Neil Robertson has called for the introduction of a shot timer to speed up slow players (Image: GETTY)
believes a timer should be introduced with the aim of kicking slow players into gear when they are taking too long to line up shots.It comes after Robertson was criticised by for his slow play following his victory over the Englishman at the Champion of Champions earlier this month.”It was a tough game, it was very slow,” . “I love Neil, but there was a lot of slow play and he’s a much better player when he just gets on with it.”Robertson has since insisted that he was not playing slowly on purpose and has called for the introduction of a shot timer, explaining that he was once grilled by Joe Perry for taking too long during a match.
Robertson explained that he was once grilled by Joe Perry for taking too long (Image: GETTY)
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“I’m definitely not slower on purpose,” said Robertson. “It’s always a hindrance to anyone’s game. Maybe there’s one or two players who play slow on purpose, but me, definitely not.”Joe gave me a bit of a grilling when I was on a blue in the last frame and I was trying too hard to get perfect on the next red and I took, like, a minute-and-a-half over a shot. It’s crazy to spend that much time on a shot. It’s way too long.”That’s why I think it would help with a timer. Not a shot clock that beeps, but something you can see. If it went to 30 seconds and the ref told you it’s been 30 seconds then I’d have just dropped the blue in.”We need some sort of time management system that benefits the players. It’s not there as a punishment to make them play quicker.
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“I’ve seen it with [Mark] Selby, I’ve even seen it with Judd before, taking four minutes on a shot because he couldn’t decide what to do. If you get a bit of a nudge, you go: ‘OK, I’ll just play this shot’. I think something like that could be good for the game.”I think the game’s slowed down a lot in the last few years. It’s doing ’s head in in the punditry box, he doesn’t enjoy it. I’d like to see something implemented to help the players.”We’re all trying so hard to win, the prize money has never been higher. I think players are just trying too hard. Something like that would benefit the players and the game.”Robertson will be hoping to speed up his play when he faces Trump again in their eye-catching UK Championship contest on Tuesday.