faraway saint Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 First match living up to expectation, trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 hour ago, faraway saint said: First match living up to expectation, trash. 2nd match was a bit better. Currently a woman's match on..................didn't someone say there's no reason women can't be as good as men...................clearly not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Scoring wasn't great but the finishing from the winner, Ashton, was very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 The current match is quite simply pants. Both players averaging 80, the 1 & 5 are getting hammered. If I didn't have a bet on it I wouldn't watch. Feck knows why channel 4 & BT Sport have pumped money into this garbage, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 17 minutes ago, faraway saint said: The current match is quite simply pants. Both players averaging 80, the 1 & 5 are getting hammered. If I didn't have a bet on it I wouldn't watch. Feck knows why channel 4 & BT Sport have pumped money into this garbage, Here's a classic for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 minute ago, FTOF said: Here's a classic for you. That was the match I just watched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 The commentators love the phrase "I know whoever is better than this".................... I'm flippin better than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said: 5 hours ago, faraway saint said: The commentators love the phrase "I know whoever is better than this".................... I'm flippin better than this. Aye, but can ye run? Only if I need to. PS I'm also really shit at darts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) On 06/01/2018 at 8:54 AM, faraway saint said: Glen Durrant 5/4 favourite, then it jumps to a 8/1 shot, indicating anybody could get to the final or win it. On 06/01/2018 at 9:03 AM, faraway saint said: Having done a bit of research (shutting my eyes and pointing at a list) a decent outsider could be Mark McGeeney, 20/1 Todays bet is McGeeney, Mandigers and Robson................no fecking idea who any of them are, exciting eh? Todays final is Durrant v McGeeney. Stuck a small wager on McGeeney just after his first game, 16/1 although watching him at times yesterday he ranged from reasonable to absolute gash. Durrant is 1/7, don't think the bookies share my slight optimism. Durrant has averaged a decent 99 throughout the tournament, McGeeney a poor 90, although the amount of darts that missed the doubles have had an effect on that as his scoring is better than Durrant except in the 180's. Ach well, still in with a shout.......................... Edited January 14, 2018 by faraway saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Meant to say, final on channel 4 at 4:15 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudtobeabuddy Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 hour ago, faraway saint said: Meant to say, final on channel 4 at 4:15 today. Competing with the Man City game. I used to watch this one because it was the original but it's died a death unfortunately, it can't compete with the other one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 49 minutes ago, proudtobeabuddy said: Competing with the Man City game. I used to watch this one because it was the original but it's died a death unfortunately, it can't compete with the other one. You're right, it doesn't compete with the PDC in any way, apart from the crowd who, overall, are real darts fans. I watched quite a bit at the start, and some last night, and the standard is very poor. I'm only tuning in because I've a vested interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorizaar Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Spoiler Decent enough final. The BDO is obviously a lower standard than the PDC but I've never understood why it gets such a hard time about it. All sports have different levels and i can't think of any that get mocked as much as the BDO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 16 hours ago, Thorizaar said: Hide contents Decent enough final. The BDO is obviously a lower standard than the PDC but I've never understood why it gets such a hard time about it. All sports have different levels and i can't think of any that get mocked as much as the BDO. It could be because these other sports that are poor don't get the same TV coverage? The final was decent enough as a competitive match which is enough for plenty of people, although the standard was poor compared to the PDC, as you rightly say. It's a tad unfortunate the standard in the PDC has gone through the roof, along with the coverage Sky can provide. It's, IMO, a better event to attend as I've mentioned, the crowd are there to see the darts, not make an arse of themselves and wave at the TV or sing/shout as loud as possible, in a "look at me" type of way. I'm looking at attending next year because of the atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 The BDO world junior champion Justin Van Tergouw is a future BDO. and PDC world champion in waiting the boy is some talent, get your dosh on him next year faraway if he enters the BDO adult tournament next year. (can still play in the juniors) and remember who told you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 4 hours ago, portmahomack saint said: The BDO world junior champion Justin Van Tergouw is a future BDO. and PDC world champion in waiting the boy is some talent, get your dosh on him next year faraway if he enters the BDO adult tournament next year. (can still play in the juniors) and remember who told you We can go "haufers"...................... £5 each, remind me nearer the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 I'm watching the darts just now........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portmahomack saint Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 7 hours ago, faraway saint said: We can go "haufers"...................... £5 each, remind me nearer the time. Al keep you posted. ps keep it to yourself,, and we will take the bookies to the cleaners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoof Hearted Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 missed bobby george and his famous hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 Had the misfortune to stumble across this years BDO darts earlier. Atmosphere non existent, coverage was tragic (scores were wrong for quite a while) camera work appalling and the standard, well, players ended up on double 2 and double 1. Caught part of some comment from Barry Hearn the other day who said they, BDO, were losing money, the prize money has went down and have refused any help/discussions with him on the future. Somebody better step in or, unfortunately it could disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted January 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 Thought it had just finished during the week and won by a scotchman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 2 hours ago, shull said: Thought it had just finished during the week and won by a scotchman. That was the real darts, this is sponsored by Mickey Mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorizaar Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 1/5/2020 at 5:37 PM, faraway saint said: That was the real darts, this is sponsored by Mickey Mouse. Not far from the truth. Players' shirt sponsor is a betting company with 130 followers on Twitter and no website. The current chairman was emailing local builders last week asking them to sponsor the event. There are big issues in the BDO but none more so than that current chairman who has been a disaster. At the last BDO "major", he put fake names in the draws. This coincidentally resulted in his wife being a seed in the ladies comp! Also responsible for the disastrous decision to leave Lakeside this year. It was a dump but at least it had the history and people went to it. It's worth following darts forums and Justin Credible Darts blog to read about the total mess the BDO has become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, Thorizaar said: Not far from the truth. Players' shirt sponsor is a betting company with 130 followers on Twitter and no website. The current chairman was emailing local builders last week asking them to sponsor the event. There are big issues in the BDO but none more so than that current chairman who has been a disaster. At the last BDO "major", he put fake names in the draws. This coincidentally resulted in his wife being a seed in the ladies comp! Also responsible for the disastrous decision to leave Lakeside this year. It was a dump but at least it had the history and people went to it. It's worth following darts forums and Justin Credible Darts blog to read about the total mess the BDO has become. Cheers, will give it a look. The PDC, IMO, is far from perfect, went TOO far in the size of venues, become an excuse to get bladdered and shout shite at other drunks, but at the end of the day the organisation in every area is PROFESSIONAL. People can knock it but the standard is exceptional, although if you watch the coverage Sky reduce the amount of times they show averages when the game is poor, sneaky b'strds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwall_Saint Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 I was reading about this earlier. I used to love watching the Lakeside on the BBC, and I can’t believe how far down the BDO has gone downhill as it did used to be a decent tournament. It appears that moving from the Lakeside was the final nail needed to finish the coffin. I won’t be surprised if the BDO ceases to exist soon. It’s a massive shame, but it isn’t going to match the PDC in any shape or form now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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