And some snooker?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 2:42 pm

I posted a msg before already, and was made happy with a dead bird when someone mentioned there was a snooker table + interested people at Pullman's bar.

Now, having seen the smallest sized pooltable at Pullman, I wonder if people actually know the difference between snooker and pool...

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Ace · Post by **Ace** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 2:49 pm

Well the world championships are in England every year. And I love watching snooker. Unfortunately it doesn't make it on TV here but you can watch the world championships on line on the BBC (at least you could last time) although its not the same.

Ronnie O'Sullivan's my favourite player to watch, I used to like Jimmy White in the old days. I enjoy watching Hendry and Ebdon too. Don't like Mark Williams much but what a fantastic player he is (also great to watch).

IIRC there is a snooker table in Chaplins (but I might be wrong) I could be persuaded to play a game sometime but I'm crap (much better at pool which I prefer to play).

Interesting story about Ronnie here

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 2:54 pm

olly wrote:Well the world championships are in England every year. And I love watching snooker. Unfortunately it doesn't make it on TV here but you can watch the world championships on line on the BBC (at least you could last time) although its not the same.

Ronnie O'Sullivan's my favourite player to watch, I used to like Jimmy White in the old days. I enjoy watching Hendry and Ebdon too. Don't like Mark Williams much but what a fantastic player he is (also great to watch).

Interesting story about Ronnie here

Ah! Heaven! Someone knows!!

Do you get Eurosport at home? They've been showing the LG cup the past week.
John Higgins shot a 147 against Mark Williams.

I used to like Jimmy White myself. But unfortunately he's been a bit off track the past years. These days I like John Higgins and Ken Doherty most. Both fabulous

Although Hendry is a class on it's own... Has been ever since he won at the Crucibles for the first time...

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 2:56 pm

Arno wrote:Ah! Heaven! Someone knows!!
Do you get Eurosport at home?

Nope I only get the four channels in my house (worst luck). I'm toying with the idea of getting Canal digital for the football. Does Euro sport come with that? I miss the snooker a lot

Arno wrote:Although Hendry is a class on it's own... Has been ever since he won at the Crucibles for the first time...

He used to be a machine didn't he, I've watched championship after championship of Hendry beating everyone, he's slowed down a bit these past few years though.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 2:58 pm

olly wrote: Nope I only get the four channels in my house (worst luck). I'm toying with the idea of getting Canal digital for the football. Does Euro sport come with that? I miss the snooker a lot

Wanna go out for a frame or two some time?
I haven't used my cue in about 1,5 years now. It's time I break off the dust!

Eurosport shows everything from F1 to rugby to soccer to football to tennis to snooker (all the major tournaments live and the smaller ones in replay).

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 3:00 pm

Arno wrote:Wanna go out for a frame or two some time?
I haven't used my cue in about 1,5 years now. It's time I break off the dust!.

No problem. My highest breaks about 8 though

Tables a bit too big for me.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 3:06 pm

olly wrote: No problem. My highest breaks about 8 though Tables a bit too big for me.

No worries... My highest break is 37. Not a winner either. And me not having played for 1,5 years pretty much equals us out, I guess

junot · Post by **junot** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 3:31 pm

olly wrote:.
IIRC there is a snooker table in Chaplins (but I might be wrong) I could be persuaded to play a game sometime but I'm crap (much better at pool which I prefer to play).

I'm sure I saw snooker tables in a place at the bottom end of mäkelänktu close to where I usually stay on my visits to Helsinki.
(I'm not talking football today

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Ace · Post by **Ace** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 3:32 pm

junot wrote:(I'm not talking football today )

How were my directions mate?

junot · Post by **junot** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 3:51 pm

olly wrote:How were my directions mate?

I found the place quite easily, thanks for your help
I actually chose to walk it there as it was a really nice sunny day. I parked up near to Oxford Road and went record shopping on Oldham street before the game. I never realised at the time but I could have just walked along Oldham street and turned right towards the stadium.
After the game I jumped on a bus and was back at piccadilly gardens by 17.10......only cost 70p.
Btw, if you check on the city website it says that the piccadilly - stadium walk is stewarded. I didn't see one anywhere!
The ground reminded me of the finnair stadium a bit

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 5:30 pm

Junot wrote:I parked up near to Oxford Road and went record shopping on Oldham street before the game.

Vinyll exchange? Great record shop that!

junot · Post by **junot** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 6:03 pm

olly wrote:.]

Vinyll exchange? Great record shop that!

Yeah I went in there although the stuff I bought was from across the street in piccadilly records. I often go to gigs around that part of town.

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:55 pm

junot wrote:I often go to gigs around that part of town.

Yeah there are a few venues in that area. What you doing over there? Holiday? or do you live there and visit here

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junot · Post by **junot** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 9:11 pm

olly wrote: Yeah there are a few venues in that area. What you doing over there? Holiday? or do you live there and visit here ?

I live in Bolton. I have been visiting Finland about evey six months for the last 3 years. I usually stay on mäkelänkatu, near the swimming hall, with my friends Ville and Mari. They sampled the *delights* of Bolton for 2 weeks last summer.
It was their first proper trip away from Finland and they were bloody hard work

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:50 am

junot wrote:I live in Bolton. I have been visiting Finland about evey six months for the last 3 years. I usually stay on mäkelänkatu, near the swimming hall, with my friends Ville and Mari. They sampled the *delights* of Bolton for 2 weeks last summer.
It was their first proper trip away from Finland and they were bloody hard work

Whats "the *delights* of Bolton"? The Reebok stadium and a pie shop

Interesting i've been in Helsinki for two years, makes a nice change from Manchester

You considering a move yourself?

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