Farlz Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I was thinking it's probably a good thing that Littler didn't win the World Championships last night but the media frenzy is already mental. He's everywhere and the PDC see pound signs big time. Was bound to happen but it can't be good all that attention and pressure at 16, for his sake I hope his next few tournaments go well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 57 minutes ago, a-k said: They put him in the Premier League, which is a mini-competition containing the "eight best". I think it's a joke to be honest...lad had a couple of good weeks and they're capitalizing financially because of the whirlwind around him. Yeah, seems a cynical ploy from the PDC. Players like Cullen, Chisnall, Dobey, Clayton or Noppert might feel aggrieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 There's no need for the unbridled cynicism, it's a great story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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a-k Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) 8 hours ago, Mr_Dogg said: There's no need for the unbridled cynicism, it's a great story. It is, but if we are going to be putting 16 (then 17) year olds in the "premier" tournament off the back of two-weeks of form, what message does that send to your older players who have, quite frankly, accomplished more over the course of the year? Or to the younger players, that they just need to play out of their minds for two weeks and that's enough? Edited January 5 by a-k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 has anybody ever been to the Ally Pally for the World Finals? Thinking of going to to this/next years and i've registered for priority tickets which go on sale in August. What's it actually like there as a fan? Would appreciate any advise tips etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I've never been, so simply based on my observations when I've watched it on TV, assuming you don't mind fancy dress, football chants, and the thought of getting increasingly drunk in order to enjoy it more, you should be alright. I have been to bongo bingo though, and it basically looks exactly the same. And that was really fun. I do wonder if there are a section of darts fans who despise what the sport has become purely because of the modern fandom, or if that culture is now so ingrained in the PDC and Sky Sports era of the game that 'traditional' darts fans no longer exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I went to the Premier League Darts in Birmingham a few years back. It was...awful. Sat miles away from the front, watched the darts on a big screen drinking shit beer. Was surrounded by a big group of Leicester fans who just sang Leicester songs for three hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, hogso said: I've never been, so simply based on my observations when I've watched it on TV, assuming you don't mind fancy dress, football chants, and the thought of getting increasingly drunk in order to enjoy it more, you should be alright. I have been to bongo bingo though, and it basically looks exactly the same. And that was really fun. I do wonder if there are a section of darts fans who despise what the sport has become purely because of the modern fandom, or if that culture is now so ingrained in the PDC and Sky Sports era of the game that 'traditional' darts fans no longer exist? yeah, thats what i fancy, a right good knees up, a sing song and a few beers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 20 minutes ago, Milfner said: I went to the Premier League Darts in Birmingham a few years back. It was...awful. Sat miles away from the front, watched the darts on a big screen drinking shit beer. Was surrounded by a big group of Leicester fans who just sang Leicester songs for three hours. i think the big difference between the Premier League and the World Championships is the size of the venue/crowd. The PL darts venues appear to be a lot bigger. I've heard club football songs sung at the PL darts (mainly shit on the Villa ) but not at the World Championship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 20 hours ago, Davkaus said: I've never watched a game (match?) of darts in my life, fair play to the lad for getting so far, but I'm glad I'm not going to be seeing that chubby little word removed all over the news anymore for something that has as much sporting merit as a game of Buckaroo. Not given this a whole lot of thought, but I reckon darts is the hardest sport to “fluke” any sort of victory in. It’s an incredibly difficult sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 8 hours ago, imavillan said: has anybody ever been to the Ally Pally for the World Finals? Thinking of going to to this/next years and i've registered for priority tickets which go on sale in August. What's it actually like there as a fan? Would appreciate any advise tips etc Yes, been to two world championship finals before but quite a few years ago (John Part beating Kirk Shepherd one year and Phil Taylor beating RVB the other). Would certainly recommend it as something to give a go. Obviously quite a few people seem do fancy dress there but most don't. The atmosphere / drinking is worth it if that is what you are after but from memory was quite a good laugh. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 41 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said: Yes, been to two world championship finals before but quite a few years ago (John Part beating Kirk Shepherd one year and Phil Taylor beating RVB the other). Would certainly recommend it as something to give a go. Obviously quite a few people seem do fancy dress there but most don't. The atmosphere / drinking is worth it if that is what you are after but from memory was quite a good laugh. thanks BTD Deffo going to give it a go. Your comment on the fancy dress is interesting as on the tv it comes across that the majority dress up. Got to wait till August to get tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) Yes - there is a lot that wear fancy dress but loads that don't too so you wouldn't be out of place just wearing normal clothes. Travel wise would recommend getting the train direct to the Alexandra Palace station - makes it very easy. The other things that stand out was, obviously as the dart board is so far away, you basically end up watching the darts on the big screens they have. Also, the cards they hand out where you can write a message on can be quite entertaining too! I see at this year's final Tottenham got a bit of abuse as Maddison was there and because, well it's Tottenham... Edited January 5 by Brumstopdogs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted January 5 VT Supporter Share Posted January 5 9 hours ago, imavillan said: has anybody ever been to the Ally Pally for the World Finals? Thinking of going to to this/next years and i've registered for priority tickets which go on sale in August. What's it actually like there as a fan? Would appreciate any advise tips etc No, but I went to the circus Tavern in Purfleet one year, it was **** mental. The amount of people on gear was ridiculous including some of the players 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 11 hours ago, Follyfoot said: No, but I went to the circus Tavern in Purfleet one year, it was **** mental. The amount of people on gear was ridiculous including some of the players Then down to Raquel's in Basildon for some pills, you faaaacccckin no good melt! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted January 6 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6 32 minutes ago, Xela said: Then down to Raquel's in Basildon for some pills, you faaaacccckin no good melt! Laverrly blindin jimmys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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imavillan Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) Luke Littler has done a nine darter in the 2nd leg against Nathan Aspinall in the Bahrain Darts Masters. He went on to win it 6-3 He's now up against Gerwyn Price in the semi final It's live on ITV 4 now for anyone interested Edited January 19 by imavillan twitter/x vid added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 wow....what a 170 checkout he has all the talent to win everything there is to win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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