2016 UK Championship

[jw147]

Ah soz
Not seen the car boot one either

Yea the bbc must of changed it lol, when i go to find it all it seems to show is the top 5 shots of the georgio match!

[DeanH]

Maybe UK only
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38160821

I seen that one, i was talking about the car boot sport one! cant find it anywhere

Ah soz
Not seen the car boot one either

[jw147]

Maybe UK only
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38160821

I seen that one, i was talking about the car boot sport one! cant find it anywhere

[VillaGuy]

I suspect it may be different outside the South East, but especially in and around London I'd wager people expect to be able to get the tube to a club, if you have to drive, you can't have a drink afterwards, you have to go home from work before you can go out and so on...its just a less attractive prospect, so out of town snooker halls probably only make sense in locations where everyone drives (i.e. not in major cities where the problem is).

You mention bowling alleys and the fate of tenpin bowling is something you absolutely wouldn't wish on snooker in this country. So many alleys have closed down, prices per game have skyrocketed and its no longer possible to find a 'proper' bowling alley. Yes there are of course a few about, but they are the equivalent of an argos foldaway snooker table (sort of tricky to come up with a good analogy, but essentially they aren't maintained properly etc.) so no good to any serious bowler. In essence the UK tenpin bowling scene is all but dead, partly at least because all the city centre bowling alleys had to close down and the out of town ones cater to social occasions only. Snooker may well go down a similar route unless something changes.

Personally I think snooker is popular enough to survive far more than tenpin bowling, so I don't think that will happen...I'm just saying it could!

Yeah, my experience I have to admit doesn't contain big cities, so I'm not one to think of all the reasons for the closures. I imagine lots of people don't even bother driving or owning a car to get them there. In the rural areas people have a snooker club in their back garden so to speak, lots of farm buildings have a snooker room or outbuilding where they have an invitation friends only membership, not quite the same model as London. Having said that, I reckon there is an argument to explore joint sports centre partnerships with a certain amount of public funding, there's been lots of Lotto money and government support recently with the Olympics success, there's no reason why snooker can't get a cut of the pie.

[vjmehra]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38160821

[DeanH]

LOL!
Just caught the interview.
If the standard is so poor, how come ROS doesn't smash 'em all?
Going back to how snooker was will kill its development instantly as fewer people will be watching.
Sure snooker could make a killing in China, but for how long?
Places like Canada, S America need developing as there seems to be a genuine interest in cue sports there. :snooker:

any link for the interview? i cant find it

Maybe UK only
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38160821

[jw147]

LOL!
Just caught the interview.
If the standard is so poor, how come ROS doesn't smash 'em all?
Going back to how snooker was will kill its development instantly as fewer people will be watching.
Sure snooker could make a killing in China, but for how long?
Places like Canada, S America need developing as there seems to be a genuine interest in cue sports there. :snooker:

any link for the interview? i cant find it

[streamer45]

That was some break from Selby to win the match.

[vjmehra]

With the property prices causing closures of clubs in central urban areas can't clubs relocate to the outskirts, the sort of areas that have ten pin bowling, driving ranges, 5 a side etc... The five a side pitches surely can't be run at a profit, isn't there social development fundings available for sports clubs, to get people involved in public instead of sitting behind a tv or pc? I don't see why snooker clubs need to be in the centre of town, although I did used to like a get together at a snooker club as a starter to a night out when I was at uni, it wouldn't be so easy needing a taxi ride. I think there's scope for development in not just the areas also mentioned, but Eastern Europe too, when I was in Sofia and Bulgaria in general there was quite a few nice snooker clubs, it's a more affordable and easier to organise sport there compared to the team sports (volleyball &football mainly), tennis is fairly expensive for court rental and golf is none existent apart from about 5 touristy new development courses, again expensive for people on local wages. If snooker can get a good foothold and foundation in these different areas sponsorship revenue will rise faster than what it is doing now. You can't wait for developments to occur naturally when sports are basically competitors to each other, world snooker needs to act with aggression.

I suspect it may be different outside the South East, but especially in and around London I'd wager people expect to be able to get the tube to a club, if you have to drive, you can't have a drink afterwards, you have to go home from work before you can go out and so on...its just a less attractive prospect, so out of town snooker halls probably only make sense in locations where everyone drives (i.e. not in major cities where the problem is).

You mention bowling alleys and the fate of tenpin bowling is something you absolutely wouldn't wish on snooker in this country. So many alleys have closed down, prices per game have skyrocketed and its no longer possible to find a 'proper' bowling alley. Yes there are of course a few about, but they are the equivalent of an argos foldaway snooker table (sort of tricky to come up with a good analogy, but essentially they aren't maintained properly etc.) so no good to any serious bowler. In essence the UK tenpin bowling scene is all but dead, partly at least because all the city centre bowling alleys had to close down and the out of town ones cater to social occasions only. Snooker may well go down a similar route unless something changes.

Personally I think snooker is popular enough to survive far more than tenpin bowling, so I don't think that will happen...I'm just saying it could!

[DeanH]

2016 UK Championship

Fu on a mission, played superbly.
Oliver Lines had a brilliant tournament, played some great snooker, great exposure on the TV table, BBC interviews and skits, and handled it very well. Great experience that he will surely want again so hopefully this will springboard him onwards and upwards in the near future.

[itsnoteasy]

It's easy to toot a horn and get people to notice you...
What ROS needs to understand that change begins within the self.

Would schools serious tell ROS to F off if he wanted to do a few exhibitions, clinics and talks to their pupils? The publicity only would have many head teachers drooling.

Promoting the snooker is not just up to the governing body. It's a job for everyone! :snooker:

Chris Small tried this in Scotland, taking snooker to the schools and giving kids lessons, got no interest in it at all and sadly it never took off.

[daffie]

What a completely boring evening of snooker this has been. Fu about to whitewash Ollie, and Selby on the brink of a 6-1 walkover.

Meh...onwards to tomorrow it is then.

...Not that anyone here seems to care

[VillaGuy]

With the property prices causing closures of clubs in central urban areas can't clubs relocate to the outskirts, the sort of areas that have ten pin bowling, driving ranges, 5 a side etc... The five a side pitches surely can't be run at a profit, isn't there social development fundings available for sports clubs, to get people involved in public instead of sitting behind a tv or pc? I don't see why snooker clubs need to be in the centre of town, although I did used to like a get together at a snooker club as a starter to a night out when I was at uni, it wouldn't be so easy needing a taxi ride. I think there's scope for development in not just the areas also mentioned, but Eastern Europe too, when I was in Sofia and Bulgaria in general there was quite a few nice snooker clubs, it's a more affordable and easier to organise sport there compared to the team sports (volleyball &football mainly), tennis is fairly expensive for court rental and golf is none existent apart from about 5 touristy new development courses, again expensive for people on local wages. If snooker can get a good foothold and foundation in these different areas sponsorship revenue will rise faster than what it is doing now. You can't wait for developments to occur naturally when sports are basically competitors to each other, world snooker needs to act with aggression.

[daffie]

Anyone watching the games at hand?

Selby 3-1 up on Zhang but this could get closer I feel...

Ollie looks like he could be going home, he's 4-0 behind. Fu comfortably ahead.

Edit : Selby won the 5th frame, because Zhang missed an easy green, so probably scratch that closer part

[the lone wolf]

LOL!
Just caught the interview.
If the standard is so poor, how come ROS doesn't smash 'em all?
Going back to how snooker was will kill its development instantly as fewer people will be watching.
Sure snooker could make a killing in China, but for how long?
Places like Canada, S America need developing as there seems to be a genuine interest in cue sports there. :snooker: