I have a proposal that I think some here may find interesting.
I have a panel of 3 attorneys’ and 1 CEO of a large multi-million dollar corporation that is willing to hear both sides of this argument and make an assessment. All these people are reasonable prudent people who will make a decision based on what is AVAILABLE and fair for both parties.
Otherwise I see no end to this; other than it will eventually lose its hype and die off, players will play the event and things will continue as they have in the past.
Now this panel knows ZERO about professional pool and has had NO information about this dilemma that is lingering in the pool world. They normally do not do this type of stuff, but are willing to make an exception as a favor to me personally; mind you at no cost. Otherwise the two orginizations can pay to have a arbitration hearing.
No one in this organization has ever played pool or seen AZ Billiards Forums or knows anything about this situation. Their decision would be based on fairness and what is practical and available. Obviously if Barry can't post 180K in escrow then that is not a decision they will make, because that decision isn't available.
Ultimately we need a court to settle this, and this 4 person panel must make a majority decision based on the facts, and fairness. This firm is a fraud investigation firm, who deal in trail preparation for fraud investigations and direct investigations. They are entrusted by the state of New York to preform Investigations on behalf of the state, so I would say these are some pretty important people, and they make more money than anyone in pool, so they can't be bought.
These people deal with multi-million dollar accounts and are very prudent people who have the ability to see both sides. And make a determination based on what LIKELY seems fair, NOT that we in the pool world think is fair. Some of us have VERY different outlooks on the situation, yet we all love this game, this event, and want to see it continue.
This is just a mere suggestion, and I would like some input from you all to see if it is even worth me putting together. I will e-mail this proposal to Barry and I will call Johnny Archer if everyone thinks this might be a fair proposal. Because this back and forth is getting no where, in the real world, things like this get settled in court.
Now both sides must agree that no matter the panel’s decision they must adhere to the decision or ultimately face the boycott or a penalty on Barry's behalf, such as the returning champions must pay their entry fee ect... And with the Accu-Stats TV agreement, I don't think anyone wants to see the boycott happen. This TV agreement will be great for the US Open and Pat Fleming at Accu-stats and ultimately it will be all around good for the sport.
You can't sell seats at the US Open advertising amateur players are attending, no one wants to see me play pool, let alone pay to see it!
I have a panel of 3 attorneys’ and 1 CEO of a large multi-million dollar corporation that is willing to hear both sides of this argument and make an assessment. All these people are reasonable prudent people who will make a decision based on what is AVAILABLE and fair for both parties.
Otherwise I see no end to this; other than it will eventually lose its hype and die off, players will play the event and things will continue as they have in the past.
Now this panel knows ZERO about professional pool and has had NO information about this dilemma that is lingering in the pool world. They normally do not do this type of stuff, but are willing to make an exception as a favor to me personally; mind you at no cost. Otherwise the two orginizations can pay to have a arbitration hearing.
No one in this organization has ever played pool or seen AZ Billiards Forums or knows anything about this situation. Their decision would be based on fairness and what is practical and available. Obviously if Barry can't post 180K in escrow then that is not a decision they will make, because that decision isn't available.
Ultimately we need a court to settle this, and this 4 person panel must make a majority decision based on the facts, and fairness. This firm is a fraud investigation firm, who deal in trail preparation for fraud investigations and direct investigations. They are entrusted by the state of New York to preform Investigations on behalf of the state, so I would say these are some pretty important people, and they make more money than anyone in pool, so they can't be bought.
These people deal with multi-million dollar accounts and are very prudent people who have the ability to see both sides. And make a determination based on what LIKELY seems fair, NOT that we in the pool world think is fair. Some of us have VERY different outlooks on the situation, yet we all love this game, this event, and want to see it continue.
This is just a mere suggestion, and I would like some input from you all to see if it is even worth me putting together. I will e-mail this proposal to Barry and I will call Johnny Archer if everyone thinks this might be a fair proposal. Because this back and forth is getting no where, in the real world, things like this get settled in court.
Now both sides must agree that no matter the panel’s decision they must adhere to the decision or ultimately face the boycott or a penalty on Barry's behalf, such as the returning champions must pay their entry fee ect... And with the Accu-Stats TV agreement, I don't think anyone wants to see the boycott happen. This TV agreement will be great for the US Open and Pat Fleming at Accu-stats and ultimately it will be all around good for the sport.
You can't sell seats at the US Open advertising amateur players are attending, no one wants to see me play pool, let alone pay to see it!