by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
eraserhead wrote:Ronnie's clearances in this tourney have been great.
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by Skullman » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Ronnie back in the talking bullocks stage of his life again
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by Wildey » 16 Jan 2016 Read
this is scary..
the standards are so poor these days Ronnie playing rubbish (his words not mine) is in the final.
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by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
masterdoctorgenius wrote:hahahaha
he said he didnt care
Been saying that since 1992
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by Skullman » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Wildey wrote:this is scary..
the standards are so poor these days Ronnie playing rubbish (his words not mine) is in the final.
Doesn't help all the best players have been knocking each other out in the other half.
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by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Wildey wrote:this is scary..
the standards are so poor these days Ronnie playing rubbish (his words not mine) is in the final.
He played his B game. But you have to admit there were times that he played some fantastic stuff?
Ronnie's B game > most other players A game..
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by TheRocket » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:Wildey wrote:this is scary..
the standards are so poor these days Ronnie playing rubbish (his words not mine) is in the final.
He played his B game. But you have to admit there were times that he played some fantastic stuff?
Ronnie's B game > most other players A game..
B-game? Are you sure? B-game was more like what he played against Selby.
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by Skullman » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Good. ROS mentions the buckets.
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by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Skullman wrote:Wildey wrote:this is scary..
the standards are so poor these days Ronnie playing rubbish (his words not mine) is in the final.
Doesn't help all the best players have been knocking each other out in the other half.
Didn't Ronnie beat Selby?
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by GJ » 16 Jan 2016 Read
WILDEY
Funny how you agree with Ronnie when his BS makes 90's era look good
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by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
GJ wrote:WILDEY
Funny how you agree with Ronnie when his BS makes 90's era look good
Indeed, Wildey is a bit sad sometimes.
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by RJFindlay » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Ronnie says he feels he didn't play well and short changed the audience! Imagine of he played to his satisfaction?! Snooker from the gods as Parrot puts it.
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by Wildey » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:Wildey wrote:this is scary..
the standards are so poor these days Ronnie playing rubbish (his words not mine) is in the final.
He played his B game. But you have to admit there were times that he played some fantastic stuff?
Ronnie's B game > most other players A game..
yea but the way he was talking it was struggling to reach his Z game lol
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by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Ronnie did not play great. Far from his best. BUT, he made some clearances and some pots that most players aren't even capable of doing when they play their very best.
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by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Wildey wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:Wildey wrote:this is scary..
the standards are so poor these days Ronnie playing rubbish (his words not mine) is in the final.
He played his B game. But you have to admit there were times that he played some fantastic stuff?
Ronnie's B game > most other players A game..
yea but the way he was talking it was struggling to reach his Z game lol
That's Ronnie. He can make a maxi and 5 centuries and he'll say he played crap. He has very high standards.
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by TheRocket » 16 Jan 2016 Read
This time I've got to agree with Ronnie and not with Davis and Parrott. I mean, these two really think this was great Snooker today ? It was rubbish and Ronnie summed it up perfectly. Hendry must be probably laughing, listening to Davis and Parrott.
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by RJFindlay » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:Ronnie did not play great. Far from his best. BUT, he made some clearances and some pots that most players aren't even capable of doing when they play their very best.
Amen to that.
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by Snooker Overdrive » 16 Jan 2016 Read
What a strange match. Ronnie with flashes of brilliance (not an overstatement) but he never looked comfortable. It felt to me like he played with a lot of anger / frustration like he did so many times in the past.
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by Wildey » 16 Jan 2016 Read
GJ wrote:WILDEY
Funny how you agree with Ronnie when his BS makes 90's era look good
Tonight Ronnie played to his peak when he had to thats what its all about nobody can play to their best all the time.
he talks utter crap at times.
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by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
RJFindlay wrote:Ronnie says he feels he didn't play well and short changed the audience! Imagine of he played to his satisfaction?! Snooker from the gods as Parrot puts it.
i don't have to imagine it. He has done it in the past.
2005 Masters, 2004, 2008, 2012 world championships...
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by Andre147 » 16 Jan 2016 Read
I can understand Ronnie's frustration with his alignment on the shot an all that...
He was there for the taking today no doubt, but there were moments of sheer brilliance from him too. The frame he won needing a snooker was one of the very best I've seen him win, and that stunning long red
I thought for a moment it was Trump or Robbo playing that
I think Ronnie will be fine tomorrow, and in a wy it's better he had a match like this.
SO mentioned that great example of 2007 Masters when Ronnie struggled against Mags in his Semi and only won 6-4. We all know how brilliant Ronnie was after that in that 07 Final.
Hopefully the same here.
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by Cloud Strife » 16 Jan 2016 Read
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by Cheshire Cat » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Ronnie wants this so badly and if you think he doesn't care you need to step back. He said he doesn't mean that he 'doesn't care', but that he can't find the words to express himself.
He just seems so nervous. Every time Stuart missed, even when there was no pot on, that crowd made it sound like they expected Ronnie to pot something out of nowhere and clear up. I feel for him tbh, the weight of expectation on his shoulders must be immense at times.
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by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
RJFindlay wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:Ronnie did not play great. Far from his best. BUT, he made some clearances and some pots that most players aren't even capable of doing when they play their very best.
Amen to that.
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by vodkadiet » 16 Jan 2016 Read
You have to question the standard of players these days when O'Sullivan and Higgins are still dominating.
Make no mistake the standard in the late 90s was 2 or 3 levels above today's.
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by Andy Spark » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Nothing too wrong with Ronnie's potting, it's just his positional play let him down a bit today. Still, always nice to win.
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by Skullman » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Cheshire Cat wrote:Ronnie wants this so badly and if you think he doesn't care you need to step back. He said he doesn't mean that he 'doesn't care', but that he can't find the words to express himself.
He just seems so nervous. Every time Stuart missed, even when there was no pot on, that crowd made it sound like they expected Ronnie to pot something out of nowhere and clear up. I feel for him tbh, the weight of expectation on his shoulders must be immense at times.
I think it's because half the people who turn up to watch him live know buck all, must be worse at the Masters.
I had a bloke ask me how much the green was worth once.
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by Holden Chinaski » 16 Jan 2016 Read
Cheshire Cat wrote:Ronnie wants this so badly and if you think he doesn't care you need to step back. He said he doesn't mean that he 'doesn't care', but that he can't find the words to express himself.
He just seems so nervous. Every time Stuart missed, even when there was no pot on, that crowd made it sound like they expected Ronnie to pot something out of nowhere and clear up. I feel for him tbh, the weight of expectation on his shoulders must be immense at times.
Indeed. Nobody has the level of expectation Ronnie has. And Bingham complains about the pressure of being world champion..
People are expecting Ronnie to play like a genius every time he plays since 1992! No wonder Ronnie has high standards.
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by Cloud Strife » 16 Jan 2016 Read
vodkadiet wrote:You have to question the standard of players these days when O'Sullivan and Higgins are still dominating.
Make no mistake the standard in the late 90s was 2 or 3 levels above today's.
It was, but early to mid 90s was worse than this.
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