Stephen Hendry Debates Snooker’s BIG Questions With Trump, Allen, Milkins & More
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ค. 2024
- Should snooker be in the Olympics? Is Jimmy White snookers greatest ever entertainer? And can snooker learn from darts to grow the game globally? These are just some of the questions we're asking Judd Trump, Mark Allen, Robert Milkins, Tom Ford and Rob Walker in this first episode of Pick Your Side. Get a debate going in the comments with your biggest opinions on the questions in this video.
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Really enjoyed this format Mr Hendry, more please.
Stephen is loving his new career as a TH-camr.
Get the sidemen in for a frame 😂
Need a cue tips full session with rob Milkins - he’s so bloody dry and funny 😂
Could be a quick episode, lol. 😅
Great suggestion
Rob is a strange chap. Not the ideal temperament for snooker.
Hope he is dry. Seems like a good guy.
Milkins is solid gold
Cider
Rob Milkins “You can come, but you’re not coming with me” 🤣
And Stephen's big grin 😂😂😂
Cider
Worked out well for him this year 🤣
He is right though. It's like i'm here trying to win and now you're gonna expect me to take my time to spend it with you. It'd be like having your kid sat there asking you questions all day like why farts smell bad while youre trying to complete a time sensitve project at work
who knew, what we need is a full Rob Milkins episode !
Cider
No
Yes
This channel continues to deliver 👍🏼
Rob Milkins should join Karl Pilkington in a TV show. It'd make for brilliant viewing.
Cider
Good observation!
and Clive Anderson: "Milks, Pilks and Silks".
Head like a f-ing orange…. 😂 or like a snooker ball perhaps
there's an idea, a team tournament with gingers vs brown hair vs black hair vs bald.@@urbexandoutdooradventures1671
Great to have Dom and Milky on as well. Nice to hear from the other top players not just the “headliners”
Sorry, who is Dom?
@@sanmiguel4019 Dominic Dale, probably, but he's not here.
@@medved5925 Maybe he meant Tom, god knows!
However I do think Dominic Dale would be great on the channel! He’s a super interesting guy
It’s interesting that Hendry says disagree to the technology question when he is pretty much single handedly opening up snooker to the world of social media and TH-cam. Never mind snooker using technology, snooker needs to take a leaf out of Hendrys book and get some good content out there like this. Break from life is also a great channel to sub too
Agree, however, i do think he was approaching the question from a players pov
100% mate, love the channel, young players should be watching this as much as possible to help their game, who maybe dont have access to coaching
He's not thought it through
@@thenazarite2444 yeah, he’s clearly thinking more about the actual physical game and not the broader engagement of the sport
I thought more of this question like "VAR" etc. Personally i'd like to see technology with regards to ball replacement for example an overhead that shines a coloured circle on the table to represent where a ball was so the ref can replace them without the "left a bit.......right a bit.... etc" nonsense. There would be zero ambiguity too. No arguments. What about ball speed sensors to tell us how hard a player is striking the ball and what about cameras that pin point the place a player struck the cue ball so that they can put a white ball on the screen with a marker indicating exactly where the ball was struck. What about more commentator tools so they can describe a shot and then a computerised image shows you the shot they say. For example if they say pot the long red and cannon this red to leave himself on the black they could tell the computer thats what they want and then it does it and we see it and then it goes back to live and we see the player do it too.
Rob Mulkins is class I love how snooker are becoming more open to the world it’s great to see will only get more fans I love hearing people opinions from top to bottom of the sport it’s great
Cider
More Robert Milkins ranting about life
Very down to earth !.
Almost farmer 👨🌾 Giles like !.
A seriously unlikable bloke. Basically a knob jockey...
Rob doesn’t give a!
Yes please
This was immensely entertaining! Get Stephen Maguire, Marco Foo, Mink, Tepchaiya Un-Nooh, Reanne Evans, Ding, Mark Williams, Si Junhui, Jackson Page and others in for the same kind of session.
Wow! I love this episode. Thanks Stephen!! We need more of this. Stephen, it seems that, with this channel, you've done more for snooker than anyone in the history of the sport.
Surely a part 2 coming up?? We needed an hour of that
Why not have a cueball with ultraviolet spots so the players can't see the spots but the TV viewers can?
That's actually amazing, this should be a solid point to be broughtup within snooker broadcasting
Lol nice
Wish this was longer - could have watched more of this! Some very interesting answers and insights!
I agree, channel is great, more please Mr Hendry
About technological advances I think the most useful would be automating ball replacement after a miss. It could be fully robotic or at least the ball positions could be projected onto the table surface to mark where they were. Both well within the capacity of existing technology. Verbaly navigating the referee by someone looking at a screen seems a bit outdated and inaccurate.
They even show the before and after on tv and sometimes it's clearly off. If we can see it on the tv camera, what are they using? And why can't the referee see the screen for themselves, but has to have a middleman? That last one alone should help the accuracy lots.
It would take a system designed specifically for it but you'd be able to use a system that utilises red laser dot type markers to quickly get the balls back on their spots. There's a few ways it could be done and id agree that the shouting back n forth is a bit outdated. It does result in the odd amusing moment of confusion though.
They use ball replacement technology in China. Its readily available. The UK broadcasters and events don't want to pay for it. Only the Chinese events use it
i enjoy the occasional replacement debacle. all part of the charm .
Not a chance. This technology would presumably cost Brick Top Hearn not make him money?
@@Joe-ye5mc Where can this be seen in a video? I've never seen this before
Robert Milkins is a legend
Loved the Olympic question!
I think one argument against snooker in the olympics might be that it is not a worldwide sport. Snooker is very popular in a few countries - China and the UK in particular - but in most of the world it isn't practised very much. So an Olympic gold in snooker wouldn't really mean that much, in my eyes, because the competitor pool at the Olympics would be pretty much the same as the one in any other tournament.
Only Northern Countries participate in the Winter Olympics. Not too many ice skaters from Africa or South America!!!!
Have you not seen Cool Runnings then?? @@ronmckay504
It can be done but not with players currently on the world snooker tour, would have to be with players on q tour or wsf tours
@@ronmckay504maybe, but it's still the US, Canada, most of Europe, China, Korea and Japan at the Winter Olympics.
Snooker does not compare, not even close.
@@andrasszabo1570 .....Snooker is popular in th UK, China, India, Thailand, Australia and several other countries in Europe. I think it's because the game is not popular in the US is the main reason it won't be considered.
More of these and more of Rob Milkins and Tom Ford both bring a honesty and freshness to the table .
I love Rob haha
Mark has lost so much weight..
Good job pal well done 👍
He was on his way to being the next STEPHEN LEE and got some kids making jokes about it… he decided to drop the weight and get off the journey to becoming STEPHEN LEE
Hendrys turn to lose some chub next
@@uk5g262 then me 🙄
@@uk5g262 Hendry not knocking on the door of STEPHEN LEE size just yet! But he needs to watch it!
What a great video! Happy to see new formats!
Wow, what a great segment you got here Stephen. Would love to see all individual interviews. Keep up with this great work!!!
‘I don’t know if I strongly disagree, na I do strongly disagree’ haha love stephen, could watch his clips all day! 12:42
That was fantastic, I could've watched another couple of hours of that 😂
One of your best episodes. Milkins should have a podcast.
Cider
I loved the phone screen time question, Was watching the first John Higgins session Sat and over the commentary radio you kept hearing a mobile text chime, looking up you could clearly see Stephen on his phone, so maybe you should of gone slightly higher :-)
"Making a 147 is the toughest thing to do in sport": One thing I never understood about snooker, and I never hear mentioned, is that a maximum break of 147, difficult as it may be, is *easier* to achieve than a complete clearance of all reds and, say, yellows (a break of 72). Would snooker be an even more interesting game if the low and high value colour positions were swapped around?
Great to hear their unfiltered thoughts free from any press angle!
Great video. Enjoyed the format, thanks Stephen.
Really entertaining and interesting video! More of these next year, please
That was a great video. Loved it when Stephen said Murray won for Scotland 😄
Talking about entertaining, THIS was definitely that! Would love to see some more on this.
Strongly agree.
Anyone else noticed at 7:09 when Stephen puts his chalk down the white part of the chalk blends perfectly with the 'R' in Strongly Agree 😂
It took 15 takes but he got it eventually.
This has to be one of the best episodes so far. Genuinely good questions all around.
And yes, snooker should be an Olympic sport. As well as American pool.
I really enjoyed this episode. Brilliant!
This is a fantastic format.
This was fun! Reminds me of the Peter Boghossian 'Street Epistemology' thing. More of these please 😁
Excellent upload...interesting to hear their opinions and get more a sense of who they are. You could definitely create more of this type of content.
This is awesome, thank you so much.
Robert “Your not coming with me” milkins 😂😂
This was a really interesting video. Would love to see the whole thing with all the guests.
This was a great format question and answer thingy, really enjoyed, every year please.
PS I want to see ultra slow motion repeats of great shots, so you can see the path of the cueball, and I want spots on the cueball. Yes its annoying for the players but you'll get used to it.
Hendry asking himself questions on this one. Few guys couldn’t get a word in 😂
Awesome video! Could we get the full interviews with each player?
Steven, your channel is brilliant. Love it. Keep doing what youre doing
"Stephen" !
More of these pleeeeease!!!
Good format, very watchable that!
Omg this channel, just when you think Stephen can't make it any better! I wasn't as big a fan of yours when you were playing than I am now! :-)) So good
regarding technology they absolutely need to indicate where the cueball is hit on each shot ,would be an incredible learning tool
Regarding the entertainment/sport question. I think the shot clock, 167 et al provide the entertainment. The Masters, World Championship etc provide the intrigue. It’s similar to 20/20 vs test cricket.
I have a suggestion for misses as well. Why not rig a laser light network above the table so when a shot likely to result in a miss the lasers are set so when the ball(s) are replaced the laser lights which are above the balls are left lit, this would resolve setting up balls accurately and quickly. Obviously you’d need a hell of a lot of laser lights. Either that or a couple of individual movable laser lights one which always tracks and locks on the cue ball and one for a ball likely to need replacing.
yes there has to be an easy way of electronically saving the position of the balls . I dunno if thats it , but there be a fairly easy way , especially with this "hawkeye" tech already existing
What a banger episode, hope to see more of this kind 👌
On the technology question at 13:47
I'm surprised they didn't mention things like using better camera technology to, say, judge free ball situations, verify fouls, accurately replace balls after miss, etc. These are things that actually affect the gameplay, not just the viewing experience
Very enjoyable, good stuff
Wonderful. Best snooker related media I've seen ina. long time.
Cracking video... best one yet in my opinion
Top-notch; great stuff!
Brilliant. However, regular viewers will have already heard most of Hendry's opinions. Would be better to give the guests first chance to answer.
Great video. Keep up the good work
Quality. Love it.
Very enjoyable Stephen 👍
Brilliant video and idea this Stephen
Stephen and Alan McManus - perfect off the table as well as on it. Love the way they interact with other players and give their insight on the game in general. Could watch/listen to them all day long!
Could you create a video discussing snooker cues, including their weights and the types of wood used?
It would be great if you could compare older cues to modern ones, Joints, Wood and craftsmanship.
Additionally, could you compare professional snooker tables from the 80s to modern star tables, pocket sizes and table cloth types
I believe many people would be interested in watching this video.
Would be great to see how the game has evolved over the years.
Great chats and great questions 👍Henry playing snooker in the 900s 14:14 how old is he 😂
Milkins seems like he's having a conversation in a pub. He just says it as it is too funny 😂
I agree with Judd on the technology front, as someone who wants to learn seeing where the player has struck the white to get their spin/side etc would very interesting and helpful.
loved this
This was great!
Feels like Stephen's stumbled upon Peter Boghossian. Good for him.
Great video. Love this channel
Stephen - “i am only on to check on my followers“
Mark - “so you are not on for very long” *laughs*
😂💀
Absolutley brilliant idea. Wow as a snooker lover of 50 years, this is brilliant.
great content, as always.
Speaking of technology in the game, whatever happened to the hawk eye that was used a few years back, I thought it was brilliant to get a proper view of the actual shot players were facing, would love to see it back
Too expensive to use apparently
Another great show from the master.
I thoroughly enjoyed that more than I had anticipated! Brilliant video. As for Snooker being in the Olympics, definitely should be and please get rid of the Saudi Golden Ball event in the process.
Be great having a little white ball on the corner of the screen to show where to strike it . Would like to see more shots from the above cam . Best cue action Stephen Lee
As far as the dress code goes, the players lack a lot of imagination, there is a lot to choose from and there is a lot more than just a flashy waistcoat, a pair of black trousers a white shirt and a black bow tie. There should be some sort of guidance given to help them pick out more stylish formal outfits, a cravat can replace a bow tie, coloured shirts, with complimentary suits, or even an analogous colour scheme. Ditching the formal attire is like letting go of the line on a kite to go higher, without the line it will come crashing down.
I kind of agree, that mustard shirt that Ronnie had on recently looked good. Not enough experimenting goes on within the current dress code.
@@tacticalchunder1207 The shirt he wore might have been alright if it didn't have a zip pocket on it; that just looked totally wrong with the waistcoat etc.
Most of the players of today just seem like all they want to wear is black (shoes, trousers, shirt and waistcoat). It was much better years ago. If you watch any old Alex Higgins clips, he never seemed to wear the same thing (shirts and waistcoats) twice. Puts all the modern players to shame. Mind you, most of them play snooker that is just as dull as the lack of colour they wear.
Agree - so many players restrict themselves to black. Could at least try some different colours for shirts and waistcoats.
so good.
I feel people talking to Stephen are more honest. he has an aura of not talking bullshit around him.
Get Milkins, get Ford on.. they deserve it!
You should do a segment where Philomena Cunk interviews the players 😂😂
Despite Walker, where I could excercise my fast forward technique, really good little session!
Loved this vid
Really good format although would prefer to have just one person per video 👍🏼
Love how you show proudness for Scotland Stephen, Long live Scotland, always with the self determination hehe, thanks for all the amazing content
This was cool and laidback.
This was a great video. Something different.
Jimmy was always my favourite player been watching for over 40 years, but best cue action for me has to be steve davis he was known as the master cue_man , always love this channels output 👋
Brilliant! They should do this all the time. Maybe get the ref's and WST officials in as well!!
Mark Williams is really entertaining to watch too! Judd is my favourite player overall, after Stephen of course. You got me hooked on Snooker! Neil Robertson is really good to watch too.
Be great to see an episode with Marco Fu / Stephen Maguire
Which cue is best
And which size of tip should we use? 9mm or 10 mm
Great idea for a video
Milkins is actually hilarious
Rob Walker is such a try-hard.
No doubting he’s a nice fella but I wouldn’t be able to spend 5 minutes around him.
Would drive me mental! 😂
Bugs the shit out of me
Can't stand him, very odd personality
He's ridiculously false or irritatingly enthusiastic in the worst possible way. Not a fan
I strongly disagree with you there my friend. Let's get the boys on the baize. 😛
I'm glad he's toned down his player intros a little.
I love the way you snooker players show respect for each other, how you actually seem to love each other! As opposed to some meetings by boxers, who stare ominously at one another, and in the process look as stupid as hitting someone in the face!
As for technology to improve snooker: Cameras and computers are so cheap that every snooker table should have cameras above and in the pockets and a computer attached that helps the referee. The computer could instantly show the referee which balls need to be moved in what direction to reconstruct a situation. More expensive systems could have laser pointer mounted above the table that points exactly at the spot a ball should go.
And by feeding all this information to a broadcaster, they could have AI create commentary in all languages. When I turn on Eurosport, there are some matches without commentary (mostly in the qualifiers) and now the current stage in the WC I see only German, French and English. Sure, AI commentary isn't as good as a real human, but if you want commentary in your language it's better than nothing.
They use ball replacement technology in China. Its readily available. The UK broadcasters and events don't want to pay for it. Only the Chinese events use it
There definitely needs to be an ease of access to actually watching the sport. Even the possibility to jumps between matches with the click of a button. There's a few ways the sport could be improved from a viewers ease perspective.
the BBC could do a split screen format, where the two matches are side by side on the screen.
whenever i aim down on the cue ball if its close to the cushion i find my shots are more dead on, versus if i am going for a draw or screw