Peak Eric Bristow vs the current generation

[Robert Ross]

Who on earth thinks top 16?

The darts boards evolved...

Indeed.

[Sin]

Who on earth thinks top 16?

The game's evolved...

It's got easier you mean.
Anyone who thinks Chisnall, Suljovic and white etc are troubling Bristow need to have a lie down

Aye, it's from the same school of thought as:

"Call me crazy, but I think John Walton in 2001 would have beaten Taylor in a unified field"

Someone actually came out with that ?

[Randall]

Who on earth thinks top 16?

The game's evolved...

It's got easier you mean.
Anyone who thinks Chisnall, Suljovic and white etc are troubling Bristow need to have a lie down

Aye, it's from the same school of thought as:

"Call me crazy, but I think John Walton in 2001 would have beaten Taylor in a unified field"

Someone actually came out with that ?

Some gimp or another, hard to tell them apart after a while.

[sennafan24]

Someone actually came out with that ?

Yes.

Someone called "meetthefeebles" on DoubleFinish. I believe that it was also a common opinion on the BDO fanatics over xmas when they were doing those BDO champion vs PDC champion yearly head to heads.

[Sin]

Someone actually came out with that ?

Yes.

Someone called "meetthefeebles" on trollsrus. I believe that it was also a common opinion on the BDO fanatics over xmas when they were doing those BDO champion vs PDC champion yearly head to heads.

Fucking crikey, I thought Oche had issues

[dartvader]

The idea of hankey beating him the year before or him bottling out of playing Les Wallace are equally laughable. Oh and Tony David... He's another one who would've battered Taylor apparently. So that's 3 years in a row Taylor wouldn't have been world champ...

[Randall]

The idea of hankey beating him the year before or him bottling out of playing Les Wallace are equally laughable. Oh and Tony David... He's another one who would've battered Taylor apparently. So that's 3 years in a row Taylor wouldn't have been world champ...

The bdo do a roaring trade in tinted spectacles.

[sennafan24]

The idea of hankey beating him the year before or him bottling out of playing Les Wallace are equally laughable. Oh and Tony David... He's another one who would've battered Taylor apparently. So that's 3 years in a row Taylor wouldn't have been world champ...

I haven't come across that one before.

Fucking hell

[dartvader]

The idea of hankey beating him the year before or him bottling out of playing Les Wallace are equally laughable. Oh and Tony David... He's another one who would've battered Taylor apparently. So that's 3 years in a row Taylor wouldn't have been world champ...

I haven't come across that one before.

Fucking hell

Yes I've read that one elsewhere although with so many throwbacks around certain places it's hard to remember where. The other one was 'Taylor wouldn't have been able to handle the pressure at lakeside'- despite him winning it twice before the likes of Adams could even qualify.

[Randall]

The idea of hankey beating him the year before or him bottling out of playing Les Wallace are equally laughable. Oh and Tony David... He's another one who would've battered Taylor apparently. So that's 3 years in a row Taylor wouldn't have been world champ...

I haven't come across that one before.

Fucking hell

Yes I've read that one elsewhere although with so many throwbacks around certain places it's hard to remember where. The other one was 'Taylor wouldn't have been able to handle the pressure at Lakeshite'- despite him winning it twice before the likes of Adams could even qualify.

Priceless

[Randall]

The idea of hankey beating him the year before or him bottling out of playing Les Wallace are equally laughable. Oh and Tony David... He's another one who would've battered Taylor apparently. So that's 3 years in a row Taylor wouldn't have been world champ...

I haven't come across that one before.

Fucking hell

Yes I've read that one elsewhere although with so many throwbacks around certain places it's hard to remember where. The other one was 'Taylor wouldn't have been able to handle the pressure at Lakeshite'- despite him winning it twice before the likes of Adams could even qualify.

Priceless

[Kimmy]

The idea of hankey beating him the year before or him bottling out of playing Les Wallace are equally laughable. Oh and Tony David... He's another one who would've battered Taylor apparently. So that's 3 years in a row Taylor wouldn't have been world champ...

I haven't come across that one before.

Fucking hell

Yes I've read that one elsewhere although with so many throwbacks around certain places it's hard to remember where. The other one was 'Taylor wouldn't have been able to handle the pressure at Lakeshite'- despite him winning it twice before the likes of Adams could even qualify.

Priceless

So priceless you posted it twice.

[Robert Ross]

The idea of hankey beating him the year before or him bottling out of playing Les Wallace are equally laughable. Oh and Tony David... He's another one who would've battered Taylor apparently. So that's 3 years in a row Taylor wouldn't have been world champ...

I haven't come across that one before.

Fucking hell

Yes I've read that one elsewhere although with so many throwbacks around certain places it's hard to remember where. The other one was 'Taylor wouldn't have been able to handle the pressure at Lakeshite'- despite him winning it twice before the likes of Adams could even qualify.

Priceless

So priceless you posted it twice.

"Post count"

[Sin]

+1

[Dreamboy501]

MvG
Bristow
Gary
Voltage

Top 4 in that order I assume....

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[Kimmy]

Essentially would be like a Wes Newton style player in this era.

[thegentle]

Essentially would be like a Wes Newton style player in this era.

Probably beats Wez now tbf

[sennafan24]

Barring a few anomalies, Bristow typically averaged between 92-97 at the BDO Worlds from 1984-1986.

That's a higher standard than what anyone does at Lakeside today, and a respectable standard for a decent ranked PDC pro. When you factor in the equipment disadvantage that Bristow had in comparison with today's players, it is clear that a prime version of Bristow would be very competitive in today's game.

[Robert Ross]

MvG
Bristow
Gary
Voltage

Top 4 in that order I assume....

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You forgot Adams, mate.

[Clownin]

Ando at his best could and would have success in matches against Bristow but I think Eric would be more consistent overall and only be second to MvG and even then he'd have his share of wins over MvG in big matches.

Top 5, but going down with the continued emergence of more quality players these days.

Where is the hunch back of Stoke-on-Trent in this discussion? I'd take Phil over Eric every day of the week.

1 MVG
2 Phil
3 Gary
4 Eric