skeg

This guy just takes the piss, best snooker player of all time. Up in Scotland for the World open on Hendry's own turf during a game against Mark King he comes to the table pots the first red then asks the ref to find out what the high break prize is, after one red!!! Ref takes ages trying to find out, whilst play is pretty much stopped then eventually tells him there is none like the World championship, just standard £4,000 prize.

Ronnie then pulls a few faces and then proceeds to clear up to 140 then shakes hands with King and tries to walk off, ref urges him to finish the black for the 147 maxium which he then stops and smashes in.

Some think he's childish sometimes, like then, and maybe genius does get over used for him but jesus, how good to you have to be to ask for the prize after one red then go on and do it. He's got 10 now, and now got the most of all time. Just amazes me how he doesn't seem to care so much about the trophies or records. If he's not enjoying the game or getting some money he doesn't care, mental. No doubt his mentality hampers him winning 6-10 worlds but it also makes him damn interesting to watch/

Check it if you haven't already.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...er/9016499.stm

Porkie

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Thought he acted like a total wanker. No respect for his fans. Just all about the money... cuntish.

Rod-Tarry

When your that good you can act as you want, he aint to worried about what you think Lee .

Icurus

He's not bad.....lol

joffy

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He asked the ref if there was a seperate prize for a 147 and then didn't pot the last black because it didn't make any difference lol, if he was any different people would say he's arrogant but I genuinley think that it doesn't really bother him,

And yes for him genius is the perfect word, more 147s than anyone else, fastest 147 ever and the only person to hit two 147s in consecutive frames one left handed and one right handed (admittedly it was a exibishion but its still impressive)

joffy

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All about the money lol,

DJMST

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That's genuis,still needed another 139 points at the time of asking aswell

gingeRS

fantastic skill

Chris Latham

The man is a legend on a snooker table.

That shot to go all the way round the table and land inch perfect on those 2 reds was amazing.

He makes it look to easy

RWD_cossie_wil

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Class

CalibreDan

Absolutely awesome... The shot up the table to get back on the reds was perfection

It's Czech Mate

Hilarious! The shot of that break was the cut back red to the middle and hold it for the black

I think he was making a point to the powers that be that it was a shit tournament with shit prizes to be honest.

I dont think many of the players like this 3 frame format, and as a fan I dont either. If i wanted that kind of stuff i'd just watch the pool

dangerousbrian

theres a fine line between confidence and arrogance, and because i like watching him play i will let him off with confidence..but as said above i think there was a subtle (or not) message to the organisers about what he thought of the whole set up..i would love to know what king was thinking mind, im not sure if he was unimpressed or puzzled by it all

Stoo

Where's the fucking like button?!

danneth

He's awesome best player there has ever been, imagine if he gave a shit and practiced as much as the others?

orionmojo

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why though, he's already the best

George best, Ayrton Senna, Muhammed Ali...

i suppose ali was slightly different whereas he trained alot, but he still took the piss against his opponents.

Shings

Form is Temporary, Class is permenant.

When he is on form he is very very good.... but he is not class.

How many world titles?

Fucking hell I could string a good frame together if I tried..... but holding it together for many many many years time and time again - that is class.

Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis.

But I'm sort of with Rod - if he's that good he can be a coont.

DazS1Turbo

Blokes a genius - seen him do a 147 in 7mins live with both left and right hands - he was making a point today

LEGEND

danneth

Shings

I repeat

HOW MANY WORLD TITLES????

It's Czech Mate

alex higgins was class mate, he won two

jimmy white is class, he hasnt won any

ronnie is class, a flawed genius, but class.




btw, the nugget is my fave player.

Staffi

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Yeah i'm with Jake on this one, YES he can play and at times he makes the rest of the top 10 players look like i play...

BUT as said, 3 World titles i WOULDN'T call him the best player EVER, VERY good and talented yes..

It's Czech Mate

I dont think anyones called him the best ever, altho there is an argument for it. Steve Davis thinks so

But

Jake said....he is not class......which is tripe.

And Jake, stringing a good frame together is not the same as a noncholant 147 in front of an audience and tv cameras.

dangerousbrian

he is class..fact..you can tell by the way he plays the game..he just saunters around potting for fun..he has a natural ability for snooker that most others dont..

danneth

so because he hasn't won a world title he isn't class?

how many ranking events? how many centurys??? oh and has he been world number 1?

paul0461

hes a strange fella, his mood strongly dictates his game and attitude towards snooker.
world class when hes on form. on a super human level. when he lost a game a while ago his said to john virgo, that game was appauling, i lost. gracious in defeat.... he is awesome though.

skeg

How is 3 world titles not special though? Only Hendry, Reardon and Davis have more than him. As someone else said, Jimmy White had 6 finals and never won one but it still regarded as one of the greatest. Then there's the next big one the UK championship and all the others he's won.

Personally, I'd settle for a Welsh open title.

BM08

Bastard, i had to work until 10pm so i missed it all.

Will watch that link now

BM08

lol at him asking what the prize was for a 147 when he only had 8 points, mark look mortified thats confidence for you though

As someone else said, the clip red into the middle and holding for the black was fantastic

Hes so modest again after the match i see http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...er/9016505.stm


White V O'sullivan next then

dangerousbrian

let hope white still has it and plays some crazy shots to make a good spectacle of a game..like these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_fE-pvT084

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sk9_...ext=1&index=19

BM08

awesome stuff

Porkie

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I am a massive boxing fan... and most fans LOVE Ali..

Personally I think he was a nasty, racist, wife beating bully, cheating cunt of a man!

Spiky

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training partner?

XRT_si

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That's amazing!

I love Ronnie, though his attitude at times isn't ideal he's clearly got a talent. Certianly the most skilled player out there IMO.

How many others could do a 147 on command at a professional event? As stated, he can make pretty much every other player look like they're playing in the juniours section.

xr_craig

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I really don't think it was about the money. I don't think it ever has been for him. Not sure what the point he was trying to make was but nevermind. He's the most naturally gifted player ever in my opinion and to say that he's not class seems mad. The red to the middle was without a doubt the best shot of that frame.

BM08

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He didnt just pot it direct either, he put loads of side spin on the white to check the white off the rail. Superb shot

Jimbo.

I think he's fucking amazing, been a fan for a long time and in my opinion there is no other player that is more exciting to watch than him, however I can understand why some people don't like the guy due to the way he comes across sometimes.

I missed the 147 last night and just seen it now, you can't help but admire his skill, It's a good job he did do it though as he would have a looked a bit of a dick if he missed an easy shot after basically saying he's going to do a maximum The cut back on the red to middle was by far the hardest shot he played and he just made it look simple.

Respect

Porkie

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HAVE YOU WATCHED THE VIDEO!?!?!?!?!?!?!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...er/9016342.stm

Chip

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He doesnt ask anyone to be his fan though, so why should he pander to those unsolicited folk who choose to be?

Chip

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We dont know yet how many he will win in his whole career as his career is still going?

Never show a woman or an idiot a half finished job