I think snooker needs some more Alex Higgins / Jimmy White type characters to get me interested again. I used to love it back in it's heyday but I'm like faaip now. Back in the day even the old farts like Ray Reardon provided bursts of humour. As for today's brand I'm not sure where snooker would be without Ronnie.
wilsdenwhite wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 6:25 pm
I think snooker needs some more Alex Higgins / Jimmy White type characters to get me interested again. I used to love it back in it's heyday but I'm like faaip now. Back in the day even the old farts like Ray Reardon provided bursts of humour. As for today's brand I'm not sure where snooker would be without Ronnie.
Indeed
Ronnie blew the last frame when coasting on a 52 break
1964white wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 5:50 pm
Ronnie plays snooker at breakneck speed so it's certainly not boring when he's at the table
Love it when he's ready to take a shot before the referee places a colour ball back on the table
Brilliant player
He is also a very decent runner too , I have raced in same races as him in cross country , he ran for Springfield Striders ( Chelmsford ) and a few times finished around the top 5 men in fields of a hundred or so , also good road times around 1.18 half marathon and certainly among the better times of club runners ( my best 1.22 1994 ) , he is a lot better than I ever was and its not even his main sport whereas it was for me . I think he ran mainly for a London club but second claim Springfield ( you're allowed to do that in running provided second claim isn't doing an event first claim is doing ) . Probably helps with snooker as the stamina would be pretty good . For Ronnie I think it was an escape from the pressure of snooker .
Clacton White wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:31 pm
He is also a very decent runner too , I have raced in same races as him in cross country , he ran for Springfield Striders ( Chelmsford ) and a few times finished around the top 5 men in fields of a hundred or so , also good road times around 1.18 half marathon and certainly among the better times of club runners ( my best 1.22 1994 ) , he is a lot better than I ever was and its not even his main sport whereas it was for me . I think he ran mainly for a London club but second claim Springfield ( you're allowed to do that in running provided second claim isn't doing an event first claim is doing ) . Probably helps with snooker as the stamina would be pretty good . For Ronnie I think it was an escape from the pressure of snooker .
I was working today so didn't see any of the session. Ronnie has nicknamed Selby the torturer in the past, due to his (give nothing away) game. When Selby scores well he's up there with the best. Ronnie is missing the occasional easy ball and Selby will punish him.
For me Ronnie is the best ever player to play the game. He's still my main draw when i look at the schedule.
