Oozing credence in your natural sporting ability is a bonus, persevering through sheer adversity is a must.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A natural talent of both snooker and pool, budding cue sports hustler Alfie One Visit Fenner's seemingly got it all. But Bangor's Beckham Of The Baize has had enough; rural Gwynedd's money match scene just ain't quenching his beady thirst. Local dominance is nothing without the profile and clamour he feels his game deserves. So using a sports psychology degree as a job, and the student loan as his salary, he packs up and heads where the money's at - the big capital, Cardiff. But he soon learns there are boundaries to this pool hustling game, not least the Tory government's scandalous housing market.