Sid Waddell

[Ipad180]

A year ago today, the great man left us. I'm sure he's watching over the darting world up there...

*Insert favourite Sid quote below*

[A.Dev]

"It's like spooning minestrone"

[mc1958]

“The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in with a portion of chips, you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them”

[STEVE M]

I used to like the way he would go on about the term stacking,a player had a marker in the 60 and needed another for a big outshot.sid obviously got excited and said something along the lines of understacker,side stacker any stacker needed.i thought that was amusing.

[Rudy]

"Like Long John Silver used to say: he needs one more leg".

[masticman]

He looks more nervous then a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

[Bub]

Towards the end of a long hot sweaty session on stage;

'It's Jocky on the Oche, and he's blowing like a whale'

to be read in your best Geordie accent

[Wally]

Jocky Wilson ........ what an athlete !!

[Hungry Coyote]

He looks more nervous then a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

This was my favourite Sid quote and I've made use of it many times.
When I read the words, in my mind's eye I actually see a long tailed cat in the room full of rocking chairs. It's almost poetic in its structure, if you know what I mean!

[foggs3355]

you couldn't get more excitement if Elvis walked in and ordered a chip sandwich

[Al Capone]

It's so hot up there, he's sweating like a swamp donkey in a sauna

[Rudy]

"It's the greatest comeback since Lazarus".

I miss Sid, I really do. I know a lot of people disliked his Taylor-made commentary, but the man had cabaret class and a huge vocabulary to dig out of by heart.

[Lee Taylor]

agree with Rudy.

At the end the Taylor love in was nauseous, but Sid of old was total class.

[kingprawn180]

" He`s buzzing like a blue bottle in a bothy window "

[Uncle Bullseye]

Ah Bristow! R.I.P. Sid