Ssb - john higgins accused in 'bribe' sting

[MySockPuppet]

John Higgins, the three times world champion and new world no.1, has been accused by tomorrow's News of the World of agreeing to accept money to lose frames in the World Series he jointly promotes with his manager, Pat Mooney.

The full story is here.

Of course, this is only the newspaper's side of things and I would like to hear Higgins and Mooney's before passing judgement.

However, this is potentially the biggest scandal ever to hit the game and needs to be dealt with urgently, not least to safeguard snooker's public image whatever the truth of the allegations.

Mooney's position on the WPBSA board is untenable. He has to resign to protect the integrity of the sport.

There should be a disciplinary hearing convened as soon as possible, preferably conducted independently of this WPBSA administration or any other.

Higgins - and Mooney - could then present their side of the story and explain themselves. Video evidence gathered by the newspaper should also be studied.

Sympathy should be with Neil Robertson and Graeme Dott, who are about to play the biggest match of the year in the shadow of this grubby tale.


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[potter]

If you go to the News Of The Worlds website, they have the video on there!


Potter

[1lawyer]

This is a disgrace and a disgrace for snooker and for journalism.

Same pathetic thing happened with Q, Hann and he was banned for eight years. We don't need this during the world championship.

After reading it

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news...-for-cash.html


MY GOD WE ARE STUFFED, our world champion agreeing to fix matches with his manager poor Barry Hearn, what the hell are you going to do with this one? Saddest day for snooker and for John Higgins and his management.

5 million in the bank and John and his manager Pat throw everything in the toilet. I am dumbfounded :snooker:

[Masterdoctorgenius]

as a world champ you arent allowed to do this

and i never thought that higgins is like this

i thought he is a gentleman

[gerbisto]

I fully agree plus the nature of the game, with just one player involved makes it even easier for him if he wants to lose.

Certain matches this season, with 'incredible' recoveries have been suspicious in my opinion....

This was my quote from last february following Stepehn Lee being accused of match fixing

Higgins was some 7 frames up this season, he was reached and then won the deciding frame