Snooker, Why Must All Sport Now Have A Clueless Bimbo In The Presenting Team?

[ToraToraTora]

So even snooker has jumped on the bandwagon with Seema Jaswal. Seems to have no clue about the game and asks the most inane questions. Hats off to the nugget and co who give the impression they are tolerating this woman.

[sanmac]

You're in for a jolly good slating, TTT, and I won't say by whom.

[andy-hughes]

I have been away, so caught any of the snooker yet, which means I am unable to comment directly on the lady's abilities, but the CV shown on her Wikipedia entry demonstrates that she is not 'clueless' as a sports presenter, but I have no idea about her knowledge of snooker.

As to her being a 'bimbo' - that's something you need to resolve directly with your own absence of common courtesy in insulting a complete stranger.

[Baldric]

Never heard of her, but to be fair she is very decorative imo.

[retrocop]

Sanmac
That was on cue. :-)

[yogi-bear]

Hi TTT

You've probably invited the wrath of most women with that comment, but there is this lady commentator on MOTD, (always gets the end of the programme game) that says it as it is " Oooh The ball has hit the back of the net, it's in and it's a goal "....she annoys me a tad.

Must admit, I don't watch much snooker nowadays because there are just no likeable characters as there was " in the day" ....Higgins, White, Reardon, Stevens, Griffiths, Taylor, Thorne etc

[andy-hughes]

Higgins - 'likeable'?

Are you sure about that?

[Tilly2]

I liked Alex.

[andy-hughes]

I think it's possible to like someone without them actually being 'likeable', and Alex Higgins is a good example of that philosophy.

[jno]

maybe the other Higgins?

[jno]

this makes quite a hair-raising read, andy hughes

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/23/jimmy-white-interview-alex-higgins-world-snooker-championships

[ToraToraTora]

TBH I can't take all the credit, err indoors is always moaning about how they have to have some bimbo front and centre at everything from Golf to Rugby, and now snooker!

[Tilly2]

Andy, I can't get my head around your statement:-

I think it's possible to like someone without them actually being 'likeable'

Can you explain, please?

[yogi-bear]

Good point, Andy, but you must admit he was entertaining to watch though
.....I remember the final match against Thorburn, who was snookered and said to the referee "Green ball" ..it hit it and referee claimed he never heard him say which ball he was going for.....Thorburn had 7 points deducted, it totally put him off his game, he asked Higgins whether he heard it and was told no he didn't, which he clearly did, as the audience heard it....think he was lending Higgins a rest or a spider, which he withdrew permission for Higgins to use it and Thorburn went on to lose the title I think they were playing for.

[yogi-bear]

Higgins was a real character and I liked him for that.....he was a superb player too.

[andy-hughes]

Tilly - // Andy, I can't get my head around your statement:-

I think it's possible to like someone without them actually being 'likeable'

Can you explain, please? //

With pleasure.

The concept applies to any 'anti-hero' in any artform - film, tv, music, and that also includes sport.

Plenty of examples exist of people who were seriously unlikeable as far as their presented image goes, but were non the less seriously popular.

Depending how far back your memory goes - if you watched wrestling on a Saturday afternoon wrestlers like Mick McManus and Jackie Pallo created monstrous on-screen personalities, and huge fan bases because of them.

In comedy, you can't help rooting for someone like Bazil Fawlty, even though he has virtually no redeeming features, and Alan Partridge lacks a scintilla of a decent personality, but still appeals, albeit in a horrible masochistic fashion.

I think a lot of Higgins' 'people's champion' image was based on controversy, and of course, talent that few others came near as a snooker player, which made him a massive draw live, and on TV, but, as I say, not a likeable person by any means.

[tonyav]

I stopped watching snooker after Steve Davis cured my insomnia.

[campbellking]

From my recollection,Hazel Irvine performed an exceedingly competent job as a snooker presenter for 18 years so it's hardly a new thing and really can't be classified as 'jumping on the bandwagon' to have another woman in there

[Tilly2]

Thanks, Andy but, being a bit thick, I still don't get how I can like someone but they are not 'likeable'.

If I like them, they are likeable...because I like them...?

[pixie374]

I think there is a difference, tilly, with people who are "likeable" and those who are "entertaining". There are some that people love to hate, but will still watch them, because they are interesting.

[ToraToraTora]

Hazel Irving is a very competent sports presenter, no comparison.