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Just a quick note to let you all know that I am not missing in action, nor locked in the stationary cupboard in the GC office.

It is that time of year when I turn my attention to the TV, and snooker - so my visits will be brief and irregular until next week.

 

Well, so far it has been an excellent display of talent from all players - particularly so Joe Perry, Marco Fu and Barry Hawkins. Also really nice to see sport in the true sense of the word, where the participants are friendly, respectful and play by the rules to the point where they declare their own foul shots even if nobody else has noticed.

The fly in the ointment for me remains Ronnie O'Sullivan - fantastically talented player, but his attitude stinks and he rarely comes across as a nice guy.

I have to pop out shopping this morning, then it will be home brew and shouting at the telly again for the semi-finals today

 

Well, the semi-final between Joe Perry and Barry Hawkins was one of the best snooker matches I have seen in a very long time - indeed, there was a lot of excellent snooker skills demonstrated throughout the whole tournament which was very enjoyable. The downside for me is that Ronnie O'Sullivan won - hell of a talented guy, but I just cannot get past his attitude and demeanour.