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[wintergardener]

Even snooker players having a dig...



Ali Carter@TheCaptain147
Just a shame that the BBC have chosen to show the world amateur darts championship instead of the snooker!

This is something the Fanatics don't get when they moan that snooker gets so much more coverage - all the best snooker players in the world play in the tournaments shown by the BBC. If all the best players buggered off to Sky, and left people hitting breaks of 70 odd, they'd be in the same situation. But they also think there's a divine right for darts to be on telly, forgetting what happened in the late 80s/early 90s, and exactly why the PDC exists.

That said, they seem more bothered about being able to meet players and have photos taken with them at tournaments. I find that just odd.

[Randall]

The mushrooms are seething at eric

Yup. It's fucking hilarious reading and pitiful at the same time to think that there are such simpletons out there.

I read it for a few minutes, you wonder who they are trying to convince, themselves probably.

[Eric Barstool]

The mushrooms are seething at eric

Yup. It's fucking hilarious reading and pitiful at the same time to think that there are such simpletons out there.

I read it for a few minutes, you wonder who they are trying to convince, themselves probably.

Anyone got a link, I need cheering up...

[Lister of Smeg]

The mushrooms are seething at eric

Yup. It's fucking hilarious reading and pitiful at the same time to think that there are such simpletons out there.

I read it for a few minutes, you wonder who they are trying to convince, themselves probably.

Anyone got a link, I need cheering up...

[Eric Barstool]

Brilliant, that will keep me amused for a while cheers

[D'Artagnan]

Lee McVarrie ‏@MACCA1313 22m22 minutes ago
@BDOdarts You came.. You saw.. and basically didnt conquer. I give you 5 years tops... @BarryHearn Just buy them then close them. #RipBDO

Countdown ‏@CalvinRFC1871 24m24 minutes ago
80 & 87 averages in your cup final then @BDOdarts no wonder you have blocked me then, thanks very much #FoldTheBDO #jokers

GhettoSocialite ‏@SeanEarlMcP 3m3 minutes ago Hackney, London
Scotty too Hottie now needs to move to the PDC. version, i.e. Proper Darts Champions. #BDOdarts #pdcworldchampionship

Sarah ‏@sarahtomlins123 44m44 minutes ago
@matwolstenholme BDO darts still living in dark ages how they justify the difference it's a joke

Dale Pickering ‏@Dale_Pick 47m47 minutes ago
#BDOdarts final was won with an average of 87 that's 1st round of #PDC standard. Gary Anderson would win BDO with 2 darts.

mark keith jones ‏@mkj1972 59m59 minutes ago
Watched the BDO darts final before very poor standard Phil Taylor & co won't be too worried

Graeme ‏@dungra 60m60 minutes ago North West, England
@Hereford64 @BDOdarts It's good county standard darts problem is they are calling it a world championship..Gary Anderson is world champion!

darren williams ‏@darrenwilliam14 1h1 hour ago
have to say #pdc darts wipes the floor with #bdo darts, in talent, production, atmosphere, commentators, crowd deserved better final !

Graeme ‏@dungra 1h1 hour ago
@Hereford64 @BDOdarts No he didnt....87 average....the BDO standard gets worse every year about time BBC pulled the plug on this rubbish

Simon ‏@Simon_HSFC 1h1 hour ago
Thought I was watching the @BDOdarts final but then realised it was just pub darts so went to watch it live at The Swan

[D'Artagnan]

Lee Ewen ‏@leegewen 2h2 hours ago Nuneaton, England
I'm blind and strongly believe that if I were to enter the BDO darts next year, I'd make the quarters at worst.

Grizzly ‏@DarrylSteer 2h2 hours ago
#BDODarts BDO is just the PDC's fat drunken uncle.... Who is shit at darts.

David Murphy ‏@dmurphy7 2h2 hours ago
@dmurphy7 @Robr1en80 an 88 average won the #BDOdarts final, 11 180s in the match, brutal!! Let's get it going in my kitchen for next year

Andy Warner@warnerchief
#BDOdarts is so far behind the #PDCDarts it's almost a different sport.

Santi Capullo ‏@IOMnad 2h2 hours ago
Couldn't agree more - the whole #BDOdarts experience is so amateur it's unreal. World Champion my arse! @BDOdarts

ManUnitedTalk ‏@ManUnitedTalk 2h2 hours ago
@btsport @BDOdarts every year the tournament gets worse and worse whilst the PDC gets better and better. Time for the BDO to call it a day!

Champagne Charlie ‏@tweetinghopkins 2h2 hours ago
It's #BDOdarts, so no one actually gives a flying fuck.

Tom Collinge ‏@TomCollinge 2h2 hours ago
BDO Darts on the BBC is like watching Sunday league football in comparison to the PDC Darts on Sky Sports

Jordan Cowan ‏@JordanCowan6 2h2 hours ago
#BDOdarts is dead. Winner averaged 87 and can claim he is world champion.. What a joke.

Will ‏@WillBradleyRFC 2h2 hours ago
@CalvinRFC1871 88 average for the world champion

[Justin Credible]

the bdo fans must be sick at the way the rest of the planet is ripping the piss out of the bdo

[D'Artagnan]

Kev ‏@Kev_Norfolk 3h3 hours ago
.@btsport @BDOdarts @ScottWaites180 time warp setting,time warp crowd rules, time warp organisation.Players averaged 14 less than #pdc final

Neil ‏@deneils 3h3 hours ago
Nice touch by the BBC to show the blind darts final. #BDOdarts

Kev ‏@Kev_Norfolk 3h3 hours ago
88 average I the darts final. Awful time warp darts in a time warp setting under time warp crowd. #BDOdarts #bdo #bdoiscrap

Lee Hancocks ‏@ProPunter 3h3 hours ago
Scott Waites good enough for PDC, LMAO! #BDOdarts

The Happy Tramp ‏@Happy_Tramp 3h3 hours ago
#BDOdarts Scott Waites wins final 7-1 with a comedy average of 87.5! PDC it ain't...

jason picton ‏@jason_picton 3h3 hours ago
Winning a world championship with a 87 average #BDOdarts

Marcus Jennings ‏@marcuswhufc 3h3 hours ago Bedford, England
#BDOdarts shit darts followed by even worse banter

San Antonio Rambler ‏@LancsT89 3h3 hours ago
They'll be drinking beef dripping out of the #BDOdarts trophy tonight!

steven mcvey ‏@stevmacca 3h3 hours ago
proof that #BDOdarts and it's shit players aren't close to #pdc was on bbc2 tonight 2 pub players talking bollocks,WTF was Scot Waites on

Brendan Roche ‏@Rochey_21 3h3 hours ago
The BDO lakeside is like a circus of darts... Freak show #amateur #Lakeside2016 #BDOdarts

[Justin Credible]

Even the snooker players piling in

Ali Carter ‏@TheCaptain147
Just a shame that the BBC have chosen to show the world amateur darts championship instead of the snooker!

[ITG]

Worse that Fairclough


Chris Carstairs
9 January at 15:03

Glen is staying then!! Well can stop all this speculation now!
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Matt Rayment
Matt Rayment After Bunting won the title he said the same thing.....then he went and joined the PDC shortly after
Like · Reply · 9 January at 15:44
Khristian Kewin
Khristian Kewin Has he said that??
Like · Reply · 9 January at 15:44
Kieran Kezza Evans
Kieran Kezza Evans Bullshit he's staying.
Like · Reply · 1 · 9 January at 15:59
Mark Clayton
Mark Clayton Steve Egerton delete this ^^^ numpty , he obviously has no respect for players
Like · Reply · 7 · 9 January at 16:06
Steve Egerton
Steve Egerton Done
Like · Reply · 1 · 23 hrs
Cein Rymer
Cein Rymer Go all the way scotty fantastic semis love cein chicken legs from Skegness xx
Like · Reply · 9 January at 16:23
John Large
John Large Because he's not good enough
Like · Reply · 1 · 9 January at 18:35
Steve Obrien
Steve Obrien there is no need to disrespect any dart player bdo pdc or even local leugue
Like · Reply · 7 · 9 January at 18:57

[Randall]

What site is that? Ffs.

[wintergardener]

Which is the "Not sure if serious" smilie? Here's some selected highlights:


Christopher Knight
12 hrs · Newcastle upon Tyne
Please remove and stop all the negative comments about Tony Green. That man has done so much for darts in the last 40+ years, non of us have any right to criticise. No doubt there are some people on here who think he is just a commentator, but he has been and is so much more. What's more, tradition is very much what the Lakeside is all about and the Lakeside without Tony Green is like Christmas without a tree.

Deb Howlett
tony is a really nice bloke hes better than pdc commentators

Christopher Knight
I think he has the perfect voice for commentating on darts. Very mellifluous when the game just going on, but picks up at the key moments. Something the PDC commentators just can't get right (not that I ever make a point of watching PDC events, I must add.)

Christopher Knight
It reminds me of how nasty people got about Martin Fitzmaurice a couple of years ago. He was a BDO man through and through, and just because he told a few jokes that offended the easily offended, he was fed to the dogs, no thanks at all to all his years of dedication and loyalty to the BDO. I think Little Richard has come in and done a great job, but Lakeside isn't the same without Martin and as I said a few days ago on here, I would like to see both of them involved both as scorers and MCs.

Billy Jeffs
Martin was a victim of circumstance. Completely different.

Mark Farrell
I agree with Christopher. Tony is 100% BDO. He's not a young man so let's give him some leeway. Martin Fitzmaurice was another BDO man through and through. I honestly don't believe he is racist, he told jokes that were probably OK to his generation Martin Fitzmaurice had so much charisma and personality he was a great MC. The BDO reacted to pressure from guardian readers who had probably never seen a darts match. Going back to Tony he makes mistakes and is annoying with his "best of order" but he is missed when he's not there and has forgotten more than most of ustogether will probably ever know about the game

Jane Sear
Tony Green is part and parcel of lakeside and it wouldn't be the same with out him and he's a great ambassador for the darts .

Dean Cracknell
Tony green has done great for many years but I fear he be hounded out soon by the haters who understand nothing about tradition and loyalty
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[Mabbsy]

Which is the "Not sure if serious" smilie? Here's some selected highlights:


Christopher Knight
12 hrs · Newcastle upon Tyne
Please remove and stop all the negative comments about Tony Green. That man has done so much for darts in the last 40+ years, non of us have any right to criticise. No doubt there are some people on here who think he is just a commentator, but he has been and is so much more. What's more, tradition is very much what the Lakeshite is all about and the Lakeshite without Tony Green is like Christmas without a tree.

Deb Howlett
tony is a really nice bloke hes better than pdc commentators

Christopher Knight
I think he has the perfect voice for commentating on darts. Very mellifluous when the game just going on, but picks up at the key moments. Something the PDC commentators just can't get right (not that I ever make a point of watching PDC events, I must add.)

Christopher Knight
It reminds me of how nasty people got about Martin Fitzmaurice a couple of years ago. He was a BDO man through and through, and just because he told a few jokes that offended the easily offended, he was fed to the dogs, no thanks at all to all his years of dedication and loyalty to the BDO. I think Little Richard has come in and done a great job, but Lakeshite isn't the same without Martin and as I said a few days ago on here, I would like to see both of them involved both as scorers and MCs.

Billy Jeffs
Martin was a victim of circumstance. Completely different.

Mark Farrell
I agree with Christopher. Tony is 100% BDO. He's not a young man so let's give him some leeway. Martin Fitzmaurice was another BDO man through and through. I honestly don't believe he is racist, he told jokes that were probably OK to his generation Martin Fitzmaurice had so much charisma and personality he was a great MC. The BDO reacted to pressure from guardian readers who had probably never seen a darts match. Going back to Tony he makes mistakes and is annoying with his "best of order" but he is missed when he's not there and has forgotten more than most of ustogether will probably ever know about the game

Jane Sear
Tony Green is part and parcel of Lakeshite and it wouldn't be the same with out him and he's a great ambassador for the darts .

Dean Cracknell
Tony green has done great for many years but I fear he be hounded out soon by the haters who understand nothing about tradition and loyalty
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I reckon this lot must work for their local travel agent !!!!!

Christopher Knight thinking that the BDO have scorers there

[The Ginge Reaper]

Someone critiquing the PDC commentators despite him never watching PDC darts, you seriously couldnt make this shit up.

[fuzzy]

Love the explanations on behalf of Fat Fitz

[Surreys finest]

Christopher Knight sounds like an incredibly pompous little cunt.

[Pieter]

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Darren Peetoom:

Well done to Scott, Trina and Joshua on winning the BDO World Championships Lakeside, Frimley Green also to Gary Anderson on a fantastic PDC World Championship . I have had an up and down experience but all in all have enjoyed the friendly atmosphere that the players and crowd produce. Respect is shown to all the players on the oche and although there are no 'Booing', 'Stand up if you love the darts' and shouting between the fans the atmosphere was electric. I keep reading about the comparisons between the 2 groups and yes there is a difference in averages but did Gary Anderson have to phone his work up to ask for an extra day off to go to an interview - me thinks not. The PDC produce what can only be described as the best darts on the tv - without question ( average wise ) but the Richard Veenstra vs Jeff Smith semi had me riveted to my seat right to the last double - both averaging 90. But remember this a large percentage of players will be going back to work this week and will squeeze a few hours of practice in during the week, the pdc top elite will be putting in 4-6hrs of practice in, to keep their game at the pinnacle of the performance.
The highest ever average in a BDO final has been 97.58, an average that would struggle at the PDC ranks, it's funny that the average was by the best ever player Phil Taylor, a player who has helped bring the sport of darts forward with the help of some many but please remember - I lived a dream this year and although did not perform my best, would not of wanted to miss this experience - the BDO allows us county/superleague players a chance to live a dream - things are looking up and with encouragement and support, creases will be ironed out but one thing will never change - we play and watch darts because we love the game - embrace both organisations and lets stop comparing them

[Rogg]

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Darren Peetoom:

Well done to Scott, Trina and Joshua on winning the BDO World Championships Lakeshite, Potter's Piss Palace also to Gary Anderson on a fantastic PDC World Championship . I have had an up and down experience but all in all have enjoyed the friendly atmosphere that the players and crowd produce. Respect is shown to all the players on the oche and although there are no 'Booing', 'Stand up if you love the darts' and shouting between the fans the atmosphere was electric. I keep reading about the comparisons between the 2 groups and yes there is a difference in averages but did Gary Anderson have to phone his work up to ask for an extra day off to go to an interview - me thinks not. The PDC produce what can only be described as the best darts on the tv - without question ( average wise ) but the Richard Veenstra vs Jeff Smith semi had me riveted to my seat right to the last double - both averaging 90. But remember this a large percentage of players will be going back to work this week and will squeeze a few hours of practice in during the week, the pdc top elite will be putting in 4-6hrs of practice in, to keep their game at the pinnacle of the performance.
The highest ever average in a BDO final has been 97.58, an average that would struggle at the PDC ranks, it's funny that the average was by the best ever player Phil Taylor, a player who has helped bring the sport of darts forward with the help of some many but please remember - I lived a dream this year and although did not perform my best, would not of wanted to miss this experience - the BDO allows us county/superleague players a chance to live a dream - things are looking up and with encouragement and support, creases will be ironed out but one thing will never change - we play and watch darts because we love the game - embrace both organisations and lets stop comparing them

But it's his own organistion - the BDO themselves - who invite the comparison by calling Lakeside 'The World Professional Darts Championship'... Does Darren Peetoom seriously expect people to watch a tournament with that name and not compare it to the PDC World Darts Championship? People aren't daft. They watch Lakeside, see what it is, feel bullshitted by what it claims to be, and react badly. Call the event 'The Lakeside Classic' and the comparisons stop instantly.

[QSM]

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Darren Peetoom:

Well done to Scott, Trina and Joshua on winning the BDO World Championships Lakeshite, Potter's Piss Palace also to Gary Anderson on a fantastic PDC World Championship . I have had an up and down experience but all in all have enjoyed the friendly atmosphere that the players and crowd produce. Respect is shown to all the players on the oche and although there are no 'Booing', 'Stand up if you love the darts' and shouting between the fans the atmosphere was electric. I keep reading about the comparisons between the 2 groups and yes there is a difference in averages but did Gary Anderson have to phone his work up to ask for an extra day off to go to an interview - me thinks not. The PDC produce what can only be described as the best darts on the tv - without question ( average wise ) but the Richard Veenstra vs Jeff Smith semi had me riveted to my seat right to the last double - both averaging 90. But remember this a large percentage of players will be going back to work this week and will squeeze a few hours of practice in during the week, the pdc top elite will be putting in 4-6hrs of practice in, to keep their game at the pinnacle of the performance.
The highest ever average in a BDO final has been 97.58, an average that would struggle at the PDC ranks, it's funny that the average was by the best ever player Phil Taylor, a player who has helped bring the sport of darts forward with the help of some many but please remember - I lived a dream this year and although did not perform my best, would not of wanted to miss this experience - the BDO allows us county/superleague players a chance to live a dream - things are looking up and with encouragement and support, creases will be ironed out but one thing will never change - we play and watch darts because we love the game - embrace both organisations and lets stop comparing them

But it's his own organistion - the BDO themselves - who invite the comparison by calling Lakeshite 'The World Professional Darts Championship'... Does Darren Peetoom seriously expect people to watch a tournament with that name and not compare it to the PDC World Darts Championship? People aren't daft. They watch Lakeshite, see what it is, feel bullshitted by what it claims to be, and react badly. Call the event 'The Lakeshite Classic' and the comparisons stop instantly.

Or just the BDO World Championship, nowt wrong with that.