Barry Hearn CLAIMS Luke Littler Should EARN MORE Than £315,000 From Winning Premier League Darts 😱💰

Barry Hearn joins talkSPORT to discuss Luke Littler.
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[@eljumbotron4056]

"has it saved darts?" is this guy living in a cave?! darts has been rising massively for years even without littler. he's just the cherry on top right now.

[@IWTBF]

He has given it more eyes 100% can’t deny it

[@user-rr4xt8du6c]

Read the above comment dummy​@@IWTBF

[@SamOliverYT]

Given it more eyes yes, saved it no. It didn't need saving, far from it.

[@slingo1246]

The darts has ALWAYS done ridiculous numbers in n sky, it’s been huge for years, yeah LL brings more eyes but darts was fine without him 🤣

[@IWTBF]

@@slingo1246 yeah it was but you can’t deny it’s been more fun with him

[@domuk88]

Barry wants all the money that’s for sure darts players get a fraction of the money it generates

[@Epsilon04]

Ironic how Barry always claims to care so much about opportunities for kids to play sport in this country and wants more focus on it, yet he’s also happy to ship all of the events held here over to Saudi Arabia in order to make a quick buck. Respect him a lot as a businessman and think he’s great at it, but equally a massive hypocrite.

[@coachleemarshall]

But going to Saudi benefits everyone, not just him. The players get paid more. I think most of us would be happy to play over there if we were getting paid a lot more

[@kennyparker1052]

Barry loves kids

[@simonmcleish2703]

I get it. I love boxing. I have just watched in the space of a year all the dream fights I want and more to come. No atmosphere but I'm going to have to get past that plus some of these fighters some people or casuals have not heard with some upsets along the way. When you have a builder changing his life over night rather than giving it up or getting a grand for a fight over here it's hard to argue.

[@CalRapz]

Shut up ya melt go where the money is can’t live life without money so the more you earn the better it is

[@paulikens6443]

Barry hearn discussing the price of pints "i hate it" he hates it cuz he isn't getting a cut. And then calls em greedy. The irony of Barry calling anyone greedy cracks me up.

[@Marklovesdrama]

I am not a darts fan but very interesting comments from Hearn. What a brilliant businessman, he is.

[@garywallace5602]

Luke Littler is the Steve Davis of darts...no wonder Barry Hearn loves him!

[@highjim7778]

Id say hendry.

[@roathripper]

bash the granny? back to rooney again lol

[@sportysam9]

“Saved darts” what is he talking about! He’s added to it darts always been popular.

[@MrSimonsonLifts]

A working man’s sport with a wall street pint

[@skiski508]

The greed is crazy

[@safecrackergold3743]

The promotors should show how much they earn off these guys they the ones taking the cream off the top

[@shellsbignumber2]

When you consider Rashford is on £300k a week for sitting on a bench mostly. Littler's winnings do seem a bit on the low side.

[@smith077906]

World cup final viewing figures 1.5 billion World darts final 4.8 million 312 people to darts 1. So Rashord earning 300k is equivalent of a darts player earning less than a grand.

[@AlastairBarker]

MVG WIN MORE THAN HE SHOULD HAVE? NO SO LITTLER DOESNT DESERVE IT EITHER.

[@RJA]

@@smith077906 Luke will get tons of sponsorship deals, tournament winnings don't really matter when he's gonna make so much outside of darts. Maybe not as much as some footballs players but more than enough

[@MartinJr..]

​@@smith077906 I see where you're coming from But using world cup viewers to compare salaries has very little correlation

[@lrs763]

back in the cupboard Barry.

[@pbl7559]

Wouldn't call it a working mans sport, £9 a pint in the venue is not value for money, it's pure greed

[@skiski508]

£9 pints? I hope he doesnt get what he wants

[@pbl7559]

@@skiski508 yep....someone put a pic up of the drinks menu...can't remember where I saw it

[@skiski508]

That is wild! The world really has gone bonkers

[@avfc1985]

Give it him the money then, why you telling us.

[@TomTom-gs7wy]

Wants it to come out of someone else’s pocket

[@avfc1985]

@ exactly. Same as the snooker, wants the Saudi's to put their hand up

[@KINGKING10109]

🤣🤣They just spent 6 mins arguing that Darts players should Earn more & then 2 mins later they’re complaining about the price of Pints at the venues 🤣🤣🤣 How Tf else you think they’re gonna get paid more mate…?

[@Paul-ry5cx]

venues usually keep all profits from drinks sold, and doesn't go to the organisation hiring the venue...

[@johnhogg4878]

When we went to the world final 5-6 years ago, you had to buy beer vouchers before going to the bar. The sign above the bar said it closed at 10:30pm so we stocked up on vouchers to save queuing twice. Then because the match was looking likely to be over fairly quickly we went out to buy the rest of our drinks only to find the bar was closed at 9:30pm with no way for us to get a voucher refund. As a group this cost us £50 in unclaimed vouchers. Felt robbed!!!

[@larrycoyne7727]

The same thing happened to a group of us at the O2 darts final a few years ago, we weren’t even told what time the bar was closing😪😪😪

[@FelixGallardo1946]

Bigger than Golf 😂😂😂

[@jonowhitney5515]

Brilliant interview

[@echosun79]

Townsend and Cundy couldn’t care less about darts

[@andrewpapachristophorou7958]

Brilliant Barry Hearn for number 10

[@benbrown5868]

If you compare it to other darts competitions i would agree because of the effort they go to however sports money is ludicrous already and doesnt need increasing

[@charlesscottkelly]

When your the best on the planet u deserve it,compared to football players making that in 2 weeks and they are one of thousands

[@TheTaydak]

He has no fear even after a bad 3 darts he steps up the same every time the fact he can just jump up to the level he has in front of the crowds is amazing he's hitting 9 darters and winning the same events as Phil Taylor and he's only 17. I saw yesterday he's been throwing darts since 2 so that's 15 years already lol that's mental.

[@warringtonuk8699]

Shrewd and likeable business man

[@dannitrogaming6876]

People like Barry Hearn needs time be prime minister .

[@darrenwellings1545]

I totally agree about the Tiger Woods comparison. Tiger changed the game and specifically the prize money in golf ten fold. Littler should have been paid more for sure but it will happen now.

[@andyhello23]

He speaks so much rubbish He says snooker is a great business, but in reality ronnie osullivan keeps snooker going, and ronnie is paid fortunes just to stay in snooker. Without ronnie everyone knows snooker would be a bore fest today, and have no appeal, and this hearn claims snooker today is wonderful He is a total bullshitter, always selling his lies. People like hearn is always looking to exploit people for there own benefit, not for the benefit of the sport. Barry hearn is a total and utter vulture, and his kind has ruined sports for alot of people Brain clough used to hate agents and you can see why when people like barry hearn speak.

[@BadAppleBlues]

one snlff of filthy lucre and they will suck you dry.

[@sammys3269]

How can a lad be 17 and look 34 😂

[@Hammerman837]

He's worth 5 million now

[@mrbipolarmattyhoward6071]

He worth multi millions his match room company is worth a billion pound match room is a massive company in sports tv rights and advertising rights he worth mega millions.

[@colincolin5696]

While people saving lives don’t earn that much in a year?? Muppets. He’s 17 and got 350k for one tournament…

[@RANS-ie5cf]

Thats over an 18 week period so not nearly as much as other sports players are paid. £17,500 per week. Yes its a lot of money but its not just the darts games he has to do. Its all the media days on the wednesdays and promos he has to do.

[@irinakatrina7234]

No mate. Throwing darts at a wall is worthless

[@chopinho65]

Someone is making a killing, when you consider ticket prices, attendance numbers, sales inside the venues across the premier league season plus broadcast rights! Seems that players are making a good living but it should be a higher purse given the revenue base.

[@user-ee7nz8hr6e]

He only throws darts for 15 _20 minutes. And earns plenty . The real working men who graft 8_ 12 hours a day just to survive should be earning more

[@Proxima2]

But the difference is you don’t have these working men televised to a nation of fans willing to pay to watch them work!

[@user-ee7nz8hr6e]

@@Proxima2 sort your head out

[@Proxima2]

@@user-ee7nz8hr6e I’ll sort my head out if you find some brain cells from somewhere 😂

[@jirish8067]

Hopefully littler has good people behind him to watch his back ✊

[@FelixGallardo1946]

Has anyone ever thought that the UK Darts scene is massive is because its an excuse for fans to go on a massive piss up… try taking Darts to Saudi… 😂🍾🍻

[@russchamberlain536]

No thank you true darts fans would rather keep darts on its home terf don’t want a bunch of tea towels ruining another sport and before you say anything I don’t drink alcohol can’t stand how it makes you feel

[@andybarry5315]

Hearn, the Dana White of darts. Oooh you can bet it'll be run properly.

[@StansOutdoorAdventures]

He'll sell him to the Saudis

[@ashbohgan2022]

The players should be paid properly. They fill stadiums and TV. And sponsors.

[@drofheim]

Privileged (hard working nonetheless) sportsmen should be paid more, but gamblers need to pay more on already edged bets according to Barry.

[@lfcspectre4335]

Sell out

[@Stribbo55]

I like Barry, but comparing him to Tiger Woods, what a clown

[@makaveli9236]

Sick of hearing about it, its boring now

[@BosomTester]

Woody Harrison natural born killer hehe

[@WestCoastWilliam]

Barry Hearn has been brilliant at making money but is, and always will be an idiot when it comes to talking about sport.

[@sean6977]

Hearn making the money and players getting robbed. 17 weeks and 5k plus venues and they payout £275k for winning the prem league of darts. 7-10 million I would guess from watching for 17 weeks and nevermind the sponsorship. Unless your in top 8 and winning, dart players are not making much after tax.

[@jordanwillrog]

All that Barry Hearn cares about is money :S gnns be so funny when he realises he can’t take any of it with him

[@royalhero4608]

Cundy well out of his depth on this

[@DJChipsandGarlic]

take off the tax and everything else. yes its still a massive lump of fifa points

[@darrenpurves6150]

Has he saved DARTS?? who is this clown Cundy? Darts been massive for years, all Littler has done is bring some new fans.

[@PureExile]

@@joshd9454 The £10k weekly prize has existed since the start of the current Premier League format in 2022 well before Littler was on the scene.

[@leepowell1408]

@@joshd9454 or maybe it’s because he actually knows about darts

[@StewartyMac]

@@joshd9454 Put the internet down mate, it's not for you.

[@joshd9454]

@@leepowell1408league 2 football 🤡🤡

[@jjdebruyne]

Saudi calling……

[@tazernuts5930]

Anybody can play darts ffs.. Standing still throwing a pin at a board

[@prawnee9827]

‘ Because the people at the top are greedy and want more money’ says Barry Hearn, the greedy person at the top.

[@RannsD]

Well played Mr Hearn. Cundy is a clown

[@tearsOfdisgust]

obesity , alcohol , standing lazy on spot.... nah, we do not need to pay them more. sport has too much money in it already

[@kadiummusic]

It's DARTS! 🙄

[@Adam-zh4hm]

It's the second most watched sport in the UK

[@garywallace5602]

Darts is going to bigger than golf? Barry, get back in your retirement home.

[@russchamberlain536]

You must have such a sad pathetic life either that or you’ve got no mates you commented a few pointless posts on 1 post 🤣 put your cheap Aldi wine down and go bed

[@Adam-zh4hm]

It's already bigger in the UK