SnookerFan wrote:Monique wrote:The 4000£ are for the HB, whatever that is, not for a maximum. As I already wrote, the profile of a sport is judged today by what the top contenders can get for their performances, like it or not. Barry Hearn of course has to set priorities when money is short, but suppressing the "maxi bonus" is making snooker "cheap".
I guess it must be. All people on here used to post about is how much prize money there is in the game.
Personally, it doesn't matter monkeys to me. I watch the game because I love it, not because I care about the profile or how much they win. Football has a higher profile, and higher prize money, but personally I think it has nowhere near the consistent excitement level of snooker.
On my own again as usual.
Sf..no not on your own. I agree. Football doesnt have nowhere near as much excitement as snooker..well none for me. The only mildly exciting part of football is penalty shootout.
No the money involved in snooker shouldnt make a difference to us at all..but if you think about it, it does. else none of the players would bother trying to play their best cause nothing it wouldnt be worth it.
As one of the bbc players or pundits said ''players wont play the slightly harder pot to stay on the black when nearing the frame winning post cause its not worth it as the frame is now way much more important than the 147''
I think robertson said something along those lines and maybe davis. So it must be true, and if all the players are saying no prize money for a 147 is an appauling decision then it obviously is.
And in my eyes ..and i would like to hear everyone elses view on this.. is that a 147 is the single most hard thing to do in sport altogether? so in my eyes does deserve an awful lot of money.. Thoughts please? would like to hear if anyone else can think of anything more skillful in sport?
A hole in one? ..nope thats half luck.. Hatrick? ..Nope, nowhere near as much skill, effort, and nerves needed for that.. Century in cricket? ..i dont really know but it happens more often than a 147 i guess? ..9darter? ..only need to throw three darts, in a 147 you need to pot 36 balls holding pin point position on every shot.
So yes.. thoughts