Neil Robertson REVEALS Reasons Behind Difficult 18 Months! 👊 | Snooker Club Podcast

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[@galaxytb147]

Imagine he wins the 2024 World championship after having to qualify for the first time!

[@FleetAdmiral833]

Would be reminiscent of Shaun Murphy in 2005

[@snotenfoot]

Ding reached the final in 2016 after having to qualify. Its a possibility

[@ianwhelan6983]

Didn't even qualify 😂😂😂😂

[@jonathanhockey9943]

@@ianwhelan6983 I guess, we have to hope he goes away from that now and takes it as motivation to really make the effort next season to play well and get himself back in the top 16, as he clearly belongs there.

[@njc84]

@@ianwhelan6983 Yeah, that's sport.

[@williambremner9022]

Great stuff! Fascinating to listen to Robertson's introspection and the cycle of discipline-->victories-->complacency-->correction-->discipline and how he approached his recovery. Very clinical and objective I'd say. Good on him. Look forward to seeing great results from him again!

[@ngaugefouroaksstreetstatio6932]

Great player and all round great person.

[@abubakarmehmood-bo3qk]

too much of excuses for his inability win tournaments. Great person NOT. Always envious of better players who have achieved more than him in the game lmfao

[@VeteranHedonist]

Boring 😴

[@ruud5652]

Really find it interesting how Neil is using the stats to assess his own game! Besides loving snooker, I'm a big Baseball fan as well. When you get an understanding of how the stats work in baseball, it gives a deeper understanding of the game and insights in performances. I love how Neil is applying similar methods to asses his own game! Never really heard anybody talk about snooker like this before. But it actually makes sense. As a quite static, repetitive and contained game it lends itself ideally for statistical analysis.

[@krystofdayne]

Well put. I also love all the statistics but my interest is pretty new in the sport (only really got engaged around the 2022 UK Champs) and I feel like there are still a lot of "old-school" guys out there in snooker who feel like looking at these stats is like a "nerd" thing to do (for lack of a better word) that you don't need. These guys often talk more about the intuition and natural feel of the game as opposed to discplined training like you have for basically any other sport. Not to say they don't value practice, Stephen obviously did in his heydays, but just in the general way that they approach the sport.

[@AsifSaeedSaeed-se9lp]

Neil is talking nonsesce to big himself up. 1 world title in 20 years LMFAO!!!

[@ruud5652]

@@AsifSaeedSaeed-se9lp you are right! Being only one of three overseas players to have won the world cup. Just ended a 16 year streak of winning a ranking event each year. The first player to break a 100 centuries in a single season. Completed the triple crown with 3 UK's and 2 Masters. Achieved nothing this guy!

[@AsifSaeedSaeed-se9lp]

@@ruud5652 Still all bollocks. As i said 1 world title in 22 years LMFAO!!

[@michaelsheahan]

Neil Robertson is good fellow as well , never rude or aggressive to opponents .He has total respect for the game . More like his family health issues have taken a toll . 100 centuries in a season how good was that ? Keep on potting Neil !

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

1 World title. How good is he?

[@ZaighumAbbas-fs8dg]

Neil maybe a good fellow but badly brought up! Why he lies.

[@Nico-qt4qz]

​@@Pa1zan-my4rtWorld Champion, that's how good he is. 2 Masters, 3 UK. 7 on the all time list of most ranking wins. How good is he, the best cue action in the game.

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@Nico-qt4qz 1 world title in 20 years and that's your idea of very good? Best cue action is true! Never can play top snooker ,my highest break is 40. But when my hero , the great Ronnie says Neil has the best cue action i believe. Usually i believe what the GOAT ROS says or the second greatest Selby, Not what some numpty on KZbin says, who has never made a 25 break.

[@desioye7782]

Now that Williams has won again it's time for the 100 century season guy to win again. Love Robertson.

[@christopherfarrington9270]

just got knocked out in wc qualifiers.

[@unita88]

I'm glad to hear the situation of these 2 seasons from himself. In the top level match, luck and momentum affect the result. But I believe his efforts will not betray him. GO Neil, Good luck!

[@arama0010]

Interesting how Stephen gets embarrassed when Neil was saying how he dismissed him as a young up and coming player. With how good Neil has become, you can see Stephen wished he didn't act like that. But that was part of his gig, what he learnt off Davis.

Neil is not only an ardent student of the sport but also one of its most exceptional ambassadors. Drawing inspiration from various sports, his analytical approach combined with his talent and "snooker brain", as Ronnie calls it, makes him such a dangerous opponent. As a result, it is no surprise that Ronnie and others hold him in high esteem.

[@malcolmpinch5234]

What a great guy.

[@ahassen1236]

One of the most underachievers in Snooker

[@germurphy9030]

Great show and great interview

[@janekptasznik44]

Powodzenia w trakcie Mistrzostw Świata :)

[@medved5925]

"Who we're talking about here?!" 😂😂

[@frankpinmtl]

Luca...

[@29brendus]

Neil, one of my favourite players. Go Aussie Go!

[@dsimon123]

Snooker Club rules

[@ianwilliamson2980]

I hope so Neil .

[@rafatony2804]

I love Ronnie O’ Sullivan no question he is the GOAT, but Neil Robertson is a great player by any standards, so is Judd, Selby, Allen, Higgins and Williams. Giving a player credit for their commitment and contribution to the game should never be viewed as disrespectful. Belittling players of this stature in the game does little to enhance your hero whether it’s Ronnie O’Sullivan or some other player. Negative comments about all these great players and they are great players; they have won triple crowns events -have their own place in the history of the game. Anybody who thinks Selby Higgins Williams Hendry are not true legends of our sport are not fans of snooker. I don’t understand how people cannot see Trump the shotmaker, or Robertsons long potting brilliance as skills to be admired and applauded.

[@sharpvidtube]

@@GordonCockfield-js7gt Winning at the Crucible isn't easy. I think Judd can probably match Alex Higgins, lots of time to get that second Crucible win. That would make him him a great for me. Might be harder for Robertson, but I think Mark Allen is good and he's still on zero Crucible wins. The competition is so strong now.

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@sharpvidtube Judd was deprived of a second world title by the GOAT Ronnie O'Sullivan 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 8 World coming before he retries. When the GOAT wants to win 98% of the time he does. Why he has the highest success percentage in the history of snooker 74.4%. GOAT doing GOAT things 👍

[@beanzieobeanz2955]

shaddup kids, there's an adult talking

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@beanzieobeanz2955 Ok. Kiddo. CALM TF down

[@kevinmcguinness1113]

Top, top player. All players go off the boil for periods, usually due to events off the table - family, stress, media pressure, injury, etc. Pulling yourself back from things like that to perform at the top level again takes real character. Wishing you well Neil and good luck for Sheffield.

[@dontbewoke]

Good luck for Sheffield? He's not there m8...

[@kevinmcguinness1113]

@@dontbewoke FFS, I wrote it two days ago, before he got knocked out 🙄

[@ashishgore8439]

What book is he referring to?

[@djwwautodiagnostics]

Really interesting to hear Neil assess where his game is etc. Neil is a world champion and no one can ever take that away from him. However he has chronically under-performed at the Crucible over the last few years. There are a lot of players who have won the world championship once. Neil's talent i my mind means he should win at least one more world championship and maybe another after that. If he can achieve that then he goes up into the next bracket of players considered to be the best who have ever played the game and won at the Crucilble. He seems in a good place to give it his best shot this time round 😊😊😊😊

[@Rex.Vanrynn]

Neil Robertson is so capable because of his mindset. Good luck,mate.We need a century chaser at the Crucible,and you are too big to fail.

[@stevendonohoe2150]

Neil's on the money here, the players don't miss against him as much as they did which means less chances for him. You can't just flick a switch and get that back you can only earn it again which he has the talent to do.

[@dck578]

I don't know if it is the lighting or the headphones, but here Robertson looks so much like James Acaster.

[@dontbewoke]

Over the years I've never known a player to give so many excuses for his own failures ; until he starts to admit that he hasn't worked hard enough he'll never fulfil his potential.

[@Abbaskip]

But he does admit that? He admits he had a long break and celebrated too much, thinking job done.

[@Nico-qt4qz]

No top 16 player at the crucible will want to face him if he qualifies. Remember Ding 2016 qualifying? Made the final and came close to winning.

[@Nico-qt4qz]

@@user-if7rq3qd5u Snooker fans care and are interested, not trolls though.

[@Nico-qt4qz]

@@user-if7rq3qd5u Nice of you to be semi professional, don't write ridiculous comments about nobody caring when clearly people do.

[@ZaighumAbbas-fs8dg]

@@Nico-qt4qz Ignore her. He's an English puff that is in love with Judd Trump. Don't upset her

[@billysuter]

Hard to believe neils in his 40s now. At 42 he might have to accept he has peaked. They always said this was a young man's game. I don't doubt he could get back into the top 10. But he's going to have to work so hard. Good luck Neil.

[@frankpinmtl]

Is he talking about Luca Brecel, in that book?

[@ashishgore8439]

Which book is he referring to?

[@shauncorless8965]

Can somebody tell me if they use the miss rules in club matches here its causing havoc,,,one league folded because of it ,playing for a good snooker to win the frame ,,plus we haven't got a reply tv screen to replace the balls 😢,its a farce 😮

[@blakegk1437]

we only use the miss rule in finals

[@paddyhealy5680]

No miss rule in amateur snooker

[@shauncorless8965]

@@paddyhealy5680 well there playing the rule ,,,it's ruined the game

[@christopherfarrington9270]

the league i play in can call three misses and then it's not called on the fourth attempt but if you get within a balls width it is not called.

[@ianwhelan6983]

The miss rule only applies in professional matches.

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

Judd Trump. The GOAT at getting beat at the crucible 🐐

[@AsifSaeedSaeed-se9lp]

@@user-if7rq3qd5u Sado English didn't take long to get here. He loves Judd Trump. The 1 hit wonder at the Crucible. King of flukes 👑

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

My post. All over the place??? 70 post? Seek professional help English 👍👍👍🍀

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@user-if7rq3qd5u Judd Trump lost two world championship finals One to the greatest player ever on snooker Ronnie O'Sullivan 🐐 Why we call him the 1 hit wonder at the CRUCIBLE The GOAT at getting beat at the crucible 🐐

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@user-if7rq3qd5u By the way not Irish. Have you got anything right in life?

[@sharpvidtube]

Mark Allen has never made the final, he's a good player. Judd has won as many times as Neil Robertson, another good player. Jimmy White won the Master and UK, 10 ranking tournaments and lots of non-ranking, but still couldn't win the WC. Matthew Steven won the UK and Masters, came so close to winning the WC, but came up short. Winning one is still a great achievement and Judd probably isn't finished yet.

[@ZooScott]

Stevie Boy 🪃💥 🎯 🎩 M8 …….

[@christophercoulter7782]

Neil is legendary and I don't care what anyone says

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Well you two never got a word in Neil spoke the whole eight mins lol

[@caiby48]

Sometimes the magic is on destiny that many taken granted . Destiny can be improved or deteriorating. Anyway you can’t be like the age of 90 and still be like 30 in snooker. Thus snooker can not be taken too seriously because it never the real. Real means immutable , at the age of 90 and 30 there is no different at all.

[@Book-co6rr]

Ronnie O'Sullivan is the 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🚀

[@abubakarmehmood-bo3qk]

Ronnie O'Sullivan is the real GOAT 🐐

[@diggersid456]

neil slowed down way to much to the point you could see him overthinking it. hes way better when he plays faster

[@CHARLOTTEGAYMCNAIR-rs1cd]

Judd Trump the UNHINGED NARCISSIST. GOAT of luck 🐐

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-fr6zn]

Ronnie O'Sullivan is the most successful player in the history of snooker winning 41 ranking & 23 majors titles. He lives rent free in the second most successful player Stephen Hendry's head ,who has won 36 ranking & 18 majors titles. Ronnie & Hendry both live rent free in Judd Trumps head , who has won 28 ranking & 4 major titles. GOAT of flukes 🐐

[@keithheeney9437]

Spasticated statement

[@DIUA-vb6gi]

We all love the king Judd.

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@DIUA-vb6gi Judd has a terrible attitude for a player that has 1 World title in 19 years.

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@DIUA-vb6gi You mean the King of flukes

[@alastairbarker-gn8yv]

@@DIUA-vb6gi king Judd? 1 World 1 UK 2 Masters? NEXT JOKE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@ZaighumAbbas-fs8dg]

Hate is the cuz of love! Take it easy ,nobody cares about the comments section ,only an English puff! By the way nice to see an attention seeking has been ,listening to an one trick pony who cant win a second world title for the love of his life! Judd & Luca comes to my mind every time i think of 1 hit wonders. All 3 GOATS of good luck 🐐🐐🐐

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@user-if7rq3qd5u Judd was deprived of a second world title by the GOAT Ronnie O'Sullivan 8 World coming before he retries. When the GOAT wants to win 98% of the time he does. Why he has the highest success percentage in the history of snooker 74.4%. GOAT doing GOAT things 🐐

[@AsifSaeedSaeed-se9lp]

@@user-if7rq3qd5u So you responded to rubbish? Me thinks a Judd fan girls feathers were ruffled. lmfaooooo

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

Ronnie O'Sullivan is the UNDISPUTED GOAT 🐐

[@bartonbank2531]

You’re mentally Ill

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@user-if7rq3qd5u Hendry always crumbled against top opponents,not if your name was Jimmy. Hendry literally won 4 of his 7 world titles.against Jimmy,then Ebdon,and Nigel Bond! WOW, World class opponents NOT! Ronnie O'Sullivan is the GOAT 🐐

[@sharpvidtube]

@@Pa1zan-my4rt Jimmy is still one of the best players, just unlucky to run in to prime Davis and Hendry. His only other chances were ruined by one of the beat clearances ever and JP on fire. He won the UK and Masters, I'd rate him higher than Dott, Hawkins and Carter, none of them came close to winning 10 ranking events, Jimmy won lots when there were more non-ranking events too. Ebdon was great too, shouldn't underestimate him, as Ronnie found out in 2005, losing to him in the WC semi-final.

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@sharpvidtube Carter has a head to head winning record over Hendry so does many others. Why not mention how Ronnie tore two new ones for Hendry at the WSC SF 2004/8 17-4 & 17-6? Hendry found out when Ronnie beat prime 25YO Hendry as a 17 year in in the UKC 1993 ,then repeated it in the UKC 1997. Hendry wont stand a chance today!

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@user-if7rq3qd5u How does it make no sense? You're upset. Name one great player Hendry beat in a WSC final?

[@sportsglobal9527]

How about accept the fact that your best days are behind you, one world championship form a player with your talent is a massive under achievement and the problem lies with the desire to beat a player at their own game like playing safety against a player like selby rather than just play your own attacking game, too many times iv watched you take two three minutes to play a safety shot which just bogs you down and gets you involved in a game mentally which you shouldn’t be doing let your natural game come through and you would off won a lot more than you have, unfortunately now your best days are behind you and I don’t believe you will ever win another world championship masters or uk tournament.

[@christophervan6966]

Sorry which Joe is he talking about?

[@worldsnookertour]

Joe Perry, also based in Cambridgeshire.

[@CHARLOTTEGAYMCNAIR-rs1cd]

You mean Joe who beat Judd at the Welsh open final? GOAT of flukes 🐐

[@jonnyjonnyjonnyjonny]

I'm a bit pissed, but which Joe is he talking about at the start? 😅

[@planahath]

Joe Perry?

[@pinkypunky2643]

Joe Davis. He helped Neil in the early days. RIP Joe

[@slayer5097]

Joe Johnson.

[@worldsnookertour]

Joe Perry!

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-fr6zn]

@@planahath You mean Joe that beat Judd Trump at the Welsh open final? The GOAT of flukes 🐐

[@damianhunt2187]

Why does Robertson always seem so pissed off. He looks like he would walk away from the game any second

[@charlotte-ek4vb]

GOAT of luck-Stephen Hendry 🐐 GOAT of snooker Ronnie O'Sullivan 🐐

[@sharpvidtube]

@charlotte-ek4vb GOAT of stupid comments🐐

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-re3qs]

Ronnie O'Sullivan will always be the greatest player with facts to back it up . Reason Nancy boys dislike him 🐐👍

[@sharpvidtube]

I think he's great, but no need to bang on about it.

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-re3qs]

@@sharpvidtube Nobody is banging anyone. How times Hendry goosed you up Nancy? The GOAT of flukes 🐐

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@sharpvidtube you have no clue as to what is happening. the reason your has been boy friends pathetic lies and inability to cope when thing got tough is been named and shamed. Pity David Beckham did not mention his name, and rightfully so. So conceited and shameless to come on a WST podcast, and say it. Did David mention my name? No, Haha! He only mentioned Jimmy and Ronnie.

[@DemolitionManz]

Nurrrrrr, errrrrrrrr, BLEEEEEUUUUUUUURRRRR, duuuuuhhhh AM A ZOMBIE!!! Watch out everyone. This roberts looks SO lavender and looks like the tall female knight off game of thrones. He really needs to get a new haircut, he’s the single reason why Snooker isn’t mainstream and more popular.

[@Nico-qt4qz]

​@@GordonCockfield-js7gt ONE more world title than you champion😂

[@ZaighumAbbas-fs8dg]

@@Nico-qt4qz And 6 world titles less than Ronnie's, Same applies to Judd. Your point CHAMP?

[@Nico-qt4qz]

@ZaighumAbbas-fs8dg Why does it have to be about the amount of world championships? Why not celebrate Snooker for what it is? It is a great sport which has lots of different characters.

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-fr6zn]

Hendry played in a pisspoorera. Why we call him the GOAT of luck 🐐

[@FleetAdmiral833]

Yeah, Davis, Parrott, White, Wattana, Ebdon, Stevens, Ronnie, Higgins, Williams, Hunter, et al were all terrible apparently...lmao

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@FleetAdmiral833 Only one GOAT Ronnie O'Sullivan 🐐

[@sharpvidtube]

Like when he beat Ronnie in the 2002 world championships semi-final, after they fell out. Or when he was in decline, but still became world No.1 in 2006/7, when Ronnie, Mark and John had been around for 14 years.

[@bartonbank2531]

You’re mentally Ill

[@WayneAnthonyHolmes-re3qs]

@@sharpvidtube ​Like when Ronnie tore two new ones for Hendry at the WSC SF 2004/8 17-4 & 17-6

[@DavidReed-ku8ct]

Stephen Hendry beat Ronnie O'Sullivan at the WSF SF 2002, and Ronnie O'Sullivan returned the favour at the WSC SF 2004/8. Why they are both called the GOATS of snooker 🐐🐐 Judd Trump fans are in tears that they're hero has only 1 World title in 19 years. Why he is called the King of flukes

[@sharpvidtube]

The king of getting a very long hug from his friend, Ronnie.

[@DavidReed-ku8ct]

@@sharpvidtube The melt that loves Hendry, She really does love the has been

[@DavidReed-ku8ct]

@@sharpvidtube Says the King bender for Hendry

[@jameswoods-td8el]

@@sharpvidtube You mean Ronnie gave the King of flukes Judd a long hug after depriving him of a second world title? Typical Ronnie. Wicked LMFAO!!!!

[@Joe-ye5mc]

English Open isn't a massive event.....

[@MohammedAli-xe2iv]

ANOTHER HARD LOSS AGAINST JAMIE JONES 10,9,NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT NEXT SEASON POSTIVE THINKING CHIN UP NIEL GOOD LUCK MATE 👍

[@rc5759]

Moan, whinge, pick on spectators, moan, whinge. The World Championship without Robertson will be like the World Cup without San Marino.

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

Hendry always crumbled against top opponents,not if your name was Jimmy. Hendry literally won 4 of his 7 world titles.against Jimmy,then Ebdon,and Nigel Bond! WOW, World class opponents NOT! Ronnie O'Sullivan is the GOAT 🐐

[@samuelhinton6034]

He also beat Williams and Ronnie 3 times at the Crucible not in the final though

[@ZaighumAbbas-fs8dg]

@@samuelhinton6034 And Ronnie also tore two new ones and beat Hendry at the CRUCIBLE WSC SF 17-4 and 17-6, not in a final though. Your point?

[@samuelhinton6034]

​@@ZaighumAbbas-fs8dgyes I know. my point was is that Hendry beat the best players at the Crucible too before he declined not just Jimmy White and Nigel Bond

[@sportsglobal9527]

Hendry dominated the snooker world for a decade not sure what planet your from

[@Pa1zan-my4rt]

@@sportsglobal9527 Snooker biggest meltdown was when fellow Scot Marcus Campbell WHITEWASHED Stephen Hendry 9-0 & humiliated him. Marcus took his soul that day.

[@RushGoal1Nil]

Cant stand him, very arrogant

[@jamesgoing4527]

Hendry played in a piss poor era...........

[@DJZEDI-kz1po]

Absolute fact! But the Hendry fan girls wont admit it even though they know its true! Wont win 1 World title had he turned pro in 2000. Its different gravy now!

[@glenaitken9403]

"Hendry fan girls", dear oh dear 🙄🙄🙄 Bet you spunk yourself when O'Sullivsn comes on screen don't you...... 🙄🙄🙄

[@welshcaesar]

Too much self analysis.

[@user-jv9oy7vg5r]

Not only did Ronnie beat Hendry 9-4 in the 13 finals they played , and won more ranking & triple crown titles , he also tore two new ones for Hendry at the WSF SF 2004/8 by beating him 17-4 and 17-6 and humiliated Hendry and retired him. Ronnie O'Sullivan is the GOAT 🐐

[@dxd8663]

I like Hendry alot and he did pioneer the ultra aggressive, heavy scoring style of snooker we're used to today but I agree, with the exception of a coked up Jimmy White and an outdated Steve Davis, there really was little competition until the class of '92 matured in the late nineties.

[@robertnorman4306]

You mess up the flow with the break you go stale😮 don't leave the sport to long keep your foot in⚪🔴🟡🟢🟤🔵⚫😃

[@richardedwards9389]

Ronnie took 12 months off and won back to back Worlds.....

[@robertnorman4306]

@@richardedwards9389 yes he did but it doesn't work the same way for all players Ronnie is in the heart of things popular player well liked ect that's the difference