by Tubberlad » 29 Mar 2011 Read
Witz78 wrote:Get a grip Allen and whilst your at it hit the gym or something if your bored stuck in your hotel.
This bugs me, in the good ole days there was Camaraderie among the players with social circles of gamblers, drinkers etc and some real fun to be had off the table. Now things are professional these faceless wonders live like monks.
Get out on the drink or hit the casino in between matches, live your life, your only young once, no point moping about feeling sorry for yourself.
These should be the best years of your life Allen.
Take a leaf out of Knowles, White, Higgins and Hanns book by preparing for a morning session at the Crucible by hitting a nightclub till the early hours.
I gotta say I think that's pretty god damn ignorant in my opinion, but I guess you'll always get opinions that differ, so fair enough.
Certainly not trying to make anyone feel sorry for Allen, but responses like that do grate with me.....
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by Roland » 29 Mar 2011 Read
Think you took it too much to heart there Tubber, Witz has a point.
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by Tubberlad » 29 Mar 2011 Read
No, telling someone to just get on with it doesn't work. But I won't dwell on it as he's entitled to his opinion. Anyway, I won't be getting too deep into it
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by Roland » 29 Mar 2011 Read
Yeah it's all just opinions. Everyone is different. I'm just saying I see where witz is coming from, he just has a way of putting things. There is rather a lot of pampering going on these days in comparison to decades gone by when you just took the rubbish and got on with things.
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by Wildey » 29 Mar 2011 Read
Tubberlad wrote:No, telling someone to just get on with it doesn't work. But I won't dwell on it as he's entitled to his opinion. Anyway, I won't be getting too deep into it
if its clinical depression i agree you just cant do that but there are people that would benefit from that kick up the ass to get them out of it....you sometime get in to a rut and think
"is this all i got in life" and just feel sorry for themselves im not judging mark because i dont know how he feels but from a outsider looking in i think a littlebit of tough love would do him good.
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by Tubberlad » 29 Mar 2011 Read
Just to make one thing clear, I don't agree with wrapping everyone up in cotton wool either, a bit of tough love is no harm in my opinion, I just simply don't agree with telling someone with depression the get over themselves and go on the snake hiss and pretend everything is okay...
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by GJ » 29 Mar 2011 Read
Tubberlad wrote:Just to make one thing clear, I don't agree with wrapping everyone up in cotton wool either, a bit of tough love is no harm in my opinion, I just simply don't agree with telling someone with depression the get over themselves and go on the snake hiss and pretend everything is okay...
i agree tubbs each case is different and no one can say what is the right appraoch unless they know the person and their circumstances
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by Smart » 29 Mar 2011 Read
Tubberlad wrote:Wild, you don't actually need something to be wrong to be depressed. I think Trescothick had a massive fear of touring and had no personal issues, but my god it sounds like he was a mess.
A good friend of mine is clinically depressed and her family have it all...
Rumours were his Mrs was playing away
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by jojo » 29 Mar 2011 Read
no he said in his book that was a totally false rumour it was more to do with the other things i mentioned earlier
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by Smart » 29 Mar 2011 Read
jojo wrote:no he said in his book that was a totally false rumour it was more to do with the other things i mentioned earlier
he would
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by Smart » 29 Mar 2011 Read
I know peeps who were on oil rigs. They work 2 or 3 weeks ON and then 2 or 3 weeks OFF. Great money rubbish for you personal life. You get on with it.
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by GJ » 31 Mar 2011 Read
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by Roland » 31 Mar 2011 Read
Yeah I just read that.
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by Bourne » 31 Mar 2011 Read
I wonder who tipped Dave off about this story
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by Monique » 31 Mar 2011 Read
http://snookerscene.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... ssion.htmlexcerpts
I listened last week to Geoffrey Boycott, the former England cricketer, giving his ill informed views about a player who had been diagnosed with depression. It was clear some people still think it's a case of 'just cheer up.'
That's a bit like telling someone with a broken leg to go and run a marathon.
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I understand he simply couldn't get on the plane to play in the Hainan Classic.
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by Roland » 31 Mar 2011 Read
Bourne wrote:I wonder who tipped Dave off about this story
I think it was some twitter hussy called phil90210
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by Roland » 31 Mar 2011 Read
Monique wrote:http://snookerscene.blogspot.com/2011/03/mark-allen-battles-depression.html
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I listened last week to Geoffrey Boycott, the former England cricketer, giving his ill informed views about a player who had been diagnosed with depression. It was clear some people still think it's a case of 'just cheer up.'
That's a bit like telling someone with a broken leg to go and run a marathon.
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I understand he simply couldn't get on the plane to play in the Hainan Classic.
Boycott is from Yorkshire
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by Bourne » 31 Mar 2011 Read
Sonny wrote:Bourne wrote:I wonder who tipped Dave off about this story
I think it was some twitter hussy called phil90210
Oh, not me then
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by nice_shoes_ken » 31 Mar 2011 Read
Just seen an article on Eurosport confirming that he has depression, Mark is my favourite player and such a rising talent in the game of Snooker, one of my family members went through the depression stage and it is a very sad thing to go through. Wish him all the best and hope he can have a good run at the World Championships again.
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by Smart » 31 Mar 2011 Read
nice_shoes_ken wrote:Just seen an article on Eurosport confirming that he has depression, Mark is my favourite player and such a rising talent in the game of Snooker, one of my family members went through the depression stage and it is a very sad thing to go through. Wish him all the best and hope he can have a good run at the World Championships again.
At least he has an easy Round 1 match.
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by kostasmad » 31 Mar 2011 Read
Allen. what a hammer. Never liked him.
He has depression? i bucking doubt it. None with depression says that in public or even understands that he is sick.
Just making excuses cause he hasnt reached his potential. I am earning something like 50k/year and I am working 14 hours a day. He earns that in a week. Give me a break Allen. If you were depressed go and fell from a cliff and dont break our balls.
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by Roland » 31 Mar 2011 Read
bbcsport_mark Mark Ashenden
Interesting words by "very lonely" snooker star Mark Allen. "Some days I wake up + can't be bothered + don't have motivation to do anything"
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Depression or lethargy?
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by Bourne » 31 Mar 2011 Read
Whatever it is, it would be a shame if his talent goes to waste. He's always been a hard practicer from what i've heard so something's obviously affected him, and I for one hope he works out the problem and gets back to winning ways asap
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by Roland » 31 Mar 2011 Read
Yeah I love watching him as a player and he seems like a decent bloke when you meet him so I wish no ill on him. Just think a good manager would give him a slap round the chops and get his bottom into gear and he'll be winning tournaments in no time.
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by kostasmad » 31 Mar 2011 Read
He needs a slap alright...or many punches...
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by Roland » 31 Mar 2011 Read
I doubt very much he earns 50K a week or even over a few months.
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by Bourne » 31 Mar 2011 Read
And even if he does, he probably wastes half of it on hair products.
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by kostasmad » 31 Mar 2011 Read
lol
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