This reminds me of when I had to visit my doctor as my pen is turned Orange. I was very nervous/worried as it was completely Orange. He asked if I worked with any chemicals as that could have affected my body. I told him that I wasn't working at the time. He enquired as to what I done to fill my days, I explained that mostly I watch po rn movies and eat Cheesy Wotsits, that's when he asked me to leave...
Just watched the Barry Hearn interview on the Snooker coverage, here's what he said.
Barry Hearn is planning to sue Just Stop Oil protestor Eddie Whittingham – on behalf of the spectators “robbed” by Monday’s protest.
Former World Snooker chairman Hearn was furious that the first session of a World Championship match between Rob Milkins and Joe Perry was stopped after activist Whittingham threw orange powder on the table.
The 25-year-old and Margaret Reid, 52, who was stopped from taking similar action on the adjacent table, have been bailed until June on suspicion of criminal damage.
But as well as possible criminal action for the pair, the student faces the prospect of civil actions in the small claims courts with Hearn ready to underwrite any costs for fans getting involved.
Hearn said: “That geezer who jumped on the table, he has upset me. He upset me a little bit more following his comment afterwards about how he couldn't care less about what happens.
“I also feel sorry for the project that he claims to represent. Actually he did it more harm than good. People don’t expect that.
“But my overriding consideration is that all those people bought a ticket and had their evening spoiled.
“So I am going to write to the people that missed out and offer to support them, on a no-win, no-fee basis.
“And I am going to suggest they all join me in taking civil action against that young man for the cost incurred in their ticket, their travel, their food.
“I don’t think people should take the mick, thinking that the poor old punter can just get treated like it just doesn’t matter.
“People who buy tickets for my events matter to me. I am considering at this stage that course of action – that I will take a civil action against that protestor.
“I want him to answer and I want my people to know that we were in their corner. I want to send a message out to anyone else who wants to try it – we will do you as well.
“It is the 400 spectators who were on that side, I will write to them next week and say I am considering this, do you want to be part of this action?
“It will be the small claims court and there will be an awful lot of people going. Ordinary people have bought a ticket, taken a car or train, stayed overnight in a hotel there.
“They sat in the arena. And what they bought has not been supplied to them. On that night when he decided to invade our property, he effectively stole money from those people.
“Whether he is on a good cause or bad cause, it is nothing to do with it. I am going at him for what he did live on TV.
“I don’t think there is any doubt he is going to be found guilty and if I get my way even if 100 people say yes, I would like to be part of this.
“I will indemnify all costs, World Snooker Tour won’t make any money out of it, but if you want your money back, join us in this civil case. You might find he has to go to court 100 times! That is coming from me.
“I sell a million tickets a year across all my sporting events, I cannot stop what this world is turning into, but all I can say is: If you mess around with my events, this is what you can expect. I am not rolling over.
“I mean he also has a criminal case against him but that is nothing to do with me, that is the authorities. I want people to know that someone is watching their back.
“And if you have paid money to be entertained and someone has stopped that from happening, I want you to get your money back.
“Hopefully other sports will say the same thing. I want to see if the people who came on that day, if they want me to support them, I will support them.”
He is certainly a master at getting good publicity.
But he knows fine well he could never do what he is pretending there. Can't do "no win no fee" in the Small Claims Division of the County Court. And for a non-lawyer to pretend otherwise falls foul of Champerty. Cannot fund someone else's case for a cut of the proceeds.
He knows that. Because his Lawyers have been telling him stuff like that for years.
Tomorrows game should also provide some drama given their history.
Ronnie O'Sullivan stokes flames ahead of grudge match with Hossen Vafaei at the Crucible.
Ronnie O'Sullivan takes on Hossen Vafaei in the Snooker World Championships on Friday amid an escalating war of words between the duo, with the reigning champion hitting out again.
Ronnie O’Sullivan admits he still gets fired up by having a point to prove – but is trying to keep revenge out of Friday's grudge clash with Hossein Vafaei.
There has been a war of words this week between the Rocket, the world No1 and seven-time world champion, and fiery Iranian Vafaei. Vafaei, 28, has never forgiven O’Sullivan for showing “disrespect” by smashing the reds up from the break in slumping to a 5-0 defeat two years ago – and urged him to retire.
He reignited the feud by claiming that “O’Sullivan is a nice person…when he is asleep”, while the defending champion warned his rival not to “rattle his cage” or suffer the consequences on the table.
The pair used to be close and O’Sullivan, 47, told Eurosport: “It is good to share and offer advice and I did that with Hossein earlier in his career. You open yourself up. Some of his comments didn’t make sense but I saw two years ago that his behaviour towards me changed.
“A lot of players have said things about me that I thought weren’t very nice, but it just makes me want to stay in the game longer. The more they want me to go, the more I hang around. I like having something to prove – but I don’t make it a personal thing.”
Vafaei defeated Ding Junhui 10-6 in the first round to set up the grudge match with O'Sullivan. And the Iranian has made it clear he is relishing the chance to face the reigning World Champion.
“Ronnie disrespected me before – and God gives us opportunities for revenge. It depends on me, and I said that to God myself," Vafaei said earlier this week.
“I said to him ‘Don’t make that happen, because if you do make it happen then I am going to do the same what he done to me – and the same what I did when I beat him 5-0’. He will remember that, that wasn’t nice.
"Play like a man, don’t play mind games and disrespect me and smash the balls around when 70-80million people are watching me in Iran. He always finds an excuse for himself, he's been like that for 30 years.
"If I beat my hero, well used to be my hero, if I beat him I'm going to be dangerous for the tournament. I'm not going to disrespect other players, I've seen so many players playing well, but it's going to be great if I go to the final."
Vafaei has been playing with fire though, with O'Sullivan having warned him earlier this week not to provoke him. The legend overcame Pang Junxu in the first round and insisted that a war of words would fire him up.
"Has he been saying much this year?. I think he’s learned to be quiet. Don’t rattle my cage! I’m just having fun. I love it when they call me out, I love it when they give me stick," he told Eurosport.
"I love it, it turns me on, I get off on it. I need it to fire me up so I’m hoping someone says something, so I can have a reason to perform. But they’re not going to say it now, they probably realise it’s not a good tactic."
Comments
"Just stop, goldon"?
Who gives a Duck..... hic!
"Donald taught me how he gets his nice Orange Glow .......I've just got to roll around naked and rub my face on the table now"
EEEeeeeeeeeeeuuggghhhHHHH
Barry Hearn is planning to sue Just Stop Oil protestor Eddie Whittingham – on behalf of the spectators “robbed” by Monday’s protest.
Former World Snooker chairman Hearn was furious that the first session of a World Championship match between Rob Milkins and Joe Perry was stopped after activist Whittingham threw orange powder on the table.
The 25-year-old and Margaret Reid, 52, who was stopped from taking similar action on the adjacent table, have been bailed until June on suspicion of criminal damage.
But as well as possible criminal action for the pair, the student faces the prospect of civil actions in the small claims courts with Hearn ready to underwrite any costs for fans getting involved.
Hearn said: “That geezer who jumped on the table, he has upset me. He upset me a little bit more following his comment afterwards about how he couldn't care less about what happens.
“I also feel sorry for the project that he claims to represent. Actually he did it more harm than good. People don’t expect that.
“But my overriding consideration is that all those people bought a ticket and had their evening spoiled.
“So I am going to write to the people that missed out and offer to support them, on a no-win, no-fee basis.
“And I am going to suggest they all join me in taking civil action against that young man for the cost incurred in their ticket, their travel, their food.
“I don’t think people should take the mick, thinking that the poor old punter can just get treated like it just doesn’t matter.
“People who buy tickets for my events matter to me. I am considering at this stage that course of action – that I will take a civil action against that protestor.
“I want him to answer and I want my people to know that we were in their corner. I want to send a message out to anyone else who wants to try it – we will do you as well.
“It is the 400 spectators who were on that side, I will write to them next week and say I am considering this, do you want to be part of this action?
“It will be the small claims court and there will be an awful lot of people going. Ordinary people have bought a ticket, taken a car or train, stayed overnight in a hotel there.
“They sat in the arena. And what they bought has not been supplied to them. On that night when he decided to invade our property, he effectively stole money from those people.
“Whether he is on a good cause or bad cause, it is nothing to do with it. I am going at him for what he did live on TV.
“I don’t think there is any doubt he is going to be found guilty and if I get my way even if 100 people say yes, I would like to be part of this.
“I will indemnify all costs, World Snooker Tour won’t make any money out of it, but if you want your money back, join us in this civil case. You might find he has to go to court 100 times! That is coming from me.
“I sell a million tickets a year across all my sporting events, I cannot stop what this world is turning into, but all I can say is: If you mess around with my events, this is what you can expect. I am not rolling over.
“I mean he also has a criminal case against him but that is nothing to do with me, that is the authorities. I want people to know that someone is watching their back.
“And if you have paid money to be entertained and someone has stopped that from happening, I want you to get your money back.
“Hopefully other sports will say the same thing. I want to see if the people who came on that day, if they want me to support them, I will support them.”
https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/hearn-set-to-launch-civil-action-against-protestor-on-behalf-of-robbed-spectators
I love Barry Hearn soooooooooooo much.
But he knows fine well he could never do what he is pretending there. Can't do "no win no fee" in the Small Claims Division of the County Court. And for a non-lawyer to pretend otherwise falls foul of Champerty. Cannot fund someone else's case for a cut of the proceeds.
He knows that. Because his Lawyers have been telling him stuff like that for years.
Ronnie O'Sullivan stokes flames ahead of grudge match with Hossen Vafaei at the Crucible.
Ronnie O'Sullivan takes on Hossen Vafaei in the Snooker World Championships on Friday amid an escalating war of words between the duo, with the reigning champion hitting out again.
Ronnie O’Sullivan admits he still gets fired up by having a point to prove – but is trying to keep revenge out of Friday's grudge clash with Hossein Vafaei.
There has been a war of words this week between the Rocket, the world No1 and seven-time world champion, and fiery Iranian Vafaei. Vafaei, 28, has never forgiven O’Sullivan for showing “disrespect” by smashing the reds up from the break in slumping to a 5-0 defeat two years ago – and urged him to retire.
He reignited the feud by claiming that “O’Sullivan is a nice person…when he is asleep”, while the defending champion warned his rival not to “rattle his cage” or suffer the consequences on the table.
The pair used to be close and O’Sullivan, 47, told Eurosport: “It is good to share and offer advice and I did that with Hossein earlier in his career. You open yourself up. Some of his comments didn’t make sense but I saw two years ago that his behaviour towards me changed.
“A lot of players have said things about me that I thought weren’t very nice, but it just makes me want to stay in the game longer. The more they want me to go, the more I hang around. I like having something to prove – but I don’t make it a personal thing.”
Vafaei defeated Ding Junhui 10-6 in the first round to set up the grudge match with O'Sullivan. And the Iranian has made it clear he is relishing the chance to face the reigning World Champion.
“Ronnie disrespected me before – and God gives us opportunities for revenge. It depends on me, and I said that to God myself," Vafaei said earlier this week.
“I said to him ‘Don’t make that happen, because if you do make it happen then I am going to do the same what he done to me – and the same what I did when I beat him 5-0’. He will remember that, that wasn’t nice.
"Play like a man, don’t play mind games and disrespect me and smash the balls around when 70-80million people are watching me in Iran. He always finds an excuse for himself, he's been like that for 30 years.
"If I beat my hero, well used to be my hero, if I beat him I'm going to be dangerous for the tournament. I'm not going to disrespect other players, I've seen so many players playing well, but it's going to be great if I go to the final."
Vafaei has been playing with fire though, with O'Sullivan having warned him earlier this week not to provoke him. The legend overcame Pang Junxu in the first round and insisted that a war of words would fire him up.
"Has he been saying much this year?. I think he’s learned to be quiet. Don’t rattle my cage! I’m just having fun. I love it when they call me out, I love it when they give me stick," he told Eurosport.
"I love it, it turns me on, I get off on it. I need it to fire me up so I’m hoping someone says something, so I can have a reason to perform. But they’re not going to say it now, they probably realise it’s not a good tactic."