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Colonel Sanders

jimjamcos wrote: »

I know the BDO has always been poor in comparison to PDC but my God, watching these matches today the difference in standard looks similar to that of Paralympics V Olympics. Some woeful throwing.

Yeah agreed, I've often said its special category

The standard in the PDC gets better every year. The BDO stays at a constant state of rubbish

SRFC

How many winners will venetia have tomorrow some good chances plumpton.

jimjamcos

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

Yeah agreed, I've often said its special category

The standard in the PDC gets better every year. The BDO stays at a constant state of rubbish

I'd say the BDO is getting worse if anything! It's hard work watching it after PDC.

Hulk Hands

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

40s for the FA Cup :pac:

My brother in law is actually a Southampton fan, the only one I know!

Have that aswell, e/w with hills at 40's. They haven't been too hot recently though. Still, 40s was big

Colonel Sanders

Anyone any idea of the largest amount ever traded on a single Betfair market? Googling hasn't done me any good

Have seen €40m+ matched on tennis games

Colonel Sanders

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Have that aswell, e/w with hills at 40's. They haven't been too hot recently though. Still, 40s was big

Yeah their form has nose dived but their post match stats are still quite strong I've been reliably informed

Hopefully a few big guns are knocked out & a few others take their eye off the ball come the business end of the season

UrbanSea

Colonel I'm pretty sure it was on a Wimbledon match just can't think of what one

Colonel Sanders

UrbanSea wrote: »

Colonel I'm pretty sure it was on a Wimbledon match just can't think of what one

Thinking of some of the gruelling 5 set finals

Federer vs Nadal (think this was 08) & Federer vs Roddick the following year

Edit: or maybe that one involving John Isner, the longest match ever

Hulk Hands

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

Thinking of some of the gruelling 5 set finals

Federer vs Nadal (think this was 08) & Federer vs Roddick the following year

That Roddick one went to 25 games in the final set or something ridiculous like that. Probably that one

UrbanSea

Having my weekly shower before I hit the beer. Few cans of Guinness

Colonel Sanders

Hulk Hands wrote: »

That Roddick one went to 25 games in the final set or something ridiculous like that. Probably that one

I was at Blur in Hyde Park the Friday of that weekend & Sea The Stars Eclipse the day before. The lad I was with had punted him pre tournament at big prices

Watched it in a pub but missed the end as I'd to head to get my flight!

Colonel Sanders

UrbanSea wrote: »

Having my weekly shower before I hit the beer. Few cans of Guinness

Trying to stay off the beer for the month of January.

Let's see how long I last. Not a session drinker bar a few times a year but I do enjoy a bottle or two the odd evening

SRFC

Lads what was the hyped pointer last season I think it was a galileo had sea in the name I think anyone think of it??

convert

These are the results that came up for Galileo progeny on the ptp website: http://www.p2p.ie/horses.php. And these are the results for horses with 'sea' in the name: http://www.p2p.ie/horses.php I don't see one that matches your description.

SRFC

convert wrote: »

These are the results that came up for Galileo progeny on the ptp website: http://www.p2p.ie/horses.php. And these are the results for horses with 'sea' in the name: http://www.p2p.ie/horses.php I don't see one that matches your description.

Cheers for that.

I obviously have it wrong,cant think for the life of me what the horse was I remember reading about a horse winning a point impressively with a flat pedigree last season thought it was a galileo maybe it had urban in the name

hucklebuck

kiers47 wrote: »

HTML is quite easy really. Java is a good one to know and has quite a few similarities with C so if your already competent with C you should have no problems with that.
Google W3C schools - lots of HTML tutorials there for help.
I would say a software development course would be a good one to do and they teach such courses in most colleges around.

Cheers man, It's good to hear they are ok, pascal is a bastard so the newer languages should be easier?

I will have a look at the W3C schools to see what I think.

Are the microsoft courses any use?

Colonel Sanders

Using the phone and couldn't be @rsed going upstairs for the laptop

I'm pretty sure footballdata.co.uk has historic bookmakers prices as well as results, anyone know if Pinnacle's closing line is up on it?

Colonel Sanders

Looking at revised FA Cup betting. Southampton are 20s, the big Premier League 7 (ex Spurs who were knocked out today) are all shorter but it's then 66s bar

Hoping for a kind draw in the 4th round!

hucklebuck

jimjamcos wrote: »

I know the BDO has always been poor in comparison to PDC but my God, watching these matches today the difference in standard looks similar to that of Paralympics V Olympics. Some woeful throwing.

Lol it's on BBC now, the defending champion Waites is 2 sets down in a best of three and how does he respond, in the way you would expect a BDO champ to, he throws a 43 and 60 to try get himself out of trouble. I could give him a match and I haven't thrown darts in about 15 years!

hucklebuck

hucklebuck wrote: »

Lol it's on BBC now, the defending champion Waites is 2 sets down in a best of three and how does he respond, in the way you would expect a BDO champ to, he throws a 43 and 60 to try get himself out of trouble. I could give him a match and I haven't thrown darts in about 15 years!

I just noticed MartinGerry Adams even plays in it

SRFC

Scarface on rte for the millionth time


Still great all the same.

hucklebuck

Last leg of set 2 and the guy doing the scores looks seriously ****ed off with all the talking and he says "wun wundreh" for 100. It's no wonder they have Bowen doing the commentary, it's like the amateurs from Bullseye without the questions!

I **** you not, these are the real scores:

Razma (Greece) V Michael (Latvia)

40
65
81
83
60
60
60
98
13
100
60
76
100
14 (missed D2)
33
2 (missed D2 twice)
34 (missed D20)
D1

I might get a dartboard in the garage, invite my friends around, call it World Darts Championship and charge people €20 a head to watch it.

sting60

Utd short arms long pockets and then Bayern go out and buy Lewandowski to add to their super squad,mind blowing.

jimjamcos

sting60 wrote: »

Utd short arms long pockets and then Bayern go out and buy Lewandowski to add to their super squad,mind blowing.

They aren't 'buying' him. Getting him on a free, which makes it worse. Bargain of the century!

sting60

jimjamcos wrote: »

They aren't 'buying' him. Getting him on a free, which makes it worse. Bargain of the century!

**** OFF.Just got text to say he joined tonight.Assumed it was for major money.

carpothepunk

Incredible game here in the first NFL playoff game. #overs

kksaints

carpothepunk wrote: »

Incredible game here in the first NFL playoff game. #overs

What a game! Go Colts!!!

jimjamcos

sting60 wrote: »

**** OFF.Just got text to say he joined tonight.Assumed it was for major money.

Nope, his contract runs out in Summer and he's not moving till then. Serious business by Bayern. Got to feel sorry for Dortmund though.

SRFC

The curse of Godolphin struck again that colt they bought off hannon piping rock died of colic


Always thought that 2yr PETER MARTINS was going to be a top notcher pity he never seen the track after his debut.

jimjamcos

SRFC wrote: »

The curse of Godolphin struck again that colt they bought off hannon piping rock died of colic


Always thought that 2yr PETER MARTINS was going to be a top notcher pity he never seen the track after his debut.

They've some talent for ruining a horse whether by bad luck or poor campaigning. Even Dawn Approach looked unbeatable till they got their hands on him for big bucks!