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2016 PDC Darts Thread
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degsyhufc
24-07-2016
Originally Posted by MR_Pitkin:
“Did he really call him nasty?”

To be fair I took it as being a complement. MVG play is nasty and a bully and not a walkover.
Jason C
24-07-2016
Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“Its amazing, it was only a couple of years ago this board was full of people calling for Taylor to be knighted, to win SPOTY and to be made the next Pope. Funny how times change ”

Were you not one of those people, Darren?
misawa97
24-07-2016
The reality is Taylor can't intimidate MvG and he doesn't like it.

If a player did what Taylor did tonight to him he would be fuming.
Psycho_Ned
24-07-2016
Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“Its amazing, it was only a couple of years ago this board was full of people calling for Taylor to be knighted, to win SPOTY and to be made the next Pope. Funny how times change ”

Taylors always been a horrible bloke on the oche, was easier to hide it when he was winning and Sky kissed his arse all the time.
ThomasStirk
24-07-2016
MVG Let's his darts do the talking
The only guy who came off as an idiot tonight was Phil
misawa97
24-07-2016
Originally Posted by degsyhufc:
“To be fair I took it as being a complement. MVG play is nasty and a bully and not a walkover.”

It was a backhanded compliment. He tried to take the limelight away from the winner with his interview. There is a way to win and a way to lose.
Darren Lethem
24-07-2016
Originally Posted by Jason C:
“Were you not one of those people, Darren?”

No, I have had many arguments on here with people regards Taylor. I have often said I think he is the greatest player ever but as a person he is thoroughly unlikeable. He has had so much smoke blown up his arse over the years that he believes his own hype now. Remember the Barney business a few years ago ? Just because Barney said "I'm not scared of him". Why should he be ?

When he was winning everything his behaviour was excused but he hasn't changed as a person
Jason C
24-07-2016
Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“No, I have had many arguments on here with people regards Taylor.”

I think we've had one or two, which I must admit led me to think that you were as much pro-Taylor as I am anti-Taylor - but you were probably solely referring to his darts qualities.

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“I have often said I think he is the greatest player ever but as a person he is thoroughly unlikeable. He has had so much smoke blown up his arse over the years that he believes his own hype now. Remember the Barney business a few years ago ? Just because Barney said "I'm not scared of him". Why should he be ?”

I think this situation is the inevitable consequence of the way Taylor has dominated the sport for the last 20 years and the resulting way that Sky and the PDC have built the sport around him in the last 20 years.

I don't think any sportsman in the world would be able to stop their arrogance and ego inflating to skyscraper-like proportions if the whole focus of the sport is on you for such a long time.

Trouble is, though, that doesn't last forever - and it's not easy to put your feet back on the ground when you've had all that attention and all that adulation over so many years.

A few people have asked why Sky brushed off Taylor's antics tonight - as they have done so often in the past - and I believe that the answer is that they do it to keep him onside in the fear that he might retire and lose them and the PDC so many casual viewers and followers.

I don't know who Taylor has advising him but if they have any sense of pragmatism, they'd tell him what a fool he acted tonight - and is acting with alarming regularity - and tell him that the time has come to make an exit before he irreversibly loses his dignity and irreversibly spoils his legacy.
Darren Lethem
24-07-2016
You are right Jason. Sky, the PDC and darts in general needs Phil Taylor. This week has shown he can still compete as a player but his class only extends to his play on the oche, not off it.
FMKK
24-07-2016
As a casual follower who knows about Phil's antics and found that discussion interesting, how does the sport move on after his retirement? He's not going to play forever so Sky will need to seriously get the hype machine going behind a few other players.
Darren Lethem
24-07-2016
Originally Posted by FMKK:
“As a casual follower who knows about Phil's antics and found that discussion interesting, how does the sport move on after his retirement? He's not going to play forever so Sky will need to seriously get the hype machine going behind a few other players.”

Well when Eric went, Taylor took over and took things to another level. If Taylor goes when he is 60, MVG could have taken darts to yet another level. We all said Taylor will go down as the greatest ever but MVG has certainly made me think we may have to revise that statement in 10 years
degsyhufc
25-07-2016
Originally Posted by FMKK:
“As a casual follower who knows about Phil's antics and found that discussion interesting, how does the sport move on after his retirement? He's not going to play forever so Sky will need to seriously get the hype machine going behind a few other players.”

THere's a little group who should be able to keep a good profile for the sport.

MVG is way out ahead but you have Lewis and Anderson who are both 2 time world champions, Barney still has a few years left in him, Wade and Wright will still be around.

Just need some more of the youngsters getting a name for themselves.
Darren Lethem
25-07-2016
Originally Posted by degsyhufc:
“THere's a little group who should be able to keep a good profile for the sport.

MVG is way out ahead but you have Lewis and Anderson who are both 2 time world champions, Barney still has a few years left in him, Wade and Wright will still be around.

Just need some more of the youngsters getting a name for themselves.”

I think Barney's best days are now gone. Only 3rd best Dutch player, he is lucky as he is a big crowd draw so he gets invited to many events.

Klaasen needs to move up a gear. Huybrechts doesnt seem to have shown the potential he had. Smith could be the one to push it on.
Darren Lethem
25-07-2016
Taylor moves down to number 4 in the world and number 2 in England. Lewis swaps places with him. Suljiovic moves into the top 16 by swapping places with VVdV
Darren Lethem
27-07-2016
True to form, MVG gives the board to Dave Clark for charity

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122061961381
Jimmy Connors
28-07-2016
Originally Posted by ThomasStirk:
“MVG Let's his darts do the talking
The only guy who came off as an idiot tonight was Phil”

Absolutely.
Taylor made himself look a fool with his antics. Undignified is putting it mildly.

Glad MGV won.
MR_Pitkin
28-07-2016
Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“Taylor moves down to number 4 in the world and number 2 in England. Lewis swaps places with him. Suljiovic moves into the top 16 by swapping places with VVdV”

He'll be meeting MVG in the semis from now on then
tso
29-07-2016
PDC Live Darts Data has had a cool makeover (you can now see stats from previous days/tournaments by clicking on the calendar)

http://live.dartsdata.com/
Ginger Daddy
29-07-2016
Some lunatic claiming that MvG is the "greatest ever player to pick up a dart"

Dear lord

https://issuu.com/dartsweekly/docs/darts_weekly_30
misawa97
29-07-2016
Originally Posted by Ginger Daddy:
“Some lunatic claiming that MvG is the "greatest ever player to pick up a dart"

Dear lord

https://issuu.com/dartsweekly/docs/darts_weekly_30”

Probably cant say so but what cant be denied his dominating the game when the competition is at it's strongest.

The depth of field right now should mean that MvG shouldn't win as many tournaments as he does but he continues to do so.

Now I know his only got 1 world championship and may not win this year but his still winning an awful lot in a field not seen before.
Darren Lethem
10-09-2016
What an absolute prat

Pete Dyos has been suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority following an alleged tweet he posted in regards to the Paralympics earlier this week. Dyos, a PDPA member who currently competes on the PDC’s Challenge Tour, has been suspended with immediate effect.

The tweet in question, posted by Dyos on Wednesday evening, read: “Just when you think TV can’t get any worse… The div Olympics starts.”

The PDC published a statement on their website on Friday morning, saying: “Following a comment made on social media by Pete Dyos, a PDPA Associate Member who competes on the PDC’s Challenge Tour, the Darts Regulation Authority has suspended the player with immediate effect and will launch an investigation.”

Nevertheless, Dyos apologised unreservedly for his conduct on Thursday. He said: “Morning Twitter world, yesterday I said something that was out of order, was a joke that went too far and didn’t mean to offend to anyone. I have family and friends with disabilities/illness and have lost my own mother due to tragedy, anyone who is and was offended I’m sorry.”
ATNotts
12-09-2016
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“Nevertheless, Dyos apologised unreservedly for his conduct on Thursday. He said: “Morning Twitter world, yesterday I said something that was out of order, was a joke that went too far and didn’t mean to offend to anyone. I have family and friends with disabilities/illness and have lost my own mother due to tragedy, anyone who is and was offended I’m sorry.””

Whatever happened to free speech? If he believed it, which I'm sure he did when he posted it, and it's his opinion (and I would imagine the opinion of some others too) then he is within his rights to say it.

The UK is getting too soft these days, and people too easily offended - some appear to be "professionally" offended.

If you don't like what's posted on social media - leave it alone.
Darren Lethem
12-09-2016
Originally Posted by ATNotts:
“Whatever happened to free speech? If he believed it, which I'm sure he did when he posted it, and it's his opinion (and I would imagine the opinion of some others too) then he is within his rights to say it.

The UK is getting too soft these days, and people too easily offended - some appear to be "professionally" offended.

If you don't like what's posted on social media - leave it alone.”

There is freedom of speech and there is insulting language. He has totally overstepped the mark here

I am lucky I have no disability but I can imagine being born with no arms or legs or no sight is pretty damn hard enough without so called sports stars calling you a 'div'. Nobody chose their disabilities and some acquired them fighting for their country.

Likewise if you don't like watching people overcome adversity through sport don't watch it then you won't have to take to social media to slate it

I cannot see how calling a blind man, a 14 year old girl with no legs or a table tennis player with no arms nasty names is freedom of speech. To me it is bullying, disrespectful and insulting.

Here is some freedom of speech for you AT Notts, they are all twice the sports star that ******** will ever be
Hayden
12-09-2016
He'll never be famous for his darts so he might as well be infamous for being a complete tw*t.
Darren Lethem
17-09-2016
Darts back on terrestrial TV next weekend don't forget

BBC 1 and 2 - Champions League of Darts

Jason Mohammed is hosting. Vassos Alexander and Dan Dawson will be lead commentators with Mark Webster, Paul Nicholson and Alan Warriner-Little as pundits

Starts at 1pm next Saturday
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