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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:22 pm Post subject:
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He has been threatening to do it for a while, saying he was getting bored.
I know we have read arguments on here about who the best is, going by world titles won and major trophys won but the most enjoyable player to watch when in full flow was the rocket |
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:11 pm Post subject:
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 Rocket derserves along break.
Playing alot tours tires Ronnie out, heard Ronnie say he taking break to ,
so he can be with his family more.
Good luck Ronnie, you dererve your rest.
Hope you will still do our UK ones still 
Ronnie the best. |
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Surely this can't be good for the game, having its most attractive, bankable asset and the current world champion not competing? Has this only been caused by the massive ramp up in the number of tournaments put into place by Barry Hearn or would Ronnie have taken a break even if the number of required tournaments were not so stringent?
I realise something had to be done about the state of the game in snooker when Barry Hearn came on board but perhaps we could be in danger of overkill with a weak tournament running almost every week.
As I understand it players now have to commit to a minimum number of tournaments a year - does a similar thing happen in tennis? Why not just let players choose how many tournaments they want to play in and if that means they fall down the rankings then that is their choice?
Players shouldn't be able to dictate the way the sport is run but it seems a shame to me that some sort of compromise could not be figured out as snooker will not be quite the same without Ronnie. |
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:29 am Post subject:
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The game is better now than it ever was. I don't think Snooker is in decline as a sport, it is an excellent sport. Ronnie is going to take a break, which means Judd Trump can now fully come to the surface as the next star which was always going to be inevitable. I actually think if he reduced the risk taking and improved his safety play he may be the best we have seen for some time. Then when Ronnie is back refreshed, he may be the back bencher.
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| Has this only been caused by the massive ramp up in the number of tournaments put into place by Barry Hearn or would Ronnie have taken a break even if the number of required tournaments were not so stringent? |
100% the former, and from what I have heard, Ronnie wont be the last to pull out.
It's a real catch 22 situation, to retain world rankings, these tournaments needto be played to retain top 16 places and to benifit from seeding, but then again, if not in the top 16, these players are quite likely to get through qualifying matches anyway. it will certainly make a mockery of seeding in the future.
There are simply too many tournaments now, and whilst Hearn may boast there has never been so much money in the game, when it is diluted over as many tourneys as there now are, the only profitable route is by getting to a final or even winning the thing. If someone is picking up £25,000 for winning an overseas tournament, take out expenses and in some cases, one is looking at making very little profit. It wil now become more lucrative to play exhibitions and commit to PA's.
The further upshot is, that for emerging talent who will be looking at qualification for one of these tournaments, that qualification alone could end up costing them a fortune, as they will not expect to pick up large cheque for considerable tournament progression, and end up losing money because of it.
I can see a spin off association in the near future.
Hearn, whilst one can not deny what he has done for the sport interest wise, is probably earning as much from this branch of his business as many of the players and indeed even more than others.
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One might never be able to say who was ever the best, but I think one could easily argue the case for O'Sullivan to have been the most naturally gifted snooker player ever.
Hearn is trying to match sports like golf, and the way darts is now developing, where there are tournaments on a weekly basis. Snooker is certainly in a better state from a popularity point of view compared to the days where you only had a handful of publicly known tournaments yearly. It's never going to please everyone, but I do hope they stay together.
Hendry has stated this as the reason he has retired, and now O'Sullivan goes, but these are the elder players now. The up-coming generation will take to this like ducks to water. Simply a changing of the guard, that's all.
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:55 pm Post subject:
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One might never be able to say who was ever the best, but I think one could easily argue the case for O'Sullivan to have been the most naturally gifted snooker player ever. |
Difficult to compare eras but without doubt one of the most naturally talented players was Alex Higgins and personally I think great than O'Sullivan.
Also difficult to say who is the greatest player as the likes of Hendry and Davies whilst not as flamboyant as O'Sullivan they were outstandingly good players who controlled the game for generations, something O'Suliavan cant claim to have done.
No one player is bigger then the game and thus whilst it is sad to see the world champion take time off the game will survive and young talent will come through. The break will do O'Sullivan the world of good as well.
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