Tweet
If Mooney had 3 previous meetings with the NOTW in Scotland, or wherever, i'm sure in these conversations it was talked about in great length, what they wanted Higgins to do, and Mooney has agreed with that.
If that is the case, Mooney must have told Higgings what the score is and he has then agreed to go to the Ukraine with Mooney to discuss how much, when and how. I cannot believe Mooney just took Higgins to Kiev for a meeting about the World Series they run, and then the undercover Journalists just blurted out, by the way John, are you up for throwing a few frames for a few hundred grand.
Obviously Higgins would of been well informed by his manager, what the reason of going to the Ukraine was for, and so he is therefore as Guilty as S---E for even going out there to even talk about it. So just on the principle that he was willing to discuss such underhand tactics, makes him as Guilty as S---E in my book. If a sportsman is whiter than white, they would not even contemplate discussing anything illegal, come on.
Why would Higgins leave himself wide open and vulnerable to possible hidden cameras and microphones, in a hotel room in Ukraine if he was the pure whiter than white player he is made out to be, to discuss throwing snooker frames.
The reason is, because of pure Greed. No matter how much money these people have, if they have a chance of making a few hundred grand without the knowledge of the taxman, the weaker people will fall prey, simple as that. Its a shame, because i would say that Higgins is the best loved snooker player in the world, with millions who look up to him as a player, good sportsman, a loving, loyal family man etc, but if this is proven, it will be devastating for snooker, even more horrific for Higgins and his family, and for Higgings himself, only ever being remembered for this in his career instead of the great player he is/was.
But at the end of the day, as Hearn has said, we want the cancer out of the game, and if that means that our Number 1 player, a person who nobody would of ever thought possible of doing something like this, would go to these depths, and put his family and Snooker through the worse ever crisis it will go through, Then we don't want Higgins in the game.
As much as we have all loved him as a player, whatever crappy excuses he is going to come out with, and whatever underhand tactics were played by the gutter press, he has still attended a meeting in the Ukrain knowing what was going on. That is enough guilt in itself to Ban Higgins for life i'm afraid. Whatever you think, he was willing to discuss this, it was his choice, he didn't have to go, (unless the mafia had held is wife and family hostage, or threatened their lives, but then you would of thought undercover police, security etc would of been involved which we have not heard of yet) but he chose to go with his dodgy manager, to see what was in it for him.
If world snooker come back with a decision that favours Higgins, how will you ever believe them. Higgins is tarnished for life now, know matter what the outcome. Whatever decision they come to will not be a good one either way for Snooker. Snooker needed Higgins, without him it will be a worse off, but if he is damaged goods, then good riddance!!
One more thing, there are many people and players that know what Higgins done in the Grand prix, round robins to help Macmanus. He claims he has never done nothing dodgy in a match before, thats just one instance, how many more that we don't know of, and thats John Higgins. We then have the Ebdon/Wenbo scenario, people in the game know what happened there as well, Maguire/Burnett, how many more. This needs to be stopped now because these greedy gits are ruining it for every decent player. The trouble is getting witnesses to come forward and the proof. Because how can you 100% actually prove that a player misses a ball on purpose, its impossible. But when evidence is on video of players talking about throwing matches or frames, thats completely different!!!!!! Shocking but true!
If that is the case, Mooney must have told Higgings what the score is and he has then agreed to go to the Ukraine with Mooney to discuss how much, when and how. I cannot believe Mooney just took Higgins to Kiev for a meeting about the World Series they run, and then the undercover Journalists just blurted out, by the way John, are you up for throwing a few frames for a few hundred grand.
Obviously Higgins would of been well informed by his manager, what the reason of going to the Ukraine was for, and so he is therefore as Guilty as S---E for even going out there to even talk about it. So just on the principle that he was willing to discuss such underhand tactics, makes him as Guilty as S---E in my book. If a sportsman is whiter than white, they would not even contemplate discussing anything illegal, come on.
Why would Higgins leave himself wide open and vulnerable to possible hidden cameras and microphones, in a hotel room in Ukraine if he was the pure whiter than white player he is made out to be, to discuss throwing snooker frames.
The reason is, because of pure Greed. No matter how much money these people have, if they have a chance of making a few hundred grand without the knowledge of the taxman, the weaker people will fall prey, simple as that. Its a shame, because i would say that Higgins is the best loved snooker player in the world, with millions who look up to him as a player, good sportsman, a loving, loyal family man etc, but if this is proven, it will be devastating for snooker, even more horrific for Higgins and his family, and for Higgings himself, only ever being remembered for this in his career instead of the great player he is/was.
But at the end of the day, as Hearn has said, we want the cancer out of the game, and if that means that our Number 1 player, a person who nobody would of ever thought possible of doing something like this, would go to these depths, and put his family and Snooker through the worse ever crisis it will go through, Then we don't want Higgins in the game.
As much as we have all loved him as a player, whatever crappy excuses he is going to come out with, and whatever underhand tactics were played by the gutter press, he has still attended a meeting in the Ukrain knowing what was going on. That is enough guilt in itself to Ban Higgins for life i'm afraid. Whatever you think, he was willing to discuss this, it was his choice, he didn't have to go, (unless the mafia had held is wife and family hostage, or threatened their lives, but then you would of thought undercover police, security etc would of been involved which we have not heard of yet) but he chose to go with his dodgy manager, to see what was in it for him.
If world snooker come back with a decision that favours Higgins, how will you ever believe them. Higgins is tarnished for life now, know matter what the outcome. Whatever decision they come to will not be a good one either way for Snooker. Snooker needed Higgins, without him it will be a worse off, but if he is damaged goods, then good riddance!!
One more thing, there are many people and players that know what Higgins done in the Grand prix, round robins to help Macmanus. He claims he has never done nothing dodgy in a match before, thats just one instance, how many more that we don't know of, and thats John Higgins. We then have the Ebdon/Wenbo scenario, people in the game know what happened there as well, Maguire/Burnett, how many more. This needs to be stopped now because these greedy gits are ruining it for every decent player. The trouble is getting witnesses to come forward and the proof. Because how can you 100% actually prove that a player misses a ball on purpose, its impossible. But when evidence is on video of players talking about throwing matches or frames, thats completely different!!!!!! Shocking but true!
Comment