New Posts For Thread: The game is finishedhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30660063/the-game-is-finishedWho is interested in snooker these days? The game is finished as a spectator sport. It was brilliant a couple of decades ago when legends like Steve Davies, Terry Griffiths, Tony Meo etc were playing. These days, all of the players are clones of otheWhat I mean is that less goes wrong with the most natural talents cueing actions etc. I guess physically is the wrong word.Just look at Hendry's action in early years, he lost that badly towards the end. Also Davis.Ronnie's action now is not much difhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30660063/the-game-is-finished?post_id=548056249#548056249What I mean is that less goes wrong with the most natural talents cueing actions etc. I guess physically is the wrong word.Just look at Hendry's action in early years, he lost that badly towards the end. Also Davis.Ronnie's action now is not much difSat, 12 Mar 2016 02:32:20 -0600Born To Win 'Because of Ronnies supreme talent he has greater longevity physically" Eh!!!https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30660063/the-game-is-finished?post_id=548055389#548055389Born To Win 'Because of Ronnies supreme talent he has greater longevity physically" Eh!!!Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:09:45 -0600Snooker is a conundrum in that you need the mental strength beyond your years, and if you don't have it you are too old if/when you ever get it to use it. Hendry had it in spades the toughest mentally by a distant margin. Some players will gain thishttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30660063/the-game-is-finished?post_id=548054191#548054191Snooker is a conundrum in that you need the mental strength beyond your years, and if you don't have it you are too old if/when you ever get it to use it. Hendry had it in spades the toughest mentally by a distant margin. Some players will gain thisFri, 11 Mar 2016 16:22:38 -0600Hendry played RoS plenty of times in the 90s. He certainly didn't dominate him. Ronnie has been playing top level snooker for 20 years. It's my opinion that he's just got better as he's got older and healthier. Body and mind. The kid was tortured inhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30660063/the-game-is-finished?post_id=548052157#548052157Hendry played RoS plenty of times in the 90s. He certainly didn't dominate him. Ronnie has been playing top level snooker for 20 years. It's my opinion that he's just got better as he's got older and healthier. Body and mind. The kid was tortured inFri, 11 Mar 2016 13:51:25 -0600I would contend that to become any sort of player, given the level of practise required even to get to 60-70 break standard, you have to love the game.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30660063/the-game-is-finished?post_id=548043165#548043165I would contend that to become any sort of player, given the level of practise required even to get to 60-70 break standard, you have to love the game.Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:37:06 -0600Somebody put it quite well here recently. O'Sullivan loves snooker whereas Hendry loved winning. It's not perfect as Hendry clearly loved his snooker too, but if asked to explain the difference between them in a single sentence, I think you could dohttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30660063/the-game-is-finished?post_id=548041749#548041749Somebody put it quite well here recently. O'Sullivan loves snooker whereas Hendry loved winning. It's not perfect as Hendry clearly loved his snooker too, but if asked to explain the difference between them in a single sentence, I think you could doThu, 10 Mar 2016 11:29:22 -0600Giggs,The Masters come to mind. I think he was the holder of all the bbc titles at the same time in that 2 years.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30660063/the-game-is-finished?post_id=548039407#548039407Giggs,The Masters come to mind. I think he was the holder of all the bbc titles at the same time in that 2 years.Thu, 10 Mar 2016 05:34:25 -0600Different gravy Hendry,Mark Williams was playing as well as o'sullivan for 2years as well if not better he was the only player that played Hendry at his best and looked his equal at times!https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30660063/the-game-is-finished?post_id=548039343#548039343Different gravy Hendry,Mark Williams was playing as well as o'sullivan for 2years as well if not better he was the only player that played Hendry at his best and looked his equal at times!Thu, 10 Mar 2016 05:22:03 -0600JedYour comment at 22.19 is perfectly explained. Absolutely agree with everything you said.Both players are in a class of their own for different reasons and while Davis and his Parrot have almost turned the conversation to schoolboy stuff its refrhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30660063/the-game-is-finished?post_id=548039107#548039107JedYour comment at 22.19 is perfectly explained. Absolutely agree with everything you said.Both players are in a class of their own for different reasons and while Davis and his Parrot have almost turned the conversation to schoolboy stuff its refrThu, 10 Mar 2016 04:33:29 -0600It may very well be arguable that Ronnie can produce short bursts of unparalleled brilliance beyond the capabilities of any other player in history, although Hendry's seven tons in a 10-1 ranking final victory bring even that claim into doubt.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/30660063/the-game-is-finished?post_id=548038951#548038951It may very well be arguable that Ronnie can produce short bursts of unparalleled brilliance beyond the capabilities of any other player in history, although Hendry's seven tons in a 10-1 ranking final victory bring even that claim into doubt.Thu, 10 Mar 2016 04:00:51 -0600