Ronnie's Comments on Hearn/ World Snooker

Dan-cat wrote:Basically what you've described are his main points of contention

Erza Scarlet wrote:That's what Ronnie's been saying

mick745 wrote:Regardless of whether they are seeded through or not the top players would still have to play at the venue.

The flat 128 draws are designed to make the rankings fairer, so that the top 16/32 aren't sharing all the dole out between them.

If you are a top player why are you worried about playing lower ranked players anyway?

mick745 wrote:Regardless of whether they are seeded through or not the top players would still have to play at the venue.

The flat 128 draws are designed to make the rankings fairer, so that the top 16/32 aren't sharing all the dole out between them.

If you are a top player why are you worried about playing lower ranked players anyway?

eraserhead wrote:I think it's more about there being eight other games on at the same time at some venues.

gallantrabbit wrote:Hearn's response was perfect. Stop spouting on twitter and sniping on Eurosport and go through the proper channels.

Alex0paul wrote:COME ON NIGEL

Alex0paul wrote:COME ON NIGEL

TheRocket wrote:

Ash147 wrote:I'm a big fan of Ronnie, even though he is prone to the occasional outburst. I think with the exception of changing the format of the UK Championship and making the Shoot Out a ranking event, Hearn has done a lot of great things for the game. Is the state of snooker perfect? No. Is it better than it was prior to Hearn taking the reigns? Undoubtedly.

Yes I agree with everything you say.

I'm not really a fan of Hearn and he comes across like an arrogant chap but Snooker is definitely in a much better shape now than it was in the pre-Hearn era and we gotta give him credit for that.

Every Snookerplayer and viewer should be glad we have so many tournaments now. And just like the players even we fans can pick and choose which tournament to watch because there's just so much Snooker out there.

His only two mistakes as you say was changing the UK Championship format and making the Shootout a ranker.
But overall Hearn has done more good than harm.

SnookerFan wrote:

gallantrabbit wrote:If he said Wilson should not have played yesterday then I agree. That's a glaring error by WS. But O'sullivan NEVER focuses on the positives of Hearn's reign. He's a berk.
Don't see Federer belly-aching about 128s in THE biggest events of the year...

That's exactly what Ronnie said.

Also said that Wilson should've got a 96 hour rest, which was at the very least optimistic. But surely they could've squeezed him in on Tuesday?

Johnny Bravo wrote:

mick745 wrote:Regardless of whether they are seeded through or not the top players would still have to play at the venue.

The flat 128 draws are designed to make the rankings fairer, so that the top 16/32 aren't sharing all the dole out between them.

If you are a top player why are you worried about playing lower ranked players anyway?

It's not about being afraid, it's about not having to play pointless matches. The top 16 players have earned the right to skip the first few rounds. Plus, the matches are too short, it's too much of a lottery.

gallantrabbit wrote:I actually despise myself for reading O'sullivan's twitter feed. It's just like being back at school where one or two were so determined to be antagonisitc just to show that they could...pathetic really from O'sullivan. Do you really think he is interested in filling pockets of the `so called` numpties? Is the NI venue a stinky one Ron? Berk. Surely somewhere there O'sullivan is in breach of contract? So Hearn should take action. He can't cary on being called a money grabber with no clue about sport. The man has single handedly turned snooker around.