leighton
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Never say never about Taylors record being beaten. Adrian Lewis could well do it or MVG as they are young in darts terms both are still learning there trade and Lewis has won 2 world titles so far.
leighton said:Never say never about Taylors record being beaten. Adrian Lewis could well do it or MVG as they are young in darts terms both are still learning there trade and Lewis has won 2 world titles so far.
strongbowholic said:I'm the same - gutted if I go over 20 darts. However I got that really badly in my head and went through a spell of hitting 25, 26 even as bad as 35s on occasion :Sspeccybob 8 said:strongbowholic said:Nah mate. Darts is darts. BDO is great for exactly that reason. It shows the different level of ability in the game. It shows those who only ever see Phil Taylor and who say "see, it's not a real sport" just how fucking difficult a game it really is.
I've played plenty of lads on the BDO circuit and those knocking on the door and believe you me, they may bottle it a bit on the stage and hit your 45s and 58s a lot, but I know they are far better than they show.
The real difference between the PDC and the BDO (ability wise) is simply the bottle and the consistency.
Well put mate, I've got a board up in my kitchen. I can hit 18 darters (not that great) fairly easily. Put me up in front of people and it's totally different.
Love playing in the league on a Tuesday night (just been relegated unfortunately but was in Stockport Super League) and took some pretty notable scalps in those circles. However, threw for Stockport Borough a couple of years back and couldn't get my game on at all - again all in the head.
Also threw in the Scottish Open last year and completely ballsed that up too in my final game against a decent Yorkshire county player. Don't think I'd have ever beat him, but certainly expected to take a leg off him, yet couldn't hit more than 45 each visit - shockingly bad. Again, it got in my head in the game, lost the plot, got all embarrassed because I knew I could do better and knew he thought "what a ****, what's he doing in this comp".
Like I say, all in the head, as he probably thought nothing of the sort - in fact he probably thought "thank fuck this has been an easy match up".
Ntini77 said:Congrats to Taylor, he'll never be surpassed. If you believe darts qualifies as a sport, not a pub game, then he really should receive at least an MBE.
“Things like the MBE are out of my hands now. But you know what the nicest part about it would be? Taking my mum to Buckingham Palace.
“She’s 70, riddled with arthritis, and she kept us going as a family even when we all lived downstairs in a house where the stairs were condemned. If anyone deserves the chance to put on her glad rags to go and see the Queen, it’s my mother.
Quagmire blue said:What does everyone think about the premier league expanding to 10 players? Looking at the players in it I reckon there'll be some great matches. I also like the idea of the bottom 2 being eliminated after the 9th week, gives the strugglers something to play for!
Quagmire blue said:What does everyone think about the premier league expanding to 10 players? Looking at the players in it I reckon there'll be some great matches. I also like the idea of the bottom 2 being eliminated after the 9th week, gives the strugglers something to play for!
he'll definitely be in being a previous champ.Ntini77 said:Quagmire blue said:What does everyone think about the premier league expanding to 10 players? Looking at the players in it I reckon there'll be some great matches. I also like the idea of the bottom 2 being eliminated after the 9th week, gives the strugglers something to play for!
Any confirmation on who the 10 are?
I hope Gary Anderson made it despite a disappointing year.