dont think drinking should be banned most people behave perfectly with a few ales inside them. if they misbehave then ban them we have 1 Gordon Brown in our league and he is teetotal! blame the player not the booze But that's not the problem Paul. Its the negative public perception. Its the image o...

daveboygreen wrote:

Dannyboy wrote:I swear I said this exact same thing yesterday! I fully agree with him - darts needs to move forward and not be stuck with the rest of the BDO in the 1980s.

So darts has not moved forward then?? Darts is still stuck in the 1980's is it??

What a load of tosh!!!

In this aspect yes.

Murphio wrote: Alcohol isnt performance enhancing? not what I have found over the years playing darts. Ive played some of my best darts while under the influence. Regulating the amount can be difficult but Ive always found that a few pints calms the nerves and steadies the arm. I can't be bothered ...

I swear I said this exact same thing yesterday! I fully agree with him - darts needs to move forward and not be stuck with the rest of the BDO in the 1980s.

You seem to be very harsh for the ratings bit!

Are any of the 'big' BDO players going to bother to enter this? Depends if they get nobbled by the IDPA first. Or, failing that, certain people will get all p1ssy and moan that all the dates clash with their events, even though BDO/WDF events are almost every bloody weekend. :fishing :fishing :fish...

Are any of the 'big' BDO players going to bother to enter this?

Some very good players in Finland , problem is not not the cheapest place to get to and from and darts is way down the pecking order for sponsorship over there. Spoke to steve douglas in iom , he gave up county so he could do Finland and Poland to chase lakeside points! Went to Finland as no4 seed ...

Good write up Andy, best of luck. The wins will come don't worry!

Very surprised how well Magnus is playing this year. He may well get into all the TV majors at this current rate.

Terry Jenkins 5-8 James Wade Raymond van Barneveld 8-4 Mark Webster Simon Whitlock 4-8 Phil Taylor Gary Anderson 8-5 Adrian Lewis Highest Average - Gary Anderson Lowest Average - Terry Jenkins Highest Checkout - Simon Whitlock Tie Break (number of 180s) - 25 Darts wanted if win - 10262 25g Adrian Le...

Are they broadcasting every single match live? No highlights or missed matches (a la BBC)

Surprised there's no Jacques Nieulwaat or Leo Oldenburger doing comms.

Great report Lee - much appreciated. Not having a pop, 'cos I like a drink - but I wonder why so many players can't stay off the sauce on a Saturday night when they've got to play the next day. Honestly, would you have got further on Sunday if there hadn't been any beer 'still in the air from the p...

Great report Lee - much appreciated. Not having a pop, 'cos I like a drink - but I wonder why so many players can't stay off the sauce on a Saturday night when they've got to play the next day. Honestly, would you have got further on Sunday if there hadn't been any beer 'still in the air from the p...

Great report Lee - much appreciated. Not having a pop, 'cos I like a drink - but I wonder why so many players can't stay off the sauce on a Saturday night when they've got to play the next day. Honestly, would you have got further on Sunday if there hadn't been any beer 'still in the air from the p...

thestinghitshard wrote:

The Ginger Ninja wrote:So I assume you have resigned your PDPA Associate membership?

yes mate i done that as soon as i left the Q school .....

I thought the BDO/WDF had a 'cooling off period' (ie. 3 months) that you're not allowed to play for?

The Ginger Ninja wrote:You have amended, cheers.

May also be worth just putting in "+ 32 Rileys Qualifiers" in the last paragraph

Shut up Ginge!

Why are you splitting the 1st Round and Preliminary Round? The Top 96 plus ties enter at First Round/Prelim stage, and the lowest on the list are not the ones who play the Prelims - it is totally random. The player who finishes 65th on the list may have to play a Prelim. There may not even be a Pre...

These UK Open qualifiers are an absolute nonsense. If they must have a seperate qualifier for the UK Open - and for the life of me I cant understand why the least prestigious and financially rewarding event needs its own qualifiying system anyway - why on earth cant they just have a seperate UK Ope...

http://www.pdc-darts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/speedyUKOpen.jpg We're now half way through the qualifying events for the 2011 Speedy Hire UK Open and the qualifiers are now starting to take shape. Having said that, things will change dramatically as Phil Taylor and James Wade are still to tu...

Cant agree more with your points. I do love the argument that some people bring up about Scott Waites, that he wont join the PDC because of the traveling and the distance he is away from the missus (who is ill) What a load of b0llocks. He does loads of traveling on the BDO/WDF circuit as it is, and...