Originally Posted by j6uk
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So, anyway! Ding needs to sort himself out mentally and love the game again. He's done well to get into shape, hats off for that. No more junk food.
Joe: Invite/closed shop era
RR: Yeah, there must have been at least a dozen pros somewhere!
Davis: Semi-pro, top 16 protected era with lots of bad apples chucking matches
Hendry: same as Davis
Ronnie: Competing with Hendry, MJW, Higgins, Lee then on to Judd, Robbo, Smurf, Ding, in an internationally competitive era with qualification by the top 16 for most tournaments and a chance of the top 128 to make the TV stages of most comps.
No contest, Ronnie has played in the ONLY era that is competitive by definition. Ray Reardon's and Hendry's eras, protected, beating cardboard cut outs.
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