Baxter has impressed me with the way he has held his game together and it could be the making of him to actually finish players off in knock out competitions once the Premier League is over.

Alas I think the likes of Barney and Terry Jenkins are going to be on that slippery slope down the rankings once the season really gets underway.

Such a very amazing link!
Thank you for the post.

If you look at his body language he looks as if he would rather be anywhere than on stage playing darts.I don`t know what his problem is,but its a shame,as Barney at his best is terrific.

Well cobber,I've seen EVERYTHING now,Darts classed as a SPORT???????????? in my humble opinion,the only thing that could excite me at this abortion of a HOBBY is if I saw someone throw a dart into the back of someones head.I really can't see ANY EXCITEMENT WHATSOEVER IN THIS BEER DRINKERS HOBBY.I think tiddleywinks would set peoples adrenalin going twice as fast as Darts.....I feel really sorry for you poor dimented people that get excited in Darts. Can somebody enlighten me and tell me how many wasted hours a week does this beer drinkers hobby get shown on TV in uk



:CRAZY

Geeesss, I wish I could earn £3,589,846 from career tournament winnings alone from my hobby as Phil Taylor has

Darts is officially a sport. Call it what you want, its official status is all that matters



Suppose as an alternative though we could just create a poor man's Gaelic Football...

Some cracking arras on show last night in Sheffield. After 4 legs, James Wade's 3 dart average was 122!!, although it dropped off in tha latter stages with Taylor's (Who was shocking!). Simon Whitlock was also superb early doors going 6 v 1 up against Barney who then fought back to have a dart to draw. It finished 8 v 6.

Baxter has been fantastic. I usually back him as he's a personal favourite, but he's surprising everybody this year.

The darts were an unbelievable standard last week. I'm ging to the Echo Arena this week so no doubt they'll be rubbish just to make up for it.



It's a bloody good day / night out though, so I can't wait.

"Super Ronnie Baxter!"

Some more cracking darts but none better than Taylor v Whitlock at the end!!

Simon Whitlock's 3 dart average was 102 and his check out percentage success was 83% and he lost 8 v 5





He finished it off with a 125 checkout of bull-twenty five-bull

Superb night of darts. I got on the TV a few times (singing Barney army duiring the Barney v Wade match at 5-3) and a few other times at the players entrance. Got some cracking pictures aswell.

Taylor v Whitlock was the obvious highlight, a superb standard of darts and a great finish. The darts is a great day out, I would recommend it to anyone.

Superb night again. I have to disagree though, my highlight was King taking Lewis apart being a King fan and someone who doesn't like Lewis at all, I would say that but King was on fire again.

Where abouts were you sitting mate?

Great check out at the end from Taylor , Bull 25 bull. Some cracking games again.

Lewis was really poor though. The leg where he couldn't finish on a double 3 summed up his performance.

I was sat on the tables near the players entrance.

Here's some of the pics I took:

That bird walking in with Terry Jenkins is

You're just a perv really

Damn right!

Aint she the same one as for the rest of them?

She's got a cracking pair.

9 darter from Barney. Barney Army!

Dave Clark completely missed the point whilst interviewing Ronnie Baxter after his match against Wade. He said the Premier League was "all about the atmosphere." Well, yes in a way but as Ronnie was saying each player is up there earning a living. For them to perform and to then entertain they need good order & respect and not to be booing and jeering when a player is throwing. To do this they have to clamp down on the many idiots who go to these nights. One way will be to stop switching to the crowd whilst the players are throwing. This generates more cheers, jeers & whistles than anything else.
I've said to friends whilst we've been at the MEN Arena and the Winter Gardens before that, there are loads there that are just there to get bevvied and balloon and maybe hope for a 2 second cameo on TV. Being there to watch the darts is way down the list.
An example of this was in Taylor's match where he was on 201, scored two treble 20s then as the crowd were expecting him to go for a maximum he switched (as all top darts players would) to an-odd numbered treble to leave himself on a double (treble 15 for double 8 in this case). Should've got a round of applause for great thought & throwing but it was met with bemusement in the main.

Fair play to Barney on the 9-darter. Been all over the place recently but he's shown he's still got something there.

Correct but I was attracted more to this one because of the better view of her..............................Sexy eyes

Agree all the way mate.If you look at the audience most are stood up ,swaying about,not even looking at the game.
I also cannot understand why King gets so much grief.He doesn`t deserve it,and no wonder he sometimes loses his rag with the crowd.

If it was for the way darts has reformed into a booze-up and singalong, the livings earned by Baxter and co would be a fraction of what they are now.

Don't get me wrong, the idiots who are putting players off purposely on their throw ought to be ejected from arenas. But if it was for these big crowds, sing-songs etc etc, darts wouldn't be what it is today.

Correct.

It's a shame but it's here to stay I would think now. The way some people carry on is not on but there's not much that can be done, throwing them out when they are caught but the damage is already done. It's people who just see it as an excuse to get completely ed that cause the problem. I agree on the King point, scandalous. Again though it's the pi$sed up mob who here one person booing and join in thinking it's a laugh, the majority don't even know anything about darts or King.



Good shout. It's a very good point never raised on the TV but the crowds are the ones pouring the money into darts. Wade is one who continually moan about the crowd but he seems to forget without them he wouldn't be making his living from pro darts.