Ronnie osullivan sums up what is bad with so much money

In sport....refused to do a 147 break as only £10k for achieving ......so instead opted for pink and hit 146....

well he had nothing to prove he's been there worn more tshirts than anyone else!

Did you hear him try and justify it.

"If you were in a mercedes garage and they offered the new car for £3,000 you'd say no way. Some things are worth paying for"

Why not win the cash and give it to charity. Ty Hafan could have done wonders with it.

But, hey, if it's not worth while to him them so be it.

well he had nothing to prove he's been there worn more tshirts than anyone else!

Yep,your right.....but what about the paying public...giving something for them to remember and as Wayne s says give it to charity......sad

well he had nothing to prove he's been there worn more tshirts than anyone else!

Yep,your right.....but what about the paying public...giving something for them to remember and as Wayne s says give it to charity......sad

Agree and as we know he's a law unto himself, so guess didn't enter his head!

well he had nothing to prove he's been there worn more tshirts than anyone else!

Yep,your right.....but what about the paying public...giving something for them to remember and as Wayne s says give it to charity......sad

Agree and as we know he's a law unto himself, so guess didn't enter his head!

What a bellend, as Wayne S said above, win it and donate it to charity

He probably had a bet on himself to make a 146.
As soon as spread betting came in snooker always has and always will be the most bent sport/pastime in the world, soon to get worse when china and the far east have all the clout.

He probably had a bet on himself to make a 146.
As soon as spread betting came in snooker always has and always will be the most bent sport/pastime in the world, soon to get worse when china and the far east have all the clout.

Interesting take,as he asked the ref to find out what the prize money was...

The rockets always been a bit different but what a talent can play left handed just as good as right handed. Awesome snooker player just a bit moody.

What a bellend, as Wayne S said above, win it and donate it to charity

Spot On

In sport....refused to do a 147 break as only £10k for achieving ......so instead opted for pink and hit 146....

£10k is a paltry figure given the difficulty of getting a 147. he is vastly underpaid in comparison to his talent. an average premiership player can go a whole season without playing and still pocket £3m. this man works for every pound he earns.

he is a talent, and up there with the messis and ronaldos of this world. i don't see what giving the fee to charity would do, anyway. its about getting the promoters to raise it to a reasonable level.

Always was and always will be a knob. Tosser.

In sport....refused to do a 147 break as only £10k for achieving ......so instead opted for pink and hit 146....

£10k is a paltry figure given the difficulty of getting a 147. he is vastly underpaid in comparison to his talent. an average premiership player can go a whole season without playing and still pocket £3m. this man works for every pound he earns.

he is a talent, and up there with the messis and ronaldos of this world. i don't see what giving the fee to charity would do, anyway. its about getting the promoters to raise it to a reasonable level.

So why compete if not happy with what's on offer..???

In sport....refused to do a 147 break as only £10k for achieving ......so instead opted for pink and hit 146....

£10k is a paltry figure given the difficulty of getting a 147. he is vastly underpaid in comparison to his talent. an average premiership player can go a whole season without playing and still pocket £3m. this man works for every pound he earns.

he is a talent, and up there with the messis and ronaldos of this world. i don't see what giving the fee to charity would do, anyway. its about getting the promoters to raise it to a reasonable level.

So why compete if not happy with what's on offer..???

Cos it's how he earns a living. You can go to work and still think you deserve more money for what you do and then try and do something about it.

What Ronnie done was political. He's always at loggerheads with Barry Hearn and this was making a statement.

The 10k will roll onto the next tournament if no one does a 147 this tournament and then the price will be increased hence he would rather the fund be increased to a worthwhile value.

In sport....refused to do a 147 break as only £10k for achieving ......so instead opted for pink and hit 146....

£10k is a paltry figure given the difficulty of getting a 147. he is vastly underpaid in comparison to his talent. an average premiership player can go a whole season without playing and still pocket £3m. this man works for every pound he earns.

he is a talent, and up there with the messis and ronaldos of this world. i don't see what giving the fee to charity would do, anyway. its about getting the promoters to raise it to a reasonable level.

So why compete if not happy with what's on offer..???

Cos it's how he earns a living. You can go to work and still think you deserve more money for what you do and then try and do something about it.

What Ronnie done was political. He's always at loggerheads with Barry Hearn and this was making a statement.

The 10k will roll onto the next tournament if no one does a 147 this tournament and then the price will be increased hence he would rather the fund be increased to a worthwhile value.

What's the prize money for a 9 darter in darts? Is it any harder to do than 147 in snooker? I suppose it depends on what tournament your at is it? Not sure on this.

I'm not completely sure how it works. But if no one gets a 147 this tournament, it'll be £15,000 the next tournament right? If he had done it, he would have took the £10,000 and it would have reset to £5,000 the next tournament, yeah? So the amount of money actually given out doesn't change? He could have won it this time and next time and he still would have had the same amount of money, plus the fact there's no guarantee he'll get it next time, so it seems more like a statement on how big the prize is itself rather than being greedy?

I'm not completely sure how it works. But if no one gets a 147 this tournament, it'll be £15,000 the next tournament right? If he had done it, he would have took the £10,000 and it would have reset to £5,000 the next tournament, yeah? So the amount of money actually given out doesn't change? He could have won it this time and next time and he still would have had the same amount of money, plus the fact there's no guarantee he'll get it next time, so it seems more like a statement on how big the prize is itself rather than being greedy?

Yes thats how it works. When I originally read it I thought "You prick" but when I read into it hes actually making a political statement to Barry Hearn. It seemed to have touched a nerve with Barry Hearn who went beserk but knows he cannot punish him. You cant punish someone for choosing a different shot.

I'm not completely sure how it works. But if no one gets a 147 this tournament, it'll be £15,000 the next tournament right? If he had done it, he would have took the £10,000 and it would have reset to £5,000 the next tournament, yeah? So the amount of money actually given out doesn't change? He could have won it this time and next time and he still would have had the same amount of money, plus the fact there's no guarantee he'll get it next time, so it seems more like a statement on how big the prize is itself rather than being greedy?

Yes thats how it works. When I originally read it I thought "You prick" but when I read into it hes actually making a political statement to Barry Hearn. It seemed to have touched a nerve with Barry Hearn who went beserk but knows he cannot punish him. You cant punish someone for choosing a different shot.

yes its the same money whichever way you look at it. The man is a huge talent, maybe the bigger statement would of been to knock in a 147 and then immediately give it to charity - same fingers up to Hearn. Hearn wont punish him or deride him too much because he keeps bums on seats

I'm not completely sure how it works. But if no one gets a 147 this tournament, it'll be £15,000 the next tournament right? If he had done it, he would have took the £10,000 and it would have reset to £5,000 the next tournament, yeah? So the amount of money actually given out doesn't change? He could have won it this time and next time and he still would have had the same amount of money, plus the fact there's no guarantee he'll get it next time, so it seems more like a statement on how big the prize is itself rather than being greedy?

Yes thats how it works. When I originally read it I thought "You prick" but when I read into it hes actually making a political statement to Barry Hearn. It seemed to have touched a nerve with Barry Hearn who went beserk but knows he cannot punish him. You cant punish someone for choosing a different shot.

yes its the same money whichever way you look at it. The man is a huge talent, maybe the bigger statement would of been to knock in a 147 and then immediately give it to charity - same fingers up to Hearn. Hearn wont punish him or deride him too much because he keeps bums on seats

The game is dying on its arse and hes still by far the biggest draw. Hes the only reason I still tune into the snooker. If hes not in a tournament no point watching.

I'm not completely sure how it works. But if no one gets a 147 this tournament, it'll be £15,000 the next tournament right? If he had done it, he would have took the £10,000 and it would have reset to £5,000 the next tournament, yeah? So the amount of money actually given out doesn't change? He could have won it this time and next time and he still would have had the same amount of money, plus the fact there's no guarantee he'll get it next time, so it seems more like a statement on how big the prize is itself rather than being greedy?

Yes thats how it works. When I originally read it I thought "You prick" but when I read into it hes actually making a political statement to Barry Hearn. It seemed to have touched a nerve with Barry Hearn who went beserk but knows he cannot punish him. You cant punish someone for choosing a different shot.

yes its the same money whichever way you look at it. The man is a huge talent, maybe the bigger statement would of been to knock in a 147 and then immediately give it to charity - same fingers up to Hearn. Hearn wont punish him or deride him too much because he keeps bums on seats

The game is dying on its arse and hes still by far the biggest draw. Hes the only reason I still tune into the snooker. If hes not in atournament no point watching.

If its dying then that's why no money in it........( £10k is a lot to me).....would you except a city forward putting the ball wide instead of slotting an open goal as his win bonus no enough....I think not

Scoring 146 instead of 147 isn't the same as scoring or not scoring a goal. He still won the frame and match.

Footballers are the last people to use as an example with all the money and bonuses they are on.

He said today that he doesn't think about stuff like giving to charity when he's out there playing, he made a split decision not to get the 147 out of protest. Only afterwards did he realise he could have done it and given to charity but that's not the point, he can give 10k to charity anyway. The man has earnt over 8m in prize money alone from snooker. 10k is nothing to him.

Also another point regarding being disrespectful to the paying crowd, he potted the same number of balls ffs. Not as if he stopped playing when he got to 80. He also did it in a comical way and I do believe the majority of the paying audience saw the point he was making and enjoyed it. The man is a genius, a real genius and an enigma, in this world of polished sportsmen there's no one quite like Ronnie and the average sports fan/media have no idea how to handle him.

He said today that he doesn't think about stuff like giving to charity when he's out there playing, he made a split decision not to get the 147 out of protest. Only afterwards did he realise he could have done it and given to charity but that's not the point, he can give 10k to charity anyway. The man has earnt over 8m in prize money alone from snooker. 10k is nothing to him.

Also another point regarding being disrespectful to the paying crowd, he potted the same number of balls ffs. Not as if he stopped playing when he got to 80. He also did it in a comical way and I do believe the majority of the paying audience saw the point he was making and enjoyed it. The man is a genius, a real genius and an enigma, in this world of polished sportsmen there's no one quite like Ronnie and the average sports fan/media have no idea how to handle him.

Hear f*cking hear.

In sport....refused to do a 147 break as only £10k for achieving ......so instead opted for pink and hit 146....

£10k is a paltry figure given the difficulty of getting a 147. he is vastly underpaid in comparison to his talent. an average premiership player can go a whole season without playing and still pocket £3m. this man works for every pound he earns.

he is a talent, and up there with the messis and ronaldos of this world. i don't see what giving the fee to charity would do, anyway. its about getting the promoters to raise it to a reasonable level.

So why compete if not happy with what's on offer..???

because he loves the game, and the game is better for it. the sport is in decline and this will become clearer when he retires.

if you want to have a moan at someone who is supposedly out of touch, look a little closer to home. kenwyne jones, who has around 1% of of the talent of o'sullivan, was probably earning 5 times o'sullivans earnings.

this thread makes absolutely no sense at all. its a bit like moaning at a surgeon for refusing to perform complicated brain surgery for £50, completely illogical.

In sport....refused to do a 147 break as only £10k for achieving ......so instead opted for pink and hit 146....

£10k is a paltry figure given the difficulty of getting a 147. he is vastly underpaid in comparison to his talent. an average premiership player can go a whole season without playing and still pocket £3m. this man works for every pound he earns.

he is a talent, and up there with the messis and ronaldos of this world. i don't see what giving the fee to charity would do, anyway. its about getting the promoters to raise it to a reasonable level.

So why compete if not happy with what's on offer..???

because he loves the game, and the game is better for it. the sport is in decline and this will become clearer when he retires.

if you want to have a moan at someone who is supposedly out of touch, look a little closer to home. kenwyne jones, who has around 1% of of the talent of o'sullivan, was probably earning 5 times o'sullivans earnings.

this thread makes absolutely no sense at all. its a bit like moaning at a surgeon for refusing to perform complicated brain surgery for £50, completely illogical.

Or like Whittingham missing a penalty on purpose because his goal bonus is only £50?

The sport is in decline, but to purposely pot a pink instead of the black on a 147 is pathetic, I bet every person in the crowd who has paid money to go and watch would love that 10k. Out of interest, what's the prize money like for winning different tournaments?

Jesus, what is it to everyone else whether or not he gets paid 10k extra? He potted the same amount of balls, the same amount of skill. He just didn't pick up the 10k because he's worth millions and he thought it wasn't enough. I'd love that 10k but it doesn't change anything for me if Ronnie takes it or not.

In sport....refused to do a 147 break as only £10k for achieving ......so instead opted for pink and hit 146....

£10k is a paltry figure given the difficulty of getting a 147. he is vastly underpaid in comparison to his talent. an average premiership player can go a whole season without playing and still pocket £3m. this man works for every pound he earns.

he is a talent, and up there with the messis and ronaldos of this world. i don't see what giving the fee to charity would do, anyway. its about getting the promoters to raise it to a reasonable level.

So why compete if not happy with what's on offer..???

because he loves the game, and the game is better for it. the sport is in decline and this will become clearer when he retires.

if you want to have a moan at someone who is supposedly out of touch, look a little closer to home. kenwyne jones, who has around 1% of of the talent of o'sullivan, was probably earning 5 times o'sullivans earnings.

this thread makes absolutely no sense at all. its a bit like moaning at a surgeon for refusing to perform complicated brain surgery for £50, completely illogical.

Or like Whittingham missing a penalty on purpose because his goal bonus is only £50?

The sport is in decline, but to purposely pot a pink instead of the black on a 147 is pathetic, I bet every person in the crowd who has paid money to go and watch would love that 10k. Out of interest, what's the prize money like for winning different tournaments?

Yes making a 147 is as easy as scoring a penalty

In sport....refused to do a 147 break as only £10k for achieving ......so instead opted for pink and hit 146....

£10k is a paltry figure given the difficulty of getting a 147. he is vastly underpaid in comparison to his talent. an average premiership player can go a whole season without playing and still pocket £3m. this man works for every pound he earns.

he is a talent, and up there with the messis and ronaldos of this world. i don't see what giving the fee to charity would do, anyway. its about getting the promoters to raise it to a reasonable level.

So why compete if not happy with what's on offer..???

because he loves the game, and the game is better for it. the sport is in decline and this will become clearer when he retires.

if you want to have a moan at someone who is supposedly out of touch, look a little closer to home. kenwyne jones, who has around 1% of of the talent of o'sullivan, was probably earning 5 times o'sullivans earnings.

this thread makes absolutely no sense at all. its a bit like moaning at a surgeon for refusing to perform complicated brain surgery for £50, completely illogical.

Or like Whittingham missing a penalty on purpose because his goal bonus is only £50?

The sport is in decline, but to purposely pot a pink instead of the black on a 147 is pathetic, I bet every person in the crowd who has paid money to go and watch would love that 10k. Out of interest, what's the prize money like for winning different tournaments?

Yes making a 147 is as easy as scoring a penalty

Where did I say that? There was paying fans there who want to see the best, I'm going to the darts in March, if someone misses double 12 purposely on a 9 darter because the prize money is not worth it I will be gutted, along with most fans there.

They don't get paid a basic wage like footballers they get paid in prize money only. Barry Hearns coining it in and they've slashed the prize for a 147 massively so Ronnie staged a protest. Its his right, if people are that upset pick a cue up and go and try and win it yourself. It's his talent he can do as he pleases with it. The punters got to see him do a total clearance 36 pots. So one was a pink instead of a black. Big deal.

Missing a 9 darter is completely different. If you miss the 9 darter on purpose you risk losing the leg and possibly match. Ronnie did not risk losing the frame of match it was already wrapped up by time he did what he did hence he was able to make his protest at the dwindling prize money.