World’s unluckiest snooker player throws head back in disgust after breaking unwanted 147 record
Hearn, 76, has long been hinting at the possibility of taking the World Championship away from the iconic Sheffield venue asBut Hearn has now doubled down on his plans to take it elsewhere, claiming the Crucible is "not fit for purpose"."I think York Hall is the greatest fight atmosphere venue in the world, it's just not fit for purpose.
"The players want more things. They want more practice room. They want extra tables. The press and the media want to have more, the list goes on."The hardliners say ‘I've been here since I was a boy. I was here with my grandad who's long since passed', I'm sympathetic to that. The Crucible made me. However, Hearn went on to explain what options he believes Sheffield City Council have regarding the future of the tournament."One, they can ignore the billions of pounds of investment that's gone into Sheffield on the back of snooker. The number of Chinese companies in Sheffield where they have snooker? We go, they're off.
And players have chimed in on the argument in recent months too with the talent explaining what they would like to see happen going forward.“A lot of people say, 'what about the history there?' Come on man, history is getting rewritten everyday.
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