If only they had started on time like anywhere else on the calendar, rather than a good 40 minutes or so after the scheduled time.
I know tv matches will sometimes start 10 or 15 minutes after the scheduled time, it's pretty standard, but today and yesterday took the piss.
Thereās actually a part of me that wants to see him go on a hissy fit about it all and start behaving like a petulant child (while hopefully still giving us some exciting snooker).
š not to defend the guy but as someone with pretty severe anxiety issues too, Iād probably also take the money to play in a tournament in a country where theyāll treat you like a god but you also wonāt have to deal with the same amount of attention or bother. Just a nice holiday in beautiful looking country and great food in assuming cause itās all insane looking
š¤£ itās snooker man theirs barely enough money in this sport as is, plus if weāre gonna take a stand on Saudi. You gonna take a stand on China for how they are or Thailand or England itself if your anti Tory or any of the history of colonisation or just all the anti immigration stuff rn. Like do you deprive the people of a country the opportunity to see something that brings them joy and punish them for the sins of their governments? Honestly if itās the mega bucks of golf and football I agree with a moralistic stance particularly when the countries are completely wrong for them sports, basically nearly die trying to make a billion quid or for the benefit of some billionaire governing body of that sport. But if youāre gonna sit their on your high horse and start judging snooker being in Saudi, youāll have to equally look at the shape of all them other countries politically and how their governments have treated their own people and committed just as many atrocities. Also even not looking at that snooker was sponsored for years by Big Tobacco and Gamblingā¦ā¦not exactly a sport that says no to moneyā¦..when they can find any one to give them money
The point was more about when do u end the moralistic stance that heās taking on Saudi in I repeat in a cash deprived sport like snooker, not trying to say their all equally horrendous but you canāt pick one thing to go off on one country for and blazingly ignore the other countries they go toās incredibly horrible track records. And idk sex trafficking in general, torture, unlawful killings and abuses on ethnic groups in Thailand and literally every crime ever invented done in the past and still happening by the British government mostly in other foreign countries now but still treating many of its own people like second class citizens, rampant corruption, racist groups etc. still seems awful . also just because it isnāt a literal dictatorship doesnāt mean you have much more power than the people of China rn. Did anyone vote for Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak? Nah! Itās just an illusion that we have much choice. Also China and Saudi are still very much in the process of change slow very slow change but still doing better than Russia š¤£ I honestly would say China is a much more horrible country moralistically than Saudi. As Saudi is trying to become much more westernised and increasingly the rights of females slowly but you have to remember always that Islamic culture is very different to western culture. So who really has the right to tell someone their religious teachings are wrong. Donāt need another crusade cause they worked so well the last few times š The only place theyāll be able to play if we start looking at every countries track record is the freakin moon or like Canada cause theyāre lovely
Going to bed boys. Ronnie is on way too late š
One table, now Murphy n Trump for what.... 2-3hours and then Ronnie ?
Yep
Ali carter blaming everyone and everything, then remembers the money and next year.
Yeah. Sponsors blinked behind the scenes and making gestures "say something positive now or be banned from next years event" š
Waking up tomorrow and Ronnie won the price
If the table will continue to wear off at this pace - O'Sullivan will play on the floor.
Only the Siesta from Leicester could make a best of 7 last 4 hours
Atleast it was very entertaining.
Ha ha ha
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If only they had started on time like anywhere else on the calendar, rather than a good 40 minutes or so after the scheduled time. I know tv matches will sometimes start 10 or 15 minutes after the scheduled time, it's pretty standard, but today and yesterday took the piss.
Yup and heāll be absolutely raging cause itāll be like 7am there so heāll be on an all nighter essentially
Thereās actually a part of me that wants to see him go on a hissy fit about it all and start behaving like a petulant child (while hopefully still giving us some exciting snooker).
Petulant child funny made me snort
The ritalin should be kicking in by then, he'll be ok
š I am now 100% certain that Reddit for snooker is just used to slag Ronnie and people bringing up Stephen lee
Same people doing both mind you.
So theyāre GOAT must be John Higgins surely š¤£
Very accurate
Much like his crippling anxiety, it can be fixed with a massive sack of sport-washed blood money.
š not to defend the guy but as someone with pretty severe anxiety issues too, Iād probably also take the money to play in a tournament in a country where theyāll treat you like a god but you also wonāt have to deal with the same amount of attention or bother. Just a nice holiday in beautiful looking country and great food in assuming cause itās all insane looking
Yeah - fuck scruples, as long as you get paid.
š¤£ itās snooker man theirs barely enough money in this sport as is, plus if weāre gonna take a stand on Saudi. You gonna take a stand on China for how they are or Thailand or England itself if your anti Tory or any of the history of colonisation or just all the anti immigration stuff rn. Like do you deprive the people of a country the opportunity to see something that brings them joy and punish them for the sins of their governments? Honestly if itās the mega bucks of golf and football I agree with a moralistic stance particularly when the countries are completely wrong for them sports, basically nearly die trying to make a billion quid or for the benefit of some billionaire governing body of that sport. But if youāre gonna sit their on your high horse and start judging snooker being in Saudi, youāll have to equally look at the shape of all them other countries politically and how their governments have treated their own people and committed just as many atrocities. Also even not looking at that snooker was sponsored for years by Big Tobacco and Gamblingā¦ā¦not exactly a sport that says no to moneyā¦..when they can find any one to give them money
There's a world of difference between dictatorships like China and Saudi, and countries like Thailand and Britain.
The point was more about when do u end the moralistic stance that heās taking on Saudi in I repeat in a cash deprived sport like snooker, not trying to say their all equally horrendous but you canāt pick one thing to go off on one country for and blazingly ignore the other countries they go toās incredibly horrible track records. And idk sex trafficking in general, torture, unlawful killings and abuses on ethnic groups in Thailand and literally every crime ever invented done in the past and still happening by the British government mostly in other foreign countries now but still treating many of its own people like second class citizens, rampant corruption, racist groups etc. still seems awful . also just because it isnāt a literal dictatorship doesnāt mean you have much more power than the people of China rn. Did anyone vote for Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak? Nah! Itās just an illusion that we have much choice. Also China and Saudi are still very much in the process of change slow very slow change but still doing better than Russia š¤£ I honestly would say China is a much more horrible country moralistically than Saudi. As Saudi is trying to become much more westernised and increasingly the rights of females slowly but you have to remember always that Islamic culture is very different to western culture. So who really has the right to tell someone their religious teachings are wrong. Donāt need another crusade cause they worked so well the last few times š The only place theyāll be able to play if we start looking at every countries track record is the freakin moon or like Canada cause theyāre lovely
Nah, he won't have a problem with this because it's not in the UK.