tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post2007893668832533054..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHTDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-21793839982289312932010-09-18T21:42:46.451+01:002010-09-18T21:42:46.451+01:00reading all your comments maybe some of you can he...reading all your comments maybe some of you can help me out my six year old has played snooker since the age of 3 he can beat all older brothers freinds . he seems to make the impossible possible on the snooker table.so what i need to know is how do you get a child into it his dream would be to play against kids his own age group to see how good he really is...thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-19920788389557521292010-08-14T20:30:05.057+01:002010-08-14T20:30:05.057+01:00Snooker © The Fine Art Method14/8/10
A secret is w...Snooker © The Fine Art Method14/8/10<br />A secret is wasted if not shared. <br />Dear Mr X @ 8:50 pm Hello Dave <br />You are 100% right Sir on the importance of education even for the “Not so Bright” youngsters.<br /><br /> A University Degree whether a “one/one or the more attainable 2/2 will out live as an accomplishment more than winning a snooker tournament.<br />The exception to this is (maybe) for some Football Mad youngsters that become instant millionaires with there first signatures. <br />Fulfilling a dream is easy to young footballers. Being one more success of thousands; whereas fulfilling a snooker dream of being a champion or a well paid snooker professional is a 100/1 shot with Betfred in most tournaments.<br /><br />Pro Snooker needs a self contributory system to survive. Something like taking in each others washing or demanding an annual fee for people living off “The Noble Game”. Mr Hey You.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-30370836991874294892010-08-14T16:25:12.860+01:002010-08-14T16:25:12.860+01:00You arrogant old man. 9.25 .Please go away.You arrogant old man. 9.25 .Please go away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-46094558419887002072010-08-13T21:25:42.711+01:002010-08-13T21:25:42.711+01:00Snooker © The Fine Art Method 13/8/10
A secret is...Snooker © The Fine Art Method 13/8/10<br />A secret is wasted if not shared. <br />Dear Dave <br />Thanks for the posts lad you have been very brave bucking the System. The game Dave is two maybe three years behind its “Unpublished Ability” including a detailed snooker method to offer schools as a curriculum to offer “O” and “A” level (Sports) subjects.<br /><br />Jason Ferguson our new Chairman may be the person to drive the game forward as Television entertainment. It depends of course Dave if the establishment allows the lad the free thinking policy of “Catch them Young”.<br /><br />I would like to write more Dave but there are so many people that may not prefer too much progress without guarantees of some kind. Mr Hey YouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-36430067929302832232010-08-13T20:50:55.559+01:002010-08-13T20:50:55.559+01:00Absolute nonsense from 6.53. I,d bet at odds of 1-...Absolute nonsense from 6.53. I,d bet at odds of 1-100 that there are more unemployed former pros than university graduates.<br /><br />You can still play as an amateur while studying and turn pro afterwards. As for following your dream, you are watching too many American movies. A good degree virtually guarantees well paid employment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-58554359215613932522010-08-13T18:59:48.869+01:002010-08-13T18:59:48.869+01:00Snooker © The Fine Art Method -13/8/10
A secret i...Snooker © The Fine Art Method -13/8/10 <br />A secret is wasted if not shared.<br />Dear Mr Ferguson <br />You are so right Jason to support all age membership with your past experience of club exhibitions in the mid eighties.<br />You were a fair wee player Jason and beat our first five “Ton up” players but you didn’t get a kick of the ball against CT a thirteen year old “Snooker Beginner”.<br /><br />You may remember it Jason in a Yorkshire club we done you and your party proud as we offered lovely hot sausage rolls as well as the “standard sannies”. Mr Hey YouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-22656250463843945602010-08-13T18:53:23.752+01:002010-08-13T18:53:23.752+01:00So they stay on at school and they do their GCSEs ...So they stay on at school and they do their GCSEs and they do their A levels and then they go to university and get a degree and then...they join all the others <br />down the jobcentre<br /><br />If you have a dream, follow it at whatever age<br /><br />You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't<br /><br />Don't listen to to supposed 'wiser' old headsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-56705215831600198092010-08-13T16:38:49.864+01:002010-08-13T16:38:49.864+01:00Imagine if Jimmy White had been made to stay on at...Imagine if Jimmy White had been made to stay on at school instead of pursuing a snooker career<br /><br />What would he be doing now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-53760347857831905812010-08-13T16:14:19.068+01:002010-08-13T16:14:19.068+01:00chrisk5, self praise is no praise and you thinking...chrisk5, self praise is no praise and you thinking a rubbish idea is radical and progressive is typical of your arrogance and naivety.<br />The place for a 15 year old is in school. By creating tour places for kids you are encouraging them to give up their education to pursue what in most cases, will be pipe dreams.<br />If someone with exceptional talent, like Brecel can be fast tracked, then fine,but it should not become the norm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-21517340804517150002010-08-13T09:12:52.710+01:002010-08-13T09:12:52.710+01:00As they say, youth is wasted on the young.As they say, youth is wasted on the young.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-70364840446667825012010-08-13T02:24:31.768+01:002010-08-13T02:24:31.768+01:00Looking ahead - I think there should be 2 or 3 mai...Looking ahead - I think there should be 2 or 3 main tour places<br />on offer,each season for the<br />Under 16 category.<br /><br />At least then - the very young newcomers are 'in it together',<br />camararderie on the tour &<br />competitiveness in that age group.<br /><br />It's a radical & progressive idea.CHRISK5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-21619128062623467592010-08-13T02:00:52.514+01:002010-08-13T02:00:52.514+01:00I suspect employment law probably still applies re...I suspect employment law probably still applies regardless of how he's actually educated though. The school leaving date is basically the cut-off point at which you know longer need to fulfil the legal educational requirements, and the point at which work restrictions no longer apply. I'm pretty sure it's something like 2 hours a day and 4 hours on Saturdays and Sundays, which wouldn't be enough for some matches. <br /><br />There may be a loophole, such that if he doesn't earn prize money then he's not undertaking paid work. I'm not an expert on this, but I think it's a bit more complicated than World Snooker just altering its rules. In Brecel's case he could be further subject to Belgium's laws too.Betty Logannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-12660080620894550682010-08-12T23:50:17.054+01:002010-08-12T23:50:17.054+01:00Brecel doesn't go to school - he's tutored...Brecel doesn't go to school - he's tutored at homeDave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-17112892712649216892010-08-12T23:25:21.034+01:002010-08-12T23:25:21.034+01:00Murphy was allowed to work full-time because he ha...Murphy was allowed to work full-time because he had legally left school - sometimes this happens when someone turns 16 between May and August. If Murphy had been born in September this wouldn't have been legally possible. It seemed World Snooker accommodated Murphy because they were able to legally. If you haven't left school I think you're only allowed to work two hours a day or something so I don't see how someone like Brecel can be legally accommodated.Betty Logannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-51592429106035969842010-08-12T23:04:52.203+01:002010-08-12T23:04:52.203+01:00i think the fine fart is feck all like jimmys cuei...i think the fine fart is feck all like jimmys cueing then or now<br /><br />more bollux !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-78959098548247594022010-08-12T22:14:20.524+01:002010-08-12T22:14:20.524+01:00Hi Dave,
It is a difficult one this. I would mak...Hi Dave, <br /><br />It is a difficult one this. I would make sure they had finished there schooling first before letting them go on the baize.<br /><br />First rule would be to get an education to fall back on. 16 would be fine. Unless the kid was a natural talent like a o'Sullivan and Hendry then i wouldn't be too fussed knowing that they will do well in the sport.<br /><br />I only know of 3 snooker players on the circuit who completed more than there gcse's. That is qualified accountant Patrick Wallace, Grammar-schooled Mark Joyce and Steve Davis who sat A levels. Any more?<br /><br />I think you can certainly have a longer paid sporting career in snooker, where tennis you can't. But obviously the money is there, so they start young. 20 yrs old is almost retirement in tennis these days. Especially for the girls.<br /><br />Thanks, JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-21449998192519604552010-08-12T22:05:03.531+01:002010-08-12T22:05:03.531+01:00Steffi Graf & the Williams sisters
turned pro ...Steffi Graf & the Williams sisters<br />turned pro at 13 or 14.<br /><br />Snooker should follow suit,<br />the policy is a winner.<br /><br />In any event - at least the parents,coach,manager,promoter,<br />entourage & hangers-on,can get a<br />return on their 'investment' ASAP.<br /><br />Oh,and the youngster can fulfill<br />his or her dreams too !CHRISK5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-44896349289185181822010-08-12T21:37:29.621+01:002010-08-12T21:37:29.621+01:00Snooker © The Fine Art Method
A secret is wasted ...Snooker © The Fine Art Method <br />A secret is wasted if not shared. <br />Dear Mr X @ 3:59 pm Hello Dave. <br />Thanks mister for the kind words. I’m really curious Sir if you are just kind and supportive of the “Fine Art Method” or have acquired a DVD disc as there are several been banded about including a few unlawfully sold. <br />The “Fine Art” puts meaningful detail into playing every shot as opposed to the old “Try-Try- Again”. The primitive learning method of “Trial and Error” is used only to perfect and intertwine a shot with poise timing and finesse. <br /><br />The game is full of wonderful young players that really can’t ever hope to play entertaining snooker but are already “Habit perfect” to century break standard. <br /><br />The “Fine Art” is similar to the beautiful cue action of a 19-80s Jimmy White. Though watched by millions of viewers and coaches the action was never understood and copied. Mr Hey YouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-57337078981863448532010-08-12T19:57:31.591+01:002010-08-12T19:57:31.591+01:00think its a good idea because there are a load of ...think its a good idea because there are a load of players in China that are already playing at a good level as young as 10 years old.China is the future for snooker so this needs to be done.If your good enough your never to young to get match experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-53522936259775095802010-08-12T19:03:19.837+01:002010-08-12T19:03:19.837+01:00Gymnastics anyone ?!
If they're good enough,t...Gymnastics anyone ?!<br /><br />If they're good enough,they should<br />be able to turn pro at 13 or 14.CHRISK5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-77515708091375307192010-08-12T18:20:15.724+01:002010-08-12T18:20:15.724+01:00Hearn is the chairman of World Snooker Ltd - the c...Hearn is the chairman of World Snooker Ltd - the commercial body<br /><br />The WPBSA is now primarily rules and regulatoryDave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-12604363099263506992010-08-12T17:54:03.496+01:002010-08-12T17:54:03.496+01:00Isn't Barry Hearn the WPBSA chairman? Didn'...Isn't Barry Hearn the WPBSA chairman? Didn't he just win a recent vote to hold the position or am I missing something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-75046948781604691772010-08-12T16:37:56.420+01:002010-08-12T16:37:56.420+01:00Of course Brecel should be allowed play. He earned...Of course Brecel should be allowed play. He earned his place on merit and if there are legal implications about minors in full time employment, then WS could introduce a "probationary" or "associate" professional where under 16s receive coaching and maybe complete a course in the academy.<br /><br />Part of this course would entail playing in the qualifiers and would technically change the players status from professional to student.<br /><br />John McBride- all changes come about as a result of discovering anomalies.<br /><br />The inelligibility of one of the worlds finest amateurs to turn pro must surely be an anomaly worth changing, particularly when he comes from a country where snooker is popular and is a potential growth area.kildare cuemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-4348086575199997762010-08-12T16:11:50.581+01:002010-08-12T16:11:50.581+01:00I think that 16 is a good enough age but exemption...I think that 16 is a good enough age but exemptions to the rule should be made e.g in Brecel's case he won the European amateur title, which would have been good enough to turn him pro automatically at 16. If Hearn really wanted to he could have handed him a wildcard. (And I don't get why Shaun Murphy can play as a 15 year old but Michael White cannot.)<br />AlphaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-22498532511266725532010-08-12T15:59:40.118+01:002010-08-12T15:59:40.118+01:00Well if they get younger perhaps we may see fledgl...Well if they get younger perhaps we may see fledgling pro`s adopting Mr Hey You`s "fine art method",and,the adulation and rewards that will come with using such a technique!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com