Lol i thought it was just me, not to mention his constant wheres the cueball going?.. having said that shaun murphy is far more annoying recently. "Maybe it's a working-class attitude I've been brought up with but there's b***** all I can do about it, so why get bothered? ", A BBC Spokesperson said: "The BBC are delighted to have John and Dennis as part of our snooker team and no decisions have been made past 2023 on what the wider team will look like.". The two snooker greats are battling for the 2019 championship in a repeat of the 2011 final at the Crucible. John Virgo Illness And Health Problems Update There had been rumours that John Virgo have gotten Parkinsons. The commentator well known for his famous expression Wheres The Cueball Going was not available for BBCs coverage of both the World Championship and the UK Championship in 2020 due to self isolation and coronavirus reasons. 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. With most of the BBC snooker commentators ageing, BBC doesnt really seem to be bringing new younger commentators it would seem. That infuriating habit of every sentence. Pigeons have been frequent visitors to Wimbledons service lines but it is believed to the first time they have invaded the Sheffield venue. a fifth wrote. Anyone but Perry. Being younger, you might put an emoji on the bottom of it, but how are you going to better it? ", which is gonna sound like Kenny I guess. John Virgo is presently living in Cobham, Surrey. WebBut the 76-year-old has revealed both he and Taylor will not be commentating on the snooker after 2023. Previously he presented Wild on CBBC and was also the host of Match of the Day Kickabout from 2013 until 2014, when Ben Shires took over. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Legendary snooker presenters John Virgo and Dennis Taylor are to be axed from BBC coverage from 2023. However, the Telegraph claim that Virgo and Taylor have been granted 'a stay of execution to 2023' by the BBC. Veteran BBC snooker commentator John Virgo, Virgo also presented Big Break on the BBC for more than a decade alongside comedian Jim Davidson, Kyren Wilson pranks Crucible crowd by pretending to go for pink while on 147 break, Neil Robertson sends Crucible crowd wild with his first-ever World Championship maximum. "For those of you watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green.". Why is John Virgo not at snooker? Advertisement Where does John Virgo live now? John Virgo has had a long career in snooker spanning from the 70s onward where he competed in professional snooker before co-hosting TV productions such as the BBCs pot black show and commentating on the BBCs coverage of snooker until present. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. People on social media such as Facebook and Twitter have said Virgo has been disrespectful to the players as he said one player seems to drag the other player down etc. It will be interesting to see how BBC handles the incident going forward into the next tournaments and if they renew their contract with John Virgo particularly after the ten year deal world snooker struck with Eurosport where Ronnie OSullivan and Jimmy White are regular commentators. ICONIC Snooker commentator John Virgo has accepted the BBC's decision to replace him in 2023. Former UK champion Virgo, who played in the first ever World Championship to be played at the Crucible in 1977, told the Talking Snooker Podcast: "Listen, you never know whats round the corner in life, but it looks like this will be my last season. "It will change, sooner rather than later, but I wont have any complaints because Ive enjoyed it. He talks crap but is probably the most entertaining commentator. The World Championship will be our last one. The World Championship will be our last one. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. So I'll just get on with what I'm doing, enjoy it and treasure every moment. "Pipe down John Virgo mate come on do the British public a favour," said another. WebJohn Virgo is probably one of the very worst commentators in any sport for my money, someone needs to tell him his job is to commentate, not opinionate at every given chance. "Hes got tremendous cueing ability," said Virgo about Trump. I just feel it's a waste of a talent. Judd Trump has risked reigniting a spat with popular BBC commentator John Virgo by claiming the veteran pundit does not do enough homework on the current crop of players or what happens outside the broadcasters three televised marquee tournaments. I do like Ken Doherty's commentary but Virgo just never stops with the idiotic comments "Williams hasn't looked like missing anything you'd expect him to pot". WebAs good as a player as Morgan was, he always sounds like an angry, drunk Welshman in the booth-other than being from Wales I cannot see he has any reason to be there, or at the Seniors commentating. 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