Braggfan
In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded
- May 12, 2014
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That would be amazing. I love the Ryder cup on it's own, but the thought of a Ryder Cup of darts makes me want to get my arrows and slack off work already.
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That would be amazing. I love the Ryder cup on it's own, but the thought of a Ryder Cup of darts makes me want to get my arrows and slack off work already.
The days of possible unity between the two are long gone imo.
They are almost 2 different sports now.
The BDO will continue to run the game in this country (local leagues, county and a few "big" tournaments).
The PDC will continue to grow the sport at professional televised level.
Job done as far I can see.
They are almost 2 different sports now.
The BDO will continue to run the game in this country (local leagues, county and a few "big" tournaments).
The PDC will continue to grow the sport at professional televised level.
Job done as far I can see.
This Stockport league is a bit tasty.
Some of the teams in it are unbelievable.
Fortunately, there are quite a few that aren't quite as good, so you can win a few games here and there [emoji1]
Yeah I know Daz and Tony well, both of them have been playing Superleague up here since they were kids, although Tony did stop playing last season to "do something else"
Despite having played in this league for 12 years, I've never been (un)lucky enough to have been drawn against either of them, although both have marked games I've played in several times.
Really nice blokes, both of them.
At one point a few seasons back, our league champions had in their team:
Darryl Fitton
Tony O'Shea
Stu Kellet
Gary Anderson (briefly)
Gary Robson
They didn't lose many [emoji1]
Some of the teams in it are unbelievable.
Fortunately, there are quite a few that aren't quite as good, so you can win a few games here and there [emoji1]
Yeah I know Daz and Tony well, both of them have been playing Superleague up here since they were kids, although Tony did stop playing last season to "do something else"
Despite having played in this league for 12 years, I've never been (un)lucky enough to have been drawn against either of them, although both have marked games I've played in several times.
Really nice blokes, both of them.
At one point a few seasons back, our league champions had in their team:
Darryl Fitton
Tony O'Shea
Stu Kellet
Gary Anderson (briefly)
Gary Robson
They didn't lose many [emoji1]
Braggfan
In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded
- May 12, 2014
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Ha ha blimey they sound amazing, I can imagine that being slightly intimidating turning up and seeing that line up.
I met Darryl last year when he was on a stag do in Brighton, him and his mates all rolled into my local one night. Kindly he let me play a couple of legs against him and had a beer with me and my mates afterwards, really really nice guy.
On a side note if you're down here watching the Albion anytime and fancy a throw afterwards, give me a shout on here as I'm always up for a game.
Braggfan
In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded
- May 12, 2014
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Yeah you know it's time to just head to the bar when you walk in to see a lineup like that 
Gentlemen is Daryll. One of the good guys, so is Tony.
We're STH's so we get down as often as we can (bank balance willing).
I'll definitely give you a shout if I can convince the missus to let me out for a few hours on one of our weekends down.
Gentlemen is Daryll. One of the good guys, so is Tony.
We're STH's so we get down as often as we can (bank balance willing).
I'll definitely give you a shout if I can convince the missus to let me out for a few hours on one of our weekends down.
Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
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I do but not to superleague standard - prob just below it. I do enjoy it but hate those in pub leagues (teams and individuals) that take it too seriously! Always a good social event... I go to most of the Players Champs in the PDC at Crawley which is just so much better than TV events IMO.
Braggfan
In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded
- May 12, 2014
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Yeah it's all about having a beer and throw with you're mates. Everybody wants to win, but it's not going to ruin my night if I get beat.
To be honest our division here in Brighton is a really nice league, there's not a bad team in it, and you know every week you're going to have a good evening regardless of the result. I'm also a big fan of an away game to a new pub we haven't played in before, always good to try somewhere new.
To be honest our division here in Brighton is a really nice league, there's not a bad team in it, and you know every week you're going to have a good evening regardless of the result. I'm also a big fan of an away game to a new pub we haven't played in before, always good to try somewhere new.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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BDO vs PDC would never happen.
However, imagine the following loosely based on the Ryder Cup: England vs. Rest Of Europe
12 players per team, each ranked 1-12, 12 matches of 1 set, best of 5 legs.
No. 12 plays No. 12 for 1 point, 11 plays 11 for 2 points, 10 plays 10 for 3 points so each match gets more significant for more points with better players as the night goes on. Total available points = 78 so 40 needed to win. This would guarantee no known outcome until at least match 9, by which time the beer will have well and truly kicked in.
England: Bunting, Michael Smith, Pipe, Newton, T. Jenkins, Hamilton, I. White, King, Chisnall, Wade, A Lewis, Taylor
Europe: C Reyes, R-J Rodriguez, Hopp, Kist, Van Den Pas, Suljovic, R Huybrechts, Klaasen, Van Der Voort, K Huybrechts, Van Barneveld, Van Gerwen.
In theory either side could lose the first 8 but win if their last 4 big guns all triumphed.
Imagine sitting in some beer hall venue in Amsterdam or Hamburg watching that for 5 hours - quality!
The Celtic Nations team wouldn't be too shabby either: G. Price, D Gurney, M, Mansell, J Henderson, J. Lewis, M. Webster, R. Burnett, E. Dolan, R. Thornton, P. Wright, G. Anderson.
However, imagine the following loosely based on the Ryder Cup: England vs. Rest Of Europe
12 players per team, each ranked 1-12, 12 matches of 1 set, best of 5 legs.
No. 12 plays No. 12 for 1 point, 11 plays 11 for 2 points, 10 plays 10 for 3 points so each match gets more significant for more points with better players as the night goes on. Total available points = 78 so 40 needed to win. This would guarantee no known outcome until at least match 9, by which time the beer will have well and truly kicked in.
England: Bunting, Michael Smith, Pipe, Newton, T. Jenkins, Hamilton, I. White, King, Chisnall, Wade, A Lewis, Taylor
Europe: C Reyes, R-J Rodriguez, Hopp, Kist, Van Den Pas, Suljovic, R Huybrechts, Klaasen, Van Der Voort, K Huybrechts, Van Barneveld, Van Gerwen.
In theory either side could lose the first 8 but win if their last 4 big guns all triumphed.
Imagine sitting in some beer hall venue in Amsterdam or Hamburg watching that for 5 hours - quality!
The Celtic Nations team wouldn't be too shabby either: G. Price, D Gurney, M, Mansell, J Henderson, J. Lewis, M. Webster, R. Burnett, E. Dolan, R. Thornton, P. Wright, G. Anderson.