BDO tournaments no longer recognised by WDF and BDO relegated to Associate Member

[Ginge]

fek sake it’s not free to view anymore

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[oche balboa]

Digital spy

[samtyler1973]

Digital spy

It is?

[Deleted User]

Digital spy

It is?

Sam. Meet Oche.

[Zapp Brannigan]

Surely they cant give free tickets out to family and friends, they need all the cash they can get.

Only one ticket per player according to fanatics the other night

[markymark]

Digital Spy havent taken this very well at all. Madsocks!

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussio ... thread/p36

Totally ignoring the issues raised to have a moan at the "haters", its like BDO Fanatics Lite

Christ. Madsocks and that Lethem guy are genuine morons.

Moaning that the women were only there in the PDC for their "teeth and tits" when the walk on girls probably made more than most on the BDO women's tour.

(No-one on the music Lethem plays on the radio has ever used their looks to make money I'm guessing.)

"Where are the female callers?" Because you couldn't move for them in the BDO for the last 30 years of course.

[trotter01]

Digital Spy havent taken this very well at all. Madsocks!

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussio ... thread/p36

Totally ignoring the issues raised to have a moan at the "haters", its like BDO Fanatics Lite

Not read Digital Spy for ages.. Clicked on the link.. I see Darren Lethem is still giving his views.. That's probably why I stopped reading there

[only85]

so in 2021 we will probably have the bdo wc indigo signed up committed contractually to, & also a wdf shindig at lakeside is that an odds on bet

[BlueSpark]

Digital Spy havent taken this very well at all. Madsocks!

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussio ... thread/p36

Totally ignoring the issues raised to have a moan at the "haters", its like BDO Fanatics Lite

Not read Digital Spy for ages.. Clicked on the link.. I see Darren Lethem is still giving his views.. That's probably why I stopped reading there

No different to here when Ian was posting

[Dannyboy]

Anybody who celebrates the BDO being in such dire straits, and would celebrate it going bust, is 1) not a darts fan and 2) doesn’t understand how the sport is run. I know that pretty much sums up most people on something like TSOD, granted.

1. Just a little bit disrespectful?
2. We know how darts is being run very well on the BDO side, if you look at the last few months of posts!

[Ginge]

Anybody who celebrates the BDO being in such dire straits, and would celebrate it going bust, is 1) not a darts fan and 2) doesn’t understand how the sport is run. I know that pretty much sums up most people on something like TSOD, granted.

1. Just a little bit disrespectful?
2. We know how darts is being run very well on the BDO side, if you look at the last few months of posts!

They genuinely think that if the BDO vanishes, all grass root darts vanishes. Absolute morons.

[ChrisW]

Could go in a number of threads this one.

[Deleted User]

Anybody who celebrates the BDO being in such dire straits, and would celebrate it going bust, is 1) not a darts fan and 2) doesn’t understand how the sport is run. I know that pretty much sums up most people on something like TSOD, granted.

1. Just a little bit disrespectful?
2. We know how darts is being run very well on the BDO side, if you look at the last few months of posts!

They genuinely think that if the BDO vanishes, all grass root darts vanishes. Absolute morons.

Yes. People will be forced to stop playing in pubs, in local leagues, Superleague and especially county.

None of these can happen as Des and the BDO organise them all.

In fact, I could be in trouble with the WDF for having an unsanctioned, unregulated practice up The Willy last night.

[ChrisW]

Anybody who celebrates the BDO being in such dire straits, and would celebrate it going bust, is 1) not a darts fan and 2) doesn’t understand how the sport is run. I know that pretty much sums up most people on something like TSOD, granted.

1. Just a little bit disrespectful?
2. We know how darts is being run very well on the BDO side, if you look at the last few months of posts!

They genuinely think that if the BDO vanishes, all grass root darts vanishes. Absolute morons.

Yes. People will be forced to stop playing in pubs, in local leagues, Superleague and especially county.

None of these can happen as Des and the BDO organise them all.

In fact, I could be in trouble with the WDF for having an unsanctioned, unregulated practice up The Willy last night.

There will be a 2 pund levy for all matches played in pubs as from 2021. Especially up your Willy.

[Shotline]

The WDF is the World Governing Body so it makes sense that they should run any world ranking system and should be running any World Championships. Official tournaments should be run by that nation's Federation. You don't get other Federations running official tournaments in other nations, why should the BDO? Unofficial fun events are fine, but official WDF recognised events should be run by the relevant Feds.

[1205]

The WDF is the World Governing Body so it makes sense that they should run any world ranking system and should be running any World Championships. Official tournaments should be run by that nation's Federation. You don't get other Federations running official tournaments in other nations, why should the BDO? Unofficial fun events are fine, but official WDF recognised events should be run by the relevant Feds.

The top darts competitions are run by a private company, the PDC.

The rest are fighting over crumbs.

The BDO messed up the Masters draw and the WDF did nothing.
The BDO asked for points money, the WDF saw weakness and stuck a knife in the BDO.
Hopefully, once the BDO is dead, the WDF will work with the PDC on creating an effective support and feeder system.

[only85]

wdf tourny at hotel zuiderduin or lakeside next year broadcast off to corals

[ILAD]

The WDF is the World Governing Body so it makes sense that they should run any world ranking system and should be running any World Championships. Official tournaments should be run by that nation's Federation. You don't get other Federations running official tournaments in other nations, why should the BDO? Unofficial fun events are fine, but official WDF recognised events should be run by the relevant Feds.

The top darts competitions are run by a private company, the PDC.

The rest are fighting over crumbs.

The BDO messed up the Masters draw and the WDF did nothing.
The BDO asked for points money, the WDF saw weakness and stuck a knife in the BDO.
Hopefully, once the BDO is dead, the WDF will work with the PDC on creating an effective support and feeder system.

Exactly, the WDF/BDO are totally irrelevant.

[devosteve]

Could go in a number of threads this one.

JDC was offered to the bdo who turned it down?!

You can't blame des for the mess but he hasn't helped. (Slight understatement from Fitton ).

[Dannyboy]

Think he was trying to be diplomatic!