New Posts For Thread: Will Ronnie O'Sullivan ever lose the stigma of his cheating?https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31460949/will-ronnie-osullivan-ever-lose-the-stigma-of-his-cheatingFirstly, let's nail the lie that he didn't know what he had done - anyone who has played the game to a high level knows that if the man with the greatest touch in snooker history moves a ball three inches with his cue, he knows that's what he's done.It’s much worse because as you say, he had plenty of time to consider what he was doing and everybody, except ref apparently, sees what’s happening too.But I just don’t believe careers are stigmatized by these things in any serious way. Do peophttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31460949/will-ronnie-osullivan-ever-lose-the-stigma-of-his-cheating?post_id=555822545#555822545It’s much worse because as you say, he had plenty of time to consider what he was doing and everybody, except ref apparently, sees what’s happening too.But I just don’t believe careers are stigmatized by these things in any serious way. Do peopWed, 24 Oct 2018 07:23:35 -0500I would say it is worse than the Ronnie incident as he had plenty of time to think about what he was about to do, Ronnie had not much more than a second to own up, both probably would like to have a second chance and act differently.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31460949/will-ronnie-osullivan-ever-lose-the-stigma-of-his-cheating?post_id=555822431#555822431I would say it is worse than the Ronnie incident as he had plenty of time to think about what he was about to do, Ronnie had not much more than a second to own up, both probably would like to have a second chance and act differently.Wed, 24 Oct 2018 07:11:44 -0500Oh yeah I do recall that one now, not sure about it but it’s not what I was referring to.Why I raise the knowles one is I’m wondering whether parrott is still remembered for that - a lifetime stigma as mooted in the thread title here - and how wohttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31460949/will-ronnie-osullivan-ever-lose-the-stigma-of-his-cheating?post_id=555822381#555822381Oh yeah I do recall that one now, not sure about it but it’s not what I was referring to.Why I raise the knowles one is I’m wondering whether parrott is still remembered for that - a lifetime stigma as mooted in the thread title here - and how woWed, 24 Oct 2018 07:05:49 -0500The one I was talking about was when he potted a red and the only ball he could see was black but a red was in the jaws of the pocket, if he gave away 7 points by knocking the red in Davis needed a snooker, he tried to knock the red away with the blahttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31460949/will-ronnie-osullivan-ever-lose-the-stigma-of-his-cheating?post_id=555822347#555822347The one I was talking about was when he potted a red and the only ball he could see was black but a red was in the jaws of the pocket, if he gave away 7 points by knocking the red in Davis needed a snooker, he tried to knock the red away with the blaWed, 24 Oct 2018 06:58:11 -0500Oh your talking about the miss against Knowles, the one I put was against Davishttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31460949/will-ronnie-osullivan-ever-lose-the-stigma-of-his-cheating?post_id=555822323#555822323Oh your talking about the miss against Knowles, the one I put was against DavisWed, 24 Oct 2018 06:52:29 -0500Which parrott incident is that? Have a feeling there were a couple involving him. Doesn’t sound like the 1992 world championship one.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31460949/will-ronnie-osullivan-ever-lose-the-stigma-of-his-cheating?post_id=555822311#555822311Which parrott incident is that? Have a feeling there were a couple involving him. Doesn’t sound like the 1992 world championship one.Wed, 24 Oct 2018 06:51:14 -0500Parrott was in an impossible situation, he played the only ball he could see and didn't commit a foul. think he is innocent even if the red had fallen.https://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31460949/will-ronnie-osullivan-ever-lose-the-stigma-of-his-cheating?post_id=555822243#555822243Parrott was in an impossible situation, he played the only ball he could see and didn't commit a foul. think he is innocent even if the red had fallen.Wed, 24 Oct 2018 06:40:44 -0500Rob Milkins it was with the barbed comment. “Sure the red hardly moved”. He might just have been trying to be funny but sounded pretty salty to me anyway.I’m pretty much with trebor here. We might think we’re all clued in snooker fans here anhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31460949/will-ronnie-osullivan-ever-lose-the-stigma-of-his-cheating?post_id=555822175#555822175Rob Milkins it was with the barbed comment. “Sure the red hardly moved”. He might just have been trying to be funny but sounded pretty salty to me anyway.I’m pretty much with trebor here. We might think we’re all clued in snooker fans here anWed, 24 Oct 2018 06:28:21 -0500From the discussion we had on Saturday night, only a handful of pros had voiced any kind of opinion. Robbo supported him wholeheartedly, Allen reminisced about an incident where he smashed up half the table with the rest, and apparently there was onhttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31460949/will-ronnie-osullivan-ever-lose-the-stigma-of-his-cheating?post_id=555821753#555821753From the discussion we had on Saturday night, only a handful of pros had voiced any kind of opinion. Robbo supported him wholeheartedly, Allen reminisced about an incident where he smashed up half the table with the rest, and apparently there was onWed, 24 Oct 2018 04:47:57 -0500I think the Betfair forum pulls less punches than most other places of debate, maybe we are just a bunch of moody b*******, but looking at these other forums comments they are just stupid, like "Ronnie don't need to cheat" or "Ronnie always calls hishttps://community.betfair.com/snooker/go/thread/view/94174/31460949/will-ronnie-osullivan-ever-lose-the-stigma-of-his-cheating?post_id=555821673#555821673I think the Betfair forum pulls less punches than most other places of debate, maybe we are just a bunch of moody b*******, but looking at these other forums comments they are just stupid, like "Ronnie don't need to cheat" or "Ronnie always calls hisWed, 24 Oct 2018 04:21:04 -0500