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Re: Ronnie threatens retirement again.

Postby Sickpotter » 10 May 2012 Read

jojo wrote:that the point im making only the hardcore traditionalists will stick to snooker what about attracting new fans and maintaining the ones who are snooker fans but not hardcore traditionalists ?

the game still needs ronnie but will live without him it survived without alex higgins and without jimmy white and it will survive without ronnie o sullivan however he brings something else to the game on and off the table what others no matter how hard they try and how dedicated they are will not be able to


Jojo, you're basically saying there are no other players on tour capable of attracting new fans and that's just silly. Trump ring a bell? :roll:

Re: Ronnie threatens retirement again.

Postby Wildey » 10 May 2012 Read

jojo wrote:that the point im making only the hardcore traditionalists will stick to snooker what about attracting new fans and maintaining the ones who are snooker fans but not hardcore traditionalists ?


Ronnie Needs snooker just as much as Snooker needs him as sonny said he plays the role of hard done by very well but he craves the BUZZ of competing.

yes he will do some speach regarding going but Back he will come in serch of his next fix of Excitement when he pulls off a amazing pot or a Awsome Break.

Snooker doesent Need Ronnie Ronnie just thinks it does so hes playing the Blackmail Card in reverse if i was Barry id Tell him to buck Off Call his bluff and see him Back with his tail between his Legs.

Re: Ronnie threatens retirement again.

Postby Wildey » 10 May 2012 Read

Sickpotter wrote:
jojo wrote:that the point im making only the hardcore traditionalists will stick to snooker what about attracting new fans and maintaining the ones who are snooker fans but not hardcore traditionalists ?

the game still needs ronnie but will live without him it survived without alex higgins and without jimmy white and it will survive without ronnie o sullivan however he brings something else to the game on and off the table what others no matter how hard they try and how dedicated they are will not be able to


Jojo, you're basically saying there are no other players on tour capable of attracting new fans and that's just silly. Trump ring a bell? :roll:

Look at Randam the likes of Dom Dale and Anthony Hamilton attracted him to the Sport.

Re: Ronnie threatens retirement again.

Postby Alpha » 10 May 2012 Read

As much as I'd like to say snooker doesn't need the Rocket,at the moment it does in the UK. He's the only player who commands mainstream attention and gets people watching snooker who wouldn't normally. Yes in time O'Sullivan can be easily replaced with Trump, but Trump isn't there yet. And selling snooker to the UK audience without O'Sullivan is not going to be an easy sell.
However what the Rocket fails to realise is that Trump will get there one day, and take O'Sullivan's crown of People's Champion in the UK. Then Hearn will treat his constant late withdrawals from events rather differently.

Re: Ronnie threatens retirement again.

Postby Witz78 » 10 May 2012 Read

your just a joke Wild

what are you trying to prove by effing and blinding

whenever you lose the plot its because youve lost a debate and you know it, so you have to resort to cheap insults.

youd think you were 14 not 44 or whatever you are DOH

shame on the rest of yous here who just put up with this trash and accept it "cos its Wild and thats the way he is"

Re: Ronnie threatens retirement again.

Postby Witz78 » 10 May 2012 Read

Casey wrote:Wild is getting 24 hours to cool off - the rest of you stay on topic.


you could throw him into the Arctic Ocean with a concrete block tied to his leg and hed still never cool off :irk:

Re: Ronnie threatens retirement again.

Postby JIMO96 » 10 May 2012 Read

Goddammit, I missed a "Wild" outburst! The mods should chuck all his rants into their own thread so that everyone can see what a hammer he is.

Speaking of hammers, Ronnie O'Sullivan.....snooker needs him? Get a grip, only a once a year snooker fan would seriously believe that. He is the most dislikable professional and displays nothing but complete disrespect for sponsors, broadcasters, his fellow pros and for snooker itself.

It's a shame though, cos if he could channel the skill, ability and undoubted brilliance into something positive for the sport, then he WOULD be considered an asset. But he chooses the opposite.....and projects an "I'm too cool for this sport" image, and a genuine word never leaves the guys mouth.

Re: Ronnie threatens retirement again.

Postby Wildey » 11 May 2012 Read

Jewell wrote:Barry won't call his bluff, Wild. Unlike you Hearn is actually a smart man who knows full well that antagonising the sports biggest stars will only come back and bite him in the bottom and nobody else.

A more reasonable thing for Hearn to do would be to just ignore Ronnie altogether. I mean we've heard this from Ronnie a million times before so why did Barry feel need the to come out and acknowledge them?
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