Re: MATTERS ARISING
thetubberlad wrote:wildJONESEYE wrote:im absalutly numblowingly stuned here we are actually talking about Snooker Players being overworked
WOW
I think it's ridiculous... I can only agree with you Wild.
Take horseracing as an example: jockeys work most days of the week, most weeks of the year, do an awful lot more travelling than snooker players and work a lot more weekends than snooker players. Are we going to stop weekend racing for the sake of fathers who can only spend time with their kids at the weekend? No, it's a ridiculous suggestion.
I feel very sorry for any man who can't spend as much time as they would like with their young lad or little girl, if I put myself in that situation in a few years time, I would feel bad, very bad. Your children are obviously among the most important people in your lives, but sometimes sacrifices must be made.
And it's the child that has to be "sacrified"? What if you were that child?
I have never suggested there should not be week-end events. All I have said is that when there is no audience, with the technology we have today, week days are just as good as week-end days and could help some players to find a better balance. So why not do it?
And it's ridiculous to consider only competitive match play as being "work" for the snooker players. Do football players only "work" when they play in matches? How many hours a week do they work then? All sportsmen and women spend considerably much more time in practice and side work (fitness, promotion, exhibitions, travels ...) than in competitions.
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