m20gull
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Popular sports you don't give a rats arse about.
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Darts.
I seriously cannot BELIEVE the amount of coverage darts gets, or its explosion in popularity since Sky got hold of it and hyped it to the heavens.
You get two sweaty fat blokes festooned with tattoos and sporting "crazy" facial hair and/or tragic haircuts. You put them in a tacky silk shirt big enough to drape over a medium-sized family hatchback. You stick them on a stage in front of a baying mob of drunken buffoons holding up signs that say "180!". And you get them to have a game of arrows. Its not a sport, its a passtime. A pub game which is about on a par with Dominos, Cribbage and Shove Ha'Penny.
Seriously, what is the attraction ? What is the BEST thing you can see in darts ? With every proper sport, you can see something graceful. Something awe-inspring, something thrilling. That rising shot from 30 yards that crashes in off the crossbar. That gutsy century that wins the test. That nerve-shredding wheel-to-wheel overtaking maneouvre down the straight. That incredible rally that ends with an exquisite lob for the point. The home-run at the bottom of the 9th that sails into the stands. Proper memorable stuff. You might not particularly like those sports, but you can see there is still something to appreciate in them, to admire, even if its only the athleticism.
Darts though ? Three pieces of tungsten thudding into a small wire box for 180 points. or maybe a 9-dart finish. As a spectacle, thats as good as it gets. There's nothing else to see here.
I'm genuinely bewildered at anyone who can actually sit there and watch that game (I refuse to call it a sport).
I seriously cannot BELIEVE the amount of coverage darts gets, or its explosion in popularity since Sky got hold of it and hyped it to the heavens.
You get two sweaty fat blokes festooned with tattoos and sporting "crazy" facial hair and/or tragic haircuts. You put them in a tacky silk shirt big enough to drape over a medium-sized family hatchback. You stick them on a stage in front of a baying mob of drunken buffoons holding up signs that say "180!". And you get them to have a game of arrows. Its not a sport, its a passtime. A pub game which is about on a par with Dominos, Cribbage and Shove Ha'Penny.
Seriously, what is the attraction ? What is the BEST thing you can see in darts ? With every proper sport, you can see something graceful. Something awe-inspring, something thrilling. That rising shot from 30 yards that crashes in off the crossbar. That gutsy century that wins the test. That nerve-shredding wheel-to-wheel overtaking maneouvre down the straight. That incredible rally that ends with an exquisite lob for the point. The home-run at the bottom of the 9th that sails into the stands. Proper memorable stuff. You might not particularly like those sports, but you can see there is still something to appreciate in them, to admire, even if its only the athleticism.
Darts though ? Three pieces of tungsten thudding into a small wire box for 180 points. or maybe a 9-dart finish. As a spectacle, thats as good as it gets. There's nothing else to see here.
I'm genuinely bewildered at anyone who can actually sit there and watch that game (I refuse to call it a sport).
spanishdave
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Cricket
Cycling
Golf
the list goes on...
Cycling
Golf
the list goes on...
Raleigh Chopper
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Bar Billiards
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
love bar billiards,used to play a penny a point back in the day
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LargeHadronZugzwang
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Can't stand the game myself; the aesthetic value of combinations, games of Tal, Morphy, Fischer, Capablanca et al
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
ah chess! the ultimate cerebral warfare
picture the scene,deep in darkest France,family dinner,the dust is removed from a chess board
there I was,a lamb to the slaughter
brother-in -law (big noise at Airbus) v hairy arsed bricklayer
this was brains v brawn,England v France
attendance circa 8
over confidence is a terrible thing,it was like Agincourt all over again
mutterings of fluke,as the board is re-set
but the same result,this was my finest hour!
picture the scene,deep in darkest France,family dinner,the dust is removed from a chess board
there I was,a lamb to the slaughter
brother-in -law (big noise at Airbus) v hairy arsed bricklayer
this was brains v brawn,England v France
attendance circa 8
over confidence is a terrible thing,it was like Agincourt all over again
mutterings of fluke,as the board is re-set
but the same result,this was my finest hour!
LargeHadronZugzwang
Active member
I wouldn't pay to watch it but I love playing it. My dad taught me when I was about 16 and once I was over the legal age to buy booze we would spend many Sunday lunchtimes looking for pubs with a table. It was as important as the beer for a while.
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
I've actually toyed with buying a table,don't take up too much room
anyone played (attempted) 3 cushion billiards
remember the misses saying to me another invite round someone's house,I thought bollocks another night of blah blah blah
he's got a full size billiard table she says
on arrival,itching to show off my cue power,we walk into the billiard room,full size table alright,but no ****ing pockets!!!
The Camel
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Motor racing.
Ridiculous how much coverage it gets when realistically only two drivers (from the same team) can win any race.
All drivers should use the same equipment then we would discover who was the best driver.
Ridiculous how much coverage it gets when realistically only two drivers (from the same team) can win any race.
All drivers should use the same equipment then we would discover who was the best driver.
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
You'd still have the same problem,the best driver would win more or less all the time
The Camel
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Don't think that is the case with NASCAR
Hillian1
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If you have Sky and can be arsed to bother, next time there's an F1 Race check the listings for the GP2 and GP3 races at the same track on the same weekend.
Fantastic racing, wheel to wheel stuff, carnage in the corners just like F1 used to be and not far off F1 speed too.
These drivers are all trying to impress F1 teams so the stakes are high.
father_and_son
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Premier League Football
Tennis
Golf
Snooker
Darts
Horses
Cricket (OD, & Test)
etc etc
Can cope with T20, F1, Rugby and Championship football. Largely uninterested in watching any other sport. I have had periods of my life following Sumo, American Football and various other unconventional choices but never for very long.
Tennis
Golf
Snooker
Darts
Horses
Cricket (OD, & Test)
etc etc
Can cope with T20, F1, Rugby and Championship football. Largely uninterested in watching any other sport. I have had periods of my life following Sumo, American Football and various other unconventional choices but never for very long.
Bevendean Hillbilly
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Baseball.
F1
Curling
Horse racing
Judo
Sumo
Gymnastics
Clay pigeon shooting
Cycling
Rugby
In fact anything apart from football and Cricket is a snorefest.
F1
Curling
Horse racing
Judo
Sumo
Gymnastics
Clay pigeon shooting
Cycling
Rugby
In fact anything apart from football and Cricket is a snorefest.
El Sid
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Gurning. Makes people look like a rats arse.
m20gull
Well-known member
F1 gets the coverage because it is the pinnacle of the sport, the best drivers in the best cars. There is a manufacturer's championship as well as the driver's one.
wakeytom
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Completely forgot about the worst sport ever (I can only assume its a sport as its on Sky Sports right now) - Fishing - how can a sport be sitting on your backside for about 10 hours and moving once every couple of hours to take a fish off a hook and throw it back in the water 
