Ronnie O'Sullivan

[Northstander]

Its the interview after that makes me laugh, he wasnt even going to pot the black stating....whats the point?!

Stating Barry Hearn is supposed to be investing money into the sport

The guy is a legend!!

 

[Football_Friends]

WAS a credit to the sport. As someone who used to play alot of snooker I have lost all respect for John Higgins who IMO was very lucky to be completely exonerated after being caught red handed. His excuse of being scared was laughable! As for o'sullivan...the guy is a genius and has took snooker to new levels and audiences

 

[seagullsdaz]

Rocket Ronnie is as arrogant as they come but the bloke justifies it cos he's a genius!

 

[Football_Friends]

Just watched it and I'm with ronnie.....they don't deserve a 147 for 4 grand!! Fair play to him for finishing it 'for the fans and ref' Ha. The guy is a legend!

 

[Easy 10]

"At least reward a magical break with a magical bonus"
"Four grand ? At least make it 25 grand so I can go on holiday"

If a footballer had said anything like that, he'd have been SLAUGHTERED.

 

[8ace]

Possibly the most patronising remark on this site, EVER

Spot on. Lee Hughes and Marlon King strike force please.

The ref was the only who emerged with any credit from this.

 

[8ace]

Some of his facial expressions while waiting for the answer were priceless. I like the guy.

Mark King's weren't bad either.

 

[John Bumlick]

Love Ronnie, especially after he wraps up a frame and lifts his legs off the ground potting the last ball. Hero.

he levitates whilst potting the last ball? ? ? this thread makes him seem like a bit of a wanker but that is f***ing classy!

 

[BUTTERBALL]

What a break. You've gotta love Ronnie's style. Shame there aren't more characters in the game like him. Genius.

 

[bhaexpress]

He is a genius no doubt but his contempt for the sport that pays him so well isn't in keeping with the spirit of snooker (whatever that is). Funny game snooker, I remember playing in a local league in Sussex many years ago and the old blokes would cheat like bastards but we young 'uns were not supposed to complain, I can understand Ronnie's attitude.

 

[sten_super]

If a footballer had said anything like that, he'd have been SLAUGHTERED.

I was thinking exactly that. Think of the shit that we've dished out to Ashley Cole, John Terry et al for their disregard for money and exhorbitant demands. But it's alright for Ronnie O'Sullivan to say that £4k isn't worth the effort because he's a bit good at snooker?

 

[Marshy]

4k after tax etc he will be clearing less than 2k for it.

Now thats still a lot of money to your man in the street, however for the acheivement of a 147 it does not in anyway represent the feet.

Whats the point of getting 100k for it at the World Championships or whatever they get and then nothing at other events... the money should be spread more evenly for these things so it is always worth going for.

 

[sten_super]

4k after tax etc he will be clearing less than 2k for it.

Now thats still a lot of money to your man in the street, however for the acheivement of a 147 it does not in anyway represent the feet.

Whats the point of getting 100k for it at the World Championships or whatever they get and then nothing at other events... the money should be spread more evenly for these things so it is always worth going for.

The man has career earnings of £4m from POKING SOME BALLS WITH A STICK INTO HOLES ON A TABLE. How he can have the gall to complain about any level of prize money is beyond me.

 

[Marshy]

WAS a credit to the sport. As someone who used to play alot of snooker I have lost all respect for John Higgins who IMO was very lucky to be completely exonerated after being caught red handed. His excuse of being scared was laughable! As for o'sullivan...the guy is a genius and has took snooker to new levels and audiences

And you saw the entire video footage did you ?

 

[Marshy]

The man has career earnings of £4m from POKING SOME BALLS WITH A STICK INTO HOLES ON A TABLE. How he can have the gall to complain about any level of prize money is beyond me.

Nothing for a 147...what prize money....take 10k of the winners cheque and give it to a 147 prize.

Easy

 

[sten_super]

Nothing for a 147...what prize money....take 10k of the winners cheque and give it to a 147 prize.

Easy

For what it's worth I agree with you, and I do think it's rather silly that there was no prize. However, that doesn't excuse his behaviour, which treated the money, the paying spectators and his fans with complete disdain.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

POKING SOME BALLS WITH A STICK INTO HOLES ON A TABLE. How he can have the gall to complain about any level of prize money is beyond me.

Whilst I'm no great lover of snooker, you could break any sport, or for that matter any profession, down to simplify it like that.

To be the best in the world at something, takes some doing and should be rewarded - ok, not all the world plays snooker, but it's better than the yanks having a World Series for a game that virtually nobody else plays.

 

[Easy 10]

I was thinking exactly that. Think of the shit that we've dished out to Ashley Cole, John Terry et al for their disregard for money and exhorbitant demands. But it's alright for Ronnie O'Sullivan to say that £4k isn't worth the effort because he's a bit good at snooker?

He IS a genius on the table, and I did have a chuckle about this incident when I heard about it.

But when I saw the interview with him later on, with his " 4 grand ? make it 25 grand, at least I can go on holiday then" remark, I thought he was talking like a bit of a (unt to be honest.

Yes yes maverick, entertaining, blah blah. But it shows a special kind of detachment to thumb your nose at £4,000 just to make some kind of a point. In the end he was persuaded by the match referee to sink the final black "for my fans". Thanks Ron, very BIG of you I'm sure.

 

[severnside gull]

Really can't be bothered with professional snooker and O'Sullivan's attitude is one of the reasons

 

[Football_Friends]

After reading some of the comments that he's so called said I agree he sounds a bit of a (unt. It didn't show any of that on the highlights show last night. Most ronnie fans would laugh about him not wanting to pot the black....the guys got that something about him that others haven't and that's what makes watching him so interesting. Aren't we all talking about it now when most of you couldn't care less about snooker??

And no I obviously haven't seen all the footage but I would think if he was that scared, knowing it could potentially ruin his career the the easiest thing to do would be to approach the governing body and make them aware of what had happened. If he was genuinely scared im sure they could have dealt with it internally and we would be none the wiser nevermind the so called russian gangsters involved. Instead he chose to take the money and stay quiet. IMO