Xela Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I think Ronnie is a bell end. Great player mind you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 We had two of the best semi-finals ever and one of the worst finals ever. I take nothing away from Ronnie he’s the GOAT but Wilson was dreadful today and handed him the trophy. He played great against Trump and McGill and was good last night but unlucky but how I wish we have had a final between Ronnie and Trump, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 9 hours ago, PaulC said: We had two of the best semi-finals ever and one of the worst finals ever. I take nothing away from Ronnie he’s the GOAT but Wilson was dreadful today and handed him the trophy. He played great against Trump and McGill and was good last night but unlucky but how I wish we have had a final between Ronnie and Trump, In the land of midgets the tall man is king. His opponents make him look good. Look at the field when Davis was winning titles, look at his opponents. RS is without question a great player but not even close to what Davis had to beat during his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 17, 2020 Moderator Share Posted August 17, 2020 43 minutes ago, Seat68 said: In the land of midgets the tall man is king. His opponents make him look good. Look at the field when Davis was winning titles, look at his opponents. RS is without question a great player but not even close to what Davis had to beat during his career. And Davis had a much better taste in music 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Seat68 said: In the land of midgets the tall man is king. His opponents make him look good. Look at the field when Davis was winning titles, look at his opponents. RS is without question a great player but not even close to what Davis had to beat during his career. It's personal preference like with all greatest of all time debates, I'd say Ronnie being World Champion in 3 different decades is a more remarkable achievement. His ability has barely dropped off now he is in his mid-40s whereas once Hendry and Davis's dominance ended they got worse quite quickly. It shows a more natural gift for the game. He also had to play Ding, Williams and Selby on the way to the final which must be as hard a way to win as is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I just think it's obvious that O'Sullivan is a better player than either Davis or Hendry, and has been a top player for far longer. When he loses, it's usually because he's beaten himself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I think with O’Sullivan, he has maintained his form and ability since the 90s, during which time the game has changed and developed, which is phenomenal achievement. Steve Davis was the best of his era, in which a century was heralded as brilliance - now centuries are just a figure and all players are capable of scoring heavily most frames. Hendry took the game on from Davis and really developed the art of break building, ushering in high scoring frames Then came Ronnie, Higgins and Williams who took the game on further, adding long potting and attacking safety shots. However Ronnie went further, learning to play left handed to a quality standard, not just a one off shot and his speed around the table, scoring with a devastating effect. he is a snooker genius and is flawed because of it but no doubt, the modern game would not be as popular without him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Hendry had a spell of 6 wins in 7 years. He was a machine If O'Sullivan had that determination, he'd have double the amount of world titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Hendry vs White on BBC RB at the moment. Both have been on form this week but struggling in this first frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I really enjoyed seeing Ronnie win the final last week. Snooker has always been 110% better in my opinion, when the likes of Jimmy White, Alex Higgins or Ronnie are or have been, at the table. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Jimmy White has still got it. Lovely 130 break in last frame and he's 3-1 up (best of 7) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 7 hours ago, troon_villan said: Jimmy White has still got it. Lovely 130 break in last frame and he's 3-1 up (best of 7) I went off Jimmy White after I saw him give his assistant the hairdryer treatment in the foyer of a Hong Kong hotel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Classic final here. BBC **** up with the red button going off in the deciding frame. On the iplayer but its geoblocked in Ireland. I have a vpn but the father is at home pissed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Jimmy white wins 5-4 after being 4-0 down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Xela said: I went off Jimmy White after I saw him give his assistant the hairdryer treatment in the foyer of a Hong Kong hotel. My Dad drove him in his taxi and said he was an utter prick too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I could swear Jimmy White just shouted 'bogies' like Dick and Dom in the background while Stephen Hendry was talking on the BBC. If so he has gone up in my estimation a little. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Wasn’t Jimmy White off his head on cocaine and crack, most of the time? I’d imagine he had more than one screw loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Last 4 of the World Championship Pleased to see Rocket Ronnie and Judd Trump have both been knocked out Selby to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 This has been a brilliantly fascinating evening of snooker. Bingham has been ungrindable so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 He may be slightly ground down now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts