Where do you rank MVG now on the all time greatest list?

[Pigpen]

No way MVG will ever win as many titles as Deta.

[tungsten tossers]

Bristow is just stories to anybody under 40 and I just realised with mild horror that the upcoming Worlds marks a decade since Taylor won it.

Wow.. it really doesn't seem that long ago

[sennafan24]

Van Goblin is nowhere near Taylor in terms of either career achievements or ability.

I think peak MvG is on a par with peak Philth when it comes to ability with high averages etc but he is nowhere near Philth, and never will be, in regards of achievements..

At the risk of sounding like Randall, you have to remember that MVG's best averages were set post-2015 when the boards were changed.

PT13 explains why that was such a factor here - viewtopic.php?p=1192420#p1192405

Even with the board changes, Van Gobin has never produced a tournament like Taylor did at the 2009 European Championship - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Euro ... ip_(darts)

[Randall]

Van Goblin is nowhere near Taylor in terms of either career achievements or ability.

Is the correct answer

[Rogg]

Adorable.

[tungsten tossers]

And the correct spelling for once

[sennafan24]

Another thing Taylor has in his favour is longevity.

He was the outright best player in the world consistently from the early 1990s up until the early 2010s.

[sennafan24]

probably will go down as the greatest (even though he never won at lakeside) will probably end up with close to ten world titles if he goes till he is 40, in this climate that would be outstanding, taylor was beating reg harding and women players for some of his early tinpot wdc titles

[sennafan24]

Over 5 years ago ffs:

Lewis had/gas an a game part wouldbt gave lived with for me. Wilson and Priestley better, but not quite.

your spelling is getting worse each week

It's auto correct on the fucking phone

[Gidra]

Van Goblin is nowhere near Taylor in terms of either career achievements or ability.

I think peak MvG is on a par with peak Philth when it comes to ability with high averages etc but he is nowhere near Philth, and never will be, in regards of achievements..

Peak Philth vs peak Baldfish is a close game, but I think Philth would prevail at the end. So, +1

[Randall]

Taylor was matching mvgs numbers on boards with trebles and doubles half the size
Ludicrous to say they are the same

[Rogg]

On and on we go. Well played Greipel.

[sennafan24]

Van Goblin is nowhere near Taylor in terms of either career achievements or ability.

I think peak MvG is on a par with peak Philth when it comes to ability with high averages etc but he is nowhere near Philth, and never will be, in regards of achievements..

Peak Philth vs peak Baldfish is a close game, but I think Philth would prevail at the end. So, +1

Drawing merely from eye-test, I get the impression that Peak Taylor was more consistent than Peak MVG.

Thus, under a Matchplay format, I think Peak Taylor wins quite convincingly.

[sennafan24]

Taylor was matching mvgs numbers on boards with trebles and doubles half the size Ludicrous to say they are the same

[tungsten tossers]

On and on we go. Well played Greipel.

+1

[tungsten tossers]

Van Goblin is nowhere near Taylor in terms of either career achievements or ability.

I think peak MvG is on a par with peak Philth when it comes to ability with high averages etc but he is nowhere near Philth, and never will be, in regards of achievements..

Peak Philth vs peak Baldfish is a close game, but I think Philth would prevail at the end. So, +1

Drawing merely from eye-test, I get the impression that Peak Taylor was more consistent than Peak MVG. Thus, under a Matchplay format, I think Peak Taylor wins quite convincingly.

I don't think anyone is disputing that peak Philth is and will always be the greatest ever dart player....

But I don't think that peak Philth would wipe the floor with peak MvG day in and day out

[Rogg]

You've done it now mate.

[sennafan24]

I don't think anyone is disputing that peak Philth is and will always be the greatest ever dart player.... But I don't think that peak Philth would wipe the floor with peak MvG day in and day out

MVG would win battles, but not the war, if that makes sense.

[tungsten tossers]

I don't think anyone is disputing that peak Philth is and will always be the greatest ever dart player.... But I don't think that peak Philth would wipe the floor with peak MvG day in and day out

MVG would win battles, but not the war, if that makes sense.

totally agree

[Rogg]

That's very balanced senna. Fair.

Now let's see what the author of The Ladybird Book of Big Doug makes of it. If he mentions Michael's tear ducts you owe me.