Back in September, Virgo revealed that the BBC But no, I understand. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. My two main pet peeves of his that come to mind, When he says anything twice during a shot. Virgo has no plans to retire anytime soon and still has a number of plans to keep busy, including commentating at the Seniors World Snooker Championship. He talks crap but is probably the most entertaining commentator. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I think it was mentioned on the Snooker Scene podcast yesterday. WebJohn Virgo, 70, caught swearing during BBC One's afternoon broadcast TV bosses have said Virgo will continue to work at the tournament Mark Selby and Marco Fu contesting Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It was definitely after the '92 final, because both players just went in-off and Virgo didn't react at all. WebJohn Virgo From Lancashire England, former professional snooker player. Something went wrong, please try again later. "But I've realised and it's taken me a long time to realise it not to get caught up in something you have no control of. 6 comments 93% Upvoted This thread is archived New Hes taken the red on here though!!. The World Championship will be our last one. Google took me to Wikipedia, which took brought me to Pot Black, thenJim 'nick, nick' Davidson.upvote anyway! One snooker star will take the lead in the coming days, lifting the world championship in the process. I'm not going to go round on my hands and knees begging for a job. I do like Ken Doherty's Press J to jump to the feed. He said: "I wouldnt have been like this 30 years ago, I would have been fighting my corner. WebI can't believe that this guy has been commentating at the BBC for the best part of 20 years or more and not a single producer in that time has had the gumption to tell him to stop Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. r/snooker 41K subscribers maxington26 2 days ago I got access to the new GPT version of Bing. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. When did he start to become annoying? WebOn 27 April 2022, Virgo announced that he and his co-commentator Dennis Taylor had been axed by the BBC because they were too old for the current game play style, and that The former professional player said he would be trying something Report peckerdunne April 27, 2019 10:20 PM Not sure why it annoys me so much. What the hell is the number in brackets after their names? Along with Dennis (Taylor) apparently. He told The Telegraph: "I wouldnt have been like this 30 years ago, I would have been fighting my corner. Why do you think the BBC can't do similar? As always you can unsubscribe at any time. So I'll just get on with what I'm doing, enjoy it and treasure every moment. Virgo, 76, and Dennis Taylor were supposed to have one final hurrah at this year's World Championships but they have been given one more year. JOHN HIGGINS takes on Judd Trump in the World Snooker Championship today and tomorrow - but it's BBC commentator John Virgo taking the spotlight during the first session. They play shots, theres not many shots that people play that I havent seen, you know. Im not criticising the decision, I know nothing lasts for ever. However, the Telegraph claim that Virgo and Taylor have been granted 'a stay of execution to 2023' by the BBC. Nick, Phil and guest presenter @GaryOnCue answered your latest emails and tweets, and had their say on the debate over World Championship location.https://t.co/9mjHsxwXQE. BBC is making a grave miscalculation here and obviously have not consulted the fans of the sport here. For me, Virgo is fine, yeah sometimes he gets it wrong, but 100% accuracy is impossible in a live sporting environment where you can't just "rewind" what you said if it was wrong. Something went wrong, please try again later. Back in September, Virgo revealed that the BBC had told him that this year's World Championship would be his last, along with Taylor. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. It was incredible. WebICONIC Snooker commentator John Virgo has accepted the BBC's decision to replace him in 2023. Social media went crazy yesterday after the incident which sparked further debate on the commentator. "The John Virgo drinking game. GBNEWS. The 70 year old https://twitter.com/SHendry775/status/1 7364228096, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radzi_Chinyanganya. Take a drink every time he says inch perfect , take a shot every time he says wheres the cue ball going and down your drink every time he says TON UP! wrote one. John Virgo believes the next World Snooker Championship will be the last for him and Dennis Taylor in the commentary box, expecting to be cut from the BBCs coverage. I cant have any bad feelings. I think Dennis Taylor has claimed that line now. "But Ive realised and its taken me a long time to realise it not to get caught up in something you have no control of. 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He thought his mic was off but unfortunately it was still on. Change the coverage, the commentators who have been around a long time, change the way the game is spoken about.". "For those of you watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green.". The show propelled Virgo and his co-host Jim Davidson into the limelight and the pair performed pantomime together for eight years. That infuriating habit of every sentence. I've really liked how many of them have covered this tournament. "The BBC have been fantastic to me, in my commentary career, Big Break if thats the decision thats the decision, well just have to accept it and enjoy it on the telly.". But I understand, nothing lasts for ever, I understand that.. FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS - BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS. Listen to his betters and thats just about everyone, especially Hendry. WebI have just watched today's final session of Robertson v Higgins, with John Virgo & Steve Davis commentating. 2023 Should sports commentators be released because of their age? Although I think all players are the same arent they? He also revealed his wish to revive Big Break - the snooker-based television game show which peaked at 13.9million viewers and took Question of Sport's prime-time slot. WebJohn Virgo isn't commentating on the snooker, so how am I supposed to know WHERE THE CUE BALL'S GOING? I think the best thing they could do is to try to make sure they always have a good mix of as many of them as possible. The 76-year-old notably won the UK Championship in 1979, beating Terry Griffiths 14-13 in the final, before becoming a well-known broadcaster and television personality with the BBC. Jamie Micklethwaite. But the snooker veteran hasn't always found it easy to beat Trump. 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