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View sxp55's Profile sxp55 Flag South Norwood 18 Feb 16 11.09am Send a Private Message to sxp55 Add sxp55 as a friend

Originally posted by Hoof Hearted

Jim - I was having a laugh with match fixing that's why I put LOL.... it was very much a tongue in cheek suggestion.

Secondly, as good as Ronnie is... scoring a 147 is a big deal and unlikely to be repeated in this tournament. My point was under normal circumstances the punter would have already won his bet but for Ronnie procrastinating about prize money.

Lastly... I think Ronnie has been a marvellous ambassador for Snooker - as Stuk says, when he retires a lot of fans will probably go with him.

First issue here is. You are a grown adult. Please do not use 'LOL'.

Second issue - bang on. Ronnie is the only reason snooker is even being talked about. The man is a genius and can do whatever the fck he wants.

 


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Hoof Hearted 18 Feb 16 11.15am

Originally posted by sxp55

First issue here is. You are a grown adult. Please do not use 'LOL'.

Second issue - bang on. Ronnie is the only reason snooker is even being talked about. The man is a genius and can do whatever the fck he wants.

Just trying to get down with the kids!

 

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Originally posted by Hoof Hearted

Just trying to get down with the kids!

LOL - fair play

 


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View We are goin up!'s Profile We are goin up! Flag Coulsdon 18 Feb 16 11.19am Send a Private Message to We are goin up! Add We are goin up! as a friend

Originally posted by Hoof Hearted

Jim - I was having a laugh with match fixing that's why I put LOL.... it was very much a tongue in cheek suggestion.

Secondly, as good as Ronnie is... scoring a 147 is a big deal and unlikely to be repeated in this tournament. My point was under normal circumstances the punter would have already won his bet but for Ronnie procrastinating about prize money.

Lastly... I think Ronnie has been a marvellous ambassador for Snooker - as Stuk says, when he retires a lot of fans will probably go with him.


A few bookies have paid out on the 147 bet to be fair. PaddyPower paid out to my mate who had the bet on.

 


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View madcap_v2's Profile madcap_v2 Flag SE25 / Ibiza 18 Feb 16 1.32pm Send a Private Message to madcap_v2 Add madcap_v2 as a friend

As already said, the man brings character and colour to what is a dull sport. So what if he knows his worth? He's an entertainer, nothing wrong with that.

Edited by madcap_v2 (18 Feb 2016 3.57pm)

 


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View JL85's Profile JL85 Flag London,SE9 18 Feb 16 1.34pm Send a Private Message to JL85 Add JL85 as a friend

Originally posted by collier row eagle

Quite some years back I was with a film team near Epping forest, when Ronnie drove up in an open top flash car, he had two ladies in the back and asked what we were doing, a colleague of mine informed him it was a programme called "crime monthly" he then told us that he had just be fcuking the two girls , then sped off, fair play!

Quality

 

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View Frickin Saweet's Profile Frickin Saweet Flag South Cronx 18 Feb 16 2.13pm Send a Private Message to Frickin Saweet Add Frickin Saweet as a friend

if you read his full reasoning, it was more about him wanting to build the purse up to make it more exciting for the audience - to get a bit of chatter and anticipation going over a few competitions. In his words a 147 is a special thing and it has a value, greater than £10K. Similar thing to when the lottery rolls over for a few weeks and everyone gets excited about it.

I'm sure he is a bit of an arrogant cnut, but I don't think that was the motivation behind choosing the pink.

 

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View Stuk's Profile Stuk Flag Top half 16 Jan 18 4.52pm Send a Private Message to Stuk Add Stuk as a friend

Got to bring this thread back up, it's now in the wrong forum it would seem though, as the last few months I cannot believe how good his form is.

I'd kind of stopped watching much snooker but saw Ronnie on a TV show last year, the week of the English Open, he was asked if he thought he would win and he kind of shrugged and said "yeah, probably".

I kept an eye on it that week, watched his matches and he duly won. The next tournament he played, the Shanghai Masters in China, he also won. He had a blip at the Northern Ireland open by only make the last 32, then made the quarter final in the Scottish Open before returning to winning at the UK championship.

Today he's wiped the floor with Marco Fu at the Masters, 6-0 in 80 minutes with 3 century breaks and said afterwards that he didn't feel well!

 


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View serial thriller's Profile serial thriller Flag The Promised Land 16 Jan 18 6.25pm Send a Private Message to serial thriller Add serial thriller as a friend

Originally posted by Stuk

Got to bring this thread back up, it's now in the wrong forum it would seem though, as the last few months I cannot believe how good his form is.

I'd kind of stopped watching much snooker but saw Ronnie on a TV show last year, the week of the English Open, he was asked if he thought he would win and he kind of shrugged and said "yeah, probably".

I kept an eye on it that week, watched his matches and he duly won. The next tournament he played, the Shanghai Masters in China, he also won. He had a blip at the Northern Ireland open by only make the last 32, then made the quarter final in the Scottish Open before returning to winning at the UK championship.

Today he's wiped the floor with Marco Fu at the Masters, 6-0 in 80 minutes with 3 century breaks and said afterwards that he didn't feel well!

Got to agree. Was absolutely blinding in the UK, I caught the third of his centuries today on a break at work and it was incredible. Steve Davis said he ranks as one of the greatest and most watchable sportsmen on the planet and I can't disagree.

 


If punk ever happened I'd be preaching the law, instead of listenin to Lydon lecture BBC4

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View cryrst's Profile cryrst Flag The garden of England 16 Jan 18 8.37pm Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

Back to his 146 not 147
Maybe he was avoiding winning it so to give someone else the opportunity as it goes up in value.
Maybe a lower ranked player who really needs the dosh might get lucky.
If he had said that at the time then that would be deliberately missing a shot with penalties to come.
He was clever in wording it like he did I reckon.

 

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View Stuk's Profile Stuk Flag Top half 17 Jan 18 3.46pm Send a Private Message to Stuk Add Stuk as a friend

Originally posted by serial thriller

Got to agree. Was absolutely blinding in the UK, I caught the third of his centuries today on a break at work and it was incredible. Steve Davis said he ranks as one of the greatest and most watchable sportsmen on the planet and I can't disagree.

It was that chat after with Davis and Hendry that reminded me put the post up. I'd been meaning to during the run he had late last year.

They are both right in that there is no one who is so on top of their sport as he is, and he isn't lauded enough for his talent.

I really hope he doesn't miss the world championships due to filming in Australia, but I'd understand if he did. If I were BetFred i'd be inclined to pay him as much to be there, as I would to sponsor the tournament in the first place.

 


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View palace_in_frogland's Profile palace_in_frogland Flag In a broken dream 19 Jan 18 8.43am Send a Private Message to palace_in_frogland Add palace_in_frogland as a friend

Well, he won’t get another chance at a 147 now; dumped out 6-1 blaming illness. Hey ho.

 

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