An absolutely brilliant episode.I've watched them all but this is my favourite. I could listen to Dominic Dale all day. Love how his commentary work always starts with "good afternoon everybody".
What a character Dom is. Ridiculous brain on the guy. One of my favourite commentators as I watch Eurosport coverage nearly all the time. As far as his cues go, he travels all over to different cue shops checking out cues and having a play with them. I missed out on an opportunity to meet him once at craftsman cues in kippax just outside Leeds. A few of my friends met him and Dominic stayed to entertain them playing a few frames with them on the shop table. Even gave them a little bit of advice. Don't think he has ever let fame change his personality. He is just a genuine humble friendly guy who happens to love snooker and the history behind it.
I randomly met Dominic at a Snooker club in Huddersfield years ago, think he was visiting a friend of his. Although he was leaving, he was very happy to chat to me for a couple of minutes, lovely bloke.
Hah I used to work at Top Spot a good decade ago when he stopped by to play with a friend of his (Smudge). Seemed like a great guy at the time, very friendly!
Always loved Dom, pleasant, calm, funny fella. Also love how he includes us in this video as well, looking into the camera as if to keep the viewers in the context
Brilliant episode. Dominic Dale what a Guy really wish it was longer then 31 mins i could listen to dominic all day i bet he has some tales to tell 😊 wish was least 1hr long....... Enjoy Your Retirement Dominic
Hey Stephen. I would love for you to get some of the female referees and have a game with them. We see them so much on TV but never get to hear about their passion for snooker.
Dominic just has that broadcasters voice just something about it that suits perfectly to commentary or producing content. It would be great to hear more of him in the studio once he packs in this cue.
He's a genuine guy he is always himself, and I hope he continues commentary it will be sad to not see him play again. I remember the story one year he drove to the wrong venue, lol
Brilliant episode. I remember having an issue with my cue once, messaged Dominic about it on Twitter ( at the time) and he kindly responded with step by step instructions on how to repair it. Absolute legend
He's correct about having a good vocabulary, I have lost count of the number of times he has been commentating and I have had to look up a word he said to see what it means.
Easily the most interesting of all the episodes. Such an eccentric and interesting character. Loved the story about the incident with Jimmy, can picture it 🤣
He's a breath of fresh air...he's real and I like that about him. I also admire that he don't give a toss what people say...he's his own man with his own quirky but rather cool taste. I like it anyway. Ey up the SpaceMan 🌠 💫
Always enjoyed watching Dominic Dale on the table. Class act. Had a chat to him about cue collecting in Bendigo a few years back. All the best Spaceman. Look forward to more commentary in the years ahead.
Such a lovely, down to earth player. Dominic Dale we will be hearing you in the commentary box for years to come hopefully. Always appreciated his tone of voice and is a great communicator.
Dominic Dale is an excellent commentator. He knows his stuff and he has a pleasing voice. Why the BBC use Murphy and Wilson and Allen who are TERRIBLE is a complete mystery 🤔
That was enlightening. Dominic is not someone who has ever been on my radar as im only a part time snooker fan. I’m glad you had him on as he seems to be a really nice bloke.
I grew up watching Dale play and a great player but he always reminded me of a social worker doing a case work down the local club. Don't mean that as an insult
Love these chats, they're so relaxed and fun. You could do them all again and I would be here to watch them. I'm wishing Dominic's last matches are satisfying for him and he can look back with gladness.
Brilliant bloke Dominic, I believe he's a good mate of Joe Swail and I'd love you Stephen to invite Joe on. Joe has a great tale to tell and is one of Snooker's most popular players as you know and wow, that cue action 😮
What a top chat! It’s tough picking up a player’s personality by watching them play, without this video I’d never have known what a cracking guy Dominic is!
I was stood next to Dom in craftsman cues near Leeds couldn’t believe it, he was there ages chatting to the owner must know eachother, the owner went out for a few minutes and asked Dom to watch the shop …he turned round to me and asked if he could help 😂 he is indeed a top bloke, never heard him in commentary yet but bet he is good.
I have been playing snooker my whole life.... but I have learnt more just from watching SH QT..... long may it continue.... thank you you Stephen Hendry
Brilliant episode. Dominic really is a character of the game. Made for great chemistry in this episode. Would love to have seen him win more. Lovehid commentary on the game too. The Jimmy comment.........🤣🤣🤣
Absolute legend and to get the white in the middle bag twice at the end shows that this man has always known his way around the table! Happy retirement for the end of this season, Dominic from South Wales!! 🏴🏴🏴🏴
Such a great guy Dominic. Have always enjoyed watching him, and his commentary is awesome. Thank you Stephen. Great episode,…again.! Would love to see a ref also. I’m sure they would be very interesting to chat too.!
New subscriber here I loved the 90s growing up and watching Stephen hendry in his hay day makes it more special I’m a Scotsman aswell (Inverness) never say your a bad player you have achieved everything in the game 7times world champion etc etc I was laughing at the nicknames when you said some I don’t want to hear lol great channel keep up the great work 🏆
I think he's very much aware how good of a player he was, and still (well appears to at least) cares about the records he has! But i think he's genuinely frustrated about his current level as opposed to how it was, even though he is also quite aware of the reason with not wanting to practice. Even so he could still beat most of us here i'd recon. Most important for me is that after not liking him bitd (i was a jimmy fan 😢, but even disregarding that, he self admittedly was all about the game and not socialising/being nice, and of course very successful like that so totally get it! But that did not make me like his a a personality), i certainly do enjoy this show a lot, great entertainment and love his aura now.
Dominic is such a nice guy, he's chatty, funny, extremely knowledgeable and he's a brilliant commentator - he and Joe Johnson are my absolute favourite ones. I wish him the absolute best in retirement and cannot wait to listen to him commentating more and more games. What a great guy! Lovely episode.
Of all the interviews Steven this is by far my favourite what an interesting and articulate man Dominic is could listen to him all day and funny the pair of you together to be great on co-commentary together
So Sorry Domenic is Retiring ! Loved him as a Player .Always Enthusiastic and Free Flowing in His Stories and Commentaries! ! Great Sense of Humour ! Fabulous Man ! Nice Guy !
When I was a teenager into snooker, I spend around 6 months having coaching. Before one session the coach says 'hope you dont mind, but I've brought a friend who's staying down with me, and who I coach a bit'. In walks Dominic Dale! He was incredibly friendly and down to earth, and spent the evening having a drink at the bar with my dad and uncle while me and my brother had our coaching session! Absolute top bloke.
Does anyone remember a match Dominic lost a few years back and he was so disgusted that when he got back to his dressing room he snapped the cue in half and chucked it out the window me and my mate fell about laughing it was one of the most true reactions of a player having a crap day we’d ever seen we think he’s great great conversation again on this channel. Merry Xmas guys.
Great chat and insight into some of Dom's snooker life, and to listen to 2 great snooker players who obviously have a fab friendship and respect for the game. Cheers boys
Big Steve Davis fan here. I love these videos and hated Hendry (he beat my hero) back in the day. Love him now and honesty and genius and way he talks so honestly and wonderful youtube channel 😃 Great to listen to Dominic Dale 😃 Fantastic 😃
An absolutely brilliant episode.I've watched them all but this is my favourite. I could listen to Dominic Dale all day. Love how his commentary work always starts with "good afternoon everybody".
Always like it when commentators do that, obviously famously Richie Benaud's "morning, everyone" too
Yes I can hear him all day too
Even when it's a morning session? XD
I wish he' d shut up.
I agree there he’s a great chap
Dominic Dale is an absolute legend! Sad to hear he's retiring, but it means we'll see him more in the commentary box. Such an honest decent guy.
such a nice guy
Ah, my favourite youtuber in the snooker commentary section. Hi Steve! 🤩
Good man Steve!
I totally agree there
Steve it's you!
Best guest yet! I totally agree he is the best commentator as well
Top bloke
😂 ONLY the Spaceman can throw phrases like "Polychromatic runner bean sticks" casually into a conversation about having used 30 cues. LEGEND👨🚀
Dominic is very insightful and a great commentator he’s made for UA-cam be good to be a regular on it!
I love it when he (or also Alan McManus) is commentating on a snooker match at eurosport.
yeh ive always liked dominic dale and mathew stevens
100% - he just goes with the flow, which is perfect for TV and commentating
@@TheArrow1987 By jingo's
Dominic has always been my favorite player, always with a smile on his face no matter what happened at the table
Maybe that's why he never won anything ha
@@Liverpool76-76 He won 2 ranking titles. It's not much but you're wrong.
@@TheArrow1987 🤣😂🤣
such a nice guy
@paulrichards6894 nice people never win in sports. Ask Steve or Steven
What a character Dom is. Ridiculous brain on the guy. One of my favourite commentators as I watch Eurosport coverage nearly all the time. As far as his cues go, he travels all over to different cue shops checking out cues and having a play with them. I missed out on an opportunity to meet him once at craftsman cues in kippax just outside Leeds. A few of my friends met him and Dominic stayed to entertain them playing a few frames with them on the shop table. Even gave them a little bit of advice. Don't think he has ever let fame change his personality. He is just a genuine humble friendly guy who happens to love snooker and the history behind it.
Still can’t find a video without Stephen saying’if I were in commentary, I’d say that was clumsy’
Love this guy 😂
a "that was clumsy" shirt will sell
I think he's just winding us up at this point. Haha
He has to know what he’s doing otherwise there’s something wrong with the fella
@@flucazade "Unforgivable" would be the money shot t-shirt.
The Stephen Hendry Drinking Game
By far this is the best cue tips I've watched. Absolutely love Dominic could listen to him all day.
Good ol' Dom. What a legend. Not seen him in Stroud for a while. Will chat to anyone. Very friendly bloke.
It was hard to hear this episode over Dominic's shirt. Really enjoyed it though, definitely have him on again.
What a fascinating and entertaining character Dominic is 🤣
a chap you could down a few pints with.
Definitely the best one. The Jimmy white remark was priceless
"The most polychromatic run of bean sticks you've ever seen". Could only be Dominic Dale😂
Hahah I literally just heard that and commented on it too!!!🎉
"Runner bean sticks"
@@sideshowrob5453 Runna (run of)
It’s great to see the human side of these players and hear about their highs and lows. Stephen has done a great job on this channel…a joy to watch
Brilliant, I could listen to Dominic for hours.
Dominic is a top man and has a great future in the commentary box.
I randomly met Dominic at a Snooker club in Huddersfield years ago, think he was visiting a friend of his. Although he was leaving, he was very happy to chat to me for a couple of minutes, lovely bloke.
He was very approachable during those visits.
What snooker club was this by any chance was it 'Top Spot'?
@darrenmorris2146 yes
Hah I used to work at Top Spot a good decade ago when he stopped by to play with a friend of his (Smudge). Seemed like a great guy at the time, very friendly!
@@RustyRoger that's crazy my dad used to take there all the time as a kid!
Dominic is a lovely guy, I’ve always admired him. Well done for getting him on the channel
I met Dominic at the Welsh open at Newport, quite a few years back. What a lovely, genuine, nice guy he is.
Domanic is someone I could listen to all day, he’s great.
Great to see Dominic dale on the channel. Great video Stephen hendry
Dominic is such an interesting and enthusiastic character. A real legend of the game on and off the table. Great video.
Always loved Dom, pleasant, calm, funny fella. Also love how he includes us in this video as well, looking into the camera as if to keep the viewers in the context
Great chat, Dom is a great character and that jimmy comment was just chefs kiss 😂
chefs kiss ? what does that mean ?
@@RITWINS kinda like the icing on the cake. The thing that 'completes' a good thing.
That was brilliant. You should change that horn ferrule to a brass ferrule. You should practise blacks off the spot and you'd be world champion.
😂😂😂😂
The spaceman! One of my favourite players of all time and my absolute favourite commentator!
Brilliant episode. Dominic Dale what a Guy really wish it was longer then 31 mins i could listen to dominic all day i bet he has some tales to tell 😊 wish was least 1hr long....... Enjoy Your Retirement Dominic
Hey Stephen. I would love for you to get some of the female referees and have a game with them. We see them so much on TV but never get to hear about their passion for snooker.
I've always wanted to know which referee is the best snooker player 🤔
Why specifically female refs, why not just refs?
Yeah that would be great. Any of the refs would be interesting, male or female.
Yeah get Michaela on!
Be good
Dominic just has that broadcasters voice just something about it that suits perfectly to commentary or producing content. It would be great to hear more of him in the studio once he packs in this cue.
He's a genuine guy he is always himself, and I hope he continues commentary it will be sad to not see him play again. I remember the story one year he drove to the wrong venue, lol
Brilliant episode.
I remember having an issue with my cue once, messaged Dominic about it on Twitter ( at the time) and he kindly responded with step by step instructions on how to repair it. Absolute legend
Dominic is a nice bloke, enjoyed this episode. Wishing him all the best in his after snooker life!
He's correct about having a good vocabulary, I have lost count of the number of times he has been commentating and I have had to look up a word he said to see what it means.
He’s a good lad is Dominic, I once bumped into him in Tebay services whereupon we had a lengthy conversation about Toad in the Hole.
Really enjoyed this
Bring him back already!
Another great episode as usual Stephen....Dom Dale has such a great personality, could have listened for hours.
Easily the most interesting of all the episodes. Such an eccentric and interesting character. Loved the story about the incident with Jimmy, can picture it 🤣
What a nice guy Dominic is. I've not seen much of him in commentary, but I hope he's given all the tournaments to commentate on
The good old Dom Dale, what a character. Always enjoyed watching his eccentric ways. Enjoy your retirement mate.
This has been my favourite episode hands down. Great guest, great chat and great stories.
My god he absolutely flattened Jimmy White 😂😂 Your best episode yet Stephen
He's a breath of fresh air...he's real and I like that about him. I also admire that he don't give a toss what people say...he's his own man with his own quirky but rather cool taste. I like it anyway.
Ey up the SpaceMan 🌠 💫
It’s just taken me 10 minutes to compose myself after that tale about the comment to Jimmy. So funny 😂
What time is that at????😮
13:00😂😂😂
Spent a whole morning with Dominic drinking tea and laughing our heads off all morning at my local Cue makers shop. Great fun got a nice photo too.
Always enjoyed watching Dominic Dale on the table. Class act. Had a chat to him about cue collecting in Bendigo a few years back. All the best Spaceman. Look forward to more commentary in the years ahead.
Such a lovely, down to earth player. Dominic Dale we will be hearing you in the commentary box for years to come hopefully. Always appreciated his tone of voice and is a great communicator.
Great vid Stephen..... I could listen to Dom all day.... you need to get him back again, as said one of the best commentators imho
We asked for Dominic and you Mr Hendry delivered! This is terrific ❤
Dominic Dale is an excellent commentator. He knows his stuff and he has a pleasing voice. Why the BBC use Murphy and Wilson and Allen who are TERRIBLE is a complete mystery 🤔
One of the best half hours You Tube i’ve watched for ages,DD is a natural chatter and a joy to listen to.
Dominic looking at the cameras a lot like he is talking to us too. Nobody does that. Brilliant.
That was enlightening. Dominic is not someone who has ever been on my radar as im only a part time snooker fan. I’m glad you had him on as he seems to be a really nice bloke.
I love Dominic "The Spaceman" Dale. Such a character and an underrated player. The best snooker commentator, too! Terrific episode!
I grew up watching Dale play and a great player but he always reminded me of a social worker doing a case work down the local club. Don't mean that as an insult
Dales is a legend, never a dull moment, brilliant bloke. You should get swampy on, I’d love that!
Love these chats, they're so relaxed and fun. You could do them all again and I would be here to watch them.
I'm wishing Dominic's last matches are satisfying for him and he can look back with gladness.
Brilliant bloke Dominic, I believe he's a good mate of Joe Swail and I'd love you Stephen to invite Joe on. Joe has a great tale to tell and is one of Snooker's most popular players as you know and wow, that cue action 😮
What a top chat!
It’s tough picking up a player’s personality by watching them play, without this video I’d never have known what a cracking guy Dominic is!
I was stood next to Dom in craftsman cues near Leeds couldn’t believe it, he was there ages chatting to the owner must know eachother, the owner went out for a few minutes and asked Dom to watch the shop …he turned round to me and asked if he could help 😂 he is indeed a top bloke, never heard him in commentary yet but bet he is good.
Great episode! Love dom, such a nice guy, genuine and funny
My fave video of yours so far! Love Dom! Great chat from both
Brilliant, Dominic is a true gent ,fantastic
I have been playing snooker my whole life.... but I have learnt more just from watching SH QT..... long may it continue.... thank you you Stephen Hendry
Brilliant episode.
Dominic really is a character of the game. Made for great chemistry in this episode.
Would love to have seen him win more.
Lovehid commentary on the game too.
The Jimmy comment.........🤣🤣🤣
Best interview yet was hoping you'd get Dom on
What an absolutely lovely bloke Dominic Dale is - completely normal, easy to listen to and disarmingly funny. Great episode.
Absolutely loved it, Stephen, thank you again! Great to see Dom, what a character, what a bag of charisma. Made my day, Sir, i really appreciate it.
Proper class act Dominic! Love his commentary on Eurosport and a fantastic player too
Really enjoyed Dom as a guest. Great commentator and seems like a great guy. Be interested to hear more stories in another vid in the future 🤞
What a fantastic video, both gents and super relaxing to watch. Thank you
Dominic has got a bit of Frank Spencer about him. The mannerisms. 😄
@Lee
Frank Spencer playing snooker would’ve made for a cracking episode. “Ooh Betty. I’ve sat on my cue!”
I think more Larry Grayson than Frank.
Dominic is a great character, sad he is retiring but look forward to listening to him on Eurosport in the future.
Great episode Stephen. I really like Mr Dale, such a gent & incredibly knowledgeable about the game.
What a top bloke Dominic is.....Great watch 👍
Absolute legend and to get the white in the middle bag twice at the end shows that this man has always known his way around the table! Happy retirement for the end of this season, Dominic from South Wales!! 🏴🏴🏴🏴
Delightfully eccentric guy 👍🏼
Such a great guy Dominic. Have always enjoyed watching him, and his commentary is awesome. Thank you Stephen. Great episode,…again.! Would love to see a ref also. I’m sure they would be very interesting to chat too.!
Great episode. That was a fun watch. Well done all!
New subscriber here I loved the 90s growing up and watching Stephen hendry in his hay day makes it more special I’m a Scotsman aswell (Inverness) never say your a bad player you have achieved everything in the game 7times world champion etc etc I was laughing at the nicknames when you said some I don’t want to hear lol great channel keep up the great work 🏆
I think he's very much aware how good of a player he was, and still (well appears to at least) cares about the records he has! But i think he's genuinely frustrated about his current level as opposed to how it was, even though he is also quite aware of the reason with not wanting to practice. Even so he could still beat most of us here i'd recon. Most important for me is that after not liking him bitd (i was a jimmy fan 😢, but even disregarding that, he self admittedly was all about the game and not socialising/being nice, and of course very successful like that so totally get it! But that did not make me like his a a personality), i certainly do enjoy this show a lot, great entertainment and love his aura now.
A timely interview. Im just home from the Scottish Open final and very much enoyed Dominic's commentary. Lovely chap!
Dominic is such a nice guy, he's chatty, funny, extremely knowledgeable and he's a brilliant commentator - he and Joe Johnson are my absolute favourite ones. I wish him the absolute best in retirement and cannot wait to listen to him commentating more and more games. What a great guy! Lovely episode.
Always liked Dominic & after watching this you just cannot help but love the bloke. Great episode 👍
Love Dom Dale. Was there for his lovely 4-0 over Neil Robertson in front of a home crowd in the Welsh. Great on comms too.
Of all the interviews Steven this is by far my favourite what an interesting and articulate man Dominic is could listen to him all day and funny the pair of you together to be great on co-commentary together
Great channel Stephen! I've really enjoyed watching, you're a natural interviewer with great questions and always full of good laughs. 👍
This was fantastic. Dominic is a treasure to snooker
Such a brilliant episode it's making me love Dominic Dale who I haven't seen much of before
So Sorry Domenic is Retiring ! Loved him as a Player .Always Enthusiastic and Free Flowing in His Stories and Commentaries! ! Great Sense of Humour ! Fabulous Man ! Nice Guy !
When I was a teenager into snooker, I spend around 6 months having coaching. Before one session the coach says 'hope you dont mind, but I've brought a friend who's staying down with me, and who I coach a bit'. In walks Dominic Dale! He was incredibly friendly and down to earth, and spent the evening having a drink at the bar with my dad and uncle while me and my brother had our coaching session! Absolute top bloke.
One of the best episodes ever. Such a joy to watch. Love the Jimmy White story.
Does anyone remember a match Dominic lost a few years back and he was so disgusted that when he got back to his dressing room he snapped the cue in half and chucked it out the window me and my mate fell about laughing it was one of the most true reactions of a player having a crap day we’d ever seen we think he’s great great conversation again on this channel. Merry Xmas guys.
What a great guy Dominic is. Fascinating chat.
Dominic Dale was always my favourite player - just for his good manners and gentlemanship and also good to watch on tour.
Top bloke! Great chat to listen to!
I really enjoyed that, great insights and stories, and fun to watch, thank you 😊
Great chat and insight into some of Dom's snooker life, and to listen to 2 great snooker players who obviously have a fab friendship and respect for the game. Cheers boys
That story about Jimmy in Dubai was so funny 🤣I love hearing snooker stories like that from back in the day.
That was so fascinating to watch. I'm gutted to hear Dom is retiring!
Dale is a wonderful wordsmith, clearly well educated which helps with his commentary career.
Big Steve Davis fan here. I love these videos and hated Hendry (he beat my hero) back in the day. Love him now and honesty and genius and way he talks so honestly and wonderful youtube channel 😃 Great to listen to Dominic Dale 😃 Fantastic 😃