Snooker in the News

World Championship final today and have to say again its been overshadowed by the John Higgins match fixing scandal rocking the game right now. I only hope Barry Hearn gets to the bottom of things right away and takes the neccessary action, if that means a lifetime ban for John Higgins then so be it. Steve Davis hit the nail on the head,  saying he expected Hearn's influence will be crucial in attempting to restore the game's integrity. "With Barry Hearn in the process of taking the game over, he may be able to cut the cancer out of it from day one," said the Nuggett. Here's hoping Steve.

In the interim I am still on the hunt for sponsorship for the trip to Bucharest having estimated the total cost to be approximately £1250 in total. That is going be even more difficult given the cloud over the game worldwide, anybody that thinks that the professional game will be the only one to suffer is mistaken, the global integrity of snooker both professional and amatuer is at stake.All players and fans alike can only hope and wait for Barry Hearn to cure the disease from the game, I wonder if John Higgins wants to sponsor my trip? John...John?

All confirmed

It's official, places and accomodation have been confirmed so were off 2 Bucharest in just 4 weeks. Brother has a good contact who might provide some sponsorship, Chairman of Carlisle football club no less! Here's hoping.

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Where are we going?

So my little girl Jo Jo asks "where is Romania" and to be honest, I had to think about it, and think hard. "Near Ukraine I think" was my lazy answer. Anyway time to do a bit of research for Joanne and for me.

So what did I find out? "Romania offers a rich tapestry of tourist attractions and vacation experiences unique in Central-Eastern Europe: medieval towns in Transylvania, the world-famous Painted Monasteries in Bucovina, traditional villages in Maramures, the magnificent architecture of Bucharest, the romantic Danube Delta, fairy-tale castles, the Black Sea resorts, the majestic Carpathian Mountains, spas and much more."

Sounds great.  The reason for this sudden interest in a far away Eastern European country is because I will be travelling there in May for the 2010 European Snooker Championships, held in Bucharest. Can't wait. Must be time for some practice and brush away the cobwebs, although have played a fair bit this year already, getting into 3 finals at the local St Patricks Snooker Hall and winning the inaugural McCaughey Family trophy, which was nice. Have also started to work on my game a little, trying to compact things and remove the long flowing cue action which experience tells me can be very inconsistent if your not playing or practicing enough.