will be buying it), just like changing test cricket from playing in white to playing in the same kit as the one dayers won't make any difference either. Snooker is a niche sport, and it's very difficult to see how its future will go, apart from the dominance of China. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted Wednesday at 12:38 Share Posted Wednesday at 12:38 (edited) 2 hours ago, villa89 said: Won't make a blind bit of difference in my opinion. Flogging Merch isn't going to save snooker (mainly because nobody will be buying it), just like changing test cricket from playing in white to playing in the same kit as the one dayers won't make any difference either. Snooker is a niche sport, and it's very difficult to see how its future will go, apart from the dominance of China. So dominant that they are yet to win the world championship? Snooker got lucky in the 80s along wth darts along with other sports because football was being run by amateurs. If I am making a guess it will go the way as other sports to the oil states and in a shorter format. Edited Wednesday at 12:39 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted Wednesday at 13:22 Moderator Share Posted Wednesday at 13:22 God will someone put **** Higgins out. The jammy bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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