I think that Higgins did get off pretty lightly, and no doubt his standing in the game probably played a part in what was probably a fairly lenient punishment. Whatever happened at that time, since then I can honestly say that I wouldn't suspect Higgins of anything dodgy (and of course he would be a fool to do so anyway). However, there are some who will never be able to forgive Higgins, whether entirely innocent or not, for his role in the whole scandal, and I completely understand that viewpoint.
Personally, I was never a Higgins fan or hater before the whole incident. Since it happened, he's gone down a notch or 2 further in terms of players I'm not that keen on, and it's only a handful of players that I would be supporting Higgins against if having to choose one.
What I have noticed is that a lot of people in the limelight are either extremely stupid, or very clever at looking extremely stupid
If the tribunal had been allowed to consider the match fixing aspect and Higgins had been found innocent, I would have had a lot more respect left. Especially if the big questions had been answered... but it was all conveniently swept under the rug.
Higgins' good character has influenced these proceedings, to a very big extent - on one side people will say, why would he need to do this, he has loads of cash, the other side will say, he did this because he thought he could get away with it, and as you say, we have never really found out the answer, which is the most annoying thing. So we go back to his character, and generally speaking he's been given the benefit of the doubt by the powers that be.
From a snooker point of view, it means that Higgins' legacy will always be tarred by this incident, and that is something that he will need to live with.
he got away with it because he is probably the best snooker player in the world if the authorities crucified him they would damage a growing sport. It would be like Messi getting put in prison for fixing only thing is snooker might not be able to recover from something like that
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posted on 24/2/13
I think that Higgins did get off pretty lightly, and no doubt his standing in the game probably played a part in what was probably a fairly lenient punishment. Whatever happened at that time, since then I can honestly say that I wouldn't suspect Higgins of anything dodgy (and of course he would be a fool to do so anyway). However, there are some who will never be able to forgive Higgins, whether entirely innocent or not, for his role in the whole scandal, and I completely understand that viewpoint.
Personally, I was never a Higgins fan or hater before the whole incident. Since it happened, he's gone down a notch or 2 further in terms of players I'm not that keen on, and it's only a handful of players that I would be supporting Higgins against if having to choose one.
What I have noticed is that a lot of people in the limelight are either extremely stupid, or very clever at looking extremely stupid
posted on 26/2/13
If the tribunal had been allowed to consider the match fixing aspect and Higgins had been found innocent, I would have had a lot more respect left. Especially if the big questions had been answered... but it was all conveniently swept under the rug.
posted on 27/2/13
Higgins' good character has influenced these proceedings, to a very big extent - on one side people will say, why would he need to do this, he has loads of cash, the other side will say, he did this because he thought he could get away with it, and as you say, we have never really found out the answer, which is the most annoying thing. So we go back to his character, and generally speaking he's been given the benefit of the doubt by the powers that be.
From a snooker point of view, it means that Higgins' legacy will always be tarred by this incident, and that is something that he will need to live with.
posted on 5/3/13
he got away with it because he is probably the best snooker player in the world if the authorities crucified him they would damage a growing sport. It would be like Messi getting put in prison for fixing only thing is snooker might not be able to recover from something like that
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