Topic: Darts thread

[jonkrux]

I've been on the cross bandwagon for a couple of months or so now, but I didn't expect him to win the world championships.

My old man had a few quid on him at 20-1 at the start. Hes been banging the drum a while too!

[Millie]

I wasn't questioning your dislike of him. Simply stating, in terms of the sporting aspect alone, he deserves a fanfare for his retirement, as any legend in their respective field always gets.

Nah - sorry don't agree - as I said earlier hsi conviction should have finished him at the time

[Wabaloolah]

I wasn't questioning your dislike of him. Simply stating, in terms of the sporting aspect alone, he deserves a fanfare for his retirement, as any legend in their respective field always gets.

Rolf Harris was a legend too, loved by the Queen, he's done his time, should he make a comeback?

[Statto Red]

Not many would finish from 140 with T18, T18 & D16 to win a leg, yet alone to win the match.

[jonkrux]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1203738.stm

Fucking disgrace that. How was he allowed to continue in the game?

[lessthanmatt]

and you are questioning why I cant stand him?

Him being a bit of a c*nt and a legend of the sport are separate things. There will likely never be another dart player as celebrated as him. I'm sure Cross expected the big send-off for Taylor and didn't mind him receiving some attention. Cross seemed very humble and cool about everything and had a lot of praise for Taylor in his interview!  He seems like a very cool customer in general... the composure on all those darts was positively cucumber! I doubt he thought anyone was being "unfair to him" up on that stage. He even gestured to Taylor to come over and lift the trophy with him before he'd even lifted it himself

[voodoo ray]

Not many would finish from 140 with T18, T18 & D16 to win a leg, yet alone to win the match.

after hitting 3 T18s the turn before too.

[Illmatic]

they need to hollow out that trophy or something to stop it being so fucking heavy. 

It is an extremely poor design, given the money in the game one would think they could do better.

[Always_A_Red]

Cross won't dominate the sport, Van Gerwen is still capable of reaching a level nobody else can live with.

There's going to be many great matches between them two. The thing with Cross is that he doesn't seem to feel the pressure, he just plays Darts. He was playing for £400,000 tonight, in front of thousands of people, millions watching on TV, against the greatest darts player of all time and he casually checks out 140 for the match. He's class.

[puroresu_kid]

Not many would finish from 140 with T18, T18 & D16 to win a leg, yet alone to win the match.

He does take out some big shots in an unconventional ways.

[Buck Pete]

What I find more astonishing than Cross winning is the fact that Paul Lim is actually still alive rather than still playing and almost hitting 9 darters in world championships on live TV.

Fucking jaw nearly hit the floor when I found out!!

[puroresu_kid]

In all seriousness the PDC probably needed a world class English player to emerge. The best ones are past their best now and loads of the big events are held in the British Isles.

Biggest growth area is Germany. They need one of the German lads to kick on.

[Millie]

Him being a bit of a c*nt and a legend of the sport are separate things. There will likely never be another dart player as celebrated as him. I'm sure Cross expected the big send-off for Taylor and didn't mind him receiving some attention. Cross seemed very humble and cool about everything and had a lot of praise for Taylor in his interview!  He seems like a very cool customer in general... the composure on all those darts was positively cucumber! I doubt he thought anyone was being "unfair to him" up on that stage. He even gestured to Taylor to come over and lift the trophy with him before he'd even lifted it himself

At bit of a c*nt?   He is a convicted sex offender.

[Gerry Attrick]

First time I saw Cross Van Gerwen hit 18 perfect darts against him. He went 177, 170, 180, 180, 141, 177 in a match at the UK Open I think?

[Wabaloolah]

Fucking disgrace that. How was he allowed to continue in the game?

The PDC needed him, without him I suspect they would have collapsed as he was the only guy in town back then

[Barneylfc∗]

Rolf Harris was a legend too, loved by the Queen, he's done his time, should he make a comeback?

I don't recall saying I agreed with the PDC's decision to allow him to continue playing?

But the fact is, the 16 time world champion, the guy who has lifted darts to the heights it is today has just retired, and got a bit of an ovation on the stage despite losing the final. That, I don't disagree with.

[Gerry Attrick]

There's going to be many great matches between them two. The thing with Cross is that he doesn't seem to feel the pressure, he just plays Darts. He was playing for £400,000 tonight, in front of thousands of people, millions watching on TV, against the greatest darts player of all time and he casually checks out 140 for the match. He's class.

He's class, absolutely no doubt about that.

[Statto Red]

Cross confirmed in the Premier League, had to be in after that performance.

[Gerry Attrick]

Biggest growth area is Germany. They need one of the German lads to kick on.

Not much room for growth in the UK, but there is plenty of room for regression. Need a big English name to retain the huge interest in this country in my opinion.

[voodoo ray]

FFS whitlock in the premier league. he doesn't deserve that in my eyes.

[jonkrux]

Happy for gerwyn price getting in there being a welshman

[sinnermichael]

Michael van Gerwen
Gary Anderson
Peter Wright
Daryl Gurney
Raymond van Barneveld
Mensur Suljović
Rob Cross
Gerwyn Price
Michael Smith
Simon Whitlock

[Gerry Attrick]

Premier League lineup; MVG, Cross, Anderson, Wright, Gurney, Suljovic, RVB, Price, M Smith, Whitlock. I'm surprised Lewis isn't in there for his ability to hit 180s.

[lessthanmatt]

At bit of a c*nt?   He is a convicted sex offender.

Yeah well a c*nt then. I have no opinion on him as a person. Point is that Barney was just responding to the idea that Taylor didn't deserve his big send-off from a darts perspective, which is ludicrous! He made no comment on or defense of Taylor's personality/character outside of darts.

[LiverLuke]

Whitlock? Really? He's awful.

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[Wabaloolah]

I don't recall saying I agreed with the PDC's decision to allow him to continue playing?

But the fact is, the 16 time world champion, the guy who has lifted darts to the heights it is today has just retired, and got a bit of an ovation on the stage despite losing the final. That, I don't disagree with.

Fair enough, he was always going to get that ovation as he made the PDC what it is today, had he been banned back then who knows what would have happened.
I suspect, however, there are many on here and no doubt many in the crowd cheering  him on whom have no idea that he's a convicted sex offender

[voodoo ray]

the sport's only going horizontally up apparently.

[Gerry Attrick]

Whitlock? Really? He's awful.

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Would've been better to give it somebody like Cadby. Would've been cool to see Cadby play Price again

[Millie]

Yeah well a c*nt then. I have no opinion on him as a person. Point is that Barney was just responding to the idea that Taylor didn't deserve his big send-off from a darts perspective, which is ludicrous! He made no comment on or defense of Taylor's personality/character outside of darts.

Look I know he was a great darts player - not disputing that but that conviction, in my opinion, means he deserves fuck all.

[Statto Red]

That's the Festive season well & truly over.

[Wabaloolah]

Happy for gerwyn price getting in there being a welshman

nice bloke too, he used to drink in my local

[puroresu_kid]

Kinda surprised Whitlock got in.

[Gerry Attrick]

That's the Festive season well & truly over.

BDO starts on Saturday! Adams v McGeeney in the first round could be decent.

[Fordy]

Cross confirmed in the Premier League, had to be in after that performance.

He's now number 3 in the world so was an automatic pick.

[puroresu_kid]

Not much room for growth in the UK, but there is plenty of room for regression. Need a big English name to retain the huge interest in this country in my opinion.

Michael Smith has the raw ability to do so  just needs that little bit more to get over the line.

I did think Bunting would of kicked on after a very good start to his PDC career but his regressed badly.

[Barneylfc∗]

Look I know he was a great darts player - not disputing that but that conviction, in my opinion, means he deserves fuck all.

Completely understand where you're coming from.

That's the Festive season well & truly over.

Was in my da's for New Years. He came back from the shop yesterday and said there was Easter Eggs on the shelves 

[Fordy]

Whitlock?!! FFS what's the point.

Van Den Burgh would of been better.

[Wabaloolah]

Yeah well a c*nt then. I have no opinion on him as a person. Point is that Barney was just responding to the idea that Taylor didn't deserve his big send-off from a darts perspective, which is ludicrous! He made no comment on or defense of Taylor's personality/character outside of darts.

How do you separate the two though?

Taylor's a great darts player and Paul Gadd made some decent records back in the seventies but he's still a convicted paedohile

[Wabaloolah]

Anyway, I'm done with this, I have no respect whatsoever for Taylor, glad he's retired, no doubt Sky will find a place for him in their coverage though!

[puroresu_kid]

Hopefully this will be kick Lewis into action. He needs to up his game significantly.