posted Dec 15, 2008

I was never a fan of Mark J Williams but he's starting to grow on me (I understand now why oneball2 is an admirer). A bit like Davis did a few years ago, grow on me, I mean.

Davis is the (old man) Clint Eastwood of snooker, and Williams is a younger version!

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posted Dec 15, 2008

CornishStrayCat (U13739754) Are you passing it around then ?

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posted Dec 15, 2008

'I was in the British Army for 17 yrs and then a further 7 yrs'

er... you mean 24 years? LOL. Don't tell me it was The Light Infantry...?

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posted Dec 15, 2008

Well Murphy played amazingly well for a period of 18 months or so but I think is the 2000s version of Joe Johnson.

Selby I think is the 2000s version of Jimmy White. He'll be the 'nearly man' of snooker and never win a world championship.

Williams and Higgins have both won it twice which puts them in an elite club with the continuously overrated Alex Higgins.

Hendry remains the king for the moment but Davis in his prime matched him. People seem to base Hendry winning 7 WCs to Davis's 6 as CLEAR proof of superiority, yet only a black ball prevented Davis from winning 7, and only a pink prevented Hendry losing to White! I know sport is about 'ifs' but you can't tell me one can say Hendry is clearly greater because of one extra win. It's very close. See UK final in early 1990s, both players at their prime, probably the only time they met in that vain, went to a decider, Hendry just won!

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posted Dec 15, 2008

Don't know who or what 'steviehullyyy' is, but he clearly has a big (or perhaps small, if you get my drift) problem. Sir Alex Higgins was simply the most talented player of all time. Of course, his trophies don't show it, but he was a natural, a fallible human being, and not a metronome like dreary Davis and spotty Hendry

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posted Dec 16, 2008

It's a real shame Burnett appears to have succumbed to the predatory approaches of far eastern gambling triads, it's taken the edge off the tournament. For what it counts I feel Ding has a real chance if O'Sullivan self implodes.

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posted Dec 16, 2008

It's a real shame Burnett appears to have succumbed to the predatory approaches of far eastern gambling consortia, it's taken the edge off the tournament for me. For what it counts I feel Ding has a real chance if O'Sullivan self implodes.

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