I'm going to miss tonight unfortunately. I will be very surprised if O'Sullivan changes his tactics, and given that I think it's Carter's to lose. He will get chances, so it's down to whether or not he's good enough to take them – unless O'Sullivan's wild shots start going in, which they might.They weren't hanging around, were they? I think we got to the interval in about 45 minutes. I still make O'Sullivan slight favourite, especially if he tries to make it tactical.
Hmmm. Not a good luck here. O'Sullivan and Carter both questioning each other's mental health.
Was funny Carter accused him of snotting on the floor and added "if this gets swept under the carpet, that's not good"
But yeah, some serious hate going on.
Ronnie O'Sullivan: Masters winner responds angrily after being criticised by Ali Carter
Ronnie O'Sullivan calls Ali Carter "not a nice person" and "a nightmare" to play against after being criticised by the beaten Masters finalist.www.bbc.co.uk
Wouldn’t have guessed the snottiness from watching the match.
Really? I've always thought that they didn't like each other by their demeanour(s).
I didn't like the interview on itv (think it was) for World Grand Prix when the interviewer was stirring it up. Carter then suggested that O'Sullivan started it, which looks like it's untrue. Got quite mardy about the crowd in the final again, too.Hmmm. Not a good luck here. O'Sullivan and Carter both questioning each other's mental health.
Was funny Carter accused him of snotting on the floor and added "if this gets swept under the carpet, that's not good"
But yeah, some serious hate going on.
Ronnie O'Sullivan: Masters winner responds angrily after being criticised by Ali Carter
Ronnie O'Sullivan calls Ali Carter "not a nice person" and "a nightmare" to play against after being criticised by the beaten Masters finalist.www.bbc.co.uk
Have people here seen the O'Sullivan documentary film: The Edge of Everything?
I enjoyed it but I'm a fan so might be biased.
Not good, no. But at its lowest in recent history immediately after the tobacco advertising ban, snooker only had half a dozen full tournaments a year. All the players were crying out for more tournaments. O'Sullivan picks and chooses nowadays anyway. TBH I find it hard to dislike Ronnie, but fuck me for someone who's made more money out of the game than anyone else, he's a fucking moaner.Not good hearing both Lisowski and O'Sullivan saying they're not enjoying playing, I think because there are so many tournaments.
Yeah and he's had various rules bent/broken for him over the years. That's the one aspect of him that I don't like. He knows that the people running snooker need him and he plays on that to the full to get himself special treatment.O'Sullivan famously won the Worlds in 2012, barely played for the next year, and then won it again in 2013. He'd dropped out of the top 16, but as reigning champion he got seeded, so whoever was at 16 at that point had to qualify.
Do you reckon Higgins or Williams would get the same treatment if they wanted it? It's almost 20 years since Murphy won the WC, and Selby got his first Masters in 2008.I don't have a problem with players getting certain privileges after X years on the tour. So if you've been on tour for 20 years, say, you are no longer required to play everything. But that should apply to everyone.
They might tbf. Tennis has that sort of system, with long-service players not required to play a full schedule. But Ronnie's been fucking them around and threatening to quit for at least the last 20 years. Aside from anything else, he's crying wolf now.Do you reckon Higgins or Williams would get the same treatment if they wanted it? It's almost 20 years since Murphy won the WC, and Selby got his first Masters in 2008.
Nor did II didn't know that about Ali Carter. A quick google shows some pretty unpleasant stuff from him on twitter. For all his faults, O'Sullivan did come out in support of Corbyn at one point.
Shaun Murphy on the Saudi thing:
“Obviously there is a question over human rights, as there should be, but if we only traded with countries with perfect human rights records, it would be a very, very small pool to pick from,” said Murphy. “We wouldn’t be trading with the UK either. We haven’t covered ourselves in glory over hundreds of years, going around invading other countries, so people in glass houses need to be careful where they throw their stones.”
I don't normally have as much of a problem with Murphy as many people, but this makes him sound like a prize bell end.
For all Judd Trumps talent he has never come across as a person endowed with a brain for words.Judd Trump made similar dick comments. Managed to use the word 'amazing' 3 times in one sentence describing snooker and Saudi Arabia.
Shaun Murphy on the Saudi thing:
“Obviously there is a question over human rights, as there should be, but if we only traded with countries with perfect human rights records, it would be a very, very small pool to pick from,” said Murphy. “We wouldn’t be trading with the UK either. We haven’t covered ourselves in glory over hundreds of years, going around invading other countries, so people in glass houses need to be careful where they throw their stones.”
I don't normally have as much of a problem with Murphy as many people, but this makes him sound like a prize bell end.