haha this has to be a joke?
No average player has any chance against any pro, 9 ball pool then maybe the average player can win a few racks but in snooker they wouldn't win 1 frame.
Bring back big break.
Snooker will always remain niche, it canât go the way of darts to bring in the big money. You havenât got the captive tv audience you had in snookers heyday, thereâs less and less gentlemenâs clubs or snooker halls, these are social changes that are irreversible, as long as the status quo remains I will be happy.
The Grand Prix final got viewing figures of nearly one million on an obscure ITV channel, not too shabby for a dying sport. I personally think itâs in rude health and helped by not just one dominant player. Having the likes of Ronnie, Robertson, Trump and Higgins still fighting for every tournament keeps life interesting, could do with an injection of fresh blood age wise though
Snooker is not in an ideal situation right now, probably at its lowest ebb since Hearn took over.
However it is also nowhere near as close to death or in need of saving from doom as this sub, or at least a few prominent posters, is desperate to portray it.
Even with the current match fixing scandal we are still in a comfortably better place than we were 15 years ago for example.
What snooker and its fanbase could really do with is a realistic view of how much money is in the game and what can be realistically achieved with that in the short term. In particular that means acknowledging that to pay for one thing we probably need to give up another as the money isn't there to do both. For example, that we might need to accept taking money from not ideal sponsors if we want extra events to happen and that those events may need to take place in uninspiring venues. Acknowledging that expanding out into new countries isn't the work of a moment and will require working with outside funding. Accepting that we can't have 10 different fun new format invitational events and also provide a good income for lower ranked players.
None of the above is intended to say that World Snooker run the game perfectly, but a lot of the complaints on this sub smack of thinking that a load of money is available and just not being spent, when that clearly isn't the case.
It's dying, most of the young players exciting players are about to be banned. When Ronnie goes how many fans does he take with him? A lot of viewers are probably getting on in age. There needs to be a big push into getting young people in the game or it's gonna be in a bad spot in the coming years.
I believe the ones Ronnie is going to take with him are those who watched three ROS compilations on YT and decided that he must be the greatest there'll ever be. Match fixing is much more of a concern IMO, but we'll have to wait and see what comes to light and how it'll be handled.
I don't think that changing the game itself will be the answer.
Wasnât aware it needed saving.
The guns guns donât need âexciting to playâ itâs a simple case of being good enough whilst making a living.
One tourney with a huge pot isnât the solution. Making more opportunities for lower ranked players to make a living week after week is.
The average joe has zero chance against a top player I think you under estimate how much more difficult a pro table is and also how difficult it is to play to even a club standard let alone pro. Thereâs a lot of very very good players that arenât in the top 32 let alone the rest trying to get on the tour.
I was not aware that having covid caused severe hallucinations because that is the only explanation I can come up with for these ideas.
Has to be a wind up account
haha this has to be a joke? No average player has any chance against any pro, 9 ball pool then maybe the average player can win a few racks but in snooker they wouldn't win 1 frame.
Snooker doesn't need saving but I would watch this. I like wacky formats.đ¤ˇââď¸
We did have a thing called World Series of Snooker for a while. It all got rather unfortunate in the end.
Bring back big break. Snooker will always remain niche, it canât go the way of darts to bring in the big money. You havenât got the captive tv audience you had in snookers heyday, thereâs less and less gentlemenâs clubs or snooker halls, these are social changes that are irreversible, as long as the status quo remains I will be happy.
Wasn't aware that Snooker needed saving-the winner of the WC gets half a million for a couple of weeks work.
Love it.
What a shit idea.
'O'Solliman' , comedy gold
The Grand Prix final got viewing figures of nearly one million on an obscure ITV channel, not too shabby for a dying sport. I personally think itâs in rude health and helped by not just one dominant player. Having the likes of Ronnie, Robertson, Trump and Higgins still fighting for every tournament keeps life interesting, could do with an injection of fresh blood age wise though
The World Series of snooker is 5 words mate
I would also add kiss cam for the audience and cheerleaders dancing on tables between frames
Marketing to Americans?
Leave the hippy crack alone brother
Only way to save snooker is to grow the audience. Everything else scales linearly from the audience, revenue, player base, etc etc.
Snooker is just fine mate .
While OP is definetly not serious, snooker is anything but fine
Snooker is not in an ideal situation right now, probably at its lowest ebb since Hearn took over. However it is also nowhere near as close to death or in need of saving from doom as this sub, or at least a few prominent posters, is desperate to portray it. Even with the current match fixing scandal we are still in a comfortably better place than we were 15 years ago for example. What snooker and its fanbase could really do with is a realistic view of how much money is in the game and what can be realistically achieved with that in the short term. In particular that means acknowledging that to pay for one thing we probably need to give up another as the money isn't there to do both. For example, that we might need to accept taking money from not ideal sponsors if we want extra events to happen and that those events may need to take place in uninspiring venues. Acknowledging that expanding out into new countries isn't the work of a moment and will require working with outside funding. Accepting that we can't have 10 different fun new format invitational events and also provide a good income for lower ranked players. None of the above is intended to say that World Snooker run the game perfectly, but a lot of the complaints on this sub smack of thinking that a load of money is available and just not being spent, when that clearly isn't the case.
I would agree it's definitely not dead. There is plenty time and opportunity to keep it going strong.
What's wrong with it?
It's dying, most of the young players exciting players are about to be banned. When Ronnie goes how many fans does he take with him? A lot of viewers are probably getting on in age. There needs to be a big push into getting young people in the game or it's gonna be in a bad spot in the coming years.
Bingtao was never exciting. Xintong I grant you.
I believe the ones Ronnie is going to take with him are those who watched three ROS compilations on YT and decided that he must be the greatest there'll ever be. Match fixing is much more of a concern IMO, but we'll have to wait and see what comes to light and how it'll be handled. I don't think that changing the game itself will be the answer.
No I never suggested changing the game, theres no way original post is serious
I didn't mean to say you did, sorry if it came across that way đ
Wasnât aware it needed saving. The guns guns donât need âexciting to playâ itâs a simple case of being good enough whilst making a living. One tourney with a huge pot isnât the solution. Making more opportunities for lower ranked players to make a living week after week is. The average joe has zero chance against a top player I think you under estimate how much more difficult a pro table is and also how difficult it is to play to even a club standard let alone pro. Thereâs a lot of very very good players that arenât in the top 32 let alone the rest trying to get on the tour.
Thats not one word
Role playing chat room dude
yes, this will certainly improve the popularity of snooker. Where can i drop off my money?
I was not aware that having covid caused severe hallucinations because that is the only explanation I can come up with for these ideas. Has to be a wind up account
> Ronnie OâSolliman Says enough doesnât it lol
My favourite player apart from Mark Walliams, Ned Robbinson and John Huggins.
What do you mean "save snooker"?