Snooker

[Fredo]

absolute genious

however a cock when he opens his mouth too

all those people that pay to watch him play what do they get well if he cant be arsed then nothing.

how do we have a go at our players if we dont think they are trying.

maybe Torres needs more a goal bonus as he isnt scoring. Can you imagine if we were winning and he missed a sitter then when asked he came out and said well i dont get a goal bonus in the carling cup.

Ronnie is just thoughtless but when in form the best there has been however he doesnt hit that nearly often enough

He tries to be funny and he's got all the talent to say what he wants, he's a bit of a showman. People have to take what he says with a pinch of salt.

[Shaggy]

People want him to be a genius, and then complain when he does/says crazy things. Can't have it both ways. Geniuses are always flawed nutcases. If you want him to be as dull, boring and predictable as all the others, saying all the right things, then you're better off becoming a Nigel Bond fan.

[red g]

Snooker needs him, I grow up watching snooker....even on my portable B/W in my bedroom haha!!

the days of Higgins, WHite, Kirk Stevens, thorne, virgo, Bill Werbunieck, Knowles, Tony Meo, silvino francisco, reardon, taylor, griffiths, white........... all proper characters.

WHat do we get now?

[Alex]

People want him to be a genius, and then complain when he does/says crazy things. Can't have it both ways. Geniuses are always flawed nutcases. If you want him to be as dull, boring and predictable as all the others, saying all the right things, then you're better off becoming a Nigel Bond fan.

Well how the **** do you explain me then?

[Shaggy]

Snooker needs him, I grow up watching snooker....even on my portable B/W in my bedroom haha!!

the days of Higgins, WHite, Kirk Stevens, thorne, virgo, Bill Werbunieck, Knowles, Tony Meo, silvino francisco, reardon, taylor, griffiths, white........... all proper characters.

WHat do we get now?

Got to know Silvino about 10 years ago, he is a nutter.

I see Tony Knowles played in this World Open, got knocked out early on. I used to love Tony Meo for some unknown reason.

Well how the **** do you explain me then?

[red g]

Well how the **** do you explain me then?

maybe your just the latter.........

[red g]

Got to know Silvino about 10 years ago, he is a nutter.

I see Tony Knowles played in this World Open, got knocked out early on. I used to love Tony Meo for some unknown reason.

how bizzare, me to......

I once played Bill Werbunieck , 1 frame.....he settled in Harrogate for same reason and went to same snooker club i went to.

[kris90210]

People want him to be a genius, and then complain when he does/says crazy things. Can't have it both ways. Geniuses are always flawed nutcases. If you want him to be as dull, boring and predictable as all the others, saying all the right things, then you're better off becoming a Nigel Bond fan.

Always? No they're not. Pele. I rest my case.

Anyway, who says you can't be a fan of O'Sullivan, but still admit it when he acts like a cock? He's rightly lauded for how good he is. It is totally fair game to criticise him when he behaves like a prick.

[Shaggy]

Always? No they're not. Pele. I rest my case.

Anyway, who says you can't be a fan of O'Sullivan, but still admit it when he acts like a cock? He's rightly lauded for how good he is. It is totally fair game to criticise him when he behaves like a prick.

"I rest my case"

Okay then, the vast majority. It goes with the territory. Pele is a rare exception and you know it. It's a fine line between genius and madness, and Ronnie walks it like the vast majority of geniuses.

[kris90210]

"I rest my case"

Okay then, the vast majority. It goes with the territory. Pele is a rare exception and you know it. It's a fine line between genius and madness, and Ronnie walks it like the vast majority of geniuses.

Sure, there are a lot of geniuses (genuii?) that are a bit 'mad', but in fairness, you did say say "always."

Anyway, my main point is that he shouldn't be "let off" when he acts like a prick just because he's a great snooker player.

I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree here

[Shaggy]

[elrichio86]

Always? No they're not. Pele. I rest my case.

Have you heard some of the crap Pele comes out with? Definate traces of nutcase.

[Shaggy]

Haha

[kris90210]

Ok, here's a debate starter for you guys.

If you look at the pool (pun intented) of players that snooker has to draw from then it's much, much smaller than, say football. If Steven Gerrard had played as much snooker as Ronnie O'Sullivan, who's to say he wouldn't have been as good or even better? After all, Gerrard has risen to the top in a sport that is far more competitive than snooker.

Say football didn't exist and snooker was our national sport, would Ronnie O'Sullivan be the greatest?

I'm not sure where I stand on it personally, but I remember a watching an interview with a tennis coach who felt that British tennis suffered because from the pool of athletes this country produces, tennis is much lower on the list than football and rugby. And I'm sure snooker would be lower still.

[kris90210]

Have you heard some of the crap Pele comes out with? Definate traces of nutcase.

I stand corrected! He signed up to be the face of impotence. Obviously a nut case!!