9-Ball
Topic: U seen this

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rXAPSHF0dXo


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i live in basildon

Yeah, I think it was one of those moments that you make a bad decision that you regret for a long time, and you are unfairly defined by that mistake for years to come... I bet Earl would love to have a time machine and take that one back really!

We all make mistakes but at least we don't have people videoing our flaws all the time (I'm sure someone will post the link to the actual video of this so you can see what he is describing).

Sure he made a really bad call with that decision, but I don't think he's a bad man - just human, and he sounded like he was cornered and embarrassed making that admission.

I do not live near "Frome"

On 2007-10-15 21:42 , BigDave Wrote:

The thing is this isn't just an isolated incident, as we all know with Mr Strickland. Personally, I consider his regular behaviour to be a form of cheating, not just this occasion where he blatantly contravened the (on the table) rules of the game and got away with it in the match(apart from the fact that Charlie Williams had the ability to get out of his chair and run the table to win immediately following this).

If you look in the pool dictionary under sharking the definition simply reads "for explanation watch Mr Earl Strickland at work". Whether he does this intentionally or needs to have the wiring in his brain re-routed it adds up to the same thing. The shame is that I think some players believe that sharking is a legitimate tactic - but really they musn't believe that their abilities are enough to do the job. The second shame in this is that Earl's pool has been amazing, but constantly tarnished by his behaviour. But heh, good for TV eh - got to be the only reason he's picked for the Mosconi again.

I don't live near leatherhead.


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Apparently i live near Dundee, well if 500 odd miles is near then i do i suppose!

Too true and unfortunately it happens in the UK game too which is very disappointing. Some players have a 'win at all costs' mentality but personally I'd rather lose than use some of the tactics I see used by some. Daz and Tommy showed that you can play at the highest level with loads at stake yet still have the respect and decency to be fair to your opponent throughout the match and play it in a true sporting spirit.

i live in Nottingham

Ipswich

i live near dundee! oops i just realised i said that out loud.

Nicknameless, what do you mean by Earl's regular behaviour? I don't really watch pool on tv / t'internet but I remember watching a game with Ronnie O'Sullivan and the opponent just wouldn't shut up. Was this the same guy?

Also, what is sharking exactly? I thought sharking was losing or playing badly on purpose then playing properly when the stakes / bets were raised. I don't see how this could be beneficial in a tournament though?

You're getting sharking mixed up with hustling. Sharking is about unsportsmanlike behaviour specifically designed to unsettle your opponent.

Ahh right. So it's all the stuff like constantly muttering, shouting, banging the table etc.

Nothing really puts me off, I'm just rubbish!

lol, it really affects some players games.
Me and my friend got offered race to 8 with a start of 2 against this other pair, they started "bouncing off each other" and being really offputting, even over-exagerating the quality of each shot by roaring after each of there shots were played. This made us miss balls we shouldnt have.

They won the game 8-4.

They then offered us another, double or nothing game to 9 with a 4 start. I suggested to my friend that we done the same back to them, it was 5-1 i think and one of my opponents had a 3 ball combo to sink the 9, we told him he was going to miss it, to which he replied, dont worry mate you wont get into my head. he missed the ball and we cleared up. For the rest of the game they were arguing, mainly because of that missed shot.

We won the game 9-3 or something.

I know its not right and i really dont like sharking, but they were obviousle affecting our play so its only fair to do it back to them.

These two players are quite good players but obviously they dont have enough confidence in there skill to play a normal game.