Nicknames are sometimes phrases of endearment; and generally they don’t seem to be.
Peter Crouch and Joe Cole discovered precisely that following their cameo look at Alexandra Palace this week. The punditry pairing turned up through the early rounds of the 2024 Snooker Masters as they turned their consideration away from Premier League issues.
The TNT Sports duo have rapidly cultivated a following as a double act and sometimes workforce up for extracurricular expeditions. But their newest outing at Ally Pally noticed a minimum of one fan bestow the previous England internationals with an unlucky set of nicknames.
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The World Snooker Tour posted an image of the pair stood alongside each other in a field with the Masters motion within the background. And the complete scale of their peak differential was on full show as former Tottenham and Liverpool striker Crouch, 42, towered over ex-Chelsea and West Ham midfielder Cole, additionally 42.
“That wasn’t Joe Cole and Peter Crouch,” wrote one ruthless spectator in response. “It was just the cue and the cue ball.”
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Whether the remark was in reference to Cole’s smaller stature or the actual fact he is sporting barely much less up prime lately, the reply was undeniably cutthroat. Not that the top-flights stars-turned-broadcasters have any motive to really feel self-conscious given their success transitioning into the world of media.
As properly as turning into successful on TNT, Crouch’s podcast has grow to be one of the well-liked channels amongst soccer followers. And supporters can hardly get sufficient of the previous Portsmouth frontman, who’s additionally part of the panel on ITV’s The Masked Singer.
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He and Cole have been available as Judd Trump and Ronnie O’Sullivan every gained their opening matches to advance on the Masters. ‘Ace within the Pack’ defeated Mark Williams final yr to assert his second Masters title within the area of 4 years, whereas ‘The Rocket’ is bidding to win this crown for the primary time since 2017.