With the CatasTrophy on next week, the award goes to the BDO fans, or the lack of them.
Des the liar did what was expected, all be it in his amateur ridiculous way, but the comp is going ahead even if it will be a financial disaster, the venue is sorted by Sportotal not by Des the liar as he will have some believe, the players are on their way even if most are shit, the tickets are available cos they are not selling, and the TV slot is sorted. the black curtains are taken out of storage, everything is almost ready to go.....but where are the fans ?
Remember these bdo fans are the assholes who call themselves fanatics, start their own closed facebook groups, and would have people believe there are millions of bdo fans, so where are they ?
Already this week I have read reports where the venue has no posters up advertising this clusterfuck, no mentions on local radio, the milkmen have no flyers, taxi cabs have no notices up. Already the giveaway of tickets for free has started, such is the lack of demand.
How often do we read Mushrooms complaining anbout incidents in the PDC crowds that they have witnessed in person ?
They have no problem attending the PDC events, the same event they slate, but won't attend the BDO event they claim to be fanatics about.
If this CatasTrophy turns in to a financial disaster, it will mean the current pathetic prize funds could be reduced for further events, and who will be the cunts complaining ? The very same fanatics who do nothing to support the organisation they claim to be fanatical about.
The "BDO Swedish Open" was won last weekend by Dennis Nilsson who beat Wayne Warren in the final. The same Dennis Nilsson who went to the PDC Q-school and failed to get a card, the same jobber who has entered 18 challenge tour events and only made a meagre total of £1,800. The same jobber who could qualify for Lakeshite and even win a game on that piss soaked stage.
This is the standard of player winning comps in the BDO, guess its no wonder the "fanatics" are hardly rushing out to buy tickets, then if they hang on long enough I am sure the BDO will be giving them all away for free.
A mention for Kyle Anderson who blew at least 4 match darts to beat a poor MVG Friday morning. When he is choking with MVG being in the biggest slump of his career in years, you realize he never will get the job done, Kyle anderson also lost 8-0 to Shitlock in the Brisbane Darts Masters.
As for MVG luckily for these are just non ranking glorified exbos, and if honest the performance overall by the pdc players in these events have been poor, and while I understand the need for these events, the players seriously lack motivation. That said the performances of the Kiwi players was a better standard than I expected with the exception of Warren Parry and good to see Whitlock go out.
Also have to bring up the pathetic showing by Krusty in his hammering by MVG in the Melbourne Masters last Satuday after MVG hammered him 8-0, and this as said earlier an MVG in a slump., and Krusty acted like a prick, the only pity is this did not happen in a ranking event.
MVG stated earlier this week that people fear him again, and judging by the way Kyle Anderson shat his load, MVG has a lot of players beaten mentally.
Thankfully when these World Series are over the darts season really kicks in, and this is my main problem with the PDC calendar.
The back end of the year is top heavy, whilst the first 6 months are dismal in terms of proper events.
The PDC World Championships finished on New Years Day, and the World Matchplay started on July 20th, , that was a gap of 200 days.
In those 200 days the only genuine ranking Major was the UK Open which lasted 3 days that took place on March 1st -3rd., a whole 3 months after the Worlds and over 3 months before the Matchplay.
Yes I know the Premier league ran for ages, but its still only a non ranking exbo with the same players week in week out, bar the inclusion of the additions this year as replacements for Ando.It was an enjoyable Premier League, but personally I much rather proper ranking events. The Unibet masters took place over 3 days, but that too is another non ranking event.
In the past when darts was under one code in the shitty BDO there was many barren months and we had to accept that, not any more. The latter part of the year in the PDC has the Grand Slam, Grand Prix, European Championships and the Players championships finals, all proper ranking events, leading up to the Worlds in December and that is not counting the Champions League of Darts and World Series finals which are televised also.
I would love to see a proper ranking event moved to the earlier part of the year, preferably the World Grand Prix and besides moving it in the calendar, I would like to see it moved from Dublin as well as the City West firstly is not in Dublin and is 13 miles outside Dublin, which does not help the attendance and secondly the atmosphere always comes across as shit, no matter how much sky hype the catchphrase of "double-in in Dublin" and show images of places like Templebar where the event is not taking place.
Thankfully they did get rid of the rule where the top two non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland would get entry, I never liked that, even if I am Irish myself, places in the competition should have been deservedly earned by competition not place of birth.
I get that moving events like the Champions League of Darts would be more viable, but its less non ranking events cluttering up the first 6 months that is needed. In general it is hard to knock the PDC as almost everything important is done properly with professionalism, the crowds are growing along with the prizefund etc, but that does not mean things cannot still be improved in in certain areas. Hopefully the 2020 PDC calendar will see some bit of an overhaul, Roll on next weekend for the darts...no not that bdo shit in a dark room with pub players, I am speaking about the PDC Euro tour where the players play in front of full arena, for money better than anything the BDO offer outside of the bob potter cup.
For those who rather watch the bdo shit, remember this is what the Saturday night offers up
