tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post7667448084931493480..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: THE WAY FORWARDDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-81007555055778245362009-12-10T10:33:39.732+00:002009-12-10T10:33:39.732+00:00Snooker © The Fine Art Method
A secret is wasted ...Snooker © The Fine Art Method <br />A secret is wasted if not shared <br />Dear Dave <br />Mr 6:16 PM is right and correct in all departments and is a bit of a salesman. Sadly most people have lost sight of the punch line; that snooker does not “Entertain”.<br />We snooker addicts sit back to enjoy the viewing as soon as the first player breaks the balls whether we like a wee gamble or a pie for supper.<br />The game at present Dave actually turns off TV sets. It is hard for others to understand that we addicts are already tensed up when the first stick is chalked. <br /><br />The TV viewers imagine that they saw this last year as the game is so similar and repetitive with the commentators saying the exact same words as if prompted and reading from a cue board. Mr hey youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-78499275551836386882009-12-07T17:19:48.863+00:002009-12-07T17:19:48.863+00:00If looking for someone what about David Roe?
Been...If looking for someone what about David Roe?<br /><br />Been a pro for over 24 years, in the top 16 and in qualifiers so understands both extremes of the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-53512824113108064612009-12-03T18:16:56.768+00:002009-12-03T18:16:56.768+00:00Here we go again, yet another revolution in snooke...Here we go again, yet another revolution in snooker.I've lost count of them over the last 20 years or more.Another saviour has emerged, Barry Hearn who has been a director in the past and I see Steve Davis has been mentioned, he's also a former director.<br />When are the players and managers who keep organising these revolutions going to realise that nothing will change in snooker until the players themselves realise that they have a resposibility to promote the game and stop critizising both the game and the people who THEY put there to run it.<br />The majority of players are under the impression that the game owes them a living,the game owes them nothing, you get out of it what you put into it and I'm afraid that, with maybe an odd exception here and there, they put very little back into the game themselves.<br />All you hear is them whining and moaning about every little thing that doesn't suit them, you never hear them promote the game, thank sponsors and television broadcasters.<br />The first thing Hearn should do is to take a leaf out of golf's book and put every pro through a course teaching them how to promote their own sport, then snooker might start to get somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-26461834919144843972009-12-02T20:06:09.269+00:002009-12-02T20:06:09.269+00:00It's a very sad day for snooker that Walker ha...It's a very sad day for snooker that Walker has gone. He's kept us afloat in very difficult times. I fear that our great sport is finished now. I hope all of you who wanted change feel very happy and smug now - you've just contributed to the demise of a great game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-28402656379663178582009-12-02T20:02:49.333+00:002009-12-02T20:02:49.333+00:00Alan McManus?
Staunch supporter of Uncle Jim (McMa...Alan McManus?<br />Staunch supporter of Uncle Jim (McMahon)<br />An odd choice David.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-38448232593828063102009-12-02T19:32:39.213+00:002009-12-02T19:32:39.213+00:00I think this must be taken a little more seriously...I think this must be taken a little more seriously. David Gray? I beg your pardon... Steve Davis would be the obvious choice. He can stop the pleyers from drifting a part any further for he speaks for a lot of them for a while now. And he's long enough in business to know what it takes to give Snooker a second boost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-73438012874887245742009-12-02T19:09:29.990+00:002009-12-02T19:09:29.990+00:00Has anyone mentioned the name Steve Davis for the ...Has anyone mentioned the name Steve Davis for the professional elected to the board? Surely he is the best option? I mean OK he has links to Hearn but everyone knows that Davis has a strong passion for the game of snooker which overrides everything else. He wants what's best for snooker and he's intelligent enough for the job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-35852160025609025582009-12-02T18:48:18.122+00:002009-12-02T18:48:18.122+00:00"Tournaments will not magically appear, but o..."Tournaments will not magically appear, but one of the things that certainly helped tip the balance in favour of Hearn was a declaration from IMG today that they would be happy to work with him on the new world tour plans announced last week."<br /><br />This is the most telling statement I've read today. This is the one I was hoping for and my reasons for being sceptical about Hearns appointment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-11632299018495378092009-12-02T18:07:16.752+00:002009-12-02T18:07:16.752+00:00^hahahaha funnies thing I've read today!^hahahaha funnies thing I've read today!Sammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100686131682192219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-81846924927984146232009-12-02T17:58:04.404+00:002009-12-02T17:58:04.404+00:00If Jimmy is King of the Jungle then surely this is...If Jimmy is King of the Jungle then surely this is the logical next step.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-29115990688102361562009-12-02T17:19:37.240+00:002009-12-02T17:19:37.240+00:00Player who commands respect? Sounds like a job for...Player who commands respect? Sounds like a job for David Gray!Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-92179199204809192292009-12-02T17:14:35.562+00:002009-12-02T17:14:35.562+00:00Well, that should be that. The players have spoken...Well, that should be that. The players have spoken, the vote has taken place, and it’s time for a new era to begin.<br /><br />I would much prefer it if the transition from Walker to Hearn was done in a dignified and civilised way. For this to happen, Walker and McMahon MUST resign as directors of World Snooker Limited NOW (by that I mean tonight or tomorrow at the very latest).<br /><br />The player co-opted to the board by Doyle and McInnes should and must not be Peter Ebdon. My personal choice would be Nigel Bond, though I’d be happy with several other players who aren’t associated with either camp but have a brain and aren’t afraid to use it.<br /><br />It’s entirely up to Doyle and McInnes how they want to handle this. The easy way would be to co-opt Hearn to the board and the transition can begin in earnest. The hard way would be for Hearn to force an EGM, which would harm the reputation of snooker, as well as that of Doyle and McInnes.<br /><br />Let’s hope common sense prevails. <br /><br />If Sir Rodney Walker and Jim McMahon are reading this, you owe it to yourselves and to snooker to handle this situation with dignity. Resign from World Snooker Limited now, and you leave with your head held high, and my thanks for your years of service. Drag this out, and you’ll forever be remembered as the men who put their own egos above democratic wishes of professional snooker.<br /><br />It’s entirely up to you.SupremeSnooker.comhttp://www.supremesnooker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-40425236427906436572009-12-02T17:08:59.684+00:002009-12-02T17:08:59.684+00:00That's weird, the post I was replying to has v...That's weird, the post I was replying to has vanished!<br /><br />Sorry about that. Your point about Nigel is noted but, let's face it, everyone has a link to someone, or can be accused of having one.<br /><br />This is precisely the culture we have to move away from.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-5621311096980864872009-12-02T17:07:41.099+00:002009-12-02T17:07:41.099+00:00You'r wrong about Alan - he has spoken up agai...You'r wrong about Alan - he has spoken up against the old boardDave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-23475497402548133782009-12-02T16:59:01.126+00:002009-12-02T16:59:01.126+00:00Do you know how long the co-opting process is like...Do you know how long the co-opting process is likely to take? Here's hoping it does not affect the running of the UK Championship...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-5521631021550249952009-12-02T16:35:22.429+00:002009-12-02T16:35:22.429+00:00Have this strange image of all the Pros standing o...Have this strange image of all the Pros standing on the top of a cliff with Barry Hearn in front of them, saying. "Onward we go to a better future!"Sammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100686131682192219noreply@blogger.com