Higgins warning for Trump
World champion urges youngsters to cut out sniping
Last Updated: January 26, 2012 5:08pm
John Higgins: Players sure to learn the hard way
John Higgins believes players will learn from their mistakes after Mark Allen was fined £250 and warned over his future conduct on Thursday.
Allen launched a rant at World Snooker boss Barry Hearn after winning his opening round match at last month's UK Championship.
And then last week Judd Trump upset Neil Robertson when he described the Australian's play as 'slow' and 'boring'
But world champion Higgins says the players find it difficult to shake off the buzz of matches before going straight into interviews.
"It happens. Often when you come off after a big match the adrenaline is still running," said the Scot.
"I'm sure they don't want to keep on getting fined, so it's something they'll definitely learn from."
Higgins goes head to head with Trump on Friday in the first round of the PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot-Out in Blackpool, the three-day event where matches last only 10 minutes.
"Judd doesn't really need to say these things," Higgins said. "To say that if he played well he'd have beaten Neil easily, that's being a bit disrespectful to your opponent.
"I think Neil Robertson thoroughly deserved to beat him, but Judd is great for the game. He's bringing new fans into the game and that's good."
