Ronnie O'sullivan

[grumpy01]

He is undoubtedly the best player but a slightly flawed genius.However I am sick to death of his fan club i.e. Virgo,Taylor and Thorne forever droning on Ronnie this and Ronnie that.If BBC could get Terry Griffiths,Joe Johnson (great on Eurosport) and Neal Foulds commentary and enjoyment would be much improved.

[mushroom25]

just to play devil's advocate for a second and taking on board your avatar, i assume that it's perfectly ok for sir alex ferguson, probably one of the most successful managers in the history of football, to have a very large and vocal "fan club"?

[FredPuli43]

The commentators are going too far. Nobody would be talking about Tiger Woods' mind or attitude if he chose to play only majors. Ronnie O'Sullivan has only got one major to play for. and he's playing in it.

[Mattk]

I like Ronnie but do tire of his split personality 'moaning' and feel he needs to get a grip on reality more. The guy earned £450,000 last year and was complaining how when he took the year out (his decision) he was wondering if he had enough money to put petrol in the car. He also couldn't afford to pay his kids school fees!

On the eve of the championship he then says he wants to win world titles in his 40's but then this week says he's ready to retire and only returned for the money! More respect is needed for the game and his fellow professionals I feel.

[jim360]

Thing is that if he does have depression then you can expect these sorts of mood swing, about turns and so on. The "problem" is that he's very much in the public eye when they happen. Yes it's annoying for the fans and other players but it's not the easiest thing in the world to deal with them. We may just have to put up.

At times grumpy I agree with you, everyone does seem to fawn over him rather. But then he has just won the biggest competition in the sport having barely picked up his cue for a year. Says a lot about just how good he is. I hope he plays again in a televised tournament.

[Ric.ror]

I actually found his 'I'm bored' outburst a little disrespectful

[Canary42]

Having "rested" for a year is obviously the way to win it. The other players are burnt out by the new over-loaded yearly circuit.

[jim360]

That may be true, although the final was Hawkins's 101st match and he hardly looked burnt out in the final. Just second best by a small but significant margin.