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Up until Chisnall's 164 yesterday, the biggest out was 131.

Bit wobbly on the old statistics there 

Chissie and Wolfie in what should be a novel final.

BDO is dead on it's knees. The comentary teams have been struggling to keep people watching. Bobby George looks bored/embarassed and O'Shea, Adams and Hankey looked bored up till later rounds. Adams (bar Phillips-ish) has had a piss walk to the final.  With most (ambitious) Players going to PDO, BDO deend on young talent coming up and there was no signs of it this year.

Look, as a terrestrial TV person and a romantic it saddens me to see its demise.

I agree with some of your sentiments, the atmosphere and the last few characters that are at the lakeside paint over what is (bar about 4 players) a poor field. It is sad to see it falling from its former glory as it is the home of darts and it takes one hell of a romantic to paint a positive future for it. Once the last few English stalwarts (Hankey, Adams and O Shea) finish along Bobby and Martin Fitzmaurice I can't see who is going to take over.

But its still seems to be hanging in there for the time being. Full houses all week and still a big viewing figures. For 08 "BBC viewing figures for the Lakeside Men's final peaked at 4.1 million, which represented a 15% share of the overall audience." Yes I can't see them figures happening this year but its still held with a high esteem in the U.K. That "Peoples Darts" competition has a lot of appeal to the U.K. dart players and it shows the respect that the Lakeside holds for them.

Yes as long as the PDC keep tapping into the BDO well (and its near dry for the time being), the overall standard is only going south but where are the likes of Whitlock, Webster and even Chisnell going to get their break?? PDC won't be taking a punt on any unaccomplished player so thats where the BDO come in. It may only be a means to bigger things but any regular pub/county player first goal is to throw at the Lakeside and this is the corner stone of its survival.  And even though the standard mightn`t be to your liking and any one with the means to watch PDC will, the Lakeside still has a market and following in the UK
Now come on Chizzy!!!!

Oh it was hard viewing. McCloskey lost 4-1. Was 2-1, 2 all in the 4th and your man checked out a shang18 when McCloskey had something handyish. Went further downhill from there.

Looks like McCloskey will be up early. There hasnt been much competition tonight. 

Good show from your Dave Chisnall fella. Bit of a fligher when he gets going. Finished with 96.7 average. Best so far. Plays Hankey. Should be a good one.

What time is McCloskey throwing at tomorrow?

Can't find the schedule on the BBC website.

9:15 or thereabouts

What a cracker between Woods and Wagner. Wagner on a tie break 4 3 in sets.

It was so bad it was hard not to watch it! how many doubles did they miss between them??

Apologises, must remember to add "relatively speaking of course" to the end of each post.

What a cracker between Woods and Wagner. Wagner on a tie break 4 3 in sets. 

Gurney is from Derry, sorry Londonderry as he would prefer!. No Mr.Fleet couldn`t even master the art of transferring a dart from left hand to right without dropping it. Basic error at this level . Kinda felt sorry for him. Travelling half way around the world for that.

Marty McCloskey ("The Fox", and by God he does look like one) marches on to Round 2. !!! Great stuff last night. Was 1-1, 2 up in the 3rd and blew it but showed a stealy nerve to win the 4th and 5th. If you saw it last night and what it meant to him and his Donegal faithful you couldn`t but be pleased for him. (Thats before some killjoy reminds us of the gulf in class) Gary Thompson awaits, (i think) who beat Ross Montgomery. Marty has a damn good shout i reckon and i hope he can pull it off! Only disappointment was i was sure the "Hills of Donegal" would be gettin a rattle but how and ever we`ll get over it.  Come on The Fox!!!!

Didn`t even get a shot at a double i dont think? Shame that it got the 7 o clock slot.

If any player is serious about darts, and want to make a living out of it, the PDC is the only option.

Spot on. Its just i dont think the PDC appreciate the real work done by the BDO. PDC "fans" should quit cutting the branch they are standing on. This Fleet guy is certainy the fill of his jersey!!

Did Whitlock compete in the BDO a few years back?

Aye. Lost the final to Webster in 08.

Ach.. go easy on it. For those of us without the sky box and like our darts, its still the highlight of the New Year. Yeah it takes til Thursday for any half exciting stuff to get going but it always throws up a good classic or two. Yes it cant compete with the PDC cause of the money but if i got the choice between a ticket to the Lakeside Final or The Ally Pally it would be Lakeside every time. Just a shame that anyone who shows any promise has to leave it but it is good to see the likes of Whitlock now being able to stay over, play the circut and earn a wage,on a full time basis cause he spent a long time at the Lakeside to get to where he is.

With all the fuss of the much inferior circus that is the PDC Darts over, and with Irelands Martin McCloskey playing in a few hours (8:40 going by the lakesides website. Think its just on the red button) just think its time to bail in behind our own.

if the first year of existance was the year 1, the end of the decade was the end of year 10, therefore the next decade starts in year 11..... and so on and so on, quite simple really. Someone tried to explain this to me at the millenium but i didn't understand......was 28, single and full most of the time. Now i,m marrried, a dad and more sensible (well, 2 of those anyway), i have caught on

But sure the first year of existence "Year 1" is 0-1 (time starts at 00h00m00s) "Year 2" is 1-2 and so on..... until "Year 10" which is 9-10. So a new decade begins at the start of Year 10, quite simple really!!!

surely a decade is 10 FULL years, therefore after the first year is over it is the end of year 1. So after 10 years is over it is the end of 10 FULL years.

so as it stands we have completed 2009 years. Divided by 10 it is 200.9. Not an even number. wont be fit to round it up to 201 until the end of this year. it isnt quite simple, its very simple !!

I cant argue with your maths lecture! but my point goes back to the start of time. Yes a decade is 10 FULL YEARS. Time started at 0. So at the end of Year 9, 10 FULL YEARS have been completed (0-1,1-2... 9-10). So a new decade begins at the start of Year 10.  Yes your right it isn`t quite simple, its very simple.!!

if the first year of existance was the year 1, the end of the decade was the end of year 10, therefore the next decade starts in year 11..... and so on and so on, quite simple really. Someone tried to explain this to me at the millenium but i didn't understand......was 28, single and full most of the time. Now i,m marrried, a dad and more sensible (well, 2 of those anyway), i have caught on

But sure the first year of existence "Year 1" is 0-1 (time starts at 00h00m00s) "Year 2" is 1-2 and so on..... until "Year 10" which is 9-10. So a new decade begins at the start of Year 10, quite simple really!!!