The Talking Balls Podcast: Recent Episodes
Michael Stephen Wright
Hosted by Mike and Mac - @Wrighto74 (Michael Wright) with co-host @LeeMc147 (Lee McAllister), this podcast is about snooker and the people who play it, support it and want to talk about it.
We are passionate about this great sport and genuinely want to talk about it, hear and read about it and become a part of the community around the sport.
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This is a reloaded chat from last year with likeable Anglo-Irish player Martin O'Donnell. He saw the funny side of the criticism for playing a slow game at times and explained what may be behind it.
We enjoyed meeting Martin and hope that he'll be back on the Tour as soon as possible.
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We continue our chat with Scottish snooker star and also World Champion from 2006.
A really engaging and enjoyable chat with a man who is proving to be a constant threat in ranking tournaments and somebody who isn't shy of talking about the mental side of life, on and off the table.
This episode was recorded on 10 August 2022.
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We met Scottish snooker star and also World Champion in 2006 with two other final appearances to boot.
A really engaging and enjoyable chat with a man who is proving to be a constant threat in ranking tournaments and somebody who isn't shy of talking about the mental side of life, on and off the table.
This is part 1 with part 2 to follow in a week.
This episode was recorded on 10 August 2022.
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In this reloaded episode from last year we met Phil Seymour, MC and presenter as well as all of the other things he does in sport and with people.
Since this came out originally Phil has started his own podcast with former World Snooker Champion called 'The Onefourseven Podcast' which is an excellent listen.
Phil was very engaging and funny and a real positive force and we hope you enjoy it.
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When you've coached the likes of Jimmy White, Stuart Bingham and Joe Johnson to name but a few over a 37 year career, you've got some stories to tell.
This was a great insight into how players can improve and how coaches can spot where there is extra potential and the chat is peppered with some anecdotes about some big name players.
Also a touching story about Willie Thorne around his illness and untimely passing that Alan was generous to share.
A good chat, hope you enjoy it.
The podcast was recorded on 9 August 2022.
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Another reloaded episode especially for those who have followed us for less than a year.
Being Nottingham based and as a fan of the mighty Reds, I was looking forward to spending some time in the company of one of the best sporting exports to come out of the city.
Michael was a joy to talk with - we went off on a lot of tangents with chat about life, kindness, families, meditation, practice, politics, coaching, media work etc. and it was as close to having a chat down the pub as Zoom allows!
Hope you enjoy, thanks Michael.
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We enjoyed meeting Vilius to learn more about the 5-time Lithuanian Snooker Champion. He is also a pool player and the conversation even drifts into Russian billiards.
We talked a little about Lithuania and the impact of the war in Ukraine but also more generally about the snooker scene in Eastern Europe.
Interesting that Vilius had just finished some online coaching delivered to a colleague in Saudi Arabia. Truly a global sport!
The podcast was recorded on 26 July 2022.
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I met with some snooker Superfans back in August last year to talk about the 2021/22 season ahead. We've reloaded it for you!
"The wrong Brian", "are these the Brian's you're looking for?" "he is not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy" etc etc
Ok so, funny although embarrassing story. I invited one superfan, Kellie Barker to the podcast and a second, known by thousands in snooker as Brian and on the day of the recording was told that i'd invited the wrong Brian!!!
I was after the one who keeps popping up at snooker events on the front row and other events such as the Euros football, cricket test matches etc. and invited a different Brian who is involved in James Bond podcasts as well as being a big snooker fan.
Luckily, everyone saw the funny side (I think). We had a great talk about the game, views on the short format in the first two ranking events of the season, stories of players behind the scenes etc. A really fun talk, hope you like! I think that we'll do these type of talks again more often.
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This episode gives us all an insight into life as a World Disability Snooker player as David Church, James Lodge and William Thomson share their stories and views on the sport.
We have World Champions in the chat and fascinating stories plus insights into the range of people playing the sport under the WDSB umbrella. A really good talk. Learn more here https://www.wdbs.info/
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The podcast was recorded on 2 July 2022.
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We bring you the chat with amateur player who has been on the edge of the Tour and describes well how life is for a player working to hit the big time.
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The first episode of the new season brings you a very bright young snooker talent - Stan Moody.
For many, their first look at Stan was his win over Lu Ning in the shootout first round and he was very impressive. Defying his age, Moody looked like a player who could build breaks and fear nobody.
Some nice shout-outs to his support team and particularly for Shaun Murphy who Stan has spent time with over the last few days.
One to watch for sure and an amazing talent particularly given that he is still 15.
The podcast was recorded on 28 June 2022 with Stan with a cameo from dad Nigel towards the end.
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We bring back our chat with the legendary Clive Everton from last summer.
A big presence in the sport through his different roles and supremo of Snooker Scene. Former player and commentator and a prolific writer on the sport. We hope that you enjoy this episode, you may have missed it first time around.
The sound quality is less than normal due to how we recorded the episode but hopefully it doesn't spoil your enjoyment of it.
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We met with a Crucible debutant from this season just past in Ashley Hugill. We talked about the best season of his career to date and the help he is getting from Ian McCulloch and Matt Andrews.
The podcast was recorded on 13 June 2022 with Ashley.
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On the eve of last season we talked to the ambitious Steven Hallworth about the state of the game, the mental toughness needed to play well, practicing, players behind the scenes and mates in the game.
A good talk with another player that we'll be looking out for on the Tour as we follow his fortunes.
The podcast was recorded on 7 July 2021 with Steve at RAF Waddington where he has a table set up to use.
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This was a really interesting chat with Matt Andrews who works with a number of snooker players as well as other sportspeople. He has worked closely with a range of players from Ronnie O'Sullivan (whom he calls an 'artist') to Crucible debutant Ashley Hugill.
The mental preparation and planning involved in such individual sports is growing and Matt provides a great insight for us.
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We bring back our chat with Gary Wilson in pre-season for 2021/22. Since that chat he almost toppled Mark Williams to win the British Open and has had some highlights in the season. He talks here about his career and love of gaming. Good chat.
We really enjoyed chatting with famous snooker referee Leo Scullion reflecting on the end of the World Championship. We talked about his previous life before becoming a referee and his thoughts on various aspects of the sport.
A really interesting man and engaging, we hope you enjoy meeting him too.
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We met Oliver Lines back in May/June last year and he was the first pro player to agree to be our guest. For that we will always be grateful.
Hear from Ollie as he looked at the season ahead and career to date.
We have been meeting every Tuesday night to chat about the World Championships at the Crucible covering views and talking points. This time we caught up on the quarters, semi and that epic final performance from the main man. We may have discussed the future of the Crucible as a venue too!
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We are meeting every Tuesday night to chat about the World Championships at the Crucible covering views and talking points. This was week 2 and we reflected on Rounds 1 and 2 and catching up on the quarter finals where we are getting a feel for the runners and riders heading for the single table set-up.
Lots to talk about this week with the 'Crucible Pigeon,' Robbo's 147, Noppon's graceful exit etc.
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We are meeting every Tuesday night to chat about the World Championships at the Crucible covering views and talking points. Thanks to our guest Brian ‘Snooker Superstar’ Dobson for joining us.
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A cracking chat with my co-host Lee McAllister as well as Superfans Kellie Barker, Brian Dobson and 'Front Row' Brian Wright.
We go through the first round draw after discussing the Judgement Day qualifiers and predict the first round winners, finalists, best qualifier and of course the Champion. Extra points for the correct score.
Play along with us!
This is Part 2 of 2.
Ian is a great guest as you'll know if you watched/listened to Part 1. More views on the sport and a bit of chatter about the forthcoming World Champs for giood measure.
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This is Part 1 of 2.
A really good conversation that merits a second part.
We talked with Ian McCulloch who hit the top 16 in the early-mid 2000s and found himself in ranking finals and going a long way in the Worlds.
Ian has a very positive go-getting attitude and in some ways was ahead of his time in terms of his regimen for looking after his body to get the best out of himself at the table. He continues to help players with Ashley Hugill specifically mentioned in Part 1.
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Part 2 of 2.
Tom is a funny man on a mission. He is a comedian and writer and proud of his working class roots, his style of comedy is engaging but also challenging bias and assumptions about others.
He is also a big snooker fan as you can tell in this episode as we talk about a range of subjects from prize money, to the standing of Ding Junhui in the game to merchandise and branding players to get more fans interested.
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Part 1 of 2.
Tom is a funny man on a mission. He is a comedian and writer and proud of his working class roots, his style of comedy is engaging but also challenging bias and assumptions about others.
He is also a big snooker fan as you can tell in this episode as we talk about a range of subjects from prize money, to the standing of Ding Junhui in the game to merchandise and branding players to get more fans interested. I think we managed to persuade our co-host Lee to enter Q School this season too!
This is part 1 with part 2 next Wednesday.
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Part 2 of 2.
We had a great chat with Patrick (Paddy) Wallace who has a few stories to tell and an epic run at The Crucible in 2001 ending at the quarter finals.
Paddy has been at Q School recently which provides competition and keeps him sharp, at one point he was on the fringes of the top 16 in the World and still gets into ranking events such as the Northern Ireland Open in 2020.
A star of the Seniors Tour, Paddy shares his thoughts and reflections.
Good times.
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We wanted to celebrate Joe's 2nd ranking win by reloading our chat with him in June last year. Top man and player.
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Part 1 of 2.
We had a great chat with Patrick (Paddy) Wallace who has a few stories to tell and an epic run at The Crucible in 2001 ending at the quarter finals.
Paddy has been at Q School recently which provides competition and keeps him sharp, at one point he was on the fringes of the top 16 in the World and still gets into ranking events such as the Northern Ireland Open in 2020.
A star of the Seniors Tour, Paddy shares his thoughts and reflections.
Good times.
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This is part 2 of 2 with the current Welsh Open Champion, Jordan Brown, who won the admiration of legions of fans and players with his last frame deciding victory over Ronnie O'Sullivan to take his first ranking tournament win.
Life has changed since that win as we hear but Jordan is not happy to rest on that win and working with a sports psychologist he is paving the way for potentially more success.
A good chat, enjoy.
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This is part 1 of 2 with the current Welsh Open Champion, Jordan Brown, who won the admiration of legions of fans and players with his last frame deciding victory over Ronnie O'Sullivan to take his first ranking tournament win.
Life has changed since that win as we hear but Jordan is not happy to rest on that win and working with a sports psychologist he is paving the way for potentially more success.
A good chat, enjoy.
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This is part 2 of our two-parter with former pro Billy Snaddon.
A cuesports master, the Scottish player has an impressive back story and engaging manner which made for a good chat.
Hope you enjoy!
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This is part 1 of 2, the second part coming next Wednesday.
Scottish snooker and pool star Billy Snaddon spent some time with us recounting stories of practising with Stephen Hendry, growing up with him, Alan McManus, John Higgins etc.
No mean player himself, Billy reached the Regal China International in 1999 beating no less than James Wattana, Stephen Lee and Stephen Hendry before losing to John Higgins in the final. He also won the Kings Cup in Bangkok in 1994 and he tells you some of his thoughts on the current state of the sport too. A good listen.
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15 year old Welsh snooker prospect Liam Davies came to talk with us fresh from his appearance at the Snooker Shoot-Out last week. He talked of the support he is getting on and off the table and came across as very focused and someone ready for any task.
What we didn't expect was Kevin Costner stepping in to save his attempt to clear the colours!!
He told us that he has been invited into the Welsh Open as well so we will watch his progress with interest.
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The Masters Champion and man in form, titles in every year of the last 17 years - wow.
We felt that it was worth hearing again from the Thunder from Down Under.
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We take a bit of a jaunt through the first six months of the podcast looking back at the episodes and some of the talking points of the sport. We also look ahead at what we think is coming and who we're interested in watching out for. Hope you like it, and if you haven't listened to the back catalogue it might encourage you to take a look.
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it is a new year and so we felt that it was a goody time to put this one with one if the sport's leaders out there again.
With new listeners joining all the time it's a chance t hear about the current state of the sport, plans for the future as well as how WPBSA works with the World Snooker Tour.
An interesting listen to someone who was a pretty Good player in his own right too!
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This is the bringing together of two recordings, the two parts we recorded with Mark King.
You'll notice that the intros are from the times we published which is why we talk in advance of our episodes wtth Rob Walker and Christmas quiz which you should listen to if you haven't already.
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We were delighted to spend the best part of 2 hours in our Christmas jumpers with a group of snooker pros, family, friends and fans for our annual event.
Joining us from the Tour were Michael Holt, Joe Perry and Lee Walker with up and coming players Hayden Staniland and Liam Davies.
It was a lot of fun and you can play along and see how you score, also, can you guess what the mystery sound is at the start of the episode?
On cheeky festive f-bomb thrown in too just to warn you if you don't like such language.
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This is the extended version of the interview that we put out in two parts recently. Really interesting and well worth another listen!
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Man behind the mic and broadcaster across numerous sports, Rob Walker was our guest this time out.
He joined us on the way to York for the UK Championships and shared stories about players, who he admires, the actor he would want to play him, the near death experience he was involved in and a whole lot more.
Just remember - "if it is to be, it is up to me"
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The 2nd and concluding part of an excellent talk with one of the most quotable snooker players around, Romford's own Mark King.
Forgive me, I recorded the intro after Part 1 so I talk about events coming up some of which have happened by the time this goes out. Regards our Xmas quiz, Phil Seymour has had to pull out since recording this and Neil Robertson has signed up - more to come hopefully so it should be fun on 20 December.
For viewers, you get to see Mark showing off the Alex Higgins trophy near the end for his Northern Ireland Open victory in 2016.
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An excellent talk with one of the most quotable snooker players around, Romford's own Mark King.
This is part 1 of 2 with the 2nd episode coming next week and we hope that you enjoy it and are left waiting for the 2nd instalment.
Mark has strong views about the ranking system, share of prize money, wild cards with much more packed into over an hour of part 2 to follow.
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This is part 2 of a 2 parter with the rapping rising snooker star Peter Devlin.
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This is part 1 of a 2 parter with the rapping rising snooker star Peter Devlin.
Peter came across as an intelligent and engaging person who has clear ideas about how the ranking system could make more sense and make it more accessible for players to make their way in the sport.
We enjoyed meeting him and frankly our time came to an end too soon so we agreed to do a follow-up to this one which is now part 1!
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22 year old French snooker rising star Brian Ochoiski spent some time with us to talk about his career to date and aspirations. He tells us about the French snooker scene and talks about his father, Stephane a former player who now coaches. A good talk!
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We met with Welsh snooker player and coach Lee Walker and had a really good chat with some laughs thrown in for good measure.
Some interesting stories including the likes of Mark Williams, Ryan Day and others.
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We met performance coach covering athletes from a number of sports including snooker with Mark King, Lee Walker and Stuart Carrington among others.
Listen and watch to find out the magic stat that marks out the top performers and learn of the different ways that Noel works with his players and the extent of the support he gives.
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Our co-host Lee McAllister, is out representing Scotland in the European Championships in the Algarve, Portugal.
In this episode, recorded on Monday 11 October, he tells us about what is one of the premier amateur tournaments in the calendar which offers two two-year main WST Tour Cards for winners of the individual and Under 21 events (just won by Dylan Emery).
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They say that God loves a trier and Elliot is definitely one. A good conversation with British Open semi-finalist Elliot Slessor recorded while he was the passenger in a car driven by his good mate and victor in that British semi final, Gary Wilson.
We get a good insight into Elliot's career and personal life as he looks to climb the ladder and establish himself in the top group of tour players.
This conversation takes place on a roadtrip and so please bear with the recording which we could have heavily edited but decided to let you feel as we did, along for the ride!
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Cracking talk with one of the main men running the sport, Chair of the WPBSA and former pro player Jason Ferguson.
We got a good insight into the decision-making around venues, tournament format, TV rights, sponsorship etc as well as an insight into the jet-setting lifestyle of a leader in the sport.
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It's still early in the lifetime of the Talking Balls podcast and have just passed three months and now 25 episodes.
So to do something different and look back at some of the conversations so far, we invite you to listen to some quick-fire questions and answers with a number of pro players including Neil Robertson, Michael Holt, Jackson Page, Hayden Staniland and Martin O' Donnell.
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We recorded this the day before Phil Haigh ran a story on Metro.co.uk focusing on Stephen Maguire's reaction upon playing Martin in the recent British Open. Martin's slow play was talked about and he encounters some hostility because of it from some players.
In this episode he shows that he has a good sense of humour and explains more about his approach to the sport as well as a dose of defiance when the subject of average shot times comes up.
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We talked with stadium announcer/MC extraordinaire Phil Seymour who was a cracking guest. We caught up with him from his hotel room in Leicester on the night before he started presenting again at the British Open latter stages.
An interesting talk about his background, interest in charity and a few anecdotes too.
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By now you may well have read about this episode on social media or some of the newspapers where stories emerged of Neil not liking the Crucible and the World Championships format.
There is a good 2 hour conversation with Neil about that but so much more and we hope that listening to this encourages others in the sport to come forward and talk with the same candour giving us all more insight into those who make the sport so great.
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This was the second and concluding part of our conversation with Neil Robertson.
Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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We recorded this episode in 2 parts and talked around a range of subjects. Since moving over from the other side of the World to make his career, Neil has established himself as the best player every to come out of Australia and an all time great.
We talked about the short format of the opening tournaments of the new season and heard Neil's thoughts on the longer formats used for the World Championships.
Neil comes across as a very focused though relaxed and thoughtful man and he was a fine guest.
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Being Nottingham based and as a fan of the mighty Reds, I was looking forward to spending some time in the company of one of the best sporting exports to come out of the city.
Michael was a joy to talk with - we went off on a lot of tangents with chat about life, kindness, families, meditation, practice, politics, coaching, media work etc. and it was as close to having a chat down the pub as Zoom allows!
Hope you enjoy, thanks Michael.
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"The wrong Brian", "are these the Brian's you're looking for?" "he is not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy" etc etc
Ok so, funny although embarrassing story. I invited one superfan, Kellie Barker to the podcast and a second, known by thousands in snooker as Brian and on the day of the recording was told that i'd invited the wrong Brian!!!
I was after the one who keeps popping up at snooker events on the front row and other events such as the Euros football, cricket test matches etc. and invited a different Brian who is involved in James Bond podcasts as well as being a big snooker fan.
Luckily, everyone saw the funny side (I think). We had a great talk about the game, views on the short format in the first two ranking events of the season, stories of players behind the scenes etc. A really fun talk, hope you like! I think that we'll do these type of talks again more often.
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Hayden was a great guest and clearly very focused and determined but humble in how he is learning to improve his game.
He was unlucky not to progress in Q School this season despite an eye-catching win over Luo Honghao on the way but he is not about to give up.
Shout outs to some of the people who have supported him so far in his early career - Nigel Turner and Macauley Croft.
A player to watch. Enjoy this episode.
LeeMcAllister 'Mac' made his co-hosting debut in the episode recorded with Hayden Staniland on 19 July 2021 and took to it like a duck to water.
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We recorded this on 15 July on the eve of the new season with the Championship League.
Jackson is still only 19 despite seeming to have been around for a lot longer, his potential is clear having been involved in a number of deciding frames and taking notable scalps such as Lisowski, Perry, Dott etc. He is practicing a lot with Mark Williams and Lee Walker and played Ryan Day earlier in the day, a dress rehearsal for the for their Championship League clash.
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It was great talking to Clive. His knowledge, thoughts, candour and vast experience of 50 years editing Snooker Scene and going from player to broadcaster to writer make him somebody to listen to.
He is a prolific writer and he mentions his interesting snooker books still available online, “Black Farce and Cueball Wizards” as well as his biography of Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Warning - the recording was made via phone and therefore is a little less clear than usual and so you may need to turn up your player/headphones etc.
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On the eve of the new season we talk to the ambitious Steven Hallworth about the state of the Dgame, the mental toughness needed to play well, practicing, players behind the scenes and mates in the gDaDme.
A good talk with anoDther player that we'll be looking out for on the Tour as we follow his fortunes. D
The podcast was recorded oDn 7 July 2021 with Steve at RAF Waddington where he has a table set up to use.
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Well of course that was just an attention grabbing episode title. You'll either be intrigued or annoyed that I grabbed your attention!
This episode has the host, Michael Wright, updating listeners on the life of the podcast to date as we've just had our first full month of episodes published but also some new content.
We're launching the Talking Balls Fantasy League and also the Prediction League which are a little bit like the Premier League fantasy league and the Sky Sports Super6 game too.
No cost to enter and perhaps a surprise bonus prize for those who win the two competitions!
More info is available at www.talkingballs.org and the link to the
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Meeting Gary Wilson was cool. He really wasn't a Terror after all.
He has had a year that in many ways is to be forgotten and his struggles with depression are well documented. He touches upon this here and also talks about his hopes for the future image of the sport. A big shout out to Josh McClaren, son of former England manager Steve for the support that he has given in some of the darker times.
Maybe you'll hear the cameo at the end from my daughter, off camera she showed Gary the swimming certificates she'd just gained!
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This episode was recorded in two parts and put together on 17 Jun 21. Joe 'The Gentleman' Perry was a good accomodating and interesting guest and spoke honestly on a number of subjects around the sport. How it's the toughest from a mental point of view and unforgiving, he also looked back fondly at his Crucible debut against Steve Davis.
All in all, a good show - thanks Joe!
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Wrighto74 met with Oliver Lines to talk about his career, family, the pandemic, practice, confidence, aspirations and the future of the sport. He counts the World number one, Judd Trump as a good mate and confesses to not enjoying playing against his father, Peter Lines. It was a good talk and he is a top fella.
We'll watch his progress in the coming season with interest.
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