Andy Fordham

token56

Has anyone seen the guy lately. He has lost something like over 10 stone you wouldn't think it was the same person. Fair play to him.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/thehealthnews.html?in_article_id=505441&in_page_id=1797&ct=5

Here is a link to pictures

Kingp35

Yep he looks totally different. In fairness he hate to lose the weight or he would have died.

He has a tough task though to get his game back to the level it was at.

Pulsar Eagle

wow different person, think he needs to lose the beard + get a decent haircut it just dosent suit him any more.

EKRIUQ

Saw him at Christmas time, looks a hell of a lot better, but still has the loose flab. Would be great to see him on the circuit again

RedPeppers

OMG I cant believe thats him would not recognise him. Fair play to him, hes a top dart player .

Rented Mule

I would say that he still has a way to go.

I wish him the best of luck along the way.

Kingp35

It sounds as if he is having trouble breathing in that clip, obviously he is not out of the woods yet but he does look much better than he did.

Hope to see him back live on TV as soon as possible because he was always one of my favourite players.

5ForKeeps

When he collapsed during the BDO World Championships, he knew he had to do something with his weight. Good to see him back, hope he can get back up to the level he was at when he won the BDO title back a few years ago. The BDO needs a shot in arm with the PDC's popularity growing by the day with The Premier League and that normal championship events they now have. Well done Andy good to see you back!

NeoRox

Some positive news for Andy Fordham at last.

Andy Fordham is hoping to resurrect his darts career at the World Masters after doctors took him off the emergency waiting list for a liver transplant.

Kent's 2004 BDO world champion, 46, is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver after years of alcohol abuse.

But after losing 15 stone since collapsing at the 2007 World Championship, the operation has been postponed for at least three years.

"It'd be nice to get on the stage a few more times," he told BBC Radio Kent.

"If I can get back to a decent standard that will be a massive battle for me and it'd be great."


I don't remember going out there, I don't remember getting the trophy, nothing

Andy Fordham on his world title triumph in 2004
Fordham will be playing at the 2008 World Masters in Bridlington, which starts on Saturday.

He made his comeback on the world stage at the event last year, but felt it was too soon.

"My confidence has gone totally rock bottom so if I can get a couple of wins under my belt - I don't mean tournaments, just a couple of games - that'd be good," he said.

"It is difficult because when I first went out I didn't feel right at all and I felt I was wasting my own time and other people's time.

"Now I feel much better in myself and I'm coming out of myself a bit more and getting that little bit of confidence.

"So hopefully this could be the start of three to five years of giving it a good go and then getting myself back to the doctor and getting them to look after me."

Fordham's biggest dream would be to win the BDO title again as he has no memory of his 2004 victory.

"It would be nice to win it and remember it because I don't remember a thing of the final," he said.

Andy Fordham
Andy Fordham says he has no memory of his BDO victory in 2004
"I watched it the other day for the first time.

"I don't remember going out there, I don't remember getting the trophy, nothing.

"It's sad really when you think what a day it was."

Fordham, who once boasted of drinking 25 bottles of beer before a match, says he has not touched a drop since 8 January 2007.

"People have been amazing, the support I've had has helped me a great deal.

"I think if I did go back on the drink, not only would I let myself down and my family down, but there are so many other people I think I would let down as well."