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    #2612
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    bassy wrote: »
    never met jenks and only found out he done a pub yrs ago where my brother lives i was gutted,i was told he done it for 500 euros and drank pints for fun.a lovely man i bet and no probs with a photo or autograph.

    seen john lowe few yrs back in hes red audi car and i spotted him as soon as he seen me looking at him and copping who he was he drove off.

    Jenkins was class he was payed to play a certain amount of legs till 11pm he stayed on till 2 or 3 , gave us all advice on our throw and that, class act. I adored John Lowe growing then met him, arrogant prik worse than Taylor.


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    #2613
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    yeah the same thing happened to Wes Newton

    on that what's the story with the BDO ?? will there be a worlds championship

    Your right, wasn't long ago Wez Newton, Andy Hamilton and Thornton were in premier league.

    BDO no longer exists. Literally. Hopefully the WDF can get something similar going. Standard obviously wasn't as good as the PDC recently but I always enjoyed lakside more than ally pally.


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    #2614
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    i,d say bristow be another knob to meet in person,i know the man has long passed and might not be right to talk about him in such vein.but i would say hes just like wade.

    but then again ive seen videos of eric rolling uo a fag in a pub and having banter so a world away from wade.................................


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    #2615
    krustydoyle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,941 ✭✭✭krustydoyle


    Seen a lot of players at Exhibitions and the best was Klaasen as he checked out 164 with no flights on his darts.. unreal to watch


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    #2616
    peteeeed
    Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    US2 wrote: »
    Your right, wasn't long ago Wez Newton, Andy Hamilton and Thornton were in premier league.

    BDO no longer exists. Literally. Hopefully the WDF can get something similar going. Standard obviously wasn't as good as the PDC recently but I always enjoyed lakside more than ally pally.

    if you say BDO 3 times in the mirror justin will appear


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    #2617
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    krustydoyle wrote: »
    Seen a lot of players at Exhibitions and the best was Klaasen as he checked out 164 with no flights on his darts.. unreal to watch

    Don't forget mardle blowing them from he's big gob :D


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    #2618
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,763 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    One thing i've learned from Covid is that being a Pro Darts player is a pretty hard job. All the glitch and glamour of the big tournaments is fine but then there's getting there and all the non so popular tournaments like the 'players championship' and to an extent some of the European championships that have to be played. Add in all the practice,travel and bad influences (tbh that goes for a lot of pro sports)

    Exciitbitions are only for a few $$$ for a few of the mid/lower card players and mean very little for the career unless you're retired from the sport


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    #2619
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    mvg is about 8 grand for a exhibition,hardly a few quid for 2 hours fun in a pub eating grub few drinks and banter and laughs.


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    #2620
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,763 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    bassy wrote: »
    mvg is about 8 grand for a exhibition,hardly a few quid for 2 hours fun in a pub eating grub few drinks and banter and laughs.

    edited it there now and meant to say 'only a worth a few quid for the mid/lower card players'

    RVB got his **** a bit with Covid and how he wasn't going to make much of the retirement $$ and is planning on a return to the circuit


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    #2621
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    edited it there now and meant to say 'only a worth a few quid for the mid/lower card players'

    RVB got his **** a bit with Covid and how he wasn't going to make much of the retirement $$ and is planning on a return to the circuit

    snakey missed the boat this year as well after winning the worlds,he has missed out on a lot of money regarding exhibitions appearances etc


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    #2622
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    Alot of travel involved but the amount of tournaments and prize money hasn't really changed. I wouldn't feel too sorry for them .


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    #2623
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    I think this thing of week long pro tours is actually better hope it stays this way


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    #2624
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    US2 wrote: »
    Alot of travel involved but the amount of tournaments and prize money hasn't really changed. I wouldn't feel too sorry for them .

    great lifestyle though and the get to see and travel the world and if your half decent you will make a comfortable living from it.
    beats a 8-5 job on a bloody building site and your boss bawling at u on a wet monday morning.....................................................


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    #2625
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    US2 wrote: »
    I think this thing of week long pro tours is actually better hope it stays this way

    I agree, I think it's great. The only problem is that a lot of the lower ranked players still have full time jobs so they would need to take time off.


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    #2626
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    Gurney set to fall out of the top 10 unless he wins the PC Finals.


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    #2627
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    US2 wrote: »
    Gurney set to fall out of the top 10 unless he wins the PC Finals.

    That's no surprise,doubt he be in premier league


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    #2628
    scudzilla
    Registered Users Posts: 11,911 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    Scoundrel wrote: »
    Yeah I've always liked Ritchie met him at a few exhibitions he's a gentleman.
    bassy wrote: »
    i,d say bristow be another knob to meet in person,i know the man has long passed and might not be right to talk about him in such vein.but i would say hes just like wade.

    but then again ive seen videos of eric rolling uo a fag in a pub and having banter so a world away from wade.................................

    I was working the front door at The Tivoli in Buckley, around 2005, big queue outside and who was in it but Richie Burnett, he had been doing an exhibition in the next town, was utterly mangled. Signed him in for free and ended up booting him out 20mins later for pissing on the dance floor :pac::pac::pac:

    Played Bristow some years back in a doubles match, my partner was Deller. Bristow was sound as fcuk, exactly how you'd perceive him, loud and cocky.

    Worst i ever met was Ted Hankey, he used to live in Shotton, North Wales and every Saturday lunch time he'd come to the crosville club and play the guys, this was maybe a year before he won the world title. He'd charge ya 3quid to play him 1001 and he was unreal, if ya beat him e'd give ya 50quid, some of our guys were very very good county players and he was leaving them all on 4/500. One day a mate called Paul had the game of his life and beat him, Ted asked if he fancied double or quits, which Paul declined, he walked out an nevr returned.

    Most of us won quite a few quid when he won the Embassy as we all lumped on him at 40/1


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    #2629
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    scudzilla wrote: »
    I was working the front door at The Tivoli in Buckley, around 2005, big queue outside and who was in it but Richie Burnett, he had been doing an exhibition in the next town, was utterly mangled. Signed him in for free and ended up booting him out 20mins later for pissing on the dance floor :pac::pac::pac:

    Played Bristow some years back in a doubles match, my partner was Deller. Bristow was sound as fcuk, exactly how you'd perceive him, loud and cocky.

    Worst i ever met was Ted Hankey, he used to live in Shotton, North Wales and every Saturday lunch time he'd come to the crosville club and play the guys, this was maybe a year before he won the world title. He'd charge ya 3quid to play him 1001 and he was unreal, if ya beat him e'd give ya 50quid, some of our guys were very very good county players and he was leaving them all on 4/500. One day a mate called Paul had the game of his life and beat him, Ted asked if he fancied double or quits, which Paul declined, he walked out an nevr returned.

    Most of us won quite a few quid when he won the Embassy as we all lumped on him at 40/1

    pissed on the dance floor WTF

    NEVER EVER LIKED WANKEY TED HANKEY,to afraid to mix it in the pdc.he knew he would be way out of he,s depth there.but just used excuse,s..................................................


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    #2630
    scudzilla
    Registered Users Posts: 11,911 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    bassy wrote: »
    pissed on the dance floor WTF

    NEVER EVER LIKED WANKEY TED HANKEY,to afraid to mix it in the pdc.he knew he would be way out of he,s depth there.but just used excuse,s..................................................

    like i said, he was utterly twisted


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    #2631
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    scudzilla wrote: »
    like i said, he was utterly twisted

    ah still jesus like.
    then again be more than drink there,i believe a good amatuer boxer in hes day.
    wonder how he got the facial scars ?.


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    #2632
    PatchMcGinty
    Site Banned Posts: 6 ✭PatchMcGinty


    Is les battersby still at the darts?

    Eric bristow, same thing


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    #2633
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    PatchMcGinty wrote: »
    Is les battersby still at the darts?

    Eric bristow, same thing

    i,d say you would wanna head over to the soaps thread COME ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.


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    #2634
    Dillonb3
    Registered Users Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭Dillonb3


    Reports McKinstry was handed an eight year ban for match fixing. Career looks over


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    #2635
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    Dillonb3 wrote: »
    Reports McKinstry was handed an eight year ban for match fixing. Career looks over

    Yep. 3 year ban for each matched fixed plus 2 year ban for refusing to provide his itemized phone bill. Delighted for him.
    Pity they didn't do the same when Gary Anderson admitted to it in a premier league game few years ago

    Match fixing is the worst crime in any sport in my opinion


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    #2636
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    andos was not match fixing,he just deliberately lost because of the brutal carry on of the scots fans towards aidy lewis,throwing coins at lewis several times during the game along with some very strong abuse.


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    #2637
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    bassy wrote: »
    andos was not match fixing,he just deliberately lost because of the brutal carry on of the scots fans towards aidy lewis,throwing coins at lewis several times during the game along with some very strong abuse.

    Deliberately losing a game is fixing the result of a game = Match fixing. He mightn't of had a bet but makes no difference. Look at Mickey mansell, fined for "not playing to the best of his ability"


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    #2638
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    US2 wrote: »
    Deliberately losing a game is fixing the result of a game = Match fixing. He mightn't of had a bet but makes no difference. Look at Mickey mansell, fined for "not playing to the best of his ability"

    ando is a big gun,guys you mention have no future or ever have in darts.there just there to make up numbers etc etc darts would not lose sleep with out them.


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    #2639
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    US2 wrote: »
    Deliberately losing a game is fixing the result of a game = Match fixing. He mightn't of had a bet but makes no difference. Look at Mickey mansell, fined for "not playing to the best of his ability"

    That was utterly ridiculous. I don't know if Mansell ever appealed that decision but I hope he did.

    As for McKinstry, I think he should have received a lifetime ban as he denied the charge.


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    #2640
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    Barry Hearn hinting at a couple of wildcard picks for the World Championship for people with no tour card. Fairly sickening for people on the tour grinding all year. I assume if it happens it will be Barney and or Sherrock


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    #2641
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    Full interview here. I haven't watched it yet

    https://twitter.com/BarryHearn/status/1332372151521972225?s=19


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