6th BDO World Darts Trophy 30 Aug - 1 Sep Blackburn

[The Crusader]

Don't put yourself down Carl, we still like you

It's history repeating itself, you have to feel sorry for the players.

Haha some people like me then. It really is shocking how the players are treated. Yet they stay year on year.

You can't blame them for staying when it gives them the opportunity to play the Ultra All Inclusive Mega Cheappppp Northern Cyprus Open.
It's the most important event of the year.

Nowt bigger than our match tonight

I don't want to talk about it

Haha see ya soon

[Buzz Fledderjohn]

Haha some people like me then. It really is shocking how the players are treated. Yet they stay year on year.

You can't blame them for staying when it gives them the opportunity to play the Ultra All Inclusive Mega Cheappppp Northern Cyprus Open.
It's the most important event of the year.

Nowt bigger than our match tonight

I don't want to talk about it

Haha see ya soon

See you soon mate

[foggs3355]

Even if goes ahead it be like last Year 50-60 people in crowd so it won’t look good on tv that

[1205]

PANICK. FFS.

Valid, but obsolete.

[Ginge]

At least someone got whooshed in the comments...

[Ginge]

This article hasnt aged well.

https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/26/des-jack ... d-8395428/

Just noticed the final bit...

‘The cost involved in playing a BDO event is a lot less than a PDC event, more than double for a PDC event. ‘If a player is a bit flush that month and can afford to travel to a PDC event, stay in a hotel, play the Challenge Tour then great. ‘If the following month they’ve only got £150 in their pocket then they can book into the British Open, or the British Classic, or an England Open, a Belgian Open, wherever. ‘They can play to where their budget lies.’

Costs nothing to get to and stay in Belgium then does it, Des?

[ChrisW]

Poor old Phil, must be desperate for some BDO news to publish.

[Ginge]

Doubt he is bothered, probably now realises he inadvertently published a whole weeks worth of lies.

[ChrisW]

Nah, He's a true FOB not being fobbed.

[Ginge]

I see an old friend has commented on the BDO FB page on the North Cyprus post. Must be reading here

[nikkiboy]

I see an old friend has commented on the BDO FB page on the North Cyprus post. Must be reading here

Maybe the WDT is being held in North Cyprus?

[Ginge]

Would love to know where they get these flight prices from, a quick look at Birmingham on Skyscanner and you cant do it for less than £200 on those dates and thats with no checked luggage.

"Flights to Malaga less than £19" a few months ago.

[Buzz Fledderjohn]

Would love to know where they get these flight prices from, a quick look at Birmingham on Skyscanner and you cant do it for less than £200 on those dates and thats with no checked luggage.

"Flights to Malaga less than £19" a few months ago.

Are you suggesting they're deliberately over exaggerating the Mega Cheappppness of their Ultra All Inclusive shindig?
Surely not.

And be careful with accusations like that, or you'll have some precious soul on Fanatics threatening legal action again.

[Ginge]

Will happily retract it if someone can find me a return flight from Birmingham to Cyprus for the amount quoted.

Actually, you can do it for £148 to Larnaca, however the return flight isnt direct and wont include checked bags. Also no idea if Larnaca is the best airport for the North.

[devosteve]

I see an old friend has commented on the BDO FB page on the North Cyprus post. Must be reading here

Who's that (user name that is).

[Ginge]

I see an old friend has commented on the BDO FB page on the North Cyprus post. Must be reading here

Who's that (user name that is).

It's our old friend Col.

[TheSandman]

This article hasnt aged well.

https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/26/des-jack ... d-8395428/

Just noticed the final bit...

‘The cost involved in playing a BDO event is a lot less than a PDC event, more than double for a PDC event. ‘If a player is a bit flush that month and can afford to travel to a PDC event, stay in a hotel, play the Challenge Tour then great. ‘If the following month they’ve only got £150 in their pocket then they can book into the British Open, or the British Classic, or an England Open, a Belgian Open, wherever. ‘They can play to where their budget lies.’

Costs nothing to get to and stay in Belgium then does it, Des?

‘We’ve not announced yet the venue for the World Championship, the World Masters, the World Darts Trophy, we’ve not announced the title sponsor for the World Masters and World Championship – and we have several, whereas we didn’t before.

5 months later and still no venues announced or the ‘several’ sponsors.

But the northern Cyprus open is doing tremendously well, more people then ever plus free fags.

[Skewball]

Do Des/Paula benefit from helping to run this Cyprus comp, either financially or in kind ( free accomodation etc)?

[Paddy McGinty]

Do Des/Paula benefit from helping to run this Cyprus comp, either financially or in kind ( free accomodation etc)?

Duh.........

[Ginge]

Do Des/Paula benefit from helping to run this Cyprus comp, either financially or in kind ( free accomodation etc)?

Is there an issue if they did? Far as I see it, the only two issues are a) constantly using the BDO social media outlets to advertise it, to the detriment of most other events, and b) the fact they are brazenly plugging it whilst all the players only want to know whats happening about a major event 8 and a bit weeks away