What do you think about Ronnie's plans? Would you support a breakaway tour?
@marcelwernze2760
5 жыл бұрын
Barry did a good job promoting the game in China for example and the money is definitely there but i do feel like the players are slowly but surely burn out by the time schedule Take Kyren's example of losing the final at coventry against ronnie and the other day he has to play someone in a completely other location I say keep the tour and improve it and make it more enjoyable for the players
@happystarling
5 жыл бұрын
Well, if you ask me...I'm a huge Ronnie's fan but I also like snooker as a game, I watch a lot of matches, every single tournament. But honestly if you gave me the choice: The World Snooker tour where Ronnie is not in or another tour where Ron and some other top players play to the highest standard, I'd choose the latter. I do not think I'd have time for both. I work from home and struggle to organise my time around the events because watching is time-consuming, you need to be available 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. That's too much even for watching. I think there should be at least one week break between tournaments.
@MrDogromeo
5 жыл бұрын
I don't understand ronnie,ok it is hard to travel everytime to china but there are lot of sponsors and interest for snooker their,and what is his problem,he chooses the tournements he want to play and he is doing very well so what is the problem?it is ridiculous he doesn't even want to travel to Belgium!I don't see tennis players complaining and they travel way more,and every player in the tour deserve to be their so it is disrespectful to say they have no quality
@cameronquick1157
5 жыл бұрын
Very intriguing ideas. As Ronnie says, there should be room for all the players to be happy with their lifestyle surrounding snooker and its true that the main tour does not satisfy everybody. Interesting that his proposition bears some key similarities to the Masters tournament, (apparently) one of his favourite events. The 'creme de la creme' players, as Ronnie puts it, competing in optimum conditions (on and off the table) worthy of their prestige. I admit though that I enjoy seeing younger/newer players attempt (and succeed) to topple the greats. Players like Trump and Kyren Wilson come to mind. But It seems quite unlikely that these younger players would be prepared to leave the main tour (seems more attractive to older/seasoned players). It would be worthwhile considering how to incorporate some other faces in to Ronnie's proposal. Perhaps temporary invitations could be extended to some of the players on the main tour who aren't prepared to leave, but are still worthy of competing with top quality players like Ronnie describes? At the end of the day, viewers want to see quality snooker, and players want to produce quality snooker. I can understand how the current state of the tour (player conditions, excessive travel, qualifying rounds) can be detrimental to that ideal, particularly for the seasoned players.
@MrSaltford
5 жыл бұрын
its only human to want to see the best playing in sports and snooker is no different, snooker is at the half way house and if the top players are not happy and can see a better plan in place with more money for less work you bet people would come and play its the only sport really that supports all levels in one big group of 128 players all seem at the same level and have the same tour every year, sport need the best players in a showcase tour and maybe the top 16 players ranked world class and have earned the title be on the tour and the rest can dream of getting into the top 16, maybe have promotion and relegation and work together in the rankings over the 2 tours and still have the top 16 at the world championship in sheffield we all know the big money men are skysports or BTsports and the bbc and eurosport are less funded to promote snooker in the right way with there hands tied with sponsorship and advertising laws, so its a big yes from me and back ronnie idea's
@oldtimer5111
5 жыл бұрын
For me the easy solution, if you want a 128 draw, is 65-128 play each other, the 32 winners play the 33-64 ranked players in round two, the 32 winners then join the top 32 in round three. This gives the top 32 a bit of protection and also makes it easier for the lower ranked players to climb the rankings and earn a living because they have a chance of winning a couple of rounds and those that make it to round three to play the top 32 Should be a better standard. Also that way the lower ranked players get a chance to learn proper hard match snooker instead of getting destroyed by a top sixteen or thirty two player every tournament.
@gibbs1984
5 жыл бұрын
Spot on, I think this is the message that Ronnie has been trying to get across I prefer the current format to the previous one but it does need tweaking. It'll also give the lower ranked players more chance to earn more money rather than going out in the first round to a top 16 player and then earning nothing.
@lukeharwood9146
5 жыл бұрын
Ronnie is the boss go for it
@topwelda147
5 жыл бұрын
Yes he's the greatest, but Ronnie or no Ronnie people who truly love the game will carry on watching
@gunnerlfe
4 жыл бұрын
We can have a sit down with ronnie and his crew and get this promotion happen, I have full faith in this get get in to furition
@DTM4581
5 жыл бұрын
The Hearn’s are gangsters without guns, not in love with sport but the business of sport. Everything they touch gets more expensive year in & year out.
@theironshiek
3 жыл бұрын
What absolute drivel. Barry has done more for snooker and for fans and players alike in the last 10 years than anyone has. Don't know why you people have such an issue with the guy just because he has done well for himself
@AL1KH4N
5 жыл бұрын
Peter Ebdon will top the list for the potential competitors on Ronnies breakaway tour!
@razwanakhan7748
5 жыл бұрын
Is that the same Peter Ebdon that Ronnie mugged off for playing so slow in the World Championship ? Seems funny know how he wants Peter's help to be involved in this stupid idea.
@CoomberProductions
5 жыл бұрын
Why not just have the top 16 automatically qualify for all tournaments ? Makes it more competitive at the top and if they don’t want to go and want to select what tournaments they want to play in that’s fine too. Then you only play the players who have qualified and you do get some form of bonus and advantage for being a top 16 player. You still have these tournaments where only the best players qualify and we all enjoy watching such as champion of champions, masters and to a certain extent the world championships.
@richaerddaley9158
5 жыл бұрын
i think you can have the crem de la crem tour in connection with the rest of the 128. So every year literally shave off the top 10 players and have them play against each other, but still have a centralised government who decides world rankings/uk ranking - then play off that for the champions tournament. You can't just breakaway at this early stage completely independently - it needs to be in conjunction with the centralised snooker government.
@donsimon2830
5 жыл бұрын
I agree with Ronnie. I am a reasonable player and I just can't get enthusiastic over the majority of matches these days. I see stuff of a similar standard in the local leagues I play in , just not in the matches I play !
@mezax7275
5 жыл бұрын
He talking a lot of sense in this. He’s TOTALLY right, we do want to see the best players slugging it out. His Analogy to Footballs Champions league is totally correct. There’s no reason why, (as in football), the two things couldn’t exist together. I mean you turn on snooker, see who’s playing, if it’s an exciting amazing player, you just have to watch. If it’s two peeps, just mucking about, it’s a turn off. In principle, he’s correct. I’m sure the current sponsors/backers, could make this happen. Let’s hope they listen to Ronnie, and we see this soon. Good for him for talking about it.
@johnwood5627
5 жыл бұрын
I think this is a great idea you see alot of the top boys going out early there entering to many and to tired to play thay don't even get time with there kids the tour is hard and I understand why Ronnie is only playing the games he won't no point killing your self for Barry heirn break away will heird Barry move as he needs the big names to get the fans in
@andrewhilton5958
5 жыл бұрын
fantastic makes sense to the top class players
@samcrews9638
5 жыл бұрын
I love the fact he mentioned Leyton Orient vs Barcelona (Barry Hearn vs Ronnie O'Sullivan) l lol his trying to get to him I think haha love it! Good stuff Ronnie hope it works out for ya! 👍🏻
@CANNIBoy
5 жыл бұрын
The snooker premiership!
@motogte
5 жыл бұрын
Snooker is fragile enough breakaway tour could kill it. We need to get more kids into it in UK and Europe or future will be bleak.
@imleksutra933
5 жыл бұрын
Get stephen lee aswell lol.
@prezz1257
5 жыл бұрын
Quintin hann be cool lol
@hansolofthiderman2719
5 жыл бұрын
Why not, fantastic snooker-player, thats what he is looking for ! We will see, not impossible...Cheers..
@oldtimer5111
5 жыл бұрын
WilliamMorgan1776 Stephen Lee was guilty as sin, but the length of his ban is a disgrace.
@sports_grinder1026
5 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha
@razwanakhan7748
5 жыл бұрын
@WilliamMorgan1776 Actaully there is a interview where Steven Lee admitted match fixing himself so i suggest you go find it before making school kid comments.
@prezz1257
5 жыл бұрын
Good heated ish debate about this on bbc-uk championship.
@sports_grinder1026
5 жыл бұрын
Why don't they do a nations League style format?? So players are playing against others of similar quality with promotion relegation...this will prevent the maulings and is also incentive based as there is promotion...also more money as you go up the ladder
@jonpettet7085
5 жыл бұрын
Will not watch John Higgins since his game rigging, sorry this idea won't work.
@gunnerlfe
4 жыл бұрын
Yes we can have this happen
@buharimohammednasir3095
5 жыл бұрын
I think WPBSA are going to settle it with Ronnie if he listens and give them chance. The problem in snooker is that players are not gaining anything from the sport since the prize money 💰 is not in their favor. To travel to China 🇨🇳 and lose first round and get rewarded with 500 pounds in not helping at all. Barry Hearn can reduce the number of tournaments and concentrate on creating champions league for 3 months and give chances for spectators to see matches played during the weekends. China tournaments can still run at stake. Barry knows how to do such things.
@adamweishaupt2846
5 жыл бұрын
I'd love to watch a breakaway tour with Ronnie, three cheats and a retired 50 year old Stephen Hendry.
@hystericalwolf
5 жыл бұрын
3 cheats? Now I know about Stephen Lee but..the other two?
@tonyparkes9541
4 жыл бұрын
@@hystericalwolf yu delu cao yupeng
@mikethestoner
5 жыл бұрын
I would love to see this go on Ronnie
@slbinian
5 жыл бұрын
Go for it Ronnie ! I don't like Hearn !
@dazza912
5 жыл бұрын
Put things into perspective Ronnie. He uses the term 'burn out' playing snooker.. I tell you what 'burn out' is, working down a mine or doing 12 hours continental shifts to earn as much as a high break prize a week. I'm sorry but from his philosophy this breakaway tour is just to feed is ego and also will benefit the ones at the top NOW, the ones who have already earned a few million, you won't see lesser upcoming players on his tour as financially it makes no sense, they need the tour to progress irrespective on how I or others feel about Hearn. I think Ronnie is chucking his dummy out of his idiosyncratic pram to continue his beef with Barry Hearn. Why not sit down with the board and discuss a few changes e.g.. When the 2 finalists have just finished a tournament then they both should be giving a bye in the next tournament in order for them to rest. That is a good incentive as well for players to compete at the top and also a reward in getting a bye.. Simples, that way they will not suffer with 'burn out' or as I call it, 'throwing your dummy out'.
@britsfirstfitness5026
5 жыл бұрын
you heard barry its his way or no way you can't talk to him money driven let's be honest some of them on the tour belong on the ameture circuit that's why the club's have gone down the pan every half decent ameture is paying to be a pro.
@prezz1257
5 жыл бұрын
Just for fun, my ten players. Ronnie, ken doherty, jimmy, the 2 banned guys, stephen lee, quintin hann, hendry, higgins, matthew stephens(i think he would be motivated more than normal tour.)
@jb894
5 жыл бұрын
mike prescott lol you’d need selby in there too
@prezz1257
5 жыл бұрын
@@jb894 just assuming selby would not go thats all. But yeah could do lol
@chafiqbantla1816
5 жыл бұрын
ronnie seeks for quality....
@prezz1257
5 жыл бұрын
@@chafiqbantla1816 I am only having a bit of fun with this, obviously i havent included williams either.
@prezz1257
5 жыл бұрын
Miserable murphy wont be happy with this thats for sure.
@t7612-v6h
5 жыл бұрын
I have been his biggest fan over the years, but sometimes I just don't know why he does certain things. For God's sake Ronnie, stay on the tour and smash all Hendry's records.
@joemason6189
5 жыл бұрын
To me it’s simple, just tweek the need for qualifying for the greats of the game as an earned privilege. Then once you earn this status you can cherry pick your tournaments practice and put on a good show for the fans. If you want to fly round the world all year then those people still can. I love Ronnie, John, Selby, Trump etc but Barry must know that if these guys left snooker or to play another tour world snooker would take a large step backwards
@jb894
5 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Fed up of seeing players getting burnt out because they play too many tournaments one after the other without adequate rest! You’d never get away with that in other jobs I.e aviation etc... something needs to change in this sport.
@prezz1257
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah hearn is great but its gone a bit too far.
@pmacca4830
5 жыл бұрын
Very honest words from Ronnie but think he's just talked himself into a ban...You know who won't be happy with that....Ironic really look at Darts...Break away has now become more popular....
@errol-ih4jy
4 жыл бұрын
your legacy Ronnie is, that you were the best, that let himself down with crazy comments and wild actions, had no respect for fellow pros, and tried to belittle the game that was good to you.
@Samara.Weaving
5 жыл бұрын
Barry Hearn was pissing himself on Jason Ferguson during this interview 😂😂😂😂😂
@TheLotusMachine
5 жыл бұрын
6:14 the 64th ranked player at the moment is McMannus and he has earned £87,000
@gunnerlfe
4 жыл бұрын
Stay patient and see what happens
@nikhilc8681
5 жыл бұрын
Ronnie is so amazing on the table that he can talk utter garbage off it and get away with it. He's earned that right. Let's just enjoy his snooker and forget what he says.
@barflytom3273
2 жыл бұрын
Nikhil C. well said. but let's not forget everything he says, occasionally he comes up with some good stuff. but mostly it's b.s
@TheLotusMachine
5 жыл бұрын
Hendry? he was past his best 15 years ago.
@the_alchemy_method
5 жыл бұрын
I said this years ago about a break away tour. Why should world snooker and hearn own it all? Ronnie is a big threat to world snooker with his profile. Hearn knows this and maybend up in a legal battle over this. But if hes smart he will back ronnie on this. Interesting he didn’t mention stephen lee but what an opportunity for him- that makes 8 ronnie!! 🤨😏
@icystrangers5482
5 жыл бұрын
I think that Barry Hearn is only creating a bubble. His strategy relies on the kind of established talent that his system will not produce. Those big name talents that people currently turn out to watch won't survive to come through his system, which prefers short-lived workhorses. Once he has used up the cachet of all the existing big names, the bubble will burst because there will be nobody to fill their boots.
@Masterdoctorgenius14
5 жыл бұрын
Chess did it, Darts did it, why not snooker?
@Converqe
5 жыл бұрын
Darts was dead with he BDO because bunch of idiots were running it, thats why PDC formed and it was very good decision. I think what Barry Hearn is doing is fantastic, more money than ever in snooker, all is going fantastic, sure there is problems with too many tournaments but it's a very good problem... I think Ronnie is delusional and crazy he is never going to make another tour happen, i really dont think any of the top 16 players will leave World Snooker because they will have to because of the contract. I'm a big Ronnie fan but come on stop moaning.
@mrb018538
5 жыл бұрын
Lilacci absolutely. It’s a stupid idea. No prestige, it will no doubt clash with the main tour, and if Ronnie wants to pinch all the top names from the main tour then it’d be nowhere. Don’t see how it could work at all. Who wants to see players playing in a group for a trophy with no value? I can’t see anything good about it at all.
@cameronquick1157
5 жыл бұрын
@@mrb018538 Players competing for a trophy of no value? Does that not describe every sporting tournament? The prestige of a trophy is determined by skill and determination needed to win. Consider the masters tournament. Top 16 invitation only. No ranking points, only the prestige of achieving the winning place against the 'creme de la creme'. That situation doesn't sound so dissimilar to what Ronnie is proposing here, and the masters tournament has enormous respect from players and viewers alike.
@prezz1257
5 жыл бұрын
Because there is no need too, snooker is in the best shape since probably the 80s, it was dying about9,10 years ago, but it needs tweeks and thats fine.
@mrb018538
5 жыл бұрын
Cameron Quick the masters gains its prestige from its history and the fact that you qualify through excellence for the rest of the year. I just don’t see anyone else wanting much to change. Ronnie is so privileged to make a heap of cash without even hitting a ball with sponsorships, endorsements and appearance fees. For the lower ranked guys the new tour has a lot of opportunity.
@ewenhutchison5604
5 жыл бұрын
Creme de la creme and Stephen Hendry in samw sentence?Ronnies obviously not watched recent seniors event 😀.Also mentions the two chinese guys thrown out for match fixing, and John Higgins another match fixer anyone else see pattern forming?Stephen Lee surely should have been mentioned aswell?
@johnwood5627
5 жыл бұрын
Need to add Bingham then too
@jackhinson4743
5 жыл бұрын
Breaking news....Barcelona have qualified for the fa cup!
@pmacca4830
5 жыл бұрын
Bit harsh on Ryan Air
@amitbathia809
Жыл бұрын
Genius
@cloudstrife206
5 жыл бұрын
I love Ronnie but maybe less talking!
@luckyssoul3136
5 жыл бұрын
Ronnie I love you but shut up man don’t be daft just go with the flow you can choose when you play your the best ever player get on with getting 8 worlds and winning as many titles as possible the set up is not that bad ❤️
@huiwaihan
5 жыл бұрын
Professional Snooker Corporation (PSC)
@taranjeetbansal1629
5 жыл бұрын
Bite the hand that feeds you come to mine
@pauljohnson9698
5 жыл бұрын
think ronnie might b turning into a numtee ;-)
@ticketyboo708
5 жыл бұрын
Eurosport buy the rights.
@TheLotusMachine
5 жыл бұрын
I love Ronnie but unless he takes the top 8 or 16 with him it's just an exhibition tour. Higgins won't go with him, so he wants to play with two cheating Chinese players? He has issues with the tour, maybe try sort them out, what he's saying is ridiculous, but that's just Ronnie being Ronnie I suppose.
@spleeeen4it
5 жыл бұрын
Bring back the old ranking system. If you were good enough you made the top 16.
@Blade14717
5 жыл бұрын
spleeeen4it so the players in the top 16 now aren't you'd enough to be there?? Everyone has a more equal chance of making the top 16 the way it is now so the ones that are there deserve it more than they did on the old system
@Blade14717
5 жыл бұрын
Ellis Leonard I agree completely. Some of your facts are rusty, Ian mcculloch never made it into the top 16, and the top 16 have never had to qualify for the world championship. For instance. Steve Davis is a better example of a player who stayed in the top 16 long past his best, and when he wasn't winning all that many matches. But you're right that this system is much fairer and it will not be changing while Barry Hearn has anything to do with it
@Squiffilect
5 жыл бұрын
About the Chinese players that got banned.... I would argue the outcome of their "fixed" matches would have been the actual outcome... I watch every shred of snooker I can and I've seen these two guys play many times... They won and lost exactly where I feel they would have.... But a 10 year and a 6 year ban is hefty since J.Higgins only got a £300k fine. Ridiculous. I hope Higgins does retire, he never deserved to finish his career.
@errol-ih4jy
4 жыл бұрын
Higgins only has himself to blame big style, 300000 villa, bent players dont deserve to get anything.
@errol-ih4jy
4 жыл бұрын
Higgins shouldnt even be here Ronnie, whats up with everybody hes bent, full stop, grinding tour i will tell you what a grinding tour is, unemployed with two kids and not bent thats a grind mate.
@OldPortsmouth
5 жыл бұрын
As with the champions league, its boring - seeing a so called nobody win and apear from nowhere is great fun - watching 6 - 10 of even the finest players, over and over again, no thanks ! Love Ronnie, probably now the finest player ever, so lets hope he stays, enjoys the game and a nobody from nowhere spanks him :)
@philbrown5786
5 жыл бұрын
To be fair I don't think Ronnie wants to have a breakaway tour it's his way of saying to hearn change things or I'm off and you know snooker will suffer!! The schedule is ridiculous one week in UK then China back to UK then back to China again how's that make any sense at least have more time in between or block the tournaments in China so your not back and forth!
@paulmac1741
5 жыл бұрын
Ronnies obsessed with John Higgins , must have mentioned his name 40 times this past few days , does Higgins not have a tongue in his head ?
@carl8823
5 жыл бұрын
Ronnie just doesn't want to have to play amateurs like me and face the embarrassment of getting beat by someone that uses a pool cue and rarely gets anything over a 20 break:)
@carl8823
5 жыл бұрын
@@_the_concestor_8185 Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha - I think you must be right:) - good point!
@bonkersbeast
5 жыл бұрын
He'll need some other players as the four he's mentioned one is retired and the other three are cheats
@jasonproctor1265
5 жыл бұрын
Also all of them would have to give up their tour card and not play in the world championship it won't happen.
@alanminter4234
5 жыл бұрын
With the players he is talking about his little tournie would be a farce. It wouldn't be competitive enough and he would win almost every time. Scraping the barrel to offer the cheats a place as well.
@errol-ih4jy
4 жыл бұрын
yeah Ronnie great player, not so great human being, what about young players deserving of a chance as you were once yourself, the up and coming players will beat you one day, and you want to give a bent player a second chance, forget it Ronnie your out of order.
@stevenJHart77
5 жыл бұрын
So, Mr Hearn, some of us players ain't happy. All these tournaments, the travelling, it's starting to take its toll. John Higgins is talking about retiring because he has had enough and as top players we shouldn't be playing against numpties because some of these players are actually pretty good and as we're getting older we are struggling to keep up. Barry, can we please be rewarded and treated differently because we're too good and we should be treated like gods. Not sure what the other players are thinking about this whole situation, but I really can't see top players walking away from the tour especially those who are close to retirement. I can't see any of the 40+s still playing when they are 50. The old school players are slowly but surely wilting away and the realisation that they just can't keep up with the new bread of players is becoming more obvious. That is what the seniors tour is for.
@Samara.Weaving
5 жыл бұрын
Ronnie owns Snooker. He can quite easily set-up his own operation and the top players will run to the opportunity leaving World Snooker & Barry Hearn banging their heads on the wall realising their greed and screw-ups.
@tonyparkes9541
4 жыл бұрын
no they won't all the players on tour like's the tour how it is snooker has never been in better shape
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