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*** World Darts Championship - Semi Finals ***
*** World Darts Championship - Semi Finals ***
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I must admit Co Stompe has always reminded me of FC Twente Enschede
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if barney wins he will be about 1.3 1.4ish
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I had Anderson most 180s which means that for about the sixth time in this tournament, the last one in an accumulator has given me the double intruder again
 but I'm chuffed for Anderson  PS - unbelievably, the biggest accumulator I did get in was on Tuesday when I didn't know until Thursday (when I signed into my Hill's account) I'd nailed it - I'd lost track of the number of legs played but I'll take that all day  |
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barney has a knack of winner finals though non phil
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Ran out of legs for ando Over 12.5 180's but mvg ave came in.
Following Ando's amazing win i've had a celebratory bet of Under 148.5 c/o taylor v barney match.  I actually think the euphoria is because the bdo worlds started today.  Bordering on darts obsessive meltdown  |
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CRACKER
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Barney walking on with Shaun and Bez ???
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marychain1 08 Dec 14 14:39 Joined: 05 Apr 05 Anderson should be made up with his draw in Q2, although as has been said Kist is a wildcard. Kist aside, most of the actual seeds in the quarter are in poor form so far this year. I can't see anyone but Anderson making a semi-final against MVG. Chizzy is a potential stubling block for MVG though, albeit one you'd expect him to come through. Lower half of draw is tougher. Taylor might worry about Huybrechts but out of King, Winstanley, Whitlock and Van Der Voort I couldn't pick the other quarter-finalist. I might have a few quid on a few quarter winners at big prices from that section. Huybrechts at 16/1 and Winstanley at 25/1 look decent chances. Quarter 4 is ugly. Horrendous. Whoever comes through that will be battle hardened if possibly a little fatigued. Arguments could be made for many including Wade, Lewis, Barney and Bunting. Taylor, Van Gerwen and Lewis are the three that have proved time and time again they have the game, mind and consistency to win the Worlds. All three have questions to answer. Taylor doesn't appear to be able to find his very top game as often now, Van Gerwen seems to sometimes seem like he is off the boil, like someone who doesn't practice enough or maybe too much. Lewis hits flat spots that can get him beaten. The other serious contender in my eyes is Gary Anderson, who has taken his game and his mental game to a new level. His win against Lewis in the WMP was superb. The really interesting thing for me was that he found his best darts when he was being asked questions, as he did all the way through that tournament. To me, he is the one I think is in the best place coming into the tournament. He's my main bet. Then we have a number of players who could threaten like Wade, RVB, Whitlock, Bunting and Wright. They have all shown in the past that they have the game to beat any of the top contenders on their day, they are all capable of averaging the 100+ you in several games to win this tournament. Most of them have not shown much this year, however, or can buckle under the pressure of the really high scorers and double-hitters. I would also add Dave Chisnall and Kim Huybrechts to this category, and I want to back both. Dave Chisnall is in MVG's quarter, and although he'd be an underdog he can beat him. Chizzy showed us in 2012 that he can compete with the best when he beat the Power in the second round 4-1, although he couldn't reproduce that effort in the next round getting beaten by The Hammer. Consistency has long been Chizzy's problem. He can beat Van Gerwen (2013 World Grand Prix QF) or lose to John Henderson (2014 Worlds R1). To me, this year's Grand Slam showed Chizzy's upped his game further. He topped his group and got to the final where he played The Power. He'd played the Power in the final of the World Grand Prix the year before and got beat 6-0 where he didn't win a leg in any of the first 5 sets. It must have seemed like history was repeating itself when Taylor went in 5-0 at the first break, but Chizzy showed he was now made of sterner stuff giving The Power a real scare before eventually going down 16-13. This was a real step forward for Chizzy and I think he now believes he has the game and the confidence to go toe-to-toe with the best in the World on the TV stage, and at 40/1 he rates a bet in my eyes. Kim Huybrechts has less form that Chisnall at the highest level, and the furthest he has gone in the Worlds is QF in 2012 but he seems to be developing both in terms of ability and temperament. His demolition of MVG in the Grand Slam QF was scary, going 12-3 up in the first to 16 match, and hitting a 9-darter in his eventual 16-10 win. No-one would live with him throwing like that, and looking at the draw he has a very winnable quarter IF he can overcome Taylor (due to meet in R3). He's probably just glad he's avoided his brother for once. Outright winner 3 pts Anderson 7/1 1pt Chisnall 40/1 1pt Huybrechts 66/1 3rd quarter winner 1pt Huybrechts 16/1 1pt Winstanley 25/1 |
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barney looks relaxed
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No glasses Barney?
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He's chewing on something again I expect insane grins all night long
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Raymond on the bag again tonight??
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how barney looking up, or just up!
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And he was 5.9 today mate............ MAD.......
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GET BEHING BARNEY LADS
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The Glasses are back |
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alun2005 • January 3, 2015 9:06 PM GMT
If Barney = Feyenoord and Taylor = Ajax, who the hell is Toon Grebe? AZ Alkmaar? real madrid  |
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ANDO HAD EVERY RIGHT TO BE 5.9 NOT A SERIAL WINNER
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Barney army
Get the pills out sorted |
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If that bellend that helped Thornton out at the Reebok a couple of years ago can put the frighteners on Pelican Phil again, then I just CANNOT see RVB beating Anderson...it's one of those 'by hook or by crook' moments for me so PLEASE beat this fcuker Raymond!
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taylor on hcp here boys is a gift
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GET YOUR T!TSSSSSS OUT FOR THE LADSSSSSSSSSSSS HAZEL
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sure they would have searched him tonight, cant have a repeat of last night ffs.
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Expect Barney to start girning by the start of the 5th set.
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Ando would destroy Barney not sure with taylor
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why everyone hate taylor muoppets he is the GOAT
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When you're smiling you're more relaxed
Or off your face Rod |
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just would love to see PT under max pressure , he can become a right grumpy twaat when things not going his way
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"Because you're on a high"
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MC1 i'm on ando @ 16's myself. Trouble is i also backed mvg @ 4 (long ago) and couldn't lay it off before the match as my account shows a deficit of -£1.62
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Anyone got any Vera's
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Will taylor start any mind games after if he wins this. Saying something like ando ain't won one yet the first the hardest trust me I know. Summit like that
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Perfunctory handshake, but it's good to have it confirmed from The Doc that Our Hero is 'on a high'.
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Jesus, I've been in the wrong thread all night wondering why it's a bit quiet!
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taylor Under 102.5 @ 5/6 in the house
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Great use of the word perfunctory Alun hats off
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lori
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