Mark Allen On Weight Loss, Stephen's Criticism & The State Of Snooker 

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That's just a lot more common among Irish folk than many others. Their whole culture raises them, on the whole, to be more down to earth and not take themselves too seriously.

Tell that to Rihanne 😂

Don't know why but he annoys the bejesus out of me.

​@AD-kv9kj its true what you say. Every Irish person I have come across have been friendly and down to earth people. Especially the older generation.

Definitely help build a bigger audience i feel which the game needs Anyone who ever played snooker knows how hard the game is and appreciates the talent of these players

Yh brought me back to watching snooker after a 10 year hiatus

Thanks for being honest

​@@AyeRight85lol

STEPHEN LEE is the best thing ti happen ti McDonalds UK in years … according to their CFO

Oh so RU-vid is a Mark Allen fan 😂

I have a challenge for this channel. It is called the Super 147 challenge. Get a 147 from the break, so the other player doesn't even get to the table. I had a go at this myself, i was on for the 147 but unfortunately i missed the second red.

@@andrewsills8963Didn't Quentin Hann had such a break (or one of his countrymen) back in the day?

​@@robdielemans9189I didn't know that. Is there a video?

@@andrewsills8963 the thing I remember was him playing at, I guess, the WC snooker and he broke off aggressively and then one of the commentators said that this break resulted in a 147 in Australia.

On a 6 foot table. Means nothing. Mark Allen is a fraud!

Stephen Hendry made a 147 after 14 months of playing. Why Stephen Hendry is the GOAT 🐐

Most top 16 players were at a competitive standard a year or 2 into playing. Might be a folk tale but I'm pretty sure Stephen made a 50 break his first day at the club.

@@WayneAnthonyHolmes-ez9mh Allen pummeled Judd 10-3.That was nice! Hendry goat only between you ears. The real GOAT Ronnie O'Sullivan,Far better than Hendry will ever be! That's why he owns Hendry souls. Body & Soul., Head to head, and in finals. Comeback with Hendry when he beats all the records held by Ronnie O'Sullivan GOAT 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

Yeah, holy smokes!

Mark plays in our local club wouldn't ever know who he was really nice fella.Selby that is

@@BB-nl4rl you are such a lucky man. I would love to meet him someday.

I love mark selby such a nice guy and anybody who calls him boring doesn't know what they are talking about. He is 5th all time for centuries made and made 5 maximums including one in a world championship final. His safety game is excellent and I love watching him play. One of the best of all time that's for sure.

@@daniyaalhussain7593 With no doubt he is one of the greatest to ever pick a cue. I am sure that it’s going to be a great video when Stephen has him over.

Selby is coming up, Stephen posted on insta that their video has bene postponed to early this year ☺

What "vilification" Maybe, because Mark REFUSED to pay child support. And his wife had to go to COURT!!

@@Paul-sl9zm His wife also used the child as a weapon and refused access long before. She's the issue. Well, she was. He saw sense long ago! She's vile.

@@Paul-sl9zm nobody has a clue what has gone on in that scenario other than Mark and his ex-wife, end of story.

@@PapworthDTD sounds like you're assuming a lot about something you know nothing about.

No chance of that. He’s nowhere near good enough to beat a tour pro over a best of 19, sadly.

He would need to quit the alcohol and cigars and get fit for a few years, while practicing at the highest level and unfortunately he's not going to do that. He's been there, done that. It's crazy though the few that doubt him, NEVER forget how good he truly was, he was THEE VERY BEST when he was playing at his prime, 7 WCs in a decade, records broken, nothing left to prove...end of story. Ronnie wants 8, 8, 8. That's why he's still around playing and practicing at the highest level, because he feels like he still has something to prove, just like when Hendry was on 6 with Davis etc. It's those things that drive people. "If" Hendry hadn't hung up his cue and "If" he still had something to prove back then he would have done it, if Davis was on 7, Hendry would have gotten 8, just like what Ronnie is going for just now, but it's taken way longer for Ronnie as everyone integrated Hendrys game and others over time to make it harder, it's just the way it is now, in the future someone will do another Hendry, figure something out to go a level up and will want to beat Ronnies stats, someone who's young and wants to keep playing until they are 50+, nature of the beast. One thing's for sure, "If" Hendry truly wanted to be bk at the top, he could, but from what I can see, all he wants is to just play wherever his mindset is at the time and hopefully hits a wee bit form around that time of the WCs just to get another go at the crucible, whether he goes out 1st round or whatever I don't think he cares, it's just nostalgia for him, memories of a time gone by. 🤔💭 Personally I'd like him to give it a good go for a few years, but honestly it's up to him whether he wants to or not as time is ticking health/memory wise and also other commitments in life etc. One thing's for sure and I've been there and it makes a MASSIVE difference, better health/fitness would be necessary, no wine, cigars etc., 100% concentration like he used to do. Tbh getting healthy/fit should be part of our goals.👍

@@L1ghtOn3 In my opinion, after such a long retirement, Hendry couldn't have returned to the top even if he wanted to and even if he put in all the effort possible

@@AngrierGorilla I guess we will never know, but come on the man rose the game, everyone followed. You'd be mad to count him out, he has nothing to prove. The stick Hendry is getting just now is unwarranted, it's like saying oh if Tiger Woods practiced he wouldn't cut it. Not true.

@@L1ghtOn3 he was already in decline several years before the end of his career. And then the long stop, where he completely erased his competitive spirit from his mind. I understand that nostalgia and love for a great champion can deceive us... but this comeback has never been possible, even if done with all the practice and seriousness in the world.

It’s a good job he stopped hanging out with STEPHEN LEE down maccies!

@@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff I believe Stephen Lee is allowed back this year, his ban is ending.

@@charlieparkeris no way maccies banned him… he’s literally a walking cash cow… which is ironic as he eats cows!

​@@charlieparkerisno chance he has to pay like 40k fines first

Stephen lee just a gamble.

Why would Reanne disagree?

@@kAB-xd8iw Look it up

Kyla McGuigan too 😅

​@@kAB-xd8iwShe divorced him and those two can barely be in the same room as each other. The amount of people saying how nice Mark is, are forgetting this is a sub hour interview game, they're all going to be nice. That doesn't translate to real life behaviour day in day out.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 unlike The Hurricane he will never win a World Championship and nobody will remember him when he's gone

Authentic guy👍🔝

That was such a subtle, slightly ironic remark! "When you film these, do you ever let the other guy play?" very smart. 😊

Me too. Not because I like to hate on people, but he just seemed to have that air about him like “I’m better than everbody else”; and then you watch an interview like this and notice that your own prejudice and judgment is 100% wrong.

⁠​⁠@@kristofvandycke6687Totally agreed mate he had that air about him. He’s a genuine bloke and always root for him now and the snooker he plays is positive and aggressive which is how it should be.

Nothing to report

He speaks his mind and some in the game don't like it. Sometimes he's wrong or controversial but he's honest and that's a good thing I say

It's constantly paying attention to detail that puts them above "ordinary mortals". Look at how Ronnie is always moaning that he can't get his cue action right! I bet most people wish theirs was as "bad" as his! 🙂

He could ask him why he keeps saying 'shot for [sic] nothing' whilst everyone around him says it correctly.

@@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm420 *shouts* Because where's the x ball going, it's only 12x6, anything can happen, which reminds me of playing against [someone long dead] and getting the white tight to that baulk cushion. (I'm always hard on JV, but watch the 5 minute Ronnie 147 and how little he shouts, or speaks in cliches, compared to now. It's intolerable)

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Agree. The slight irony is it probably helps his snooker as well.

@gordoncockfield It definitely helps, and it will prolong his career

Happy birthday Stephen have a blinder 🎈👍🎂🎉

It's much better when the guests are chatty. Some (like Luca) were hard work! 😂