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Title: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 15, 2019, 01:54:46 pm
Ciaran Teehan (never heard of him to be honest) on stage shortly... then tomorrow night is Paddys Night with Steve Lennon, William O'Connor and Keane Barry (big name in these parts) all in action. Live and exclusive on Sky Sports Darts (HD).
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 15, 2019, 02:08:31 pm
Ciaran's a Cork man... first time on TV but has showed promise on the circuit, according to Sky.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 15, 2019, 02:39:55 pm
Irish darts players are a usefull as Brazilian Hurlers .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Shallowhal on December 15, 2019, 02:55:04 pm
And a Happy Christmas to you too John!! ::fds
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 15, 2019, 03:48:14 pm
Ciaran through to round 2 with an impressive 3-0 win over Ross Smith... from the Joshua Tree bar on Blarney Street, which I'm sure Ken will know. Brendan Dolan (NI, but our side of the fence) through on the same but far more expected scoreline.

Is hurling big in Brazil, erm? Ireland came second in last year's world cup of darts.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 15, 2019, 04:03:58 pm
Dolan plays Anderson tomorrow night (round 2) so Irish interest in all four games... Shame it's a Monday but definitely a night for the bar regardless!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Shallowhal on December 15, 2019, 04:04:26 pm
Ermy not a happy camper today!!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 15, 2019, 04:05:45 pm
He'd have made a fortune backing the outsider of two in the darts WC so far... I guess we can all be wise after the event.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 16, 2019, 01:05:24 pm
Again... Three of the four games last night went to the outsider of two, including Luke Woodhouse at 49/10.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 16, 2019, 03:01:34 pm
give us two that might beat the dutchman at a decent price .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 16, 2019, 05:48:53 pm
If we assume the Dutchman gets to the final you're looking for two to beat both the Welshman and the Dutchman. The Welshman may be most vulnerable early on so let's go for William O'Connor at 400/1 with Spoilsports and Luke Humphries at 80/1 (not great value, IMO) generally available.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on December 16, 2019, 06:17:50 pm
Ciaran through to round 2 with an impressive 3-0 win over Ross Smith... from the Joshua Tree bar on Blarney Street, which I'm sure Ken will know. Brendan Dolan (NI, but our side of the fence) through on the same but far more expected scoreline.
The 'Josh' is a grand little bar on Cork's northside, fer an outsider it's a good place ta pick up a birra Mutton dressed as Lamb or get a Black-eye or maybe both !
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on December 16, 2019, 06:27:35 pm
I'm on the Treble fer a small few quid; Steve Lennon (4/7), William O'Connor (3/10) and Keane Barry (9/4).
And added a smaller staked Quad including Brendan Dolan (2/1) fer an Irish night.
And had a bigger Saver on the First Two named selections.

Is it on regular TV or do I have to watch the odds on Betfair ?
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 16, 2019, 06:43:09 pm
Just picked up me keyboard to put a tenner on the 4 fold... Anderson has been muck lately but with so many upsets to date, how many more can there be!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on December 16, 2019, 08:42:50 pm
I'm on the Treble fer a small few quid; Steve Lennon (4/7), William O'Connor (3/10) and Keane Barry (9/4).
And added a smaller staked Quad including Brendan Dolan (2/1) fer an Irish night.
And had a bigger Saver on the First Two named selections.
Fook sake ! Fell at the First hurdle !
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 16, 2019, 08:45:22 pm
If we assume the Dutchman gets to the final you're looking for two to beat both the Welshman and the Dutchman. The Welshman may be most vulnerable early on so let's go for William O'Connor at 400/1 with Spoilsports and Luke Humphries at 80/1 (not great value, IMO) generally available.

couldnt have O Connor but will look at the other one .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 17, 2019, 03:10:40 pm
I'm on the Treble fer a small few quid; Steve Lennon (4/7), William O'Connor (3/10) and Keane Barry (9/4).
And added a smaller staked Quad including Brendan Dolan (2/1) fer an Irish night.
And had a bigger Saver on the First Two named selections.
Fook sake ! Fell at the First hurdle !

Indeed... and he (Lennon) played well, to be honest... probably his best performance since the world cup. I still reckon he'll come good eventually, when he's on form it all looks effortless - plenty of road ahead anyway as he's still only 26. Irish hopes rest with the young Cork man and William O'Connor who has progressed quite nicely from the world cup and is capable of beating anyone... but up against arguably the second best player in the world, Welshman Gerwyn Price, in round 2.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 17, 2019, 10:25:01 pm
Again... Three of the four games last night went to the outsider of two, including Luke Woodhouse at 49/10.

Jeez... Fallon Skerrock @ 8/1.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on December 18, 2019, 04:27:39 am
Again... Three of the four games last night went to the outsider of two, including Luke Woodhouse at 49/10.
Jeez... Fallon Skerrock @ 8/1.
I wouldn't fancy being in Ted Evett's boots fer the next 10 years or so, it will be a 'Neil Armstrong' job, nobody will remember the 2nd guy beaten by a burd in the Ally Pally but everyone will remember the First !
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on December 18, 2019, 04:36:55 am
@ Rats, What happened Keane Barry ?
I was only following the scores online on a gambling site and saw him getting hammered and managed to save a few quid on VDV to win 3-0 as I reckoned Barry had totally cracked under the pressure.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 18, 2019, 01:12:49 pm
He wasn't hammered but it all happened very fast. He threw a 92 average - same as Lennon, significantly better than O'Connor (88) and a bit better than Teehan (90) - 19 * 100+, 16 * 140+ and 3 * 180s and the first two sets went 3-2. Not bad for a 17 year old in his first World Championship. I suspect we'll see a lot more of him going forward. 

With the Cork man in the mix now as well there ought to be some competition among the Irish for the world cup places over the next few years. I reckon Lennon introducing competition last year (overtaking Mick and Willie) in the rankings was the kick up the arse Willie needed!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 18, 2019, 02:02:38 pm
Irelands Darts players wouldnt make a decent pub team .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 18, 2019, 03:12:37 pm
They all play better on the floor... I've watched McGowan throw 10/11/12 dart legs for fun down the bar... and there's one or two that can give him a game in that environment. However, you don't earn STG£65,000/year (a la O'Connor & Lennon) down the bar or get STG£7,500 for losing one game (Barry) or STG£15,000 for winning one (Teehan). Sure even our Horsey would struggle to make that in his cab over the whole month of December.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: silverbullet on December 18, 2019, 05:33:51 pm
Congratulations to Fallon Shercock for not Fallon at the first hurdle.
Darts History is made.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 18, 2019, 07:00:21 pm
God has a wicked sense of Humour first woman to win has the word Cock in her name .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Lizzzy on December 18, 2019, 07:27:06 pm
Congratulations to Rachel Riley.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 18, 2019, 09:55:58 pm
God has a wicked sense of Humour first woman to win has the word Cock in her name .
Sherrock... Chinese variation of Sherlock... the bullet was injecting humour.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 18, 2019, 09:56:51 pm
If we assume the Dutchman gets to the final you're looking for two to beat both the Welshman and the Dutchman. The Welshman may be most vulnerable early on so let's go for William O'Connor at 400/1 with Spoilsports and Luke Humphries at 80/1 (not great value, IMO) generally available.

couldnt have O Connor but will look at the other one .

Maybe Chris Dobey, then. 90/1 with Betfair Sportsbook.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on December 19, 2019, 05:18:00 am
Congratulations to Rachel Riley.
Who is she ?
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: The Liffey Lip on December 19, 2019, 09:36:24 am
Again... Three of the four games last night went to the outsider of two, including Luke Woodhouse at 49/10.


Jeez... Fallon Skerrock @ 8/1.


Poor girl is being hijacked by the Girl Power mongs to further their feminazi curusade.....she's just an ordinary darts player in reality...nothing like the little Japanese wunderkind with her baby shark walk-on.........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUB50F1N4SY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUB50F1N4SY)

Feel sorry for Sherrock as she's probably going to get a walloping down the line. Hopefully, Suzuki joins the PDC ranks soon although she's made millions from soft-tip Darts in Indo-China and the USA..nice to see her back this Jan on Quest HD.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Lizzzy on December 19, 2019, 09:59:55 am
Congratulations to Rachel Riley.
Who is she ?

She co-presents countdown and just had her first child. I just thought with her having an Irish name and someone having given her a dart that she deserves a mention.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Shallowhal on December 19, 2019, 11:42:35 am
Go out to work lizzzy and stop wasting the internet....there's some serious discussion/opinions goin on here!!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 19, 2019, 01:56:27 pm
I wouldn't feel too sorry for Fallon... 15 large for playing 2 games of darts isn't to be sneezed at... plus sponsorship, exhibitions, etc... I think that's more than the women get for winning their world championship - if it's not, it should be - and she can still play in that as well.

... and Mikuru stole that walk on from Rapid Ricky Evans!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5GbGF5ZmHQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5GbGF5ZmHQ)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPnaAEmzXe8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPnaAEmzXe8)
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on December 20, 2019, 05:35:07 am
Aah FFS ! That song is gone in ta me brain now and won't Fookin come out !!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: The Liffey Lip on December 20, 2019, 10:38:32 am
I wouldn't feel too sorry for Fallon... 15 large for playing 2 games of darts isn't to be sneezed at... plus sponsorship, exhibitions, etc... I think that's more than the women get for winning their world championship - if it's not, it should be - and she can still play in that as well.

... and Mikuru stole that walk on from Rapid Ricky Evans!

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5GbGF5ZmHQ[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5GbGF5ZmHQ[/url])

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPnaAEmzXe8[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPnaAEmzXe8[/url])


They all stole something from someone else...didn't Price nick his nickname from Warriner-Little? Thought the BDO was only open to amateurs?..anyway  O'Connor's gone now too. Looks like Bobby George's MVG nailed-on prediction is solid......when there's big bucks involved he tends to give it a right lash but not a great record in Muswell Hill for a man of his talent.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 20, 2019, 12:34:07 pm
To be fair to Price he'd never heard of Warriner-Little, one of the biggest names in darts, when he picked Iceman from a range of suggestion on his social media, most subscribers probably not being darts fans.

I'm not sure if the BDO still aspires to being a professional organisation but Fallon and Mikuru are both eligible to play in their WC if it goes ahead! Similarly, all the players that were unsuccessful in the PDC Q School last January still compete in BDO events - to compete in Q School you have to join the PDPA so technically you are a professional. In fact, Glen Durrant played in this years Grand Slam as a BDO representative, he wouldn't have qualified under the PDC OOM. I know Barry Hearn tried to get BDO to concentrate on the amateur game and is rumoured to have offered sponsorship if they done that. However, that particular soap opera rolls on. They've booked the O2 in London for the 2020 WC, starting next month but still have no sponsor and no idea if they can come up with the prize money. Meanwhile Bob Potter threatened to stage a legends of darts event at the Lakeside during the same week, not sure how or if that's progressed at all but ticket sales for the O2 were reported to be at 9% last month with as few as 36 tickets sold for one session. I hope it does go ahead though. Cork's John O'Shea won their Masters last month and ought to be a contender!

O'Connor committed a cardinal sin last night, 2-2 in sets, 2-2 in legs, the ref bellows "William you require 4" and he throws at double 1. Still, where he lost the game was in his head. When he went 2-1 up in sets he was thinking about how bad the final leg of that set was and how he didn't deserve to win it. FFS, instead of shaking his head in disbelief he shoulda been jumping up and down, shouting and roaring, letting Price know the only stat that matters is the 2-1 scoreline. You didn't see Price shaking his head in disbelief when he capitalised on Willie's mistaken target!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: The Liffey Lip on December 20, 2019, 12:40:52 pm
Watched it and was shocked by it; but he seems far more in control of his temper than he was. Not long before Wille does better than he has being doing...have a sly tenner e.w on Durrant, and the player who never fails to bottle it with Jimmy White Syndrome,....Chizzy.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 20, 2019, 01:12:31 pm
Good luck with them... Roll on Easter:

https://dartsnews.com/new-unified-darts-tournament-set-to-be-held-at-lakeside-in-2020/

A brand new tournament is set to take place at Lakeside from next year to replace the BDO World Championship, it has been revealed.

Bob Potter OBE had previously set his intentions to host a new event at the hotel in Frimley Green after the BDO decided to move to the Indigo at the O2.

LiveDarts broke the news on Monday evening as a result that there will be a new tournament and that it’s scheduled for Easter 2020.

It was originally mooted for the dates in which the BDO World’s usually takes place but this was only just in case the issues with their event actually occurred.

The event will use top players from all bodies and codes worldwide with only PDC Tour Card holders exempt – this means it will be male and female players from the BDO, WDF, PDC Challenge Tour, Development Tour and Soft-Tip.

It will also include a £200,000 prize fund and despite the size of the field and format not being revealed yet, there will supposedly be a new format utilised.

Darts brands are currently in talks about partnerships and tickets could be on sale very soon for what promises to be an interesting new event as what many call the home of World darts stays alive!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 20, 2019, 02:54:39 pm
Teehan gone now, too... Not disgraced by any means, came back from 2-0 down to force a decider. Same management as Lennon, I think... the TV cameras kept cutting to Lennon's manager cheering him (Teehan) on anyway.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 20, 2019, 02:59:28 pm
They are in the same camp. Shamrock darts Management - https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Professional-Sports-Team/Shamrock-Darts-Management-564647683959843/ (https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Professional-Sports-Team/Shamrock-Darts-Management-564647683959843/)
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: The Liffey Lip on December 20, 2019, 03:27:12 pm
The curse of the proud Paddy....great men for a bluff.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 21, 2019, 12:12:00 am
Watched it and was shocked by it; but he seems far more in control of his temper than he was. Not long before Wille does better than he has being doing...have a sly tenner e.w on Durrant, and the player who never fails to bottle it with Jimmy White Syndrome,....Chizzy.

Just had a couple of throwaway tenners myself, Aspinall @ 28/1 with paddy power (30/1 available with Betfair Sportsbook but my Betfair account is restricted to the exchange) and Humphries @ 66/1 with Bet365 - 100/1 available with Skybet but my Skybet account is still suspended, they did tell me they'd reactivate it with certain restrictions a few months back but that hasn't happened.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 21, 2019, 12:17:25 am
Tempted to throw a tenner away on Dobey as well but 55/1 is the best I could get right now with Bet365. 80/1 with Boylesports but my Boylesports account is effectively closed - technically  restricted to casino and poker, neither of which interest me. I might sneak in to a shop with used notes tomorrow if the price is still there.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: The Liffey Lip on December 21, 2019, 09:57:26 am
Sky are blocking the feeds for Livenet Chromecast at the mo......I'll have to set up my Firestick 4k and send the Sky Go App to it before tonight....pain in the hole.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 21, 2019, 11:48:15 am
Changed my IPTV... cccambox went down for a few weeks when Sky attacked most (or all) of them... missed a bit of cricket but there was no darts on at that time. However, since it came back it's been pretty unreliable, freezing frequently and seemingly totally blocked when there's soccer on - all the channels go, not just the soccer. In fact Mobdro was more reliable. The one I'm using now has been perfect since I went back to it when the darts started. However, it's more expensive than cccambox and you can't record it... and it's restricted to one device. I'll PM you the link anyway, they do a 3 day free trial so probably worth a look.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 21, 2019, 03:25:01 pm
Backed Dobey @ 66/1 with Bet365, Boyles cut him to 50/1 overnight.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on December 22, 2019, 07:55:38 am
Fallon Sherrock !!

As a lot of Femi-nazies will support her financially online by betting on her to win, she is probably a Good Lay !
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: The Liffey Lip on December 22, 2019, 08:23:03 am
She wiped the floor with him in fairness but he's a shadow of his former self, Big Sully. Thought the crowd were despicable they way they treated him....pissed-up Chavs. Anyone playing her is on a hiding to nothing....she'll beat the likes of Durrant I'd say. Need nerves of steel to play her in that amphitheatre.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: The Liffey Lip on December 22, 2019, 08:32:13 am
Backed Dobey @ 66/1 with Bet365, Boyles cut him to 50/1 overnight.

She mentioned playing Chris next...is that him? Bear in mind I had never heard of Ted Evets before she beat him either. I've heard of Dobey but know nothing about him. She hasn't made it past the 1/4's in the BDO in 4 yrs....what happened in the intervening yrs to her? She looks ice-cold and poised to go far.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on December 22, 2019, 09:01:23 am
Ya can't take it away from the Lass, she sure nailed that last Bull when it was most required !
I dunno is Dobey a 'Steal' @ 2/9, as her Luck has run out ?
Or is she the Real 'McCoy' ? And the value is at her at 9/2 to continue on ?

She is 200/1 to win the tournament, but always remember Leicester were Once upon a time 5,000/1 to win the Premiership !
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 22, 2019, 11:27:47 am
Yeah she plays Dobey next... "Super Ted" Evetts has been around (in the mid division) for a while.

Anywaysanall, the real big story from yesterday at the Alexandra Palace was away from the TV cameras, Keane Barry winning the Junior title!

https://www.rte.ie/sport/darts/2019/1221/1102565-keane-barry-wins-junior-world-darts-championship/ (https://www.rte.ie/sport/darts/2019/1221/1102565-keane-barry-wins-junior-world-darts-championship/)

Keane Barry wins Junior World Darts Championship

Updated / Saturday, 21 Dec 2019 22:56

By Micil Glennon
RTÉ Sport Journalist

Keane Barry is the Junior World Darts champion after beating Adam Gawlas at Alexandra Palace on Saturday afternoon.

The win caps a memorable year for the 17-year-old Meath sensation, who became the youngest Irish player ever to compete at the PDC's World Championship last Monday.

Barry overcame his Czech opponent 5-3.

Earlier this year, Barry, from Duleek, won the Tom Kirby Irish Matchplay, the Junior International Open, the BDO's Youths World Masters and the Junior Darts Corporation International Open.

Barry will also contest the BDO's Youth World Championship final against Leighton Bennett next month, a week before the PDC's Q School event where he will attempt to win a full Tour card for next year.

Speaking to RTE Sport about Q School, he said: "If it doesn't happen now, it's not the end of the world. I've a good few years to get it, and if I do get it I just have to be mentally ready to play against the likes of Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright, Gerwyn Price week in, week out. You are not going to win every game you play so you have to be mentally prepared."
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: The Liffey Lip on December 22, 2019, 11:29:55 am
Fair play to him even though his parents seem to have the naming bit topsy-turvy...
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 22, 2019, 11:32:34 am
I presume Ciaran Teehan is going to Q School, too. Best of luck to both of them... it'd be great to see four Irish players competing for the world cup team.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 22, 2019, 02:18:35 pm
How does a quareone qualify to play in a Quarefellas event ?
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Lizzzy on December 22, 2019, 02:56:40 pm
How does a quareone qualify to play in a Quarefellas event ?

Equality
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 22, 2019, 03:05:52 pm
I think he's teeing up for a joke, Lizzy... I don't know, erm. How does a quareone qualify to play in a Quarefellas event ?
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Lizzzy on December 22, 2019, 03:15:03 pm
I think he's teeing up for a joke, Lizzy... I don't know, erm. How does a quareone qualify to play in a Quarefellas event ?

The gay foreigner will get a mention at some stage.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Shallowhal on December 22, 2019, 06:02:00 pm
I think he's teeing up for a joke, Lizzy... I don't know, erm. How does a quareone qualify to play in a Quarefellas event ?

The gay foreigner will get a mention at some stage.

I heard he plays for the dark side!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Lizzzy on December 22, 2019, 08:06:18 pm
The erm has many talents but telling jokes is not his forte.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: stonethecrows on December 22, 2019, 08:09:54 pm
Excuse my ignorance but it doe sit state it's a guy's event ?
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 22, 2019, 08:32:46 pm
No. In fact Barry Hearn has addressed that question at least 1,438 times. He has always stipulated that there is no gender bias in the PDC. He did give in to them a bit though by introducing women's only qualifiers to the WC last year and recognising women's BDO rankings/titles in invitational criteria for the Grand Slam. However, they are additional routes available to women, not the only routes available.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on December 23, 2019, 08:17:01 am
I can't remember the entire story but a good few years back the American lady golfers demanded to be allow play on the men's tour.
The American men's tour golfers replied something like; "Grand, and can the men also now play on the ladies tour ?".
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 23, 2019, 09:49:17 am
I think he's teeing up for a joke, Lizzy... I don't know, erm. How does a quareone qualify to play in a Quarefellas event ?

The gay foreigner will get a mention at some stage.

Indian Government just brought in a law victamising Muslims .If only they were Gay our esteemer would be out protesting .Self serving low life cunt
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: The Liffey Lip on December 23, 2019, 11:14:55 am
No. In fact Barry Hearn has addressed that question at least 1,438 times. He has always stipulated that there is no gender bias in the PDC. He did give in to them a bit though by introducing women's only qualifiers to the WC last year and recognising women's BDO rankings/titles in invitational criteria for the Grand Slam. However, they are additional routes available to women, not the only routes available.

To be fair to Martina Navratilova, and she was one super-tough competitor...she did ridicule the ruling that Wimbledon ladies should be paid the same sum the men get mentioning that they only have to do 3/5's of the work for the money. Nice to see someone with a bit of common sense in this miasma of lies, deceit and Satanic conspiracy...... ;)
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 23, 2019, 03:02:53 pm
I still think our local transvestite thrower should have a go at the ladies qualifiers.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Shallowhal on December 23, 2019, 03:08:12 pm
I still think our local transvestite thrower should have a go at the ladies qualifiers.

It that her darts moniker?....The Transvestite Thrower
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 23, 2019, 03:14:31 pm
Must suggest that next time I see him... Haven't seen him for a while to be honest, he was captain of the C team in me local but he changed pubs a couple of years back.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 23, 2019, 03:26:29 pm
See the Brexit effect English Housewife goes further in competition than any Irish Man .Soon Rodent the youngfella and the older not the younger youngfella and the Brother will be wearing Crimpaleen frocks and make up when they go supporting the darts .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 23, 2019, 03:59:14 pm
It's not a physical game, erm. No reason women shouldn't be as good as men although public houses usually locate the dart board in public bar which, traditionally - particularly in working class Britain - is a mens' refuge.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 23, 2019, 04:40:50 pm
So women live in houses so they should be good Blocklayers then .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 23, 2019, 05:29:37 pm
I doubt it. Laying blocks is physical work. If the good Lord meant women to lay blocks there'd be no paddies poles in the world.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: cruiser on December 23, 2019, 05:54:20 pm
So women live in houses so they should be good Blocklayers then .

Their womens fronty- chesty things might get in the way  lol
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Shallowhal on December 23, 2019, 10:10:38 pm
So women live in houses so they should be good Blocklayers then .

Their womens fronty- chesty things might get in the way  lol

I love when they get in my way....when I'm havin a wank!!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Lizzzy on December 23, 2019, 10:57:46 pm
Watching Love Actually, I thought it was family flick, but there's tit in it, didn't know where to look.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Shallowhal on December 24, 2019, 12:08:46 pm
It's no wonder you couldn't get a taxi from Vicar St!!

Happy Christmas.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 29, 2019, 04:24:50 pm
2 of my 3 tenners gone now. Only Aspinall in the semis and he's going to run into the Dutchman. Humphries threw fantastic darts, he ought to progress as a youngster learning his trade... although I can't for the life of me understand why he persevered through most of the match with a damaged stem - there must be a good reason - they cost about 3p and take 4 seconds to change. Anywaysanall he was unlucky to run into Wright throwing out of his skin... but will he (Wright) bottle it against Van Gerwen if he gets past Price? Dobey was disappointing after beating Sherrock with a 100+ average. Durrant was nothing special, 96 average that he always throws and probably always will, shame.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 29, 2019, 04:29:08 pm
As I said to you Wright is a bottler .Its the Dutchmans to lose he terrifies the rest of them before they take their darts out of their pockets .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 29, 2019, 04:32:59 pm
He doesn't terrify the Welshman anymore but if Wright keeps throwing the way he's thrown the last 2 games (well, the first 3 sets and 2 legs of the penultimate one) he mightn't get to the final. I agree, Wright has been in the driving seat several times against Van Gerwen in finals and has always bottled... to date!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 29, 2019, 04:47:07 pm
However, all would have agreed that Anderson was born to be beaten by Taylor until he beat him in that Players Championship semi-final and went on to win the next two WC titles...

Still, it'd be great if Labanauskas beat van Gerwen tonight - match betting has the Dutchman at 1/20, even I couldn't be arsed watching it. That'd open it right up!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on December 30, 2019, 10:36:37 am
With the busy weekend n all I forgot about the darts, what happened with the chungwan Sherrock ?
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 30, 2019, 11:48:59 am
With the busy weekend n all I forgot about the darts, what happened with the chungwan Sherrock ?

She is back on Skullery Duty the dishes wont clean themselves while she is out messing about .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Shallowhal on December 30, 2019, 12:40:07 pm
I tell ye John...you're a sexist,racist,pessimist,gamblers anonymouist piss artist!!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 30, 2019, 01:00:53 pm
I tell ye John...you're a sexist,racist,pessimist,gamblers anonymouist piss artist!!

NEVER a racist .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: silverbullet on December 30, 2019, 01:47:34 pm
I tell ye John...you're a sexist,racist,pessimist,gamblers anonymouist piss artist!!

NEVER a racist .
Deffo a Homophobe.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 30, 2019, 01:57:12 pm
I tell ye John...you're a sexist,racist,pessimist,gamblers anonymouist piss artist!!

NEVER a racist .
Deffo a Homophobe.

No dont give two fucks what consenting adults do in their lives but dont need a selfserving cunt like veradker employing his own agenda .You cant get a home or a bed in hospital but you can butt fuck whoever you like drag unborn children out of a womb and beat it to death or leave it to smother in a dish and walk away from your family all introduced by a Taoiseach who was never elected but backstabbed his own leader .We agree Irish Pub Culture is dead and buried so is Irish Culture .We look at Trump or Boris but dont see our own Demon .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Shallowhal on December 30, 2019, 02:41:49 pm
I don't agree pub culture is dead.....
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 30, 2019, 03:28:50 pm
I don't agree pub culture is dead.....

Go into any pub order a pint of Guinness take a seat and sing .Wrap me up in me oil skins and blamkets no more by the docks ill be seen ,and see how long it will take for the barman to tell you to shut up or get out .All culture is Dieing .its the time of the third secret of Fatima the 112th pope look it up .The real pope is the 111th pope Ratzinger the bloke there now is an imposter you cannot have two popes as the Pope is the INFALLIBLE head of the Church so if he goes mad that is Gods will he still remains Pope .The Church have manipulated it so there will not be a 112th Pope .The end of Days will come about with the end of the Family ,Family Culture is broken down .Divorce Abortion same sex all Christian Values .We are heading for a Multicultural cultureless society .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Vikkiz on December 30, 2019, 03:33:00 pm
I don't agree pub culture is dead.....

Go into any pub order a pint of Guinness take a seat and sing .Wrap me up in me oil skins and blamkets no more by the docks ill be seen ,and see how long it will take for the barman to tell you to shut up or get out .All culture is Dieing .its the time of the third secret of Fatima the 112th pope look it up .The real pope is the 111th pope Ratzinger the bloke there now is an imposter you cannot have two popes as the Pope is the INFALLIBLE head of the Church so if he goes mad that is Gods will he still remains Pope .The Church have manipulated it so there will not be a 112th Pope .The end of Days will come about with the end of the Family ,Family Culture is broken down .Divorce Abortion same sex all Christian Values .We are heading for a Multicultural cultureless society .
So you have read a book. Pity it’s a work of fiction
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 30, 2019, 03:34:33 pm
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/st-malachy-prophecy-pope-francis (https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/st-malachy-prophecy-pope-francis)
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Vikkiz on December 30, 2019, 03:37:28 pm
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/st-malachy-prophecy-pope-francis (https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/st-malachy-prophecy-pope-francis)
I’m not even going to bother clicking on that. It has a saint and the pope in the title, both codswhallop and the biggest con in history
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Shallowhal on December 30, 2019, 04:50:22 pm
You're just trolling now John!!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 30, 2019, 05:35:22 pm
You're just trolling now John!!

What do you mean NOW  lol rofl rofl rofl lol rofl rofl lol rofl lol rofl lol rofl lol rofl lol rofl rofl
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 31, 2019, 01:03:54 pm
Wright is a bottler so might have a bet on him to win in a tie breaker ,if your going to break a habit of a lifetime do it big style .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Vikkiz on December 31, 2019, 01:17:51 pm
The scotch man or the Dutch man?? Who will win??
Wright is 9/4 so you may as have a go at that John.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 31, 2019, 01:19:37 pm
Dutchman is a winner Wright is the Jimmy White of Darts .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Vikkiz on December 31, 2019, 01:44:58 pm
So you are gonna keep your money in your pocket. Are you one of those silly betting people who will put €3k down on a bet to win €1k back??
Wait, don’t answer that one
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 31, 2019, 01:45:33 pm
With the busy weekend n all I forgot about the darts, what happened with the chungwan Sherrock ?

Beaten by Chris Dobey with a 100+ average. Dobey went on to throw relatively poorly in the next round, losing to Durrant who was then dispatched by Gerwyn Price who lost in the semis to Peter Wright who will face Michael van Gerwen in tomorrow's final.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 31, 2019, 01:47:33 pm
Not a betting prospect for me but I'd like to see Wright win at 50 years of age!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 31, 2019, 01:52:46 pm
Not a betting prospect for me but I'd like to see Wright win at 50 years of age!

You will be 50 and more before he wins .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Vikkiz on December 31, 2019, 01:55:35 pm
Not a betting prospect for me but I'd like to see Wright win at 50 years of age!
I’d like to see him beat Van Gergen, well I’d like any of his opponents to have beaten him. I think he has gotten too cocky and confident.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 31, 2019, 02:28:05 pm
I’d like to see him beat Van Gergen, well I’d like any of his opponents to have beaten him.

+1.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on December 31, 2019, 02:31:46 pm
Not a betting prospect for me but I'd like to see Wright win at 50 years of age!
I’d like to see him beat Van Gergen, well I’d like any of his opponents to have beaten him. I think he has gotten too cocky and confident.

That comes with being the best the Dutchman even frightened Taylor into retirement to protect his legacy .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on December 31, 2019, 02:51:53 pm
Dunno. I don't think Davis or Hendry (in snooker) damaged their legacies by continuing to play as they descended the ranking system.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Vikkiz on January 01, 2020, 11:34:47 am
I’d disagree with that John. Taylor will always be regarded as one of the greats.
And when was the last time he won the PDC World game??
That’s right, it had been 5 years having not won it when he decided to retire.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 01, 2020, 03:49:22 pm
Taylor was a very bad loser... hence he wouldn't be able to cope with being racked 14 or 15 or whatever... having said that, Davis was a notoriously bad loser in his prime but managed to adapt and winning became less important, I guess. It does seem, in darts at least, that there's a fine line between being a good loser (in the gentlemanly sense) and being good at losing.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on January 01, 2020, 04:20:57 pm
Champions know when to go AP Mc Coy knew he was losing his edge so went out on top same with Ruby .but Richard Johnston who has a reputation for being the meanest man in the weighing room never bought a drink in his life is Champion National hunt Jockey and a fucking joke of a jockey .Four Grade one meetings on Stephens Day between the UK  and Ireland and he was at a by meeting and didnt ride a winner .If the Champion jockey cant get some youngfella fucked off a good horse in a grade one race you know he is washed up .Lester Piggott would of shot another Jockey if he wanted to ride the horse .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 01, 2020, 04:38:13 pm
Barney has a reputation for meanness on the darts circuit. In fact, he said himself what a lovely fella MvG is, noting that anytime they go for a bite to eat vG always pays the bill... He done an exhibition in these parts a few years back and at the end wanted to charge the man that chalked the whole night for a photo... true story.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Vikkiz on January 01, 2020, 08:21:46 pm
Wright is doing fairly good so far.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Vikkiz on January 01, 2020, 09:18:55 pm
WELL DONE WRIGHT. Played fantastic and held his nerve.

Did you put that bet on Ermy?
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 02, 2020, 01:28:05 pm
Good game, good result! Wish I'd back him now!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 02, 2020, 01:31:00 pm
I heard (down the bar last night) that the BDO have halved the prize money for it's World Championship which starts on Saturday and, consequently, Fallon Sherrock has withdrawn from the women's event. Dunno if any of the men have withdrawn? She got a "contender" spot in the upcoming Premier League anyway.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 02, 2020, 01:40:11 pm
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/31/fallon-sherrock-withdraws-bdo-world-darts-prize-money (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/31/fallon-sherrock-withdraws-bdo-world-darts-prize-money)

Fallon Sherrock pulls out of women’s BDO world darts after prize money is cut

• ‘Unexpected changes to event’ behind Sherrock’s withdrawal
• Men’s and women’s events in London hit by poor ticket sales

Guardian sport and PA Media
Tue 31 Dec 2019 15.04 GMT Last modified on Tue 31 Dec 2019 19.15 GMT

Fallon Sherrock will not take part in the upcoming BDO women’s world darts championship after “unexpected changes to the event”, her management company has announced.

Sherrock made history at this year’s PDC world championship, becoming the first woman to beat a man in the tournament and going on to reach the third round.

The 25-year-old’s decision to withdraw comes after the BDO (British Darts Organisation) confirmed that prize money for the event would be reduced after poor ticket sales for the men’s and women’s competitions. The tournament is set to be held at Indigo at the O2 Arena for the first time after more than 30 years at the Lakeside country club in Surrey.

“This decision [not to play] took many factors into consideration, including unexpected changes to the event made yesterday,” a statement from Modus Sports Management read. “Fallon offers best wishes to the BDO, and best of luck to those taking part. In the meantime, Fallon is looking forward to doing her best in the other tournaments in 2020.”

Sherrock also referred to the statement in her own Twitter post, adding: “I hope [it] answers the questions people have asked me over the past 24 hours.”

In a letter sent to qualified players the BDO said it would “reduce somewhat” the prize money available for the tournaments, which begin on 4 January, “whilst still retaining a very lucrative incentive”.

The statement added that ticket sales for the event were “currently only at a total of 15% of ticket availability, and therefore the income is 85% down on [our] budget predictions”. The BDO also listed TV production costs and “previous debts incurred” – and, in addition, claimed that its brand was too “toxic” to attract new sponsorship.

“Our commercial advisers [Sportotal] have informed [us] that title or other sponsorship has been impossible to secure for the [tournaments], due mainly to the adverse publicity that the BDO has received on various aspects of social media, and that in their opinion the BDO is currently ‘toxic’,” the statement added.

It has been reported that the prize money pot has been cut from £329,000 to £150,000, with the women’s champion receiving £8,000, compared to £12,000 this year. The BDO chairman, Des Jacklin, had previously claimed that the prize fund for women would be “almost doubled” for 2020.

Sherrock earned £25,000 for reaching the last 32 at Alexandra Palace, beating Ted Evetts and No 11 seed Mensur Suljovic to make global headlines, before losing to Chris Dobey.

The former mobile hairdresser from Milton Keynes, is set to make a string of lucrative appearances in the PDC’s World Series of Darts, playing at events in New York, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark and Germany.

“I have helped darts in general,” Sherrock said after her fairytale run. “I think there’s people now who didn’t watch darts but want to watch it. Especially with the ladies’ game, I have proved we can compete with all these men. We need more opportunities.”
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on January 02, 2020, 01:54:51 pm
Whats the world comming to when oulfellas use to losing are winning and Birds like Big Dommos sister who use to do their mates hair down the flats are beating blokes at blokes games .Add in Global warming and Brexit were all fukked .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 02, 2020, 02:01:52 pm
Have you got a gun and, if so, is it licensed?
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on January 02, 2020, 02:11:30 pm
Have you got a gun and, if so, is it licensed?

The answer to that question is Yes and No or No and Yes I cant remember in which order .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 02, 2020, 05:59:06 pm
The questions are structured in such a way as only one order may apply.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on January 02, 2020, 07:02:39 pm
Ok the full answer to your question is one part is No .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Shallowhal on January 02, 2020, 07:15:16 pm
The questions are structured in such a way as only one order may apply.

But he's dyslexic and non binary.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on January 03, 2020, 08:54:56 am
Van Gerwin cost me a nice few quid, I was playing a birra 'Let it Ryde' on the live tennis the other morning and won a handy few quid, then before I went to bed I let the whole lot Ryde on Man city (won), Liverpool (won) and Van Gerwin. It only cost me about 55 notes in the end as I took some of my stake money back, but I had a 5-fold, a 7-fold and an 8-fold all running on to the last 3 selections.
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Belker on January 03, 2020, 08:55:46 am
Dutchman is a winner Wright is the Jimmy White of Darts .
THANKS JOHN M !
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 03, 2020, 01:49:22 pm
I think I described Wright as Tayoresque in his beating Humphries, I shoulda read the shite I type!
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: john m on January 03, 2020, 02:03:12 pm
Now that the Dutchman is no longer invincible Taylor is thinking of a comeback .
Title: Re: C'mon The Irish
Post by: Tony on January 03, 2020, 03:23:57 pm
Now that the Dutchman is no longer invincible Taylor is thinking of a comeback .

Ahh the Dutchman... Probably the only decent thing Brendan grace did was singing that tune.