2015 BDO Darts Thread
Darren Lethem
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Some details about the coverage here. Nice to see BBC will be using John Rawling
http://sport-onthebox.com/2014/12/29/bdo-world-darts-championship-2015-live-on-bbc-sport-bt-sport/#respond
http://sport-onthebox.com/2014/12/29/bdo-world-darts-championship-2015-live-on-bbc-sport-bt-sport/#respond
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http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/darts-ross-montgomery-reckons-action-4893081
I do think Montgomery is a bit of a tool with some of the stuff that he comes out with, but can't argue with what he says regarding Lakeside in that piece.
Not quite sure if that is 100% reliable. Rawling did a bit of commentary for the BBC at last years championships and also 'Little' Richard Ashdown was also the MC last year.
both true
These are amateurs in the main, the have other jobs, they play for love. The PDC guys are full time
I've told you:D
No chance
I know who i am backing now. And he is the value bet for me. Will tell you who when i place the flutter. I'm not one of these "i backed the winner after the event has finished" brigade, my cards will be on the table then you can all laugh when he falls at the first
Think only really Harms could trouble him in that half of the draw (potential quarter final meeting, and I'm including Wilson in that) and with him moving over to the PDC next year think the motivation will be high.
So for value in the bottom half I'd also tip Jamie Hughes, won the Zuiderduin Masters last month and could well go deep at 14/1
It's not quite as good a standard at the BDO as it is at the PDC overall but you still see some excellent darts at the BDO, and you see some very respectable or even some very good averages at the BDO towards the end of the tournament.
Yes there are a number of poor averages at the BDO, but poor averages are not entirely exclusive to the BDO.
Not quite? Most of the Lakeside players wouldnt even qualify for the proper World Championships.
The standard in the BDO has collapsed.The sooner the BDO stop this stubborn hold out and accept a PDC buy out the better.
You get good matches in the BDO because the players are equally bad. Its 2 rubbish players averaging in the 80s every game
The BDO do a fantastic job at the amateur game, but as a serious sport, they are hopeless and should leave that to the PDC
Rubbish. Just look at the averages ( seeing as you blinkered fans base a game on averages alone ) for the last 8 onwards last year and you will see they were not all in the 80s.
I really dislike this attitude. The BDO players do full times jobs ( most of them ) and play darts for a hobby, the PDC is vice versa. Why would you want to stop the county matches ? the youth matches AND the womens game ? The PDC wouldn't give a toss about them as they don't get the crowds in the big arenas like the PL etc. Only the BDO allows fans to watch the opens, the PDC have a closed door policy.
I love the PDC and have thoroughly enjoyed watching the Worlds but to think it is proper darts shows a real ignorance on your behalf. Yes it is a higher standard nobody would deny that but it is professional v amateur. Or do you think lower league football should stop too ? Are you just a PL fan ?
Yawn.
The BDO have a cheek to call their tournament the World Championships. Its not. And the BBC are even worse for promoting such a myth
Its like the Conference claiming they are top flight football. Because they are the top division outside of the football league construct
As I said in my post which didnt read
And thats what they should do. Run it. Not claim that sub standard darts is the World Championships
Since when has being a fan of decent sport been an insult? Damn, I really hate Darts where players are regularly hitting well into the 100s average, as opposed to struggling to make it out the 80s and taking 10 darts to hit a double
The BDO havent done their usual bully statements about trying to stop them this year so we might see the last dregs of talent come over. I cant wait for the day to see Martin Adams finally be dragged onto a PDC stage kicking and screaming.
The same Martin Adams that got to the semi finals of the PDC World Matchplay in Blackpool in 2001 ?
This is a thread on BDO darts, if you don't like it don't post ( like DS rules state )
You don't like it, don't post. It's as simple as that. Strange how the PDC world championships have been going on since mid December yet you've never posted on that topic, yet as soon as the BDO thread starts, you have already made 4 posts. Very odd considering how much it seems you love the PDC with your Pro-PDC, Anti-BDO tripe.
There are people that do like both the PDC and the BDO, such as myself and Darren. However, that might be difficult for you to comprehend.
Says the person who is resorting to personal attacks (which DS rules state arent allowed) rather than actually answering points.
I suggest you be mature to answer points made, rather than insult people who you disagree with
What personal attacks?