He is just too honest at times. We have become accustomed to media trained sportsmen trotting out the same platitudes. That blue he missed was an absolute shocker, and he didn't try and hide from it. His cue action is way more erratic than it used to be. As he said he is surviving because of his unbelievable cue ball control. Once in amongst the balls he is still a joy to behold.
As for the standards he is bang on the money. At his age his physical powers especially his eyesight should have faded to such a degree that he shouldn't be blowing away players. To put it in to perspective Hendry was 30 when he won his last World title. Davis was 31 when he won his last title at the Crucible. Ronnie is 44 and Mark Williams won it at the age of 43.
It reminds me of Tennis with the likes of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer still dominating way past their sell by date.
Ronnie has just said what everyone else has been thinking. McGill or Wilson in the final is a joke. Personally I think it is down to players being over coached from an early age. Snooker has created a load of clones with perfect techniques but very little feel or touch. Hopefully Trump kicks on and dominates.
I agree with you Al. I bet Hendry wished he was still around during this period, as opposed to when he has Ronnie, Higgins, Williams etc. for company. Probably would be on double figures by now.
The players coming through now are absolute shite compared to years gone by, worse than the "new" tennis crop I think.
No wonder all the oldies are still sticking around.
You'd be very surprised if the winner of the second semi doesn't have an easy win in the final.
BTW. I pissed myself laughing when Ronnie said last night "don't we all love a semi" or something like that.
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