Comments on: Sexing up snooker

By: @BS6651

@BS6651 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:16:00 +0000

If only people were so savvy back when Bernie got Formula One to sign away their rights to him!
I wish Hearn well, I think he’s a good business man and has been good for snooker for many years. I’m not a snooker fan but in the same way that I’ve seen non cricket fans embrace a sport I love first via 40 overs games and more recently via 20Twenty I think I might be up for watching limited frames snooker.
The problem, as with all these initiatives is that people always want more, where will they stop? Double points if you cannon the black into the far corner? A free ‘hit’ if you get three reds in a row?

By: Sporting Fare Robertson to end 30 year wait?

Sporting Fare Robertson to end 30 year wait? — Sun, 02 May 2010 08:47:42 +0000

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By: Sporting Fare Snooker: No characters, but plenty of entertainment

Sporting Fare Snooker: No characters, but plenty of entertainment — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:35:20 +0000

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Sporting Fare Snooker’s Golden Age is back! — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:21:44 +0000

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By: The Ed

The Ed — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:16:49 +0000

I don't think he'll go quite down the darts route, but there'll be elements of it. And you're right, a World Championship, for example, with a shot clock would be a disaster and it doesn't help break building.

By: The Ed

The Ed — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:16:49 +0000

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Sporting Fare Waiting for the McLaren fireworks as Button holes another win — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:21:07 +0000

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By: Snooker odds

Snooker odds — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:10:19 +0000

Mr Hearn is looking to do the same in snooker as he has in the darts. To be honest i cant seeing it working too well. Darts and boxing are loud and boisterous games, whilst snooker is more of a quiet relaxed sport. Player themetunes is just daft as all the players pretty much dress the same, one frame shoot-outs deskills the game and the shot-clock idea works well in the League format, but in major championships just isnt needed to entertain the snooker connoisseur. The shotclock means that you get much fewer 100+ breaks.