: Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:53 pm  

Wolfie should swallow his pride and play in the GSOD.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:55 pm  

BDO Darts is gash I cant believe I wasted 30 minutes of my day watching some of it

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:18 pm  

Dead Man Walking wrote:

Wolfie should swallow his pride and play in the GSOD.

I'LL end up playing in the GSOD before Wolfie does.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:17 pm  

Dead Man Walking wrote:

Wolfie should swallow his pride and play in the GSOD.

He has played in PDC Events before (including the World Matchplay) but he has a serious problem with Barry Hearne and it seems he will not play in events such as the Grand Slam whilst Hearne is in charge.

It is covered in this months We Love Darts Magazine though they do not really get to the bottom of it in the interview and I think it has got to the stage where if he did play he would get such a bad reaction from the crowd that he would struggle to play his normal game (a thing BDO players tend to do in the Evening Sessions at Wolverhampton where there is audience noise which they are not used to...though not showing any hostility to them in particular). Conversely a few have played well on the Sunday Afternoon session when the crowds are low and generally more BDO like in their noise levels.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:20 pm  

WireFanatic II wrote:

Wolfie wins it 7-6 after being 6-3 down.

Ah well, at least Green will still be able to play in the GSOD.

On the PDC site's qualification list it only has a place for the winner but I guess sense will prevail and he will be allowed in to boost the BDO's representation.

Not sure the BBC mentioned the Grand Slam of Darts once but no real surprise there.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:25 pm  

LFCRhino wrote:

BDO Darts is gash I cant believe I wasted 30 minutes of my day watching some of it

I thought it was a good game, I guess you should regard it as watching a 3rd level rugby or football match and comparing it to the Premiership/Super League. It might not have the same quality but probably leads to tighter matches in the main with no Phil Taylor/Saint Helens/Man Utd walking all over Jamie Caven/Celtic Crusaders/Hull.

Shame BBC's coverage was so disjointed and there was something like a 2 1/2 hour gap between the semi's on the red button and the final on BBC2. At least Sky and ITV4 give proper coverage and make it easy for the viewer whears BBC just seem to want to fill a few gaps here and there jusat to keep the Lakeside contract safe.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:40 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

I thought it was a good game, I guess you should regard it as watching a 3rd level rugby or football match and comparing it to the Premiership/Super League. It might not have the same quality but probably leads to tighter matches in the main with no Phil Taylor/Saint Helens/Man Utd walking all over Jamie Caven/Celtic Crusaders/Hull.

Shame BBC's coverage was so disjointed and there was something like a 2 1/2 hour gap between the semi's on the red button and the final on BBC2. At least Sky and ITV4 give proper coverage and make it easy for the viewer whears BBC just seem to want to fill a few gaps here and there jusat to keep the Lakeside contract safe.

I agree.

There are some very good close competitive games on show in BDO tournaments, the biggest problem the BDO has (apart from money for players) is the BBC's lack of coverage / poor coverage which prevents fans from watching live darts unless they attend the arenas.

: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:16 pm  

Nemanja wrote:

I agree.

There are some very good close competitive games on show in BDO tournaments, the biggest problem the BDO has (apart from money for players) is the BBC's lack of coverage / poor coverage which prevents fans from watching live darts unless they attend the arenas.

They really need a version of the Premier League to get their players out there. It may not even need television coverage as if you can get 1000 odd people into regional sports centres or theatres in the way the Veterans tournament on setanta last year went you could cover the prize money and raise the profile of the likes of Adams, Hankey, O'Shea etc.

They all seem good at the PR so a few photo/autograph sessions before and after their matches and I am guessing people would turn out.

At least it would show the BDO are doing something for their top players and realising they administer a spectator as well as a participation sport.

: Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:55 pm  

For those who can use the net freely in the day.......(and are registered with a major bookie) http://www.pdc.tv/page/ChampionshipLeag ... 59,00.html

For those who can use the net freely in the day.......(and are registered with a major bookie) http://www.pdc.tv/page/ChampionshipLeag ... 59,00.html

: Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:53 pm  

SkyBet Grand Prix Draw http://www.pdc.tv/page/GrandPrixDetail/ ... 96,00.html Shock horror Jamie Caven gets a winnable first round match for a change

SkyBet Grand Prix Draw http://www.pdc.tv/page/GrandPrixDetail/ ... 96,00.html Shock horror Jamie Caven gets a winnable first round match for a change