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[Randall]

Didn't they move the masters to clash with gsod one year?

Yes, in 2007. Martin Adams was the only BDO player invited to the Grand Slam that year who chose to play at the World Masters instead.

What a surprise!

[Randall]

Was the first year of the gsod so an obvious ploy by the bdo to try and deprive the players from earning. Olly still in charge then I guess?

[PT13]

Was the first year of the gsod so an obvious ploy by the bdo to try and deprive the players from earning. Olly still in charge then I guess?

Looks like it. The BDO moved the World Masters, which happened to then clash with the first Grand Slam of Darts, forcing the BDO players invited to the Grand Slam to choose to between playing for ranking points or getting more guaranteed prize money.

[Rogg]

Tee Em Rhodes · 1 September 2017
Love lakeside darts but not going in 2018: our usual tickets have been rebranded "premium" and cost 50% more than last year, plus an increased booking fee. And the booking system and maps were a farce. No wonder so many people have accidentally bought tickets for crap seats.

[The Ginge Reaper]

Tee Em Rhodes · 1 September 2017
Love Lakeshite darts but not going in 2018: our usual tickets have been rebranded "premium" and cost 50% more than last year, plus an increased booking fee. And the booking system and maps were a farce. No wonder so many people have accidentally bought tickets for crap seats.

Oh dear, hadn't realised they had made more "premium", certainly wasn't obvious from looking at the seat maps.

[Rogg]

Tee Em Rhodes
26 August at 14:37.
Info re seating really disappointing. Seems like lots of standard seats seem to have been to regraded as premium

Joel Wreford
27 August at 02:35.
Due to the stage icon being on the wrong side of the auditorium on your booking page, and the table numbers not being displayed until after booking, I've accidentally booked a table at the back left (57), instead of front right for the opening weekend. Your box office telephone number is not available until Tuesday. Can you please change my booking to table 43 before it gets booked up over the weekend? Why weren't the table numbers displayed to make booking easier?

Sarah Dunn
31 August at 10:25.
Just had an email saying there was a problem with the seating plan for the first few hours of sales and that I should call the box office if I'm not happy with my seats,I choose balcony seats as this looked like they were to the right of the stage where the players sit,but now they are showing that they are at the back of the room underneath where the tv coverage is

Reply: Tee Em Rhodes
It's been farcical. Maps are wrong. Some tables cost 50% more than last year. We gave up.

[Rogg]

Steven Cousins
I love watching darts live but not paying £65 A ticket!! They can make enough money on food & drink!! BDO and lakeside getting greedy!!

Alan Coleman
Shame the prices have gone up and there's no hotel packages this year. Me and my mates won't be making the long trip from Newcastle this year for this reason....shame.

Rob Reader
Brilliant you remove my comment about you ripping people off ha ha if that's. not the sign of a guilt conscience then what is

Kerry Rooke
Rip off ....!

Pete Harvey
WHY the price hike lakeside??????????

[The Ginge Reaper]

I knew they made the front of the rear section premium but that was like that in January just gone. Dunno which ones they are on about.

[Rogg]

I just grabbed some current stuff from the Lakeside fb page. Steve Egerton has a review on there, shudder.

[sennafan24]

I just grabbed some current stuff from the Lakeshite fb page. Steve Egerton has a review on there, shudder.

You really know how to sell a Facebook page.

[Rogg]

I just grabbed some current stuff from the Lakeshite fb page. Steve Egerton has a review on there, shudder.

You really know how to sell a Facebook page.

Ha, well it's like one big happy family if that helps. Try not to be sick in the begging bucket.

I have to post it now don't I. From 2015 and viewable to guests so nothing creepy:

Steve Egerton
· 30 May 2015
We have been to the last 4 days every year for the last 9 years.Over the years we have met people who have become close friends.The Lakeside is now one of our holidays.next year we will be doing the whole 9 days to celebrate our 10th visit.And to be honest we cant wait till the 2nd January 2016

[Randall]

The gift that keeps on giving

[The Ginge Reaper]

"We"???

Who the fuck associates with that oddball?

[Randall]

I'd assume his wife does.

[The Ginge Reaper]

This was the quality of the stream from the big event in Spain yesterday

[Rogg]

Another triumph for quality control. Another leisure facility too.

Never lets you down.

[The Ginge Reaper]

Lest we forget...

[limegas]

Good successful weekend in Spain

[The Ginge Reaper]

Good successful weekend in Spain

Did they all have a good time?

[jwr1978]

As long as darts was the winner that's all that matters.