New Posts For Thread: I am considering a wager on the Merlin of Milton to win the 2018 World Championshiphttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31025311/i-am-considering-a-wager-on-the-merlin-of-milton-to-win-the-2018-world-championshipCurrently a whopping 110s on Betfair.Run to QF last year, (his best run by miles for 5 years)Reached his first ranking final last year for four yearsSelby gone off the boilROS un-peaking at just the right/wrong timeTrump being TrumpNobody else really***** = another name for cigarettes!!https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31025311/i-am-considering-a-wager-on-the-merlin-of-milton-to-win-the-2018-world-championship?post_id=554319603#554319603***** = another name for cigarettes!!Fri, 27 Apr 2018 05:31:54 -0500You couldnt do that kind of stuff down at my 2 table club where you only got one frame at a time for 50p (nearly bought a packet of 10 **** in those days) and where any attempt at a safety shot was met with groans and contempt from those waiting forhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31025311/i-am-considering-a-wager-on-the-merlin-of-milton-to-win-the-2018-world-championship?post_id=554319583#554319583You couldnt do that kind of stuff down at my 2 table club where you only got one frame at a time for 50p (nearly bought a packet of 10 **** in those days) and where any attempt at a safety shot was met with groans and contempt from those waiting forFri, 27 Apr 2018 05:31:10 -0500I was lucky in that I learnt to play by playing my old man, who never took a pot on when there was a safety shot available, so my safety game was always decent even before I could string a few pots together.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31025311/i-am-considering-a-wager-on-the-merlin-of-milton-to-win-the-2018-world-championship?post_id=554319315#554319315I was lucky in that I learnt to play by playing my old man, who never took a pot on when there was a safety shot available, so my safety game was always decent even before I could string a few pots together.Fri, 27 Apr 2018 05:07:49 -0500Same here jed, whacking in the long ones was my speciality on the table, alas in my case it was also why i was pretty rubbish at the game.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31025311/i-am-considering-a-wager-on-the-merlin-of-milton-to-win-the-2018-world-championship?post_id=554319265#554319265Same here jed, whacking in the long ones was my speciality on the table, alas in my case it was also why i was pretty rubbish at the game.Fri, 27 Apr 2018 05:03:45 -0500I would rarely just roll a ball in gj so I get few kicks anyway.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31025311/i-am-considering-a-wager-on-the-merlin-of-milton-to-win-the-2018-world-championship?post_id=554319047#554319047I would rarely just roll a ball in gj so I get few kicks anyway.Fri, 27 Apr 2018 04:42:35 -0500Yeah have heard that jed so its not perfect by any means.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31025311/i-am-considering-a-wager-on-the-merlin-of-milton-to-win-the-2018-world-championship?post_id=554318987#554318987Yeah have heard that jed so its not perfect by any means.Fri, 27 Apr 2018 04:37:30 -0500I tried to use the new chalk but in consistency it's like the old blue cheap shyte you'd get on the pool table in a bad pub so I always felt I was going to miscue at any moment. Didn't have any kicks but didn't like it much, I tend to use a lot of sihttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31025311/i-am-considering-a-wager-on-the-merlin-of-milton-to-win-the-2018-world-championship?post_id=554318909#554318909I tried to use the new chalk but in consistency it's like the old blue cheap shyte you'd get on the pool table in a bad pub so I always felt I was going to miscue at any moment. Didn't have any kicks but didn't like it much, I tend to use a lot of siFri, 27 Apr 2018 04:30:35 -0500He did play some great shots but they were followed by stinkers more often than not. Don’t know if you watched his final qualifier, he was a bit lucky in that. Lost his head playing a guy ranked 30 places below him and a fluke got him out of jail.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31025311/i-am-considering-a-wager-on-the-merlin-of-milton-to-win-the-2018-world-championship?post_id=554309163#554309163He did play some great shots but they were followed by stinkers more often than not. Don’t know if you watched his final qualifier, he was a bit lucky in that. Lost his head playing a guy ranked 30 places below him and a fluke got him out of jail.Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:16:54 -0500I ended up finding heaps of Maguire's other losing post match interviews.He needed the head doctor 10+ years ago.Some people in life just coast though, and simply can't push themselves.He is far from alone in not reaching his 'potential' but althoughhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31025311/i-am-considering-a-wager-on-the-merlin-of-milton-to-win-the-2018-world-championship?post_id=554306927#554306927I ended up finding heaps of Maguire's other losing post match interviews.He needed the head doctor 10+ years ago.Some people in life just coast though, and simply can't push themselves.He is far from alone in not reaching his 'potential' but althoughThu, 26 Apr 2018 12:24:10 -0500Watching that interview, it didn't give me the impression of someone who can't be bothered. It was a mixture of genuine humility and a sense of being generally rudderless.Surely he's decent material to work with for some ex-player that fancies themsehttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31025311/i-am-considering-a-wager-on-the-merlin-of-milton-to-win-the-2018-world-championship?post_id=554304071#554304071Watching that interview, it didn't give me the impression of someone who can't be bothered. It was a mixture of genuine humility and a sense of being generally rudderless.Surely he's decent material to work with for some ex-player that fancies themseThu, 26 Apr 2018 09:50:08 -0500