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Re: anthony hamilton

Postby The_Abbott

SnookerFan wrote:https://mobile.twitter.com/snookerbacker/status/1289146220657737729


There is still time for Ronnie's breakaway league with Ronnie, Hoggins, Stephen Lee, Yu DuLu and now Hamilton

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby SnookerFan

The_Abbott wrote:
SnookerFan wrote:https://mobile.twitter.com/snookerbacker/status/1289146220657737729


There is still time for Ronnie's breakaway league with Ronnie, Hoggins, Stephen Lee, Yu DuLu and now Hamilton


rofl

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby vodkadiet1

Even if Hamilton knew he was going to withdraw then that is still his right. John Higgins reached the Grand Prix quarters one year knowing he was going to withdraw beforehand because he was attending a wedding. Rodney Walker didn't publicly criticise him for that.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Pink Ball

I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Iranu

Pink Ball wrote:I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

It’s ridiculous.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Pink Ball

Iranu wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

It’s ridiculous.

Extraordinary. It's a fascinating insight into why Britain has handled this virus so badly that he's the bad guy in all of this.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Scooper

I don’t think hammo is really considered the bad guy except according to Hearn and a few of his disciples. Even if he was thinking purely about money, which I don’t think he was, Hearn’s hardly one to criticise there.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Pink Ball

By the way, this whole Craigie and Donaldson 'being denied' stuff is horseshit. They were not good enough to qualify. They don't deserve to be there this year. Hamilton did deserve it, but couldn't play.
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Re: anthony hamilton

Postby SnookerEd25

Pink Ball wrote:By the way, this whole Craigie and Donaldonson 'being denied' stuff is horseshit. They were not good enough to qualify. They don't deserve to be there this year. Hamilton did deserve it, but couldn't play.


Exactly Pinkie; once again you hit the nail right on the head.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby D4P

Pink Ball wrote:Extraordinary. It's a fascinating insight into why Britain has handled this virus so badly that he's the bad guy in all of this.


We live in a post-logic world.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Badsnookerplayer

Pink Ball wrote:I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

I will happily criticise him for it. He knew plenty of time ago. It was at best poorly handled by him.

By your 'logic' all players should have completed the qualifiers and then withdrawn.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Badsnookerplayer

Pink Ball wrote:I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

I will happily criticise him for it. He knew plenty of time ago. It was at best poorly handled by him.

By your 'logic' all players should have completed the qualifiers and then withdrawn.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Pink Ball

Badsnookerplayer wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

I will happily criticise him for it. He knew plenty of time ago. It was at best poorly handled by him.

By your 'logic' all players should have completed the qualifiers and then withdrawn.

His handling was perfectly fine.

He has chronic asthma. He won as many matches as he could to make as much money as he could within a largely safe environment. He withdrew when that environment would not have been safe.

What has he done wrong?
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Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Badsnookerplayer

Pink Ball wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

I will happily criticise him for it. He knew plenty of time ago. It was at best poorly handled by him.

By your 'logic' all players should have completed the qualifiers and then withdrawn.

His handling was perfectly fine.

He has chronic asthma. He won as many matches as he could to make as much money as he could within a largely safe environment. He withdraw when that environment would not have been safe.

What has he done wrong?

I think if had stated at the start of the qualifiers that if he was successful then he would withdraw then I would view it differently. He let everybody believe that he would play at the Crucible and that we would have a full field.

He knew the facts a while ago.

Still like the bloke but I think he was wrong here.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Badsnookerplayer

Pink Ball wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

I will happily criticise him for it. He knew plenty of time ago. It was at best poorly handled by him.

By your 'logic' all players should have completed the qualifiers and then withdrawn.

His handling was perfectly fine.

He has chronic asthma. He won as many matches as he could to make as much money as he could within a largely safe environment. He withdraw when that environment would not have been safe.

What has he done wrong?

I think if had stated at the start of the qualifiers that if he was successful then he would withdraw then I would view it differently. He let everybody believe that he would play at the Crucible and that we would have a full field.

He knew the facts a while ago.

Still like the bloke but I think he was wrong here.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Badsnookerplayer

Pink Ball wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

I will happily criticise him for it. He knew plenty of time ago. It was at best poorly handled by him.

By your 'logic' all players should have completed the qualifiers and then withdrawn.

His handling was perfectly fine.

He has chronic asthma. He won as many matches as he could to make as much money as he could within a largely safe environment. He withdraw when that environment would not have been safe.

What has he done wrong?

I think if had stated at the start of the qualifiers that if he was successful then he would withdraw then I would view it differently. He let everybody believe that he would play at the Crucible and that we would have a full field.

He knew the facts a while ago.

Still like the bloke but I think he was wrong here.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Pink Ball

Badsnookerplayer wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

I will happily criticise him for it. He knew plenty of time ago. It was at best poorly handled by him.

By your 'logic' all players should have completed the qualifiers and then withdrawn.

His handling was perfectly fine.

He has chronic asthma. He won as many matches as he could to make as much money as he could within a largely safe environment. He withdraw when that environment would not have been safe.

What has he done wrong?

I think if had stated at the start of the qualifiers that if he was successful then he would withdraw then I would view it differently. He let everybody believe that he would play at the Crucible and that we would have a full field.

He knew the facts a while ago.

Still like the bloke but I think he was wrong here.

Yes, he knew the facts. But why withdraw from all the qualifiers when he can win money in a safe environment? His job is to win matches. He did that.

What has he done wrong?

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Badsnookerplayer

Pink Ball wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

I will happily criticise him for it. He knew plenty of time ago. It was at best poorly handled by him.

By your 'logic' all players should have completed the qualifiers and then withdrawn.

His handling was perfectly fine.

He has chronic asthma. He won as many matches as he could to make as much money as he could within a largely safe environment. He withdraw when that environment would not have been safe.

What has he done wrong?

I think if had stated at the start of the qualifiers that if he was successful then he would withdraw then I would view it differently. He let everybody believe that he would play at the Crucible and that we would have a full field.

He knew the facts a while ago.

Still like the bloke but I think he was wrong here.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby McManusFan

Badsnookerplayer wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:I can't believe some people were/are criticising Hamilton for trying to earn as much money as he could before withdrawing ahead of entering into a scenario that would have boosted his chance of a much-sooner-than-expected death.

Common sense ain't that common.

I will happily criticise him for it. He knew plenty of time ago. It was at best poorly handled by him.

By your 'logic' all players should have completed the qualifiers and then withdrawn.

His handling was perfectly fine.

He has chronic asthma. He won as many matches as he could to make as much money as he could within a largely safe environment. He withdraw when that environment would not have been safe.

What has he done wrong?

I think if had stated at the start of the qualifiers that if he was successful then he would withdraw then I would view it differently. He let everybody believe that he would play at the Crucible and that we would have a full field.

He knew the facts a while ago.

Still like the bloke but I think he was wrong here.


I don't think that's entirely fair. I don't think he knew the precise details of the restrictions the crowd would be under. Also he could see the number of cases going up and not down - meaning the risk of having crowds was increasing rather than decreasing. It seems perfectly plausible that he entered the qualifiers with the full intention of playing at the crucible, but that the deteriating situation made him reevaluate the risks once he had qualified.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Badsnookerplayer

Yes that is possible McManusfan. If that was the case he could have mentioned it.

It is equally possible that he entered the qualifiers knowing that he would not attend the Crucible.

We do not know that detail.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby McManusFan

Badsnookerplayer wrote:Yes that is possible McManusfan. If that was the case he could have mentioned it.

It is equally possible that he entered the qualifiers knowing that he would not attend the Crucible.

We do not know that detail.


He did say that he could only do a full health assessment at the time of qualifying.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Badsnookerplayer

McManusFan wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:Yes that is possible McManusfan. If that was the case he could have mentioned it.

It is equally possible that he entered the qualifiers knowing that he would not attend the Crucible.

We do not know that detail.


He did say that he could only do a full health assessment at the time of qualifying.

Yes - that is true.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby McManusFan

Dan-cat wrote:We used to squabble about the B word, and now we squabble about the C word. Orwell must be turning in his grave.


We heard you the first time!

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Pink Ball

Badsnookerplayer wrote:Yes that is possible McManusfan. If that was the case he could have mentioned it.

It is equally possible that he entered the qualifiers knowing that he would not attend the Crucible.

We do not know that detail.

If he entered and knew he’d withdraw if he qualified, it makes no difference in the slightest to the equation. He played to win as much money as he could in a safe environment. He withdrew when that environment changes and became significantly more dangerous.

Nothing remotely wrong with any of that.

Re: anthony hamilton

Postby Holden Chinaski

McManusFan wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:Yes that is possible McManusfan. If that was the case he could have mentioned it.

It is equally possible that he entered the qualifiers knowing that he would not attend the Crucible.

We do not know that detail.


He did say that he could only do a full health assessment at the time of qualifying.

Indeed. I don't know why people seem to distrust Hamilton. He seemed very sorry about the whole situation.