Hearn paints bleak future for poor old Crucible but it's not all about the money

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Hearn paints bleak future for poor old Crucible but it's not all about the money

Barry Hearn sounds more and more keen on a move away from the Crucible (Picture: Getty Images) Barry Hearn appeared to hammer another nail in the coffin of the Crucible as home of the World Snooker Championship, claiming the Sheffield theatre is ‘past its sell-by date’. The debate over the future of the event raged during the recent World Championship, with Hearn sounding set on a move away from the Crucible to either a fictional, much bigger ar…