tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post3749543360643108903..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: JOHN HIGGINS STATEMENTDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-36317739193555734082010-05-06T02:18:19.109+01:002010-05-06T02:18:19.109+01:00snooker has had a very hard time finding sponsors ...snooker has had a very hard time finding sponsors for events. the WC snooker was sponsored by a bookie..<br /><br />i'll miss watching JH play, but John, your talents don't give you the right to cheat. the old saying - don't Bite the hand that feeds youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-4941836700397251932010-05-05T10:19:25.215+01:002010-05-05T10:19:25.215+01:00I'm told David Douglas's investigation wil...I'm told David Douglas's investigation will also look into who put the newspaper onto Higgins in the first place<br /><br />Might be a certain manager sweating over the next few weeksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-36103948679211652202010-05-05T10:07:55.729+01:002010-05-05T10:07:55.729+01:00Wakey Wakey
The video is likey edited to show hig...Wakey Wakey<br /><br />The video is likey edited to show highlights<br /><br />Do any of you ACTUALLY belive that the News of the World would go so far to actaully FRAME a snooker player, despite his status.<br /><br />Dont be as silly as John was, please.<br /><br />They would face massive law suits and possible criminal prosecution.<br /><br />Me thinks a lot of people are going to be embarrassed next week.<br /><br />Did any of you consider that a paper may hold elements of a story back to sell papers the next issue on the back of a headline.<br /><br />Did any of you hear Alan MacManus admit John Higgins fixed a match in Asia? This admission was made on BBC radio over 6 hours before this story broke and around 20 hours before Higgins released a statement claiming never ever to have fixed a match in his 18 years as a player<br /><br />BBC iplayer - off the ball - 1130am Saturday 1st May in interview with Alan MacManus)<br /><br />LISTEN TO IT, THEN BE REALISTIC OR AT LEAST BE QUIET until Sunday at least<br /><br />Loadsamooney claims they decided not to tell the authorities unless it happened to someone else.<br /><br />How very kind of him to allow other players to be put in life threatening danger in the former Soviet Union.........how very very nice.<br /><br />Kinda proves the fragility of the old Mafia excuse really.<br /><br />John Higgins seems like a super guy with a great attitude, loads of skill and a lovely family.<br /><br />I have no doubt that if he had not associated himself with Loadsamooney, he wouldn't be in this bother now.<br /><br />BUT.......He was there, he agreed, he clearly was not in fear of anything, except being caught trying to launder his money<br /><br />Pull the blinds up people and see the light<br /><br />This matter needs dealt with quickly, the quicker the better, then snooker can start again without szeazy agents with no experience and massive egos, and hopefully with John Higgins, if not now, in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-58193807234342819312010-05-05T02:41:31.835+01:002010-05-05T02:41:31.835+01:00I don't think that the fact that the video is ...I don't think that the fact that the video is edited makes a huge amount of difference. He still said those things, and i'm sure NOTW will have to provide the full unedited video to world snooker or any court, and of this they must have been aware before breaking the story. And even if they did set him up, Higgins was the one who was ok with accepting money for losing frames.4 Cuenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-55839135238238416642010-05-05T02:12:49.224+01:002010-05-05T02:12:49.224+01:00As the above poster pointed it. Everyone must read...As the above poster pointed it. Everyone must read this. It gives background info on the practices of the journalists who entrapped John.<br /><br />http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/05/03/revealed-the-tale-behind-the-snooker-sting-that-leaves-higgins-in-the-fight-of-his-life-030501/<br /><br />Check out the fancy bogus websites with all the liesMazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089618192749881936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-13278915897317054982010-05-05T00:58:43.866+01:002010-05-05T00:58:43.866+01:00Anonymous said...
Am I the only one who thinks thi...Anonymous said...<br />Am I the only one who thinks this is all a lot of pious nonsense? It proves people will believe anything that is printed in a newspaper.<br /><br />Have any of you ever considered the time and cost to the NOTW of setting all of this up? They couldn't afford not to get a story but the edited video doesn't present evidence of anything. It can't. It's edited.<br /><br />The cost of setting up the sting is exactly why the paper wouldn't have done it blindly!!!<br /><br /> timsandle said...<br />Lot onlywill Jamie Cope move from 17 to 16 if Higgins is suspended but John Parrott, at 65th, would regain his tour place!<br /><br />If only Parrott hadn't retired!!!<br /><br />Don't blame people for finding this unbelievable/not wanting to believe. Think even a mix of Mansfield/Max Clifford wouldn't welcome taking this one on however.<br /><br />RJBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-15293449745543460192010-05-05T00:37:03.445+01:002010-05-05T00:37:03.445+01:00Naughty old Higgins. Ha!Naughty old Higgins. Ha!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249877191525241275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-57234525577154421402010-05-04T22:28:23.737+01:002010-05-04T22:28:23.737+01:00Am I the only one who thinks this is all a lot of ...Am I the only one who thinks this is all a lot of pious nonsense? It proves people will believe anything that is printed in a newspaper.<br /><br />Have any of you ever considered the time and cost to the NOTW of setting all of this up? They couldn't afford not to get a story but the edited video doesn't present evidence of anything. It can't. It's edited.<br /><br />Some of you need to read this: http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/05/03/revealed-the-tal-behind-the-snooker-sting-that-leaves-higgins-in-the-fight-of-his-life-030501/<br /><br />Careful. It contains words of more than two syllables and no pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-73313273326638067382010-05-04T20:00:26.866+01:002010-05-04T20:00:26.866+01:00I am sure that Higgins is guilty, the way he acts ...I am sure that Higgins is guilty, the way he acts and speaks on the video leaves no room for doubts and his defence is ridiculous. Check out this article, it's sadly true.<br /><br /><b><i>John Higgins at back of the cue for brains</i></b><br />http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/columnists/mcgovern/2010/05/04/john-higgins-at-back-of-the-cue-for-brains-115875-22231750/Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-28325945000803854072010-05-04T19:42:41.313+01:002010-05-04T19:42:41.313+01:00Lot onlywill Jamie Cope move from 17 to 16 if Higg...Lot onlywill Jamie Cope move from 17 to 16 if Higgins is suspended but John Parrott, at 65th, would regain his tour place!timsandlehttp://www.pharmig.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-7585721665459018882010-05-04T16:22:14.814+01:002010-05-04T16:22:14.814+01:00So the question on everyones lips must surely be: ...So the question on everyones lips must surely be: Who stitched them up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-66548590543674993732010-05-04T14:41:23.821+01:002010-05-04T14:41:23.821+01:00I feel for Dott, it was obvious that the whole dra...I feel for Dott, it was obvious that the whole drama affected his game in the final and he was no longer the Dott we saw in the earlier rounds. Knowing your manager (and Mooney is his manager) was accused of match-fixing right on the day you play in the World Champ final is jut horrible...<br />VladimirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-13658278222136375702010-05-04T14:13:46.797+01:002010-05-04T14:13:46.797+01:00When i first heard about the Higgins allegation i ...When i first heard about the Higgins allegation i thought no way, that's rubbish; he's got bundles of money. Then i saw the clip on youtube and was dumbstruck. It was like finding out Mother Teresa was a porn star.<br /><br />In the clip Higgins was relaxed, laughing and joking, even joking if there was a secret camera. I'm afraid but he's bang to rights and snooker mustnt be tarnished. Barry Hearn was act immediately.<br /><br />RicardoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280031373019106436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-41276325036701996872010-05-04T14:11:50.596+01:002010-05-04T14:11:50.596+01:00criminals givin u 300 thousand euro?
Come on, u go...criminals givin u 300 thousand euro?<br />Come on, u gonna sue them if they dont John?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-32684696162284947542010-05-04T12:51:51.214+01:002010-05-04T12:51:51.214+01:00I think this statement is crap. Anyone with half a...I think this statement is crap. Anyone with half a brain, would inform at least the WPBSA about this. The first thing you should always do if you agreed to do things when fearing for your safety.<br /><br />Things like this will haunt you if you fail to take appropriate action, and you lose all credibility.<br /><br />I sincerly hope he truly is innocent, but looking at the evidence as of yet, I find it hard to believe his pledge for innocence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-85484347388294874602010-05-04T01:55:05.241+01:002010-05-04T01:55:05.241+01:00Higgind is one of the greats of the game he has wo...Higgind is one of the greats of the game he has won the world champs 3 times and you can't say he is not. If Higgins did do this its a shame but I can't see why he would he is a rich man now. If I was him and know I was innocent I would do a lie detector test and talk to body langauge experts to prove my point. <br /><br />A life ban should be given if proven I believe which is sad he is my favorite player but trust would be out of the window.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-17128406726249696832010-05-04T01:50:24.121+01:002010-05-04T01:50:24.121+01:00And what a roller-coaster this must be for Jamie C...And what a roller-coaster this must be for Jamie Cope. He's at number 17 now. During World Championship first he must have hoped, that Peter Ebdon would lose in first round (check), then he must have hoped that Joe Perry doesn't get to the quarters (checked). Then Dott spoiled the party by reaching the semis and pushing Cope out of the top sixteen. And when all the chances seemed gone, Higgins pulled this unbelievable number...<br />(Still, it could have been much, much simpler if Cope played better against Ali Carter in the first round).Dzierzgulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-4611632034913536272010-05-03T22:19:03.732+01:002010-05-03T22:19:03.732+01:00This comment thread has been a warm welcome. I rea...This comment thread has been a warm welcome. I really needed some forum to vent and discuss the case because it has brought up so much emotion. Thanks Dave for letting us have our say. <br />7:28 is spot on by the way. If that is the way the rules are now it is a fair consequence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-42148756601131163912010-05-03T21:08:33.206+01:002010-05-03T21:08:33.206+01:00Firstly, I would like to say I am a John Higgins f...Firstly, I would like to say I am a John Higgins fan and hope the accusation is untrue. However.........<br /><br />Some or all of my feelings have already been echoed in previous posts, here goes anyway;<br /><br />1. One (or more) posters have said the video does not amount to evidence. Rubbish and, to be honest, laughable. It does not PROVE wrongdoing, but it is EVIDENCE.<br /><br />2. Why did the NOTW pick Higgins to try to sting? Did they just get very lucky or did they have reason to believe he may be susceptible to this? If the sports governing body are going to work on balance of probability I think they will see it as the latter.<br /><br />3. Both men were fearful for there lives. You have to assume then both reacted to the situation on the spot then? Funny then how both reacted in exactly the same way, accepting the bribe and conspiring how to hide it, without any apparent chance for collusion.<br /><br />4. Should this be the end of their respective careers I would suggest both could find new ones in acting, as I saw nothing to suggest they were in fear of their lives.<br /><br />5. At the apparent start of the tape John Higgins jokes re being filmed. On the face of it this would suggest he knew what he was about to discuss should never become public knowledge.<br /><br />6. The excuse made within his statement smacks of desperation, is ill thought out and does not suggest he flew back to the UK thanking his lucky stars to get out alive.<br /><br />I certainly hope I'm wrong and we go on to enjoy Higgins snooker in the future. I fear however, we have seen him with a cue in his hand for the last time.<br /><br />RJBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-7960197260292488972010-05-03T20:46:10.265+01:002010-05-03T20:46:10.265+01:00All credit to Barry Hearn for speaking clearly at ...All credit to Barry Hearn for speaking clearly at the press conference. Snooker could not ask for a better representative. Like everyone else he made it clear that John should have rung the bell IMMEDIATELY after that Kiev meeting and dit not do so.<br /><br />I have nothing but confidence in snooker and the board because of Barry Hearn and his promise of unbiased, swift justice - when the outcome of the ongoing investigation is known. He made it known the the Walker administration was pitiful when it came to closing cases of suspected fraud. No one can argue with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-83993915672042255762010-05-03T20:28:37.315+01:002010-05-03T20:28:37.315+01:00What does it matter about the fact that Higgins &q...What does it matter about the fact that Higgins "has never done anything in the past"? Just the idea he was going to cheat in the future says enough. I don't believe his story but its for the board to decide his guilt or innocence.Meredith(MaccaMeri)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10208952665957486453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-73348382792991587822010-05-03T20:13:18.091+01:002010-05-03T20:13:18.091+01:00my attitudes fine thanks. to 7.28 it is already in...my attitudes fine thanks. to 7.28 it is already in the rules that a player can be punished for not reporting it.why do u think this is anonymous.also they would have to punish half the tour.most players earn a pittance from the game but would never go bent.dont criticise something u know nothing about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-2618055797534810552010-05-03T19:49:52.372+01:002010-05-03T19:49:52.372+01:00i totally agree 728i totally agree 728Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-34925456933008544162010-05-03T19:28:12.790+01:002010-05-03T19:28:12.790+01:00I'm saddened to read that players are approach...I'm saddened to read that players are approached and don't report it. <br /><br />Actually, I'm furious. If they can't see how bad that makes the sport look then they don't deserve to earn a penny from snooker again.<br /><br />If I was Hearn I'd make it clear that any player who is approached and doesn't report it will be treated exactly the same way as those who are found guilty of taking bribes. It's shameful behaviour.jibjibnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-26308003968722803722010-05-03T19:18:17.291+01:002010-05-03T19:18:17.291+01:00to 6:51
terribly wrong attitudeto 6:51<br />terribly wrong attitudeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com