World Grand Prix 2017 (1-7 Oct)

mdwexford wrote: »

Did Gurney and Thornton even look at each other at the end there.

Very frosty.

Couldn't blame Thornton , the antics of gurney throughout that game were awful. darts is dying with all these snails throwing nowadays. A Sully gurney final would be some borefest.:mad:

mdwexford wrote: »

I don't mind people not being fast. But when you have thrown your darts get them out of the board and get out of the way. Gurney gestures at the board too much when he's already thrown.

The rest of your post is rubbish. Darts is more popular than ever and a Mensur v Gurney final would be very interesting.

I could think of plenty of words to describe a mensur V gurney final "interesting" wouldn't be one of them. When you step up to the oche you should not be allowed leave it until you throw your 3 darts, pull them and get on with it. It's cringe worthy watching the antics of some players. As for being more popular than ever i'm not sure about that. Overkill springs to mind,in particular "the premier league of darts" which is exhibition in everything but name.

UrbanFret wrote: »

I could think of plenty of words to describe a mensur V gurney final "interesting" wouldn't be one of them. When you step up to the oche you should not be allowed leave it until you throw your 3 darts, pull them and get on with it. It's cringe worthy watching the antics of some players. As for being more popular than ever i'm not sure about that. Overkill springs to mind,in particular "the premier league of darts" which is exhibition in everything but name.

Gurney is the best up and coming talent on the circuit the last 12 months.

Mensur has been moving up the rankings consistently for a long time and is a great character to watch.

If that match doesn't interest you you must not like much darts outside the big 4.

I don't like the Premier League or the constant exhibition tour tripe but they are selling out arenas and making money non stop so dying is certainly not a word I would use to describe the sport.

I was talking to Hendo 2/3 years ago outside Citywest on the Saturday after he's been eliminated in 1/4s on the Friday. He (and his Dad) were NOT happy campers, giving out about the booing from the crowd, and they were right. Would like to see him win, nice guy.

I can't stand the booing when players are throwing, last night with Thornton was a prime example in the deciding leg. If these players are doing us the favour of playing for us, a bit of respect is the minimum.

Having said that, Thornton is a pain in the hole with the body language and expressions, he's so defeatist. Sometimes the third dart following 2xtriples might be a mm outside the wire and he looks likes he's thrown a dart so poorly it hit a small child in the eye.

As for the popularity waning, I think there is a case for that argument. The premier league is barely watched from what I can see, and there is an element of overkill on the darts. Having said that, the Worlds are still amazing, most people countdown to Christmas, for me it's the week before !

Do any of ye know who the walk on girls are lads? The blonde is very familiar.

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

I don't think they're "doing us a favour,playing for us" They're doing it for themselves, for the massive prize money that is paid for by fans who mostly go to the darts for the pantomime party atmosphere rather than the actual darts.

Thornton wasn't bothered in 2015 final when the crowd booed every dart MvG threw, eventually Thornton won.

Mvg Taylor recently was far far worse, was there when Thornton won and it was bad,but it's like that in different places,they all know it

PTH2009 wrote: »

Hard too say, I knw the PDC fan club have there pre sale and I'm not sure was there a 3pre sale (didn't receive word about one anyway) but best to try Monday morning

Got presale code yesterday from 3 network

Sands81 wrote: »

Off topic here but was wondering if someone thinks there will be table seats left on Monday morning for the premier league in Dublin next year or would they all be sold out in the pre member sale.

I had a 3 pre-sale code this morning and tried at 10 but there was none left.
As far as I know there's only a small number of tables available so I presume they get snapped up by PDC subscribers

Found his form again to win

Gurney deservedly through to the final, funny the way the wasn't the falling to the floor craic like last night when he won, surely he should have lol. Maybe he just didn't want to deal with the wee angry scot last night

9 missed set darts by Gurney. Very poor so far.

FineAle wrote: »

Gurney brushing shoulders with Whitlock during a celebration, what a flute!

Saw that, a bit stupid