Just to let everyone know that the snooker world championships started today with Ronnie O defending his title.


Watch here

It's on Eurosport TV in France, which is fine for the next few days. But I return to the land of the Midnight Iced Hockey on Thursday. Is it on TV there?

You'll have to watch it online unfortunately as it can't compete with curling in Canada for airtime.

Arrrrggghhh. Damned colonial philistines! (Although I quite like watching curling).

I suppose if you've smoked a fat one it could be pass the time. I rather miss the One Man and His Dog competitions, especially the Christmas specials.

A rather tasty match between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ali Carter is on now.

Lost its charm. No Willie Thorne, or Doug Mountjoy these days

Ronnie's pretty good to watch but you're right, a lot of them are just boring naffers.

I've not watched any of it. She would only naffing moan if i tried anyway

HID is off to some present some bolloxy theory on bollox at a conference or something later this week so I envision, lots of lager, a large naff-off order of extra spicy Indian food and hours of snooker on the big telly.

That sounds great Would encourage OH to bugger off and talk bolllox somewhere but bloody son would then take over the remote and I would probably end up having to watch naffing wrestling

Back in the UK, we would always play a friendly (cricket) on thje bank holiday monday. SWo it was always down the legion after to watch the last few frames of the final. Cheeky flutter in the bank holiday bottle draw too.

You will enjoy watching Peter Ebdon then.....

Ronnie dispatched Ali Carter pretty smartish this morning/evening.

Sun streaming through the window, nice mug of tea and a ham and cheese roll, the snooker on the big teleconference screen and a smashing match too. Life’s good this morning.