johndawgylt Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Come on Higgins!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Merse Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Didn't get to see the session earlier, was hoping Higgins would close the gap purely for the selfish reason I want to see plenty of snooker tonight! Would have preferred it to have been 13-12 to Trump. Massive first frame tonight, Trumps head could go down if he falls to 14-12, even more so if he doesn't convert a chance himself first to win the frame and then loses it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Didn't get to see the session earlier, was hoping Higgins would close the gap purely for the selfish reason I want to see plenty of snooker tonight! Would have preferred it to have been 13-12 to Trump. Massive first frame tonight, Trumps head could go down if he falls to 14-12, even more so if he doesn't convert a chance himself first to win the frame and then loses it. Yes, definitely. I thought his body language changed very much for the worse during the second half-session earlier - but if he can keep his head, accept he'll have a bad session from time to time, and put it behind him, he's still got a great chance. Against Ding, he was appalling in the second session, fell behind... then came out and played the best snooker of his life over the subsequent two sessions. Nothing to say he can't do that again tonight. I don't like this new format of 17 frames at the end of session 2; 25 at the end of session 3 though. I think it's much better when players go into the final frame of a session knowing they'll be level or two behind; two behind or four behind, etc. So a score of 13-12 going into the last evening of a world final feels wrong to me somehow. Yours, A traditionalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Higgins hasn't played anywhere near his best in any of his matches at this years championship, and yet he could be on the verge of winning his 4th title. Goes to show you how tough a match player he is. Hopefully losing the lead will take the pressure of Trumps shoulders going into tonight. When Higgins plays badly and merits losing a session 6-2, he gets out of it 4-4. When Higgins plays well and merits winning a session 6-2, he wins it 6-2. That's the difference. It's also why players like Jimmy White or Matthew Stevens never won this - because neither could keep their foot on an opponent's throat when it most mattered, or hang in there against the very greatest opponents. You need a B game to win this title; and Higgins' is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Trump will win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Merse Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Come on Judd! PS They've got the crucible rocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriarty Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 What a reception for the pair of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 What a reception for the pair of them. :omg!: And that's what happens when you get Barry Hearn, the Muhammad Ali of sports promoters, involved. In less than a year, he's transformed a previously failing sport - and Trump's emergence must be a dream for him. More power to Barry's elbow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Merse Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 :omg!: And that's what happens when you get Barry Hearn, the Muhammad Ali of sports promoters, involved. In less than a year, he's transformed a previously failing sport - and Trump's emergence must be a dream for him. More power to Barry's elbow. Me and my mate were saying a few months back that we should get Barry Hearn involved in the SPL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndawgylt Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Come on Higgins!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Me and my mate were saying a few months back that we should get Barry Hearn involved in the SPL! The guy could sell ice cream to eskimos. Only Hearn would, right after Davis - who he'd grown up with and treated like his own son - lost to Taylor, immediately sign Dennis up live on Grandstand. And only Hearn could make snooker sexy - but he's doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriarty Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Me and my mate were saying a few months back that we should get Barry Hearn involved in the SPL! Imagine that "welcome now the master of moaning, the grand daddy of grumbling Jiiiiiiiim Jefferiiiiiies" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Yer Ma..... Edited.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Imagine that "welcome now the master of moaning, the grand daddy of grumbling Jiiiiiiiim Jefferiiiiiies" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Me and my mate were saying a few months back that we should get Barry Hearn involved in the SPL! That's a cracking shout!! I really wish these knobs would turn their mobiles off, tossers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Higgins' to lose now IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Imagine that "welcome now the master of moaning, the grand daddy of grumbling Jiiiiiiiim Jefferiiiiiies" :rofl: "The King of conspiracies, the ginger whinger himself, the man they simply call Radgehead, NEIL LENNON!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Merse Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Trump still playing really well but had a bad run of the ball. Hope he doesn't let it get to him, he can still win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 run of the ball seems to have kicked the juddernaut in the cobblers today. i can't believe this jammy shite is going to win now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Donald still on course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 run of the ball seems to have kicked the juddernaut in the cobblers today. i can't believe this jammy shite is going to win now. What was it Gary Player said? "The harder I practice, the luckier I get". Sport isn't about adversity: it's about how someone deals with adversity. And Trump needs to find a way of winning frames not just by blasting his opponent off the table. In any case, he's still right in this - and if we get to 14-14 or 15-15, it then becomes a shoot-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 What was it Gary Player said? "The harder I practice, the luckier I get". Sport isn't about adversity: it's about how someone deals with adversity. And Trump needs to find a way of winning frames not just by blasting his opponent off the table. In any case, he's still right in this - and if we get to 14-14 or 15-15, it then becomes a shoot-out. almost. he said "the more i practice, the luckier i get". thankfully trump has stopped the rot. game on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 almost. he said "the more i practice, the luckier i get". thankfully trump has stopped the rot. game on. Same thing, isn't it? In 2002, Peter Ebdon watched an 11-6 lead turn into a 12-14 deficit against the seven times Champion: someone who practically owned the Crucible. Crucially, he won the next two frames - and at that point, any idea of either player having the momentum and pulling clear had gone. If this one goes 14-14, it's a flip of a coin after that: tension and the Crucible's magic will see to that IMO. Up to Trump to ensure he levels it up, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drylaw Hearts Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Snooker isn't sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Same thing, isn't it? In 2002, Peter Ebdon watched an 11-6 lead turn into a 12-14 deficit against the seven times Champion: someone who practically owned the Crucible. Crucially, he won the next two frames - and at that point, any idea of either player having the momentum and pulling clear had gone. If this one goes 14-14, it's a flip of a coin after that: tension and the Crucible's magic will see to that IMO. Up to Trump to ensure he levels it up, though. not really. almost like a top level tennis match, this could easily come down to just a couple of crucial pots (no pots in tennis before the wise asses start). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWM Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Snooker isn't sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Merse Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Big frame that. Come on the Juddernaut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriarty Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Mon the trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Big frame that. Come on the Juddernaut. Massive frame. MASSIVE. 50-50 now, and Trump has the momentum. I've been watching that pocket over the last few days, and swear quite a few balls have almost jumped out of it. But in this case, they both hit the black simply too hard - and you have to hit it perfectly for it to drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 What sort of name is Judd? Is it short for something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 i reckon Mr Dundee United has got a pair of 1983 Jim McLean underpants on for the final session. lawson's been "watching that pocket" over the last few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Merse Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Snooker isn't sexy. You what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Merse Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 i reckon Mr Dundee United has got a pair of 1983 Jim McLean underpants on for the final session. lawson's been "watching that pocket" over the last few days. 24 hour livestream on the bottom right hand corner pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Trump is playing some superb stuff tonight, I can't help but feel that Higgins will get another spell at the table though and make it count, he's the master at coming from behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Where's Michaela? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Who's the dick commentating? Willie Thorne is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 24 hour livestream on the bottom right hand corner pocket. keeping an excel spreadsheet mental note on the shots played to that pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaap's Sigh Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Yas. Come on Higgins. Clear these up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaap's Sigh Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Argh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaap's Sigh Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Yas!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Has it been officially named 'Seans Pocket' yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaap's Sigh Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 15-14 Higgins. Massive frame that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Higgins lucky to win that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Wish it was first to 21 now, this is top stuff!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Bottom right pocket strikes again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Feck the love in for for Donald.... He's the new Ramjet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Snooker isn't sexy. How can you say that?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Has it been officially named 'Seans Pocket' yet? It's Shaun, not Sean! I'm gripped with tension watching this: goodness knows what it's like for the players. But on the evidence of that last frame, God wants John Higgins to win this year's Championship. That's what can happen in snooker: Trump woz robbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Bottom right pocket strikes again! Commentator's eye... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Merse Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Feck the love in for for Donald.... He's the new Ramjet. You really are a hateful dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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