tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post1899459991761097550..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: O'SULLIVAN PULLS OUT OF BAHRAINDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-83164514037380106302013-01-19T22:15:08.386+00:002013-01-19T22:15:08.386+00:00Sadly, for some of us, bipolar disorder is not a s...Sadly, for some of us, bipolar disorder is not a selective thing. Mood swings to the extremes that I'm sure Ronnie suffers come and go and it is almost impossible to know when things will change. Ronnie is outstanding and should be well respected for his achievements whilst struggling and suffering with a horrible disease. To call bipolar selective is a disgusting and disrespectful thing to say. Try living with it and then call it selectiveSomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483978811924699771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-4082092176467965102009-05-19T14:46:00.000+01:002009-05-19T14:46:00.000+01:00Snooker the Fine Art Method
A secret is wasted if ...Snooker the Fine Art Method<br />A secret is wasted if not shared<br />Dear David<br />Not one comment was published when big John Parrott pulled out of the China open with a "bad back".<br /><br />John had a lucky break getting bang fit to fulfill his BBC "horse racing" contract befor the China open finished.<br /><br />Ronnie is possible keeping his "bad back policy" for a later date. Mr hey youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-60711291570404704352008-11-08T17:05:00.000+00:002008-11-08T17:05:00.000+00:00i do accept it. i dont need to believe its the rea...i do accept it. i dont need to believe its the real reason though. its not much ado...this blog is open for opinion. im giving mine, like you are...:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-238357361805009952008-11-08T16:36:00.000+00:002008-11-08T16:36:00.000+00:00I have been a lurker for months since one of the p...I have been a lurker for months since one of the posters here gave me the link. Since then, this blog has become my favourite among all the snooker blogs on the web I know.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, why don't you simply accept that a doc said he should stay in his country to have a rest? Why must it be such a much-a-do about nothing, to quote my favourite dramatist. I am a little fed up with all these speculations here and elsewhere.<BR/>Btw., I enjoy being one of the blinkered groupie girlies.Sunflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255489189518205808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-82369284880750418872008-11-07T19:00:00.000+00:002008-11-07T19:00:00.000+00:00he knew a week away hed be too run down to go to b...he knew a week away hed be too run down to go to bahrain...as dave said there is scepticism. imho it is rightly so though nobody can prove anything. imho it is far too much coincidence that these illnesses or excuses are "needed" or happen when they are most convenient. blinkered fans might not see that, or may want to give him the benefit of doubt. ive did that before. i aint doing it again, though i aint coming on here and blatantly saying he isnt ill. he could be, but i, and many many others doubt it. as well as many not doubtingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-64928625859538989942008-11-07T17:56:00.000+00:002008-11-07T17:56:00.000+00:00The exghibitions are three weeks from now and ther...The exghibitions are three weeks from now and there isn't at all the same level of pressure. Despite some's opinions on the man maybe he doesn't want to let down the fans or ... John Higgins. Plus if he is to defend his UK title it will be about time by then he starts moving again anyway. <BR/><BR/>BTW being though of as a "girlie" at nearly 54 has its bright sides ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-54513246090859070572008-11-07T17:37:00.000+00:002008-11-07T17:37:00.000+00:00@ anonymous 11.27 AM I wonder if all the girlies d...@ anonymous 11.27 AM<BR/><BR/> <I>I wonder if all the girlies defending him know that he asked for appearance money to go</I><BR/>Well, I'm a blinkered "girlie" (oh, by the way, I don't resent the term at all, I only watch the game to hyperventilate when Ronnie climbs the table for a difficult shot and I'm also convinced snooker started in 1993 *roll eyes*) and I want solid proof of that, not just hearsay. Solid proof from a solid source, as a WS source, a reliable journalist, Ronnie's accountant...Until that is provided by other means than an anonymous posting on a blog...it remains just what it is. Unfounded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-18471452825618654242008-11-07T11:30:00.000+00:002008-11-07T11:30:00.000+00:00Let's keep it friendly, shall we?It is certainly t...Let's keep it friendly, shall we?<BR/><BR/>It is certainly true that Ronnie's withdrawal has been met with general scepticism within the game<BR/><BR/>It is equally true that nobody other than his doctor has examined himDave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-2090505576297723592008-11-07T11:27:00.000+00:002008-11-07T11:27:00.000+00:00I wonder if all the girlies defending him know tha...I wonder if all the girlies defending him know that he asked for appearance money to go<BR/><BR/>Do you think his non-appearance could in any way be related to not getting any?<BR/><BR/>And if he's 'run down' why is he playing exhibitions later this month in Germany and the Czech Republic? Apart from for the money, of courseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-5814549019128195152008-11-07T11:17:00.000+00:002008-11-07T11:17:00.000+00:00i 100% agree 11-11am anonit is possible and folk c...i 100% agree 11-11am anon<BR/><BR/>it is possible and folk can have an opinion either way.<BR/><BR/>if i went to my doctor and told him or her i was exhausted (and stressed) through work id expect him or her to advise a complete rest.<BR/><BR/>if id told my workmates that i didnt like travelling to the away jobs and i got ill during a lot of them i think my workmates would imagine i was pulling wool over their eyes and using a doctors note as cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-27157760771313312342008-11-07T11:11:00.000+00:002008-11-07T11:11:00.000+00:00It's entirely possible he was ill all of these tim...It's entirely possible he was ill all of these times<BR/><BR/>However you won't find a single person on the circuit who believes itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-29203760776721134552008-11-07T09:50:00.000+00:002008-11-07T09:50:00.000+00:00i didnt say he wasnt allowed to get sick.i didnt say he wasnt allowed to get sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-82496601282594052242008-11-07T08:46:00.000+00:002008-11-07T08:46:00.000+00:00fans buying tickets and arranging time off work an...<I>fans buying tickets and arranging time off work and travel to see him?</I><BR/>So professional sportsmen are not allowed to get sick anymore? And before quoting so-called "precedents" regarding Ronnie and the <B><3 (three)</B> tournaments he has not entered in the last 4 seasons or so, namely the 2005 China Open, due to bad health, the 2006 Malta Cup which clashed with some IPT tournament that was consequently cancelled (that wasn't very smart and Ronnie himself admitted to it afterwards) and the 2007 Shanghai Masters, due to a bad back, I'd stick to the "innocent until proven guilty" approach and choose not to cast doubt over a medical note.<BR/>I travelled for 17 hours by car and plane and have saved up for months to see Ronnie, Davis, Hendry and Perry play in the League in Plymouth last month. If any of more of them hadn't been able to attend and play, that would have been the risk taken by me. Tough luck, that's it, ticket money back and two days of sightseeing around Plymouth. What's the big deal? There's always a risk, players are not robots, they do get sick, accidents happen, ear infections, sprained/broken wrists, food poisonings...you name it, they've got it.<BR/>And exhaustion is pretty serious a situation to be taken into account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-2245731470309291292008-11-06T21:25:00.000+00:002008-11-06T21:25:00.000+00:00sponsors?fans buying tickets and arranging time of...sponsors?<BR/><BR/>fans buying tickets and arranging time off work and travel to see him?<BR/><BR/>etcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-26155774767982904642008-11-06T20:58:00.000+00:002008-11-06T20:58:00.000+00:00Why be so hard on Ronnie, sick or not? If you don'...Why be so hard on Ronnie, sick or not? If you don't compete you lose ranking points. If you stay away long enough you drop out of the top16, thus requiring qualification matches. And so on.<BR/><BR/>The penalty, if one is desired, is is built into the ranking system as points are not awarded to those out of competition. Why the big fuzz? <BR/><BR/>With regards to events clashing I believe the Bahrain tournament was the culprit in that matter. Right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-51253521947928356232008-11-06T09:26:00.000+00:002008-11-06T09:26:00.000+00:00O'Sullivan is in a comfortable position as far as ...O'Sullivan is in a comfortable position as far as ranking points go, and we know that he doesn't like playing in tournaments outside the UK. Given Bahrain is a new tournament and several top players won't be playing because of Premier League committments, I think O'Sullivan's non attendence is disloyal to the sport. The number of tournaments these days are few compared with Snookers heydays so this makes his decision worse. Whenever there's an overseas tournament there is always speculation on whether O'Sullivan will go or not. This cannot be right and the Snooker powers that be need to do something about it for the good of the game.stuartfanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965910795523103318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-74616435505350210352008-11-04T10:20:00.000+00:002008-11-04T10:20:00.000+00:00how/why are WS at fault for putting on a tournamen...how/why are WS at fault for putting on a tournament that ROS could attend but isnt due to illness?<BR/><BR/>(they are at fault IMHO for timing it against the PL which had concreted dates before WS...that isnt relevant to ROS situation here)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-21171513761290368382008-11-04T10:19:00.000+00:002008-11-04T10:19:00.000+00:00A governing body elected by the players...A governing body elected by the players...andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14040711881348024153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-41257517077350717682008-11-04T10:15:00.000+00:002008-11-04T10:15:00.000+00:00We make much in this country that in US sports suc...We make much in this country that in US sports such as basketball and american football the season end winners are crowned "world champions", yet they are just north American based competitions.<BR/><BR/>Of the 96 main tour players this year, there are, I think, 12 who are not British or Irish.<BR/><BR/>For those who look forward to the days when players can pick and choose their events like tennis and golf - dream on.<BR/><BR/>This is a GB&I centric sport, where one man is the biggest draw of them all. Bigger than the sport? Who knows? But it does remind me of athletics in the mid 80s, when Carl Lewis realised punters were turning up to see him, and so successfully negotiated a cut of the gate money for himself.<BR/><BR/>A question here. If this was a non-ranking event, could the organisers in Bahrain pay appearance fees to certain players?<BR/><BR/>Sure snooker has been good for O'Sullivan; but increasingly, (World) snooker is now relying on one man to draw in sponsors and money.<BR/><BR/>No-one should be having a go at O'Sullivan. It's the shambolic organisation by the governing body that's at fault.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-90147912847294188272008-11-04T09:20:00.000+00:002008-11-04T09:20:00.000+00:00i was not questioning his doctor.if i go to my doc...i was not questioning his doctor.<BR/><BR/>if i go to my doctor and tell him im exhausted through work (or stressed out through work for example) i dont know how the doctor would know if i am being truthful or not so id expect him to take it i was being truthfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-53778254562317465432008-11-04T08:55:00.000+00:002008-11-04T08:55:00.000+00:00If Ronnie is not well then fair enough, and if he ...If Ronnie is not well then fair enough, and if he has a certified doctor's note then that is the end of the matter or are we now questioning his doctor.<BR/><BR/>However what I will state is that as the no. 1 attraction on the circuit and as the World no. 1 and most importantly as the current Champion of the World he has a duty to help promote the game. The game has been very kind to Ronnie sometimes it doesn't hurt to give something back. World Snooker is trying to promote the game abroad and no matter what we think of them sometimes a little help from players wouldn't go amiss.<BR/><BR/>Also if I was the promoter, backer, sponsor etc of a major tournament I wouldn't be happy if the main attraction pulled out virtually on the eve of competition. Let's not forget posters, scoreboards, programmes etc. may will already be produced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-7545035194575542652008-11-04T08:15:00.000+00:002008-11-04T08:15:00.000+00:00i still fail to see the connection other than its ...i still fail to see the connection other than its the same tournament<BR/><BR/>the 4 pl players are in the situation due to a changing schedule and now excuses are being bandied about due to ws not having their schedule concreted at the start of the season (and then altering it where it collides with an established non ws tournament)<BR/><BR/>ronnie isnt playing cause he is ill<BR/><BR/>i thought this section was about ronnie being, ...ill<BR/><BR/>(ok mons point about davis..."ill" but that is IMHO not anywhere near the same as the situation he and the other guys were in werent his fault. theres no speculation he just doesnt like going abroad or other similar... imho of courseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-57940732662220494342008-11-04T08:07:00.000+00:002008-11-04T08:07:00.000+00:00bad health time for the players ... http://www.gua...bad health time for the players ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/nov/04/snooker<BR/><BR/>look at the last sentence. <BR/>Now what next? Will Dott be able to compete (not kidding or mocking here. He suffered depression and a broken wrist. So it isn't that unlikely ...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-43737257915237615272008-11-04T07:41:00.000+00:002008-11-04T07:41:00.000+00:00Andy"The issue here isn't Ronnie dropping out or w...Andy<BR/><BR/>"The issue here isn't Ronnie dropping out or whether he's using a sick note to cry wolf (we've all done it getting out of school runs etc), ....the issue is several top stars dropping out!"<BR/><BR/>imho that isnt the issue here at all.<BR/><BR/>from what i "know":<BR/><BR/>the bahrain dates werent announced when the pl dates were concreted.<BR/><BR/>bahrain gets concreted and it clashes with a pl date and so affects some players. those players are contracted to pl that night and do not want sued by pl connections.<BR/><BR/>now, ros has pulled out the same tournament due to.....illness<BR/><BR/>the only reason there is any connection is due to an add in on tournaments which clashes with an already established series. if ws had not done this thered be as close to a full house as any other tournament, barring....illness. imhoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-85990648706981803332008-11-04T01:21:00.000+00:002008-11-04T01:21:00.000+00:00Thanks for this piece of newsThe World Snooker web...Thanks for this piece of news<BR/><BR/>The World Snooker website is an absolute f***ing shambles<BR/><BR/>This news is nowhere to be seen on the front page<BR/><BR/>When you click on venue/format for Bahrain it takes you to the format for the qualifiers!<BR/><BR/>I never thought it could be as bad as before but somehow they've managed itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com