Wayne Mardle

pmy.murphy

Will he ever return to the PDC pro tour again to grace our television screens on the oche once again. Definately one of the most entertaining players Ive ever seen and it seems like some humour from darts has been missing since he lost form.

Heres a video of Mardle playing in April which proves he can still throw some good darts and if he can find those doubles again who knows.................http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTJy0uXwDM0


Who reckons he will make a return?

BOHtox

Justin Pipe is a painfully slow thrower!

buster180

Great interview with Mardle here talking about his career and his plans for the future. Would love to see him back on the big stage again very few character in the game these days.
http://www.dartsaroundtheworld.com/waynemardle/

pmy.murphy

buster180 wrote: »

Great interview with Mardle here talking about his career and his plans for the future. Would love to see him back on the big stage again very few character in the game these days.
http://www.dartsaroundtheworld.com/waynemardle/

Seems he is planning on makeing a comeback at some point but i dont know what caused him to lose his passion for the game so quickly

buster180

He was taking the easy option of the exhibition circuit and started to drop down the rankings. Manley did the same.
Hope he makes a comeback as he still has a lot to offer and it’s a waste of talent

pmy.murphy

buster180 wrote: »

He was taking the easy option of the exhibition circuit and started to drop down the rankings. Manley did the same.
Hope he makes a comeback as he still has a lot to offer and it’s a waste of talent

Hopefully he is back. The game has lacked a true character since both him and manley dropped off. Mardle I agree still has a lot to offer and is still relatively young but the longer he leaves it, the harder it will be to get back so this comeback should come sooner rather than later. As for Manley, his career is over and we have seen the last of him. He doesnt even hold a tour card anymore and has entered next years q school already. Age, form nd health are not on his side though. Chris Mason is another one attempting a comeback. I wonder how he will get on and will he get through this years Q School.

KEITH_KILDUFF

There days are over, new breed is here, game over

Wimbago

Is it fair to say he is now been seen as the person to fill the void left by Sid Waddell (or at least attempt it).

Yes was entertaining as a player but he's done well so far as a commentator/analyst so far. If he's not playing it's good t see him in those roles

Spiderpig92

Hope he comes back, when he is good he is awesome, he was unbelievable the year he bet Taylor in the world quarter finals. He should have won the worlds that year, maybe complacency set in against Shepard

ebbsy

D'ont think he will be back, a good commentator though.

messinkiapina

I'd say even at his best he would be an also-ran in the PDC these days. A few years ago the next best players to Taylor were the likes of Mardle, Colin Llyod, Ronnie Baxter and Peter Manley. The standard has gone up a level since then.

messinkiapina

messinkiapina wrote: »

I'd say even at his best he would be an also-ran in the PDC these days. A few years ago the next best players to Taylor were the likes of Mardle, Colin Llyod, Ronnie Baxter and Peter Manley. The standard has gone up a level since then.

I wouldn't even have him with Lloyd or Manley. He never won a major. He was not a top 5 player at all, he was once ranked 5th while Lloyd and Manley of course both reached no. 1, he was never at the races in the PL finishing last twice, he spent his whole career hitting the 5 instead of the 20. Nice guy and great character though but would be surprised if he made a comeback.

Spiderpig92

Deleted User wrote: »

I wouldn't even have him with Lloyd or Manley. He never won a major. He was not a top 5 player at all, he was once ranked 5th while Lloyd and Manley of course both reached no. 1, he was never at the races in the PL finishing last twice, he spent his whole career hitting the 5 instead of the 20. Nice guy and great character though but would be surprised if he made a comeback.

Have Manley or Lloyd or Manley ever beaten Taylor in the worlds??? Seem to recall Manley getting whitewashed in a world final by him. Mardle was a player the power feared at times because he knew that if Mardle brought his A Game he could beat him, and did in 2007/2008. Know Mardle never got to the final, but beating Taylor at his best is nearly as good

StephenHendry

Spiderpig92 wrote: »

Have Manley or Lloyd or Manley ever beaten Taylor in the worlds??? Seem to recall Manley getting whitewashed in a world final by him. Mardle was a player the power feared at times because he knew that if Mardle brought his A Game he could beat him, and did in 2007/2008. Know Mardle never got to the final, but beating Taylor at his best is nearly as good

defo, i loved watching wayne play, 5 wc semis is still a lot better than most players, on form he was a heavy scorer and gave phil a few scares at the wc. i remember that game , qf wc in 08 when came from 3-0 down to beat the power, couldnt' believe it when he lost to shepherd , his best chance of a wc imo. i hope he comes back but he has improved in his commentary in that he doesnt shout or get excited as he used to ,

messinkiapina

Best treble 5 hitter I've ever seen.

Spiderpig92

Spiderpig92 wrote: »

Have Manley or Lloyd or Manley ever beaten Taylor in the worlds??? Seem to recall Manley getting whitewashed in a world final by him. Mardle was a player the power feared at times because he knew that if Mardle brought his A Game he could beat him, and did in 2007/2008. Know Mardle never got to the final, but beating Taylor at his best is nearly as good

No, Manley lost 3 world finals to Taylor, 2 whitewashes and a 6-2. Not sure Taylor and Lloyd ever met in the Worlds, but Lloyd won a couple of majors and was world no 1 for almost 2 years.

briany

Darts needs all the characters it can get, as does any sport that wants to market itself on television. It adds that extra dimension and depth to the action and gives the viewer something to connect or engage with as a person. Philosophising aside, Mardle was a great character of the last ten years and he was even better when his father was shown in the crowd cheering his son on and who sometimes looked like he was even more into the action than Wayne himself.

At some point Mardle will or will have asked himself if he's worth more to himself, the PDC and SKY as a dart player or as a colour man. I'd like to see him have another crack at PDC competition but if he's comfortable to do what he's doing then that's understandable because he may try for a year to do the comeback and then maybe find there's no commentary position to come back to if he's unsuccessful.

wadacrack

pmy.murphy wrote: »

Seems he is planning on makeing a comeback at some point but i dont know what caused him to lose his passion for the game so quickly

Hes made his money. He now has a cosy job with Sky dont think he will be back to the player he was.hunger is gone

Hilly Bill

Mardle said on telly earlier this year that he doesnt want to do the circuit anymore and he is happy doing what he is doing now.

Gotya

Have to admit i do like wayne's world. Who else could do it, only 501 himself

http://www.skysports.com/video/inline/0,,15618_8343177,00.html

Degag

Spiderpig92 wrote: »

Have Manley or Lloyd or Manley ever beaten Taylor in the worlds??? Seem to recall Manley getting whitewashed in a world final by him. Mardle was a player the power feared at times because he knew that if Mardle brought his A Game he could beat him, and did in 2007/2008. Know Mardle never got to the final, but beating Taylor at his best is nearly as good

Mardle won't be back now. He's happy enough with his job with Sky. Taylor was never afraid of him either. The only player that Taylor was "afraid" of before Barney was John Part, who beat him quite a few times within the time he won the World Championship. Mardle was a crowd favourite and a good player but nothing more really.

Gotya

Can Mardle really blow darts from his mouth and actually hit the dart board? Has anyone been to an exhibition and seen him do it?

ton chucker

Gotya wrote: »

Can Mardle really blow darts from his mouth and actually hit the dart board? Has anyone been to an exhibition and seen him do it?

Yeh iv seen him do it you can see him do it on you tube .

Pilsbury Doughboy

Mardle and John Gwynne are the 2 best commentators at the moment IMO,be a shame if Mardle went back on tour.

Tarzann

Mardle hit a 9 darter at home last week.

Degag

Tarzann wrote: »

Mardle hit a 9 darter at home last week.

Means nothing really. It's said that the top players can hit multiple nine darters in practice. Different thing being on stage.

Max Power

Tarzann wrote: »

Mardle hit a 9 darter at home last week.

I hit 4 today alone.

Degag

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

I hit 4 today alone.

Were you playing 101?;)

Pilsbury Doughboy

Tarzann wrote: »

Mardle hit a 9 darter at home last week.

Was he playing the darts games behind the red button on sky?

Not sure whether it's been linked above, but Mardle has tweeted that he finds the tour events "soulless".

https://mobile.twitter.com/Wayne501Mardle/status/286639181168513024

sham69

great character agreed and not a bad player but I'm sure he knows through his commentary stints that the game has moved up a notch or 2 since he stopped playing.

I think he is clever enough to know he can't compete anymore.
Great to have him as a commentator though, sid badly missed but mardle is entertaining in his own way..

buster180

Here is a nice little interview from Wayne, I don’t think he is a happy camper

Max Power

His face is priceless when he realises it's live.

Klim

To be fair to him, Eamonn Holmes angers most people.