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2019 Grand Slam of Darts - 9th - 17th Nov

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    #32
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    Brendan Dolan's shirt is one of the worst I've ever seen.


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    #33
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    Kingp35 wrote: »
    Brendan Dolan's shirt is one of the worst I've ever seen.

    should of got a few more xxxxl kinda tight around the bump :D


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    #34
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    Young Harrington wins 5-1 with a 78 average..


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    #35
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    US2 wrote: »
    Young Harrington wins 5-1 with a 78 average..

    The qualification criteria for the Grand Slam really needs sorting out as it lets in so many poor players. There are too many qualifiers from the floor. Euro Tour winners have to be included. The BDO qualifiers should be cut to 6 and the PDC floor qualifiers cut to four, and that's at the very least.


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    #36
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    As an aside, Devon Peterson is the worst darts commentator I have ever heard, and I include Vassos Alexander in that.

    A particular gem from him last night - "His Dad (Rod Harrington) being much older than him (Ryan Harrington)".

    How he hasn't been cut yet I'll never know.


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    #37
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    Kingp35 wrote: »
    The qualification criteria for the Grand Slam really needs sorting out as it lets in so many poor players. There are too many qualifiers from the floor. Euro Tour winners have to be included. The BDO qualifiers should be cut to 6 and the PDC floor qualifiers cut to four, and that's at the very least.

    Yeah it's a strange one, World Cup Finalists qualified is the biggest joke of the lot.
    No mention of how poor the ladies are too when you have Scott Mitchell and Martin Adams sitting at home. I know there not in best of form but are proven tv players. Wouldn't surprise me if the BDO element was scrapped in next year or 2.

    Thank godsomeone agrees, how the funk did Devon get that job, diversity I suppose?


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    #38
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    US2 wrote: »
    Thank godsomeone agrees, how the funk did Devon get that job, diversity I suppose?

    It's the only reason I can think of because surely Sky know how bad he is.


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    #39
    Justin Credible Darts
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Justin Credible Darts


    US2 wrote: »
    Thank godsomeone agrees, how the funk did Devon get that job, diversity I suppose?


    ticked the pc box for black
    why do you think lesbian trina gulliver got the job at Ally Pally.
    Its all about diversity and ticking political correctness boxes.



    Both are absolutely abysmal, both got the job with zero experience, no history of commentary on professional darts.


    I dont care if the commentator is black, white, male, female, gay, straight etc as long as they are there because of their ability.. not because of gender, color etc.


    Even chris mason, an ex con, with multiple convictions for serious crimes, got hired, but at least he is decent on comms.


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    #40
    peteeeed
    Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    Serious darts by MVG, smith played well too


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    #41
    Liamalone
    Registered Users Posts: 4,954 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    Would love to see the wee angry man get beaten by Suzuki doll.


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    #42
    ThebitterLemon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,621 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    Jesus Christ Willie was absolutely shocking.

    Very very poor, can’t see Webster not going g through now

    TbL


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    #43
    peteeeed
    Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    Really poor


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    #44
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    peteeeed wrote: »
    Really poor

    that's the way he always will be,will never get to gurneys standard.


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    #45
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    How did he lose to Dave Parletti. I mean Parletti seems like a sound lad but Willie should be beating him easy! Unlikely he goes through now.


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    #46
    shockframe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,410 ✭✭✭shockframe


    That was a terrible game.

    Not the first one either. It's been a dire event so far.


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    #47
    ThebitterLemon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,621 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    There’s Willie out, he’ll be kicking himself, should easily had enough in the tank

    TbL


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    #48
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    shockframe wrote: »
    That was a terrible game.

    Not the first one either. It's been a dire event so far.

    Have to agree. Too many poor players in this. Some terrible matches with low standards.

    Webster playing very well here.


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    #49
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    Willie was shaking his head in anger after the last practice throw before the very first leg. He has to cut that out


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    #50
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,763 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Adrian Lewis not the player he once was

    The crowd and pressure gets to the BDO players. The PDC should just buy it and combine them


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    #51
    sc86
    Registered Users Posts: 2,878 ✭✭✭sc86


    What a ****e event so far
    Bdo boys are all lemons


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    #52
    peteeeed
    Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    in regards Willie, he seems to have a very rigid throw that when he's on he stays on but when he's off he cant adjust at all


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    #53
    ThebitterLemon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,621 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    Whatever anyone thinks about Durrant you can’t deny he’s got bottle.

    Hung in really well

    Delighted for him

    TbL


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    #54
    munster87
    Registered Users Posts: 4,230 ✭✭✭munster87


    Duzza is some man to scrape through a match


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    #55
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    hes ruged similar to wade


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    #56
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Germany would badly want to develop a decent player in the next while. Hopp has done nothing despite massive support and even less so Schindler. Clemens was boring as heck but threw some decent finishes.


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    #57
    Johner
    Registered Users Posts: 21,625 ✭✭✭✭Johner


    Snakebite plating well against Cross, giving him a nice hammering so far 8-2.


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    #58
    Justin Credible Darts
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Justin Credible Darts


    munster87 wrote: »
    Duzza is some man to scrape through a match




    An over rated to the hilt player.
    Mardle kisses his ass cos he won lakesh1te


    to put things in perspective Durrant had the exact same average as Ryan Harrington.


    Look what chizzys 100 plus average did to Harrington


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    #59
    Degag
    Registered Users Posts: 9,952 ✭✭✭Degag


    Justin Credible Darts wrote: »
    An over rated to the hilt player.
    Mardle kisses his ass cos he won lakesh1te


    to put things in perspective Durrant had the exact same average as Ryan Harrington.


    Look what chizzys 100 plus average did to Harrington

    Do you ever have anything positive to say?


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    #60
    sc86
    Registered Users Posts: 2,878 ✭✭✭sc86


    Duzza has had a great first year in the pdc , hes brought something to a place thats gone a bit stale.
    Top 10 player , but theres some fairly average guys in top 10 now , mainly due to a ****ed in ranking system.


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    #61
    Justin Credible Darts
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Justin Credible Darts


    Degag wrote: »
    Do you ever have anything positive to say?


    and there you go again...ignore the actual facts I posted, and make it about the poster instead.



    What i wrote was true. Unless you are deaf, how can you not hear the ass kissing of durrant by mardle.


    The averages I posted were genuine facts. Harrington averaged the same as durrant , and Harrington was well beaten.



    Is posting facts now negative just because you dont like them ?


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