World Grand Prix Thread

shockframe

Devastator wrote: »

thats a ridiculous question

joking.

reverandkenjami

Taylor for a 9 darter @ 25/1 ain't too bad!

reverandkenjami

I think half the problem with the crowd is 75% of them are not there for the darts! To them its a night out on the beer

jwshooter

whack him jacko.

he was very honest and excited last nite in the interview .lets hope he has his darts head screwed on now.

padr81

c'mon jacko. good darts all night, taylor looking unstopable.

Devastator

betfair - got 14/1 on Jacko win, worth a punt! Took 2/1 on Jacko +2.5 sets

padr81

talk about trying to win the irish over, clever barney.

git_ireland

Indeed, I'd love to see Jacko doin well. Loved his interview last night, raw emotion.

jwshooter

i would not like to be a bouncer there tonite

padr81

Barney playing the best i've seen in awhile, Jacko not really at the races but he'll improve as he settles.

padr81

Crowd being an absolute disgrace again, end of the 2nd set.

shockframe

going as expected.jacko to be fair though had a few chances to take the second set.

The Al Lad

reverandkenjami wrote: »

I think half the problem with the crowd is 75% of them are not there for the darts! To them its a night out on the beer

padr81 wrote: »

Crowd being an absolute disgrace again, end of the 2nd set.

Can i just say that crowd are a friggin DISGRACE...booing every player (except Jacko) and its a shame because the atmosphere up there gives them the potential to one the best crowds

Ashamed to be associated as being from the same country as them muppets,

Whatever for a bit of booing when Mervyn King is playing cos he's just a well known cuuunt but the way they're going on up there is just laughable

Players must be thinking wow these fans are muppets

The Al Lad

And also I was there last year for the friday game and basically I was surrounded by little clowns who have heard the darts is a great night out,

majority of them going around coke'd outta their heads, go into the toilet and hear them all sniffin away...little shams they really are, next year tickets should be allocated to darts clubs around the country and given first priority, like the GAA

dartbhoy

I feel sorry for the genuine darts fans there tonight,the occasion is been ruined by people on a misson to get completely intoxicated and jeer,boo and chant at every opportunity! This behaviour seems to becoming acceptable in televised PDC tournaments and the PDC have to take the blame in this regard,they seem to let the crowds do what they like,even the referees won't ask the crowd to quiten down any more!

WH BONNEY

What was the score with Jacko & Barney

Reginald P. DuM

WH BONNEY wrote: »

What was the score with Jacko & Barney

4 zip to Barney. Never gonna be any other way but fair play to Jacko.

padr81

i think after the frist 5 or 6 legs jacko did quite well. Never threatened a win but could of stole the 2nd set. Barney seemed well pissed with the crowd at the end of the 2nd set.

ratinakeg

Just back from the Citywest about a 1/2 hour ago, was meant to be on the balcony but we got new tickets when we entered the venue, we where in row h, brilliant stuff!:D:D What a night!:D

Reginald P. DuM

ratinakeg wrote: »

Just back from the Citywest about a 1/2 hour ago, was meant to be on the balcony but we got new tickets when we entered the venue, we where in row h, brilliant stuff!:D:D What a night!:D

You weren't the guy who had "any yokes" written on his card no??
The booing didn't take from the atmosphere then. I reckon it's all a fuss over nothing, all part of the evening. Best players it's water off a ducks back.

ratinakeg

Ass holes who where booing Barney where getting on me nerves apart from that had a great laugh!

ratinakeg

Reginald P. DuM wrote: »

You weren't the guy who had "any yokes" written on his card no??
The booing didn't take from the atmosphere then. I reckon it's all a fuss over nothing, all part of the evening. Best players it's water off a ducks back.

We were sitting right beside them!:D Felt angry about the booing, I had a sign saying "The Rat is Here"!:D

Reginald P. DuM

Didn't see that card!

The atmosphere looked mighty though I must take a trip some time.
The booing is unfortunate but darts lends itself to it, and it happens in a lot of tournaments not just Dublin. The trakkie brigade shouldn't be allowed in.
The blonde girl that walks in the players, is that the bird from Trinity who was on page 3?

ratinakeg

Reginald P. DuM wrote: »

Didn't see that card!

The atmosphere looked mighty though I must take a trip some time.
The booing is unfortunate but darts lends itself to it, and it happens in a lot of tournaments not just Dublin. The trakkie brigade shouldn't be allowed in.
The blonde girl that walks in the players, is that the bird from Trinity who was on page 3?

Yeah that's the page 3 girl!;):D Just watching the darts on TV now, just saw meself on it now!:eek::D

ratinakeg

Bought meself darts, a dart shirt, loads of shafts and flights and a pdc teddy for my young cousin!:D Saw Double Top, JR and a few of the Fishing Club team out there!:)

mdwexford

Just back as well, quality night, loved it.

I was the designated driver in our group which made me more aware of all the bowsys around, id say i was the only sober person in the place and there were people in awful states who werent watching a shot and just boo'ed randomly and sang as loud as they could at the breaks, load of scumbags who as has been said are just there to get pissed. Disgrace tbh.

Seemed to be more darts fans up the front though where we were so it was fine. The atmosphere for the walk ons by the railings were class, Lewis's one was the highlight.

Jay.cymru

great night out at the darts last night, think a lot of fuss over noise and booing is a bit much, obviously it shouldnt happen but if it affected the players that much im sure theyd kick up a fuss with barry hearn and the pdc and get it sorted obviously they know that its part and parcel of making the pdc as big and as popular as how its got. looking forward to tonight now, beer darts and football

califano

Yeah a good nite overall and great atmosphere. I agree the walk on's were classic.
Not that it affected me that much as i was driving too but the bar waiting time was a disgrace. My brother left to get drinks after set1 of game1 and didnt arrive back until set 3 game2. The bar staff at hand would have been the right amount to serve a wedding of 200 guests. What made it worse is that they let everyone in too late so straight away the bar was 40 deep and going nowhere. Then as soon as game 2 came around the only drink you were able to buy were small plastic bottles of magners some even with the lids on. The pitchers dried up so people were carrying multiple bottles back. Some people were even walking back to the hotel proper to get the drinks they wanted. Shambles.
I suggest if your going tonite and fancy a beer to bring your DuffMan cap.

Kingp35

Sorry lads but I had a shocking night last night. Firstly the organisation of the venue is an absolute joke. I missed the entire Painter v Hamilton match because it took that long to get a drink. Some absolute prick started accusing my girlfriend of skipping the queue and started to square up to her and threatened to hit her! I was in the toilet and when I came out she was in tears. I tell you that lad is lucky I wasn't there whe he said that! Loads of absolute clowns in there booing the whole time and acting the prick by throwing things at people.

The atmosphere for the Jacko match was brilliant and it was the one good thing about the night bar the booing. Fair play to him for putting up a fight.

Lewis played well and was very unlucky not to be closer but missed doubles cost him. Same story with the pie-man, he should have won a couple of sets.

Not a great night darts wise and the rest was a joke.

Oh rat think I saw you in the queue but wasn't sure. JR was on my bus and I saw D.T. and a few others in there too.

AndyP

Used to be great craic there years ago before the crowds started going. It was no problem sneaking into the players lounge after it was over and chatting to the lads. Would not even dream of going near it now, it looks fukkin shambolic.

Kingp35

AndyP wrote: »

it looks fukkin shambolic.

Well that's the best way to describe last night anyway. Absolute nightmare.

I go to the Ally Pally everyear and the Circus Tavern before that and they are run brilliantly with very few muppets around. City West is full of twats.

Gerbud

Kingp35 wrote: »

Well that's the best way to describe last night anyway. Absolute nightmare.

I go to the Ally Pally everyear and the Circus Tavern before that and they are run brilliantly with very few muppets around. City West is full of twats.

Agreed.

I was there last night. Alot of morons.

Snakey

Gerbud, you had a good view of the 'morons' alright when you were standing on the table with your kaks around your ankles, singing Jacko for Taoiseach!!!!

dionsiseire

Who were the girls with the single and hot sign

they were hot

and rumour is they are single

Squiggle

I watched the whole thing on the telly and tbh I was glad I didn't go cause I was going to bring my 10 year old nephew. For most of the crowd it looked like a giant píss up - it didn't matter what was happening on the stage or even what sport they were supposed to be watching ! I'd say first thing this morning half of them could't tell you who won the matches ! I thought Barney handled the crowd well with bringing on the Irish flag and then looking with bemusement at them after some of the booing, shaking his head and saying like WTF is this all about - I thought it shut a lot of them up. Taylor in his interview more or less said he didn't give a fook about anyone booing him - it was all about the crowd enjoying themselves to bring them back again !!

Aidric

Reginald P. DuM wrote: »

You weren't the guy who had "any yokes" written on his card no??

lol

Degag

Lol, one of the walk on girls lost her shoe on the way to the stage!

mdwexford

Anyone know the brown haired walk on girls name??

Think i might love her.

Offside

Was in Citywest last night and have to say I had a great time, but do agree with the booing and jeering being far to excessive and having no place in the game.
Have to say though that the organisation was absolutely awful, It was like they had just printed up last years plan for 1500 people and tried to implement it on a crowd of 3000.. The seating was an absolute joke, we arrived and there were people in our seat.. Bouncers said that the people had been moved there and offered us seat further up.. We took them but of course, eventually the owners of the seats we were in arrived and then they were moved somewhere else... About an hour later I saw bouncers running around with chairs trying to fit extra people onto tables, crazy! The bar at the start of the night was the same - probably the same size as the one in the old venue but there were way more people looking for booze - Took my mate about 40 minutes to get the drinks in at the start, should have been two bars on the ground floor!
Thankfully all this didnt in the end detract from the night and once everyone was finally settled in and the bar not an absolute mess by the time taylor came on it really started to pick up! Hopefully they'll learn from this year anyway.

dartbhoy

Another final for Barney. If Hamilton could have won that 5th set who knows he could have went on to win the game but he seemed to lose all confidence after that. I'm often on about how Barney has lost form but this is his 3rd time this year reaching a PDC major final and probably another meeting with Phil Taylor! Hard to see anyone beating Taylor this week but lets hope Terry Jenkins proves me wrong!

Devastator

mdwexford wrote: »

Anyone know the brown haired walk on girls name??

Think i might love her.

She is fine! I think it showed her sitting down in crowd during last game, with a very different top on and a much nicer looking set of ....... sunglasses :cool:;)

padr81

What can you say about Phil Taylor, he just gets better and better, poor Jenks looks like a rabbit caught in Taylors headlights. Really is a bag of nerves.

padr81

Much improved Jenkins since going 2-0 down, Taylor going off in the 3rd set gave him a bit of confidence.

Whiskey Devil

Unfortunately, crowds like this is what big time darts is about now. It's what pays their (or Taylors) wages. If players can't handle it, they should go back to the BDO. Taylor is unlikely to be bothered by the crowd tonight. The others just have to get used to it too.

Hope this doesn't get me into trouble, but does anybody think the location has anything to do with the huge amount of knackers in Citywest or is it just the crowd that darts attracts?

AndyP

Whiskey Devil wrote: »

... is it just the crowd that darts attracts?

Nah, its just the crowd the prospect of a big piss-up attracts. Doesnt really matter whats going on up on the stage.

Dartgod

AndyP wrote: »

Nah, its just the crowd the prospect of a big piss-up attracts. Doesnt really matter whats going on up on the stage.

You are bang on there, Andy.

I was up in the City West last night and I can only think of one word to describe the behaviour of those so-called "darts fans" - - - DISGUSTING !!!

The vast majority of the attendance were not darts fans and knew nothing at all about darts.
They were there for a piss-up, to make noise and to be seen on Sky.
These louts have brought the good name of Irish darts down to gutter level.

The REAL Irish darts fans attend the Ireland Players' Championship and the many tournaments in Kilkenny and Tramore and they will be out in force in Killarney next weekend where they will give the PDC players a proper Irish welcome ! ! !

Carrickman

Well said Michael!!

Jake The Fat Ma

Dartgod wrote: »

You are bang on there, Andy.

I was up in the City West last night and I can only think of one word to describe the behaviour of those so-called "darts fans" - - - DISGUSTING !!!

The vast majority of the attendance were not darts fans and knew nothing at all about darts.
They were there for a piss-up, to make noise and to be seen on Sky.
These louts have brought the good name of Irish darts down to gutter level.

The REAL Irish darts fans attend the Ireland Players' Championship and the many tournaments in Kilkenny and Tramore and they will be out in force in Killarney next weekend where they will give the PDC players a proper Irish welcome ! ! !

I think your right m8

501darts

The REAL Irish darts fans attend the Ireland Players' Championship and the many tournaments in Kilkenny and Tramore and they will be out in force in Killarney next weekend where they will give the PDC players a proper Irish welcome


I couldn,t agree more....

Devastator

501darts wrote: »

The REAL Irish darts fans attend the Ireland Players' Championship and the many tournaments in Kilkenny and Tramore and they will be out in force in Killarney next weekend where they will give the PDC players a proper Irish welcome


I couldn,t agree more....

Been to premier league last 2 years in Belfast, and even going by some of the rowdy premier league crowds Belfast seems grand. Yeah there are people who walk around looking for tv camera's but no booing(except when Martin Rogan-prizefighter winner) came out with a tricolour but thats Belfast and its history :rolleyes: