Ronnie O’Sullivan - what an odd fella

Kevo4

Kevo4

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Keeps playing on when needing ridiculous amounts of snookers, and just now he’s tried to play on when 60 behind and only the black on the table.
Complete weirdo
 
Kevo4 said:
Keeps playing on when needing ridiculous amounts of snookers, and just now he’s tried to play on when 60 behind and only the black on the table.
Complete weirdo
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Is that true, i'm surprised they have let him do that. I dunno whether he is losing the plot, you saw the other week when he accused the guy of getting in his eye line moving around and apparently the guy had just been sat in his chair the whole time. You can't not admire his snooker but his antics at times make him hard to like.
 
When a player isnt getting much table time or missing shots that they would normally get, players even if they have no chance of winning the frame just want to get some table time to try and get their rhythm back into some sort of order. Not uncommon.
 
He has long-standing and well-documented mental health problems. Not sure labelling him a 'weirdo' is particularly insightful or helpful really. Apologies if that comes across as a bit 'tell-y off', I just think with all the focus on mental health recently, we'd all be better off being a bit more generous spirited and allowing of such stuff.
 
Fat_Dragon said:
When a player isnt getting much table time or missing shots that would normally get, players even if they have no chance of winning the frame just want to get some table time to try and get their rhythm back into some sort of order. Not uncommon.
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unusual when you are 60 behind though and unheard off when you literally cant win and all that is left is the black.
 
HarryVegas said:
He has long-standing and well-documented mental health problems. Not sure labelling him a 'weirdo' is particularly insightful or helpful really. Apologies if that comes across as a bit 'tell-y off', I just think with all the focus on mental health recently, we'd all be better off being a bit more generous spirited and allowing of such stuff.
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While I believe we all can, and should, make allowances for the mental health aspects of life, I refuse to have it thrown at me to excuse any/all ridiculous behaviour
 
Fat_Dragon said:
When a player isnt getting much table time or missing shots that they would normally get, players even if they have no chance of winning the frame just want to get some table time to try and get their rhythm back into some sort of order. Not uncommon.
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Yeah he said in the last tournament that he was going to do this to give him table time, fair enough I suppose. Have you noticed him with his £10 digital watch at the end of each frame. I think he times each frame and how long he has between frames....
 
Steve Peters - the famous sports psychologist from the Boro has worked a lot with Ronnie to get him to control his Chimp (the fears in our heads that stop us reaching our potential) - see Chimp Paradox for more information.
 
At it again complaining that Mark Selby is drinking from his water bottle - backfired as rather than wind Selby up he missed a straightforward shot and then lost the frame. He’s in danger of tarnishing a great career with his antics.
 
FatCat said:
ahh ive just put it on he's playing Selby, no doubt trying to wind him up as they don't like each other.
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Yeah, Selby was complaining that O'Sullivan was getting in his eyeline when he got beat at the World Championships, immediately after it finished. Which was b***ks frankly.

Snooker needs O'Sullivan really. He's just about the only player the casual viewer would switch on to watch. I'm not sure it's good for him to be in that position.
 
Snooker is mostly boring. ROS brightens the whole game up. I love watching Ronnie play. We need more characters in sport not robots. I'm sure someone will come up with a snooker playing robot that could be world champion soon. Until then.... Hope he beats Hamilton the F1 robot in BBC's SPOTY.
 
Kyren Wilson is good to watch he goes for everything he's got a good future in the game. The asian/chinese players are really coming into things as well, they don't hang around entertaining to watch...
 
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