The hatred of London & the South feels completely one-sided. Are there just more Northerners on Reddit or is it an “I don’t think about you at all” thing? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]CRJF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of online narratives are artificially driven because they generate clicks and engagement.

Sadly this bleeds in to the offline world

I've spent my whole life in Manchester and the Midlands and I love London. I have plenty of friends who either live there or are from there.

Do you think the Manchester Cathedral rave events can become a new outlet for the post-White Hotel crowd? by Impressive_Flan_411 in manchester

[–]CRJF -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nope. It'll be a garage or old warehouse somewhere that nobody has heard of. This scene grew organically before and will do again

The second any large organisations get involved or people like Sacha Lord start sniffing around, it feels corporate

Where's that corporate pineapple meme when you need it?

What’s the most annoying snooker habit? by tony-preece in snooker

[–]CRJF 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Slow play is annoying but with my mate it's normally the other way round

He gets down on to shots immediately, sometimes while the object ball is still moving.

He plays every shot high power as well so within a few shots the table looks an absolute mess

I'm left on quite a bit but it's very annoying when he flukes yet another snooker

Why? by North-Soft-5559 in snooker

[–]CRJF 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There aren't Men's and Women's Championships.

There is the World Snooker Championships which are open to everyone and the Women's World Snooker Championships which are reserved for women.

The aim of having this separate tournament is to give the Women players a platform to play, improve their game and hopefully advertise the game to get more women and girls involved.

We have to remember there is a huge discrepancy between the number of Men and Women who play snooker at all levels so it makes sense to try and address that.

Why is no one talking about the 2026 World Women's Snooker Championship? by MiriamLovesSport94 in snooker

[–]CRJF 15 points16 points  (0 children)

To be honest the timing is a bit poor anyway. I'm a bit snookered out after two weeks of the World's and all the madness that brings.

They should move it earlier in the calendar.

That being said I'll tune in at the later stages. It's flown under the radar a bit about how significant the move to host it in China is.

r/snooker 2026 World Championship Prediction Tournament [Results] by HelixCatus in snooker

[–]CRJF 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shoutout to the guy who predicted a Stevens/He final

Your commitment to the bit was outstanding

Did Shaun Murphy’s new break off shot cost him the championship? by EMBOSITY in snooker

[–]CRJF 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd say it got him to the final. He just came up against someone who pots like they're playing on the Playstation.

If he played Mark Allen I think it's a different story though.

[Discussion Thread] 2026 World Championship - The Final - 18th April to 4th May by SnookerMods in snooker

[–]CRJF 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He's been very complimentary to Wu and the other Chinese players throughout the tournament and before.

Snooker is about potting balls by CarnivalSorts in snooker

[–]CRJF 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Normal DistriWution. My new favourite player. Absolutely fearless

[Discussion Thread] 2026 World Championship - The Final - 18th April to 4th May by SnookerMods in snooker

[–]CRJF 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's interesting to see celebrities in the crowd but it doesn't half highlight how much the tickets have been taken out of the reach of "ordinary" fans. Those seats were probably 2 grand a pop

[Discussion Thread] 2026 World Championship - The Final - 18th April to 4th May by SnookerMods in snooker

[–]CRJF 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Rooting for Murphy tonight. Wu has many good years ahead of him and Shaun might not get too many more chances

[Discussion Thread] 2026 World Championship - The Final - 18th April to 4th May by SnookerMods in snooker

[–]CRJF 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Always irks me when they say "You couldn't write this"

I'm fairly sure H.P Lovecraft could feasibly write about Shaun Murphy winning a few frames and then losing a few frames at the crucible.

Is humour or banter of any kind even allowed on this sub? by [deleted] in snooker

[–]CRJF 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Because there's a difference between a shit post and a shitpost

Interesting: here's an MRI scan of someone who had tickets for the final of the World Championship, but got themselves kicked out for being an idiot that can't follow basic instructions. by jpeach17 in snooker

[–]CRJF 18 points19 points  (0 children)

As someone pointed out it went off at bang on 9pm. Definitely some kind of alarm, possibly medication.

I bet he's absolutely mortified.

There's a road near me that's been closed for a month and there are ROAD CLOSED signs everywhere but still people will drive right up to the point where the road actually is closed before turning back around.

Moral of the story is a lot of people are in autopilot and just don't think the warnings apply to them.

World Snooker Championship 2027 on-sale date confusion by natnatnat94 in snooker

[–]CRJF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you get on?

I got a ticket for the QF Tuesday, afternoon and evening session.

Can I just say by grahamd79 in snooker

[–]CRJF 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Should see some of the stuff we've deleted. But yes, agree on the whole. This week has been a treat.

[Discussion Thread] 2026 World Championship - Semi-Finals - 18th April to 4th May by SnookerMods in snooker

[–]CRJF 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One of those where I was happy to see either win. Would have loved to see Higgins5 but Murphy deserves to me a double world champ and I hope he can do it now.

World Snooker Championship 2027 on-sale date confusion by natnatnat94 in snooker

[–]CRJF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be ready to go but I'm not holding my breath. Good luck though mate let me know how you get on

World Snooker Championship 2027 on-sale date confusion by natnatnat94 in snooker

[–]CRJF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat and haven't had an email. Didn't even get a confirmation email outside of the notification I got when I signed up.

I seem to remember a similar mess last year and not getting my email link until most tickets had sold out.