Day Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 5 minutes ago, Gaspode said: Can't this thread be moved to the Jim Smith room? - it's more of a pass-time than a sport after all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 23 minutes ago, Gaspode said: Can't this thread be moved to the Jim Smith room? - it's more of a pass-time than a sport after all.... Bullseye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) Talk about an overreaction. The tone of my first post clearly wasn't all that serious and is mainly me taking the piss out of myself. However I do mention a "level of twattery" which refers to certain elements of the crowd's behaviour which put me off the idea of going to watch it live, and I stick by that description. Large groups of pissed up 'lads' (wherever they may be) can be amongst other things: borish, mindless, raucous, disrespectful of others. If you go to watch the darts you know that there will be plenty of this type of behaviour and more than any other sport it actually seems to be actively encouraged. It doesn't follow that I think everyone involved is, or that I'm personally calling anyone out as, a t***. As for 'pathetic and embarrassing' that's a comment specifically about the Yaya/Kolo Toure chant - I find it utterly cringeworthy as I do pretty much all 'orchestrated participation', doubly so when there's no apparent rhyme or reason behind it. Again I don't think that's an inaccurate description but again I'm not using those words to describe the people chanting it. Edited January 5 by May Contain Nuts Day and Comrade 86 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I've been a couple of times, it's a good laugh and suprisingly well mannered considering it is just a reason to get hammered. I wouldn't advise it if you actually want to watch darts but then I often feel that way about live football with some of the twonks I end up sitting near. May Contain Nuts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB SPORTS Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) Over the last fifty years (showing my age) i have been to quite a few darts events some ala PDC and some "closed door" events. (By the way i am only a casual player, in no way was i playing in them). I much prefer the less rowdy events, however this is not a new thing, the old News of the World tournament used to end up as a mass punch up sometimes, which for a naive 10 year old could be a tad scary. i don't undertstand the comments on the darts forum that David posted, probably posted by people who only ever watch on telly, at the end of the day it was a pub sport designed to be enjoyed by people having a drink and a laugh to forget about their strife in life for a couple of hours at the end of the day, and yes i have seen more than my fair share of aggro over it. Maybe with the demise of the working man's traditional pub envoironment the people who go to the televised tournaments need to let off steam. Edited January 6 by I DONT MIND DarkFruitsRam7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I think Luke may be dominating darts for a few years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside Ram Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Darts is fast becoming the no1 TV sport, trouble is The commentary is gradually being ruined by the box ticking brigade, eh Joey ? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyBritishMidland Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Had the darts on tonight. What a month Luke Littler has had. 3 tournaments, 3 finals and won one. Not bad at 17. Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 27 minutes ago, FlyBritishMidland said: Had the darts on tonight. What a month Luke Littler has had. 3 tournaments, 3 finals and won one. Not bad at 17. MVG was on it tonight. Those two are going to have some cracking battles over the years, you can just see it. FlyBritishMidland, Reggie Greenwood and Chester40 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 On 27/01/2024 at 22:45, Comrade 86 said: MVG was on it tonight. Those two are going to have some cracking battles over the years, you can just see it. Bit of a 'Beast and the Beast' fairytale story! If those 2 young studs don't bring the female crowds in....who will?? Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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