“GET RID OF BORING SNOOKER PLAYERS” 😳 | Ronnie O'Sullivan on the game needing to be entertaining 👀 

Who would

He's still waiting for him to take his shot.

​@@gango23😂😂😂

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

We all knew he was talking about Ebdon then 😂

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Ebdon is #1 on his list!

We all know he was having flashbacks of playing Peter Ebdon 😅

Open secret, no point naming them hahahaha

He didn’t like Ebdon but even he will admit he was a good player. He’s is more on about the players who come out against the good guys and play to not lose instead of playing to win.

That's why Hendry likes Brecel, he plays attacking snooker and just gets down and commits to the shots.

Seriously, there's always some busybody up in the management somewhere trying to mess around with things that are fine. It's snooker...that's the game. You will get some dull matches, some dull frames, some really thrilling frames, some amazing matches, some in between. What's this approach to everything now of endlessly meddling until it's broken? Always opportunists in charge of stuff wanting to make a name for themselves or something. How about making the arenas less tacky with branding plastered everywhere you look including on the trophy and medal...at least the old cigarette sponsors knew how to design a fairly elegant looking arena. I still miss the globes at the World Championship in particular.

McAnus was the dullest of players

Leave snooker alone apart from Murphy get rid of self entitled doughnut

​@@hmq9052Mc-My-Anus

But this is what the sport needs, characters. People criticised Vafaei for having a pop at Ronnie off the table, but it creates rivalries which all sports thrive on. What we don't want is robotic players with no personality, that's when the sport dies. I hope Ronnie doesn't retire for many many years yet

Yeah but it only works if it’s authentic.

@@searchterminatorseed2301 I hear ya but part of me likes him just doing it for the craic.

Or make it to his advantage

What's new?

Same 😂😂

He could have coff-coffed it...

Even dropping that name would make the air stale

@@antoinecringemann which name would that be

@@mattdubovik3082 I will not say it because I might wake up and find my balls stuck to a cushion

Selby takes his time knowing it winds opponents up. Ebdon was the same. Terrible sportsmanship

Hes Not that slow come on guys and you know it..

This is what makes it more inexcusable, he's got the ability to play proper snooker.

Selby is no slower than Bingham. That was proved in the WC Semi Final where Bingham was bitching about it. Turned out Selby was quicker than him when they looked at it.

selby isnt hard to watch at all

I personally feel that the safety aspects,snookers included are just as an important part of the game as the big breaks. It all requires skill.Knowledge in picking and executing the right shot effectively is of value even if it's not a blistering as big breaks. I feel that i wouldn't want to pay to see a match only for it to be over too quickly.

@@oliverbeard7912Yes i totally agree after all it is called snooker.

​@oliverbeard7912 same as that

Gary Wilson just won the semifinal while needing 3 snookers and it was brilliant to watch

then hides behind "mental health"

Who did Higgins play with?

The ebb (-don) and flow is so correct

I agree with him. A player needing 1 or 2 snookers is acceptable but playing on needing 3 or 4 is boring as hell. But then again snooker is so individual. Different strokes for different folks.

the best players have always been the atttacking players

guys that plays not to lose are a nuisance to snooker,9-ball or 10-ball.

agree

Same here, I like the tactical side. Makes the win more exciting

and hence thats why the game is slinding towards obscurity. Maybe they should breakaway from this discipline and create a new version called 'shootout'......just another branch out from snooker/billiards.

Yeah same, I love the safety side of the game

Even though it's called 'snooker', who wants to sit there for 10 years watching the same frame trying to 'hide' the cue ball? Now and again it's ok, but I'd much rather watch break building, clever positioning of the ball and high scoring and an amazing 147 than ohhhh he's missed it again....ohhhh he's missed it again.....ohhhh he's missed it again....ohhh he's missed it again.....oohhhhh he's missed it again....when you are 50 ahead they are on 1 and trying to pot the pink and now they are on 25 with almost no chance of you hitting the pink. Does ONE clever or 'lucky' snooker equate to all the positioning of the ball during break building and scoring points that way? I personally don't think so and the really mind boggling-ly slow players are like watching paint dry, but again my opinion. If I could I'd easily go bk to watching snooker from the 80s to the 00s. No doubt there will be people who prefer snookers and a sloooow moving game, but I'm thinking like much of today, it's just not as gd as years gone by, that goes for most of tv, movies, music, games and so on. So who's going to be the one that steps up to the plate and 'changes' the game again? 🤷🏼‍♂️

I think Ronnie dislikes him because he came in the game playing attacking snooker but then changed his style up. It's made him more successful than he would have been but at the cost of exciting play.

Players have their own style. A variation of styles is actually what makes it interesting imo. Seems incredibly narrow minded and simplistic to be complaining everyone isn’t playing the same way. There’s subtleties to these things, whether it’s confidence, the score of the game, weighing up risk & reward.

@@searchterminatorseed2301 I don't think he wants everyone to play the SAME way, he just wants them not to be a drag and to get on with the game.

What on earth is the "right shot"? The right shots are what wins you the game. Period. They can be safeties or pots. Selby dominated the tour for over 4 years. Obviously, his "negative" and "boring" game is very successful. Players like Ronnie simply can't stand people who think about their next shot, and play different than him. Because he's full of himself. That's all there is to this, really.

​@@chakko007It's not that simple. Where does the money in snooker come from? The fans, those who watch on TV and in person. Do fans want to watch boring but effective snooker? No. If everyone played like Selby and Ebdon there would be no sport left.

@@MalcolmPowder Watch any Selby game, and you will find that he gets a lot of applause for his way of playing. It's only some jerks on RU-vid or TV who call him "Slowby" and what not. "It's called "Snooker" after all." - Exactly.

Couldn't agree more 👍

That's it; now I'm gonna get O'Sullivan to pot your fart 🤪

the guy who is the GOAT, for starters.

No it won’t

I agree with the 'no it won't' brigade, but with the caveat that the aggregate watchability will take a slight hit, as Ronnie is more entertaining than most.

Err no this tournament has been great and he pulled out.

@@neilgoodyer9606It 100% will 😂

No it ain't. As long as Ron's got a voice this game is alive

Two minutes seems very high You could go for one minute I suppose but one of the problems with shot clocks is that some players might take it to the limit on most shots and end up being even slower Maybe looking at the average shot time over a season and penalising players going over, say 25 seconds per shot would work better - but I’m not totally convinced it’s necessary - we seem to have a bigger proportion of fast players in this era and the days of having over a dozen players taking over 30 seconds per shot seem to be behind us, thankfully

He repeatedly said it's not about the snookers, it's the way people play. Ie, taking 40 seconds per shot, on every single shot no matter the difficulty of the situation. Theb you have those that stop going for pots at all unless they're 2 foot pots, they will play safe, purposely not going for pots, for 20 to 30 minutes, purely to get under the other players skin.

What about 3000 years after that ?

His son.

I agree. It will be the 3,001st year when he next appears. Good call!

But how can you get rid of the whole of China?

​@@RasT108genetically engineered virus? 🦟

Even the most boring professional Snooker match in history was infinitely more entertaining than watching professional Chess 😂

I don't think he means to come across that way it's just his personality I guess... Depends on the question also... Bear in mind he is still an active player and no.1.... he might be less "grumpy" as you put it, when he retires ..😊

You're right mate, he sometimes wants to say something different just to look different/special, but he doesn't need to do that, he already is special and always will be. I like his insights but sometimes he's just talking nonsense. Hey, he's just human, after all, he's entitled to do that.

@@Callumrobbo22 you want a murderer in charge of snooker?

Nothing wrong with a 60 minute technical frame if one player isn’t taking the piss with his shots

Yeah course, hardly wins anymore does he an what is he in the rankings, number 1? Yeah retiring soon definitely. 😂

The game dies when he retires? Lol 😂 the game made him. Alex Higgins made him, Jimmy White made him, Steve Davis made him, Steven Hendry made him. The game was at its most popular before Ronnie even picked up a cue,

@@thesmithsnerd Mainly because there were 3 channels and cigarette money...different world now. It's like golf and Tiger Woods but snooker being way less global than golf. Golf is still all over the place now

@@thesmithsnerd maybe it's been more popular here in the past but currently worldwide snooker has never been more popular.

Ronnie has been like this since day 1 😂 this is literally just Ronnie bored. 😂

Shaun Murphy he a self-confessed entertainer 😒

@@sirlordbabish3873While Shaun Murphy isn't a fast player, he isn't slow either, I enjoyed watching him in his prime

The game is literally called snooker 😂😂

That's not true. Have you ever seen someone come back to the table 85 behind? Other than to stay warm, that is.

He's sharing it

Not the most exciting though, think that goes to Alex Higgins, or maybe Jimmy white, both way ahead of O,sullivan or Hendry for making the game exciting

Steady Eddie😅 remember him 😴🥱😅

Yet o Sullivan is still far and away the greatest player of all time. Face that

He can win frames, but not as many as O'Sullivan or Hendry. Those two can also entertain a crowd, attract sponsors and grow the game. Having said that, I'm not in favour of capping the limit on snookers, that's nonsense.

Ronnie actually said he liked watching people play for snookers. He just couldnt be bothered himself

John Spencer once won a frame after needing six snookers.

Did u listen u twat?

Lemme guess, you’re from there?!

@TheJohnCooperShow Not far from it. The West of Ireland aswell. It was a bit of a joke but she is a lovely girl and I have met a lot of nice people from that County at GAA matches.

Was Father Ted Crilly form roscommon?

@barry2924 He was from Leitrim but his mother was from Roscommon. You're on the right track. I think his father was born in West Cork but raised in Kerry. He was a blow in. The first president of Ireland was from Roscommon. Douglas Hyde. Everyday is a school day

Maybe travel more and you will find even nicer people? :)

@shacharrachmany1102 Be funny if Selby passes Ronnie on World titles tho 😂

@@jackbaker1921 He'll still be a boring player even then 🤣🤣

Selby haha

Ebdon

@@Cainooo1 100 %

Agreed motor mouth is a know it all...

I'm glad I don't have to pay to watch you play. And that is the point he's making.

@@MalcolmPowder but its a sport, its snooker. You cant just throw your game plan out the window and play to the other guys strengths. Its about winning first before entertainment. Ronnie is my absolute idol but 9/10 selby would kill him on the table because he'll tie him in absolute knots. Ronnie cant win at the top level unless hes bang on it, some players can grind wins out when they arent on it. Different styles mate thats all. If i know i cant outscore someone why am i gonna play open snooker ? Players like ronnie become giant babys when you mess their game up

Nope....

​@@shaun7638Solid argument.

What do you mean by 'progress'

I think he's right there is times when people just take the piss, ino sometines your mind cud go blank with pressure but how about a shot clock and u get a time out or extension once in a frame use it for a really tough moment in it

@@barry2924 shot clock is a good idea in theory but all players have different ways of thinking and how long they take to get to each answer of how to play a shot, would be unfair imo.

@@XMehun Professional snooker players should be able to work a shot out in say 30 seconds shot clock, everyone plays the shootout and can play at 15 seconds no excuse for 30, Selby regularly wins matches in the shootout

@@barry2924 exactly even stan moody stopped his annoting bobbing up and down constant chalking and indecision in the shoot out and played no worse for it ....the fact he takes so long is because he can

Jimmy’s been irrelevant over 20 years 🤣

Nah, Judd, Jack and Robertson are still great to watch.

TBH he's being a bit of a dick.

some respect him, some dont. the man's marmite. simple as that. snooker is historically a gentlemens game watched by gentlemen and ronnie has always been the badboy, the misfit of the game which attracted a whole wider audience.

Yeah why give a mic to the player that brings 90% of the money to Snooker Federation and also has a contract with the channel. Might hurt someone's feelings boohoo

davis was his idol though, he was a winner

i bet ronnie wasn,t talking about steve davis