2019 World Snooker Championship (Mod Note Post One)

Inviere wrote: »

That chalk thing was a minor mistake on Sean’s part, one which he undoubtedly regrets. Players have done much worse.

Shaun Murphy seems a bit of hypocrite to me.
On the one hand there is the 'Holy Shaun' persona

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2005/29-july/features/shaun-murphy-snooker-world-champion

The type of fella who raises the screen during a 147 attempt for the benefit of others.

But then there is the other-side is his wife filed for divorce after he had spent the night with an escort girl he had met at a religious youth group!

https://web.archive.org/web/20100526095612/http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_headline%3Dsnooker-hero-murphy-and-pound-100-escort%26method%3Dfull%26objectid%3D21328337%26siteid%3D93463-name_page.html

There are two ways of looking at Murphy lifting the screen think was it for the fans benefit or was it just Murphy just trying to further the 'nice guy' and what a great fella he is? A PR job.

To me I think it is the later, but maybe I am just cynical.

Edit: As another poster said he loves talking in the studio. He even was talking in studio mid match!
That is in furtherance of the creation of the persona, and let's Murphy pontificate away to his hearts content.

All this 'lifting the screen' craic and talking mid session etc, has made me more irked by Shaun Murphy than I was before. Robertson hammering him would not even stop him appearing on screen. As no doubt the would still turn up in studio saying all the things he thinks people want to hear in studio. Without actually giving his real thoughts.

The Nal wrote: »

You are being cynical. Even the article states "Their romp came after he walked out on Clare".

So he broke up with his missus and then slept with someone else.

What a monster!

Fúcks sake.

That is not the point a fella that goes around with the holy christian spiel would not have done so. As he had not yet divorced Clare.
You cannot have it both ways the guy is a hypocrite and seems way to calculating for my liking.
The lifting the screen stunt is a great example - he thinks 'how will this look for me on TV etc.' Then can say 'I did it for the fans as I thought it would be a nice gesture etc'

As I said maybe I am cynical but I can't stomach the fella. Even though he is a great snooker player/style wise etc. His persona he tries to create is too much for me.

sliabh 1956 wrote: »

I noticed something I had n't seen before I spotted Selby and Williams having a quite word with their opponents during the match . Is this a common thing

Not really, But both Selby and Williams are laid back type of characters.
Williams in particular. Some of the more 'intense' players would deliberately blank thier opponent completely at the other end of the spectrum.

Yeah I never seen Ronnie do it

To me Murphy is the most up his own arse, unlikable player on the tour.

I seriously cant stand the bloke, like his face annoys me, just the way his mouth sits, his big up talk, the way he saunters around the table an absolute cnut imo.

And his analysis is bollox as well, a couple pf years ago they did a thing where Davies and Hendry and him sit around talking about players, psychoanalyzing the talent. Ill get behind to greats like Steve and Stephen but Murphy cant go **** right off.

Ive had a bad day and it shows, id hope anyone attending the crucible would get a see a 147 and if someone else asked which i doubt to lift the curtain i probably wouldn't mind but him does my head in.

He is a decent player on his day though.

Mean Laqueefa wrote: »

To me Murphy is the most up his own arse, unlikable player on the tour.

I seriously cant stand the bloke, like his face annoys me, just the way his mouth sits, his big up talk, the way he saunters around the table an absolute cnut imo.

And his analysis is bollox as well, a couple pf years ago they did a thing where Davies and Hendry and him sit around talking about players, psychoanalyzing the talent. Ill get behind to greats like Steve and Stephen but Murphy cant go **** right off.

Ive had a bad day and it shows, id hope anyone attending the crucible would get a see a 147 and if someone else asked which i doubt to lift the curtain i probably wouldn't mind but him does my head in.

He is a decent player on his day though.

I'm not sure I follow you.

Tell us how you really feel :pac:

Murphy shouldn't be allowed to comment on other players or matches while he is still playing in a tournament. It's quite disrespectful towards other players. He is not even that good a Pundit. Watching him playing now he seems disinterested in the match, Robertson will have an early night the way things are going!

The world champion checked himself into a&e following his match, complaining of chest pains. Hope he is ok, and back playing tommorow

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Murphy shouldn't be allowed to comment on other players or matches while he is still playing in a tournament. It's quite disrespectful towards other players. He is not even that good a Pundit. Watching him playing now he seems disinterested in the match, Robertson will have an early night the way things are going!

I'd agree he's not really a great pundit, but dont see any issue with it if that's what he wants to do, only that i dont think it can do any good for his own game. Gives me the impression he's as keen to cement his long-term place on the bbc team as he is to rejuvenate his playing career and i'd wonder how that has affected his focus. Also, he takes his role as chairman of the players committee very seriously and i imagine that takes up quite a bit of his time as well. They're his choices and i wouldnt have a problem with them.

Desperate stuff from Stephen Maguire tonight. Playing a rookie, albeit one who knocked the tournament favourite out previous round, and looks like his head is about to explode. Bags of talent, but no temperament at all to go with it. Shame really. Nearly fancy Cahill to go on and win from here if he just keeps head together and takes chances when they inevitably come his way.

Think Robertson is way too short myself.

He’s playing decent obviously but Murphy had tons of chances. Lost 3-4 frames he was 50+ up in along with playing some poor safety in tactical exchanges.

He really could have gone close in that match if he played smarter and closed out chances in the first two sessions.