KNOB OF THE WEEK
Not even a week after this twat tried to convince people alcohol was not an integral part of darts, he doubled down on his predictability and showed yet again the favouritsim towards certain players in the selection for the Glorified Invitation Roadshow also known as the Premier League. Even before the selection was made we all knew the line up and even predicted it before the announcement
So back in 2021 Rob Cross won the European championships, and whilst not one of the big top 4 majors, it was still a TV title, and a ranking one at that, but it was deemed not important enough for it to get Cross selected for the Premier League, that would follow only a couple of months later.
The following year in 2022 Ross Smith won the same European Championships and again it was deemed not important enough for Smudger to be selected for the Premier League.
In 2023 Peter Wright did noting all year, bombed out early in the world Champs throwing absolute muck with multiple sets of darts, the only event he had luck in was winning the European Championships, now suddenly this comp can be used as validation for the selection of the middle aged potbellied weirdo who dresses like a spaz.
Seriously how can anyone consider this Glorified Invitational Roadshow as a Major. ? Not only is it non ranking, but they systematically leave out players vastly better than the likes of Krusty, who are in better form and going the right direction as opposed to Krusty who is dropping like a stone in the rankings. If dressing up like one of the pissheads that populate the crowd at ally Pally or acting like a full blown idiot is the criteria, , then no one with a modicum of intelligence would consider it a major.
It might have major exposure, major prize money for the players who are part of the "Twat Porter clique" bot not a Major. I bet Dobey and others will not be happy with the selection and rightly so.
THE PDC HALL OF FAME
Another reason for Twat Porter in winning the KotW is the list of people in the Hall of Fame. I believe the latest induction is Russ Bray, and I certainly do not begrudge him his place, a great servant of the game, but there would be no PDC let alone a PDC Hall of Fame. were it not for those players that broke away from the BDO back in the early 90s.. There was initially 16 players, 2 of which were judas cunts with no backbone, who went scurrying back to rim Olly Croft. The PDC, then the WDC formed with those 14 players, and 3 managers of Tommy Cox , Dick Allix and john Markovic. These 17 people were ostracized from the game, some threatened legally, financially and even physically. They held firm and even put their own money in to the WDC. Shortly afterwards, 7 American players, Irishman Tom Kirby. and 2 English players Graeme Stoddert & Kevin burrows also told the BDO/WDF governing body to go fuck themselves and those 24 were the field for the 1994 World championships.
Yes it should read boses instead of boes, but I have to make some spelling errors every week so those who moan incessantly about my blog but read it regardless, will have something to deflect with. As for the BBC,what do you expect from a channel that protected people like Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris, both people who also had their pictures hanging proudly in Bob Potter's Lakeshite bar for long after their outing and conviction.
Speaking of Lakeshite, here are the final averages of the WDF amateur event, and the PDC world championship....some disparity eh ?
Q - SCHOOLSNext up is the PDC Qualify Schools. Normally there would usually be a few players that i would watch out for, like Corey Cadby who showed his ability in events prior but his scumbag behavior most likely cost him getting a visa. This year outside a few players that lost theirs , who I would not mind seeing get them back, although they probably won't do much again, there is nobody that really stands out, as all focus these day will be on both Luke's, how MvG and Price respond, can or will Wright, Ando and Wade improve.
There is certainly a changing of the guard, I think Babs, Jose and others are going the right direction for me and that's downwards. That said the worlds prize money vastly impacts the Oder of merit, and whilst the first half of the year up to the Matchplay outside the UK open, is pretty minor there will be lots of floor events, it will be interesting to see who comes back fighting and how many people had a good worlds can maintain it.
.
.
.
.
.
.