Ssb - end of an era

[goldengirl]

Congratulations Janie - sure you will be in a much better place now than recently! Enjoy and good luck! Does this mean you're moving??

[JanieWatkins]

Congratulations Janie - sure you will be in a much better place now than recently! Enjoy and good luck! Does this mean you're moving??

Thanks Golden Gal and thank you everybody. I'm rather embarrassed at all the kind comments.

I hope no one thinks I'm letting the fans down. But 13 years out on the road trying to scratch an existence took its toll in the end on both my health, wealth and happiness.

Yes I will be moving down to Gloucester in due course.

[poolqjunkie]

Thank you so much.
The first time I watched women's snooker was on Janie's site, at her video library.
It was also at her site that I saw for the very first time videos of amateur players playing at Potins.
Wish you all the best, I am sure you will be a great asset to your new employer.

[the montrealer]

Thanks Janie for the information you have given us on Snooker events scores etc. Good Luck in your new Job and i am certain that you will do a well in your new Job. Cheers Leonard from Canada

[miscuehamburg]

Big thanks for Janie for the best www appearance of snooker so far. Also my best wishes for the new job

[wildJONESEYE]

ive been banned for a month so i couldn't really tell janie how much she was missed last weekend at the PTC Event.

Global Snooker has gone in to meltdown without her so it shows to me how much they were relying on just 1 person to keep the ship afloat whitch it should never have been the case for a site that was considered the best snooker site.

if they were relying on janie that much who can blame her going.

Good Luck in your new Job hope you be very happy :snooker:

[visionaire]

Global has gone downhill already, the PTC list hasn't even been updated yet!

[Mignon]

I think Visionaire and Souwester [http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board...ad.php?t=26145 ] are right, things started to look less than perfect about 18 months ago. I’m sorry, I know computer wizards will see this as progress-skepticism if not downright blasphemy, but I still believe in the good old common-sensical if it ain’t broke don’t fix it so I didn’t like the changes done to the site especially as far as drawsheets were concerned. (I stopped using them, made my own old-fashiond tables ) The way I see it, the site had been simple and very, very user-friendly and it’s become more sophisticated without any practical gain coming out of this sophistication. Maybe it was not modernization just for modernization’s sake but I didn’t like it anyway. And yet the essential info was there and updates were still better and more trustworthy than anywhere else on the www. It wasn’t exactly Janie’s site anymore but it was still her show. A show performed with maybe a little less brilliance than before so not really jumping to conclusions but it became clear that Janie was not happy.

OK, let’s say there were disagreements but what’s the matter with those guys on the site?! Don’t they see fans’ reaction? Don’t they understand that at the moment nobody loves them? The whole home page should have been filled up with “Thanks, Janie!” and “Good luck, Janie!” and they don’t even issue a statement?!.... Unbelievable!

But of course, Janie is not there anymore to put it in writing....

[wildJONESEYE]

I think Visionaire and Souwester [http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board...ad.php?t=26145 ] are right, things started to look less than perfect about 18 months ago. I’m sorry, I know computer wizards will see this as progress-skepticism if not downright blasphemy, but I still believe in the good old common-sensical if it ain’t broke don’t fix it so I didn’t like the changes done to the site especially as far as drawsheets were concerned. (I stopped using them, made my own old-fashiond tables ) The way I see it, the site had been simple and very, very user-friendly and it’s become more sophisticated without any practical gain coming out of this sophistication. Maybe it was not modernization just for modernization’s sake but I didn’t like it anyway. And yet the essential info was there and updates were still better and more trustworthy than anywhere else on the www. It wasn’t exactly Janie’s site anymore but it was still her show. A show performed with maybe a little less brilliance than before so not really jumping to conclusions but it became clear that Janie was not happy.

OK, let’s say there were disagreements but what’s the matter with those guys on the site?! Don’t they see fans’ reaction? Don’t they understand that at the moment nobody loves them? The whole home page should have been filled up with “Thanks, Janie!” and “Good luck, Janie!” and they don’t even issue a statement?!.... Unbelievable!

But of course, Janie is not there anymore to put it in writing....

globalsnooker centre that was janies own site ...Global snooker . com took it over with janie staying on

[Sarah Mount]

For all those wondering, here is the latest news from Global Snooker:

Global–snooker.com has teamed up with On Q Promotions to continue to provide up to the minute content of relevant snooker tournaments, including the new PTC events from Sheffield and the EPTC events in due course.

Paul Mount, Managing Director of On Q Promotions said, “I am delighted to be working with Global-snooker.com. It is an extremely valuable resource for the game, treasured by many snooker enthusiasts, and I’m pleased that we have found a way forward that suits everyone involved”.

On Q Promotions has rapidly established itself as the one of the largest player management stables in the game, looking after 17 professional players from the £2m South West Snooker Academy on the outskirts of Gloucester.

Global-snooker’s Neil Tomkins agreed with Mount’s statement, adding “It makes sense in today’s economic climate to pool resources where possible, and this collaboration makes perfect sense to both of our organisations”.