posted Dec 15, 2006

I agree with Kinghendo. If Ronny was 4-1 up I very much doubt he would have walked out. He can dish it out but can't take it. He really must be one of the sorest losers in the history of sport. A fine, suspension and docking of ranking points should be his punishment, the spoiled brat.

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posted Dec 16, 2006

Hello, it's my first post, but I would like to say a couple of things about what's been said about O'Sullivan.

I can't believe so many people think they know what's going on with him. Nobody knows. But I do think that you shouldn't punish a player for something like this. He gave people something to talk about, that's not to bad either. He didn't play a lot of snooker, that's true, but he has shown so much over the years and I think there's more to come (I hope so), so please don't blame him to much.
It wasn't the right thing to do, that's for sure, but it wasn't that serious. There are a lot of people saying that anyone would be punished for this if it wouldn't have been Ronnie, but I don't think so. I think we wouldn't have had such a discussion if a normal player like Dott did something like he did (unlikely that he would do it). It's only because he's so controversial that people who don't like him take the opportunity to attack Ronnie.

And to make it clear to some of you, Ronnie maybe isn't bigger than snooker, but he isn't far from it. There are a lot of people who watch snooker because they saw him play. And to be honest, he's by far the most fascinating player to watch (especially when he's on form and making huge breaks).
I'm Belgian and I wouldn't have ever watched snooker if I hadn't seen him I think (and I'm not the only one here in Belgium who thinks that way).

After all, don't punish him to severely (maybe a fine to compensate the public, nothing more), because every sport needs at least one controversial player to keep the sport interesting. Just look at John McEnroe, nice example. The only thing is that snooker isn't as big as tennis is over the world, so Ronnie is more important for the game.

Greets!

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posted Dec 16, 2006

Which players exactly do you find slow and dull?
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Where do we start?????????
Dott absolutely ooooozzzzes charisma
McManus life & soul of the party
Nigel Bond what a smoothy he is
Joe Perry another man who lives the playboy lifestyle
Anthony Hamilton!!!!! Need i go on????
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Err, TOwens81 - just in case you did not notice - most snooker fans are not exactly cool or playboys - quite the opposite actually.... So why should the players be anything other than good at snooker? Snooker itself is not exactly cool either (I like it regardless!).

And as for what Ronnie did - should football teams walk out if they are 3-0 down, should England's cricket team not turn up tomorrow, should a pilot say "I've had enough, can someone else fly this thing?", should a brain surgeon say "I've had enough, can someone else remove the tumor here please?", should a firefighter say "I've had enough, can someone else save those people in the burning building?" etc etc.... Some people may depend on Ronnie (however misguided that may be) - to win a bet, get some joy from seeing him win or whatever.

People should stop finding excuses for him - he was wrong to do it, and he knows it - he said sorry. Now he should be punished somehow (fine is not enough) and not do it again.

Snooker needs Ronnie? Why - for 'charisma'? Is walking out when you are not doing great 'charisma'? Snooker needs excellent snooker players trying their best . Some are more boring then others, just like in any other sport....

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posted Dec 17, 2006

First of all i cant believe ive lowered myself to a level where i have had to comment on all the complete and utter crap you lot have been writing about ronnie, with the exeption on a few! I quite regularly check the bbc sport website and in infuriates me to see small minded people commenting on a subject they clearly have no idea about! 302 comments, mine with regret will be the 303rd, have you all not got anything more constructive to do, or are your lives so simple that this is your life! im guessing the later... Ronnie is a genius, he has a seriously flawed character and what he did was wrong, but he was in pain, not physically but when hes not playing his best he hates himself, switches off and looses interest, and with hindsight will probably put a towel over his head, or now walk out! I know id rather see him walk out than see him play badly, punch the table, sit there biting his nails, and put his towel over his head. speaking of which a towel over the head on a live tv match is alot more disrepectful that saying ive had enough and walking out! in my opinion anyway, im sure you will all disagree with what ive said, but i dont mind i dont know what im talking about either!!

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posted Dec 17, 2006

Stop coating off Ronnie. He was probably fed up with the tedious way in which Hendry plays snooker (like an android) and who can blame him for that?! Rock-on Ronnie, don't let the blighters get you down!

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posted Dec 18, 2006

Okay, thats the new rule for sport is it? The losing player/team walks off without finishing the game? When your Ronnie O'Sullivan nobody knows his "pain" his "torture" he is "misunderstood" the game "needs" him. Tosh, he is a bad sportman who has never grown up, the game doesnt need him, and he obviously doesnt need the game, let him go, long live Snooker without bad sportsmanship.

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posted Dec 18, 2006

Ultimately, he HAS to be given the chance to talk to the governing body and come to a satisfactory conclusion to this episode.

For the good of snooker, he has to be allowed to remain in the professional ranks, and if that means the governing body has to get an EXACT explanation of his reasons for his behaviour, and then nurse him through these problems, then I'm sure he'll be back.

Kids will pick up a snooker cue and want to learn the game because of Ronnie, and there aren't that many other players on the circuit who can do that currently. So it's vital that the WPBSA/World Snooker help Ronnie in this matter.

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posted Dec 18, 2006

I think that O'Sullivan feels to do, he is an awesome player, and sometimes we just have bad days. True, he has threatened to quit many times, but every time he changes his mind we can be thankful. Snooker without Ronnie just wouldn't be the same...

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posted Dec 18, 2006

O'sullivan's attitude seems to be that he thinks that snooker owes him a living, NO, he owes snooker a living. If it wasn't for the sport what would he be?

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posted Dec 18, 2006

This matter concerns the snooker governing body and Ronnie. It is for them to decide whether any action is to be taken and, if so, what that action will be. So please just leave them to it.

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