Snooker

[david_carnell]

I do love a bit of snook' every now and then and the Essex Exocet, Ronnie "The Rocket" O'Sullivan has reaffirmed my faith with one of the most awesome 147 maximums I've ever seen! And he did it to win the match. ?157,000 for about 8 mins work. Not bad, son, not bad at all.

You can watch it again (and again) on BBC iplayer but no doubt it'll be on again this evening on BBC2.

Anyone else a fan? Anyone else fancy a game? I haven't played for years but used to be alright. I'm better at American pool though if anyone know's a local venue for a knock-about on the green baize.

Edited for appalling grammar, punctuation and spelling

[SeanMacGabhann]

nearest I am aware of is in Peckham - definitely up for a game

[Ant]

I used to have a sort of dismal fascination with the game. It was easy to get drawn in, but it also sent me into a bit of a trance. It was only later, after not having played for a while, that I finally decided that I don't actually like it that much. (As for why I didn't notice this sooner, I blame the aforementioned trance.)

[bon3yard]

Funnily enough I went to a place in East Dulwich today to sign up for membership to a place just off LL(the street name eludes me)that has 5 snooker tables(2 quid an hour). Its a proper old social club too so cheap beer and cardboard beermats too. I'll get back to you with the address sometime tonight.

[Ant]

The East Dulwich Constitutional Club, perhaps?

[david_carnell]

Ah, that'll be the Constitutional Club on the Grove.

I'm in the process of joining the Peckham Liberal Club, which I imagine has similar rates without the photos of Thatcher and the Queen on the wall to put me off my game.

[bon3yard]

Bingo.

[bon3yard]

The thought did cross my mind that it was some sort of Tory stronghold but I'm not planning to raise funds for a Burn the Poor People fund...just want a game of snooker.

[spadetownboy]

bon3yard Wrote:

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> Funnily enough I went to a place in East Dulwich

> today to sign up for membership to a place just

> off LL(the street name eludes me)that has 5

> snooker tables(2 quid an hour). Its a proper old

> social club too so cheap beer and cardboard

> beermats too. I'll get back to you with the

> address sometime tonight.

2 QUID AN HOUR feck me thats a bit of alright, might start playing again myself, used to be a bit of a hot shot top break of 52, many moons ago, when the eyesight was up to it.

[*Bob*]

I'm afraid of Snooker, ever since my Dad took me to his snooker club (Christmas Eve treat.. 'the wife' too) and I was distressed to discover that the table itself it literally the size of half a football field.

Better to stick to pool, where any idiot with zero hand-eye coordination (that's me) can sink a couple of balls if you hit the hard enough and hope for the best.

[Brendan]

I?d be up for a game, I like snooker me. As for watching it, well I?d rather be bored thanks.

If the thought of playing with small balls on a big pitch whilst scrutinised by the portraits of long dead Tory PMs or actually having to leave the borders of ED is too daunting, ?tis always the option of pool at the Gowlett or The Castle.

[Keef]

Or The Vale now apparently.

[Brendan]

Ah but does the Vale have the original 70s table light that looks like it came off of the set of Life on Mars

[david_carnell]

Some other sunlight-deprived fella has done the 147 now. If I'd known it was that easy I might have entered. Got to feel gutted for the Rocket though. His prize money has just been halved.

[annaj]

Remember this?

All together now....

"Snooker loopy nuts are we

Me and him and them and me.

We'll show you what we can do

With a load of balls and a snooker cue.

Pot the red and screw back

For the yellow, green, brown, blue

Pink and black.

Snooker loopy nuts are we

We're all snooker loopy!"

No?

Just me then.

[Michael Palaeologus]

I think that we remember it, but not in such word perfect detail, the posession of which is a tad worrying.