Darts Betting and discussion

[Marky147]

I reckon MVG's missus gone into labour and he fucked the game off to get to the airport.  His decision making was all over the shop from leg 1 right until the end.  Why would you leave d3 when you got 146 left and Taylor not on a checkout?  Among numerous other baffling decisions tonight by him.

Yeah, very odd, IDK if his head had gone with all his cocky "no one is trouble for me" stuff all the way through the week, comes out, starts badly, gets booed, loses his head a bit and falls apart? So odd, like he thought all he needed to do was turn up and he'd walk it?

Whats Phil's issue with Wayne Mardle btw? had loads of digs at him over the years did I miss something from their playing days?

Isn't he just a snide *****, who has issues with everyone?

[arbboy]

I reckon MVG's missus gone into labour and he fucked the game off to get to the airport.  His decision making was all over the shop from leg 1 right until the end.  Why would you leave d3 when you got 146 left and Taylor not on a checkout?  Among numerous other baffling decisions tonight by him.

Yeah, very odd, IDK if his head had gone with all his cocky "no one is trouble for me" stuff all the way through the week, comes out, starts badly, gets booed, loses his head a bit and falls apart? So odd, like he thought all he needed to do was turn up and he'd walk it?

Whats Phil's issue with Wayne Mardle btw? had loads of digs at him over the years did I miss something from their playing days?

Not sure with Mardle but like Marky says it is anyone and everyone.  He even managed to have a pop at jackpot in his post match interview as well. 

[The Camel]

I reckon MVG's missus gone into labour and he fucked the game off to get to the airport.  His decision making was all over the shop from leg 1 right until the end.  Why would you leave d3 when you got 146 left and Taylor not on a checkout?  Among numerous other baffling decisions tonight by him.

Yeah, very odd, IDK if his head had gone with all his cocky "no one is trouble for me" stuff all the way through the week, comes out, starts badly, gets booed, loses his head a bit and falls apart? So odd, like he thought all he needed to do was turn up and he'd walk it?

Whats Phil's issue with Wayne Mardle btw? had loads of digs at him over the years did I miss something from their playing days?

Not sure with Mardle but like Marky says it is anyone and everyone.  He even managed to have a pop at jackpot in his post match interview as well. 

He's just a truly horrible man.

[SuuPRlim]

Reckon it tilts him how much money MVG is making compared to him in his hay day? The levels of dominance are equal and Taylors period was over such a long time, if the current set up financially was there in Taylor's day he'd have made £25m+ from prize money!!

Even though he's had the absolute lot out the game, his prize money must be dwarfed by the value of his pdc interest?

[Omm]

Reckon it tilts him how much money MVG is making compared to him in his hay day? The levels of dominance are equal and Taylors period was over such a long time, if the current set up financially was there in Taylor's day he'd have made £25m+ from prize money!!

Even though he's had the absolute lot out the game, his prize money must be dwarfed by the value of his pdc interest?

Spot on I reckon Dave, always seems like a sense of entitlement with Phil, like darts wouldn't be were it is without him, even if it's true I don't think he can stand the amount of money in the game now, probably why he still hangs around.

[SuuPRlim]

Yeh, MVG made a few quid less for his last WC win than PT won for his first 10!

Would have thought he would have been a litte less aggro last night, he claimed that Lewis would never admit it that he helped him out a lot at the start of his career...whereas I recall numerous interviews where Lewis gives Phil a lot of credit for his rise in the game? He always shows him a huge amount of respect at least.

[arbboy]

Yeh, MVG made a few quid less for his last WC win than PT won for his first 10!

Would have thought he would have been a litte less aggro last night, he claimed that Lewis would never admit it that he helped him out a lot at the start of his career...whereas I recall numerous interviews where Lewis gives Phil a lot of credit for his rise in the game? He always shows him a huge amount of respect at least.

I would be amazed if Taylor hasn't properly looked after his cash throughout his career so the above statement must be slightly misleading and doesn't take account for inflation.  Every time he won a TV major even in those days he could have taken the money back to Stoke and bought a house with it pretty much.  These houses will now all be worth what a 2017 tv major pays in cash effectively.  He must be worth £20m at least surely?

I don't think he is motivated by money at all.  He is a nasty person by nature with a chip on his shoulder and i think he just lives for nights like last night when he can still prove to the world he has it.  He keeps playing for me because he has nothing else to do in his life, loves the needle/aggro and ultimately he knows without him darts isn't the product it is today.  His ego thrives on knowing that and letting other people know that and he knows he can keep playing for as long as he wants.  I wouldn't be surprised at all if he keeps playing next year as well (just in the TV majors like this year).  He has said many times he is retiring.  If at the end of this year he is still ranked in the top 8 in the world only playing the tv majors then i can't see him retiring.

[TightEnd]

Adrian Lewis‏Verified account @jackpot180 

Hi folks, the reason why I'm going backwards & forwards from home because my bed is a lot more comfortable after my operation. 1/2

Adrian Lewis‏Verified account @jackpot180

I'm only 55 mins from home and my surgeon said I'm lucky this injury did not end my career.

[arbboy]

Adrian Lewis‏Verified account @jackpot180 

Hi folks, the reason why I'm going backwards & forwards from home because my bed is a lot more comfortable after my operation. 1/2

Adrian Lewis‏Verified account @jackpot180

I'm only 55 mins from home and my surgeon said I'm lucky this injury did not end my career.

Must have a hell of a car/driver to get from newcastle under lyme to Blackpool in under an hour.  83 miles and 1 hour 40 minutes on google maps.

[SuuPRlim]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1881660/divorce-judge-tells-darts-legend-phil-taylor-at-least-his-wife-cant-take-his-nickname-as-he-awards-her-a-huge-chunk-of-his-3-4m-fortune/

Costly divorce Phil!!!

[arbboy]

£3.4m net worth?  PDC only valued at £5m as a company?  Really?

[SuuPRlim]

Should have hired a helicopter, seriously!

BAsic research looks like it would have cost ~£2700 and the match is for £13k and he's a big favourite, plus it'll be tax deductible and he really needs a good showing at one of the majors after a pretty poor yeh, pretty much insignificant really the costs in the grand scheme.

Help me out with this Taylor/Lewis game....

Officially I think Taylor should be ~ 3/5 but MAJOR doubts over Lewis' staying power after he collapsed against Norris yesterday, outside of those 8 legs though he was absolutely brilliant. Phil was also awesome against Barney & MVG, he's knocking on though and has shown a bit of fatigue/lack of focus this year, he played last night and playing late tonight... Could that be a factor??

Lewis seems to be playing super relaxed aside from the injury, and Phil wants this one SO bad....

Do we have to assume that Lewis just isn't going to have a 30 leg game in him? Shall we look at the under 28.5 legs market @ 6/5 or you think it's gonna be a cracker???

[arbboy]

Should have hired a helicopter, seriously!

BAsic research looks like it would have cost ~£2700 and the match is for £13k and he's a big favourite, plus it'll be tax deductible and he really needs a good showing at one of the majors after a pretty poor yeh, pretty much insignificant really the costs in the grand scheme.

Help me out with this Taylor/Lewis game....

Officially I think Taylor should be ~ 3/5 but MAJOR doubts over Lewis' staying power after he collapsed against Norris yesterday, outside of those 8 legs though he was absolutely brilliant. Phil was also awesome against Barney & MVG, he's knocking on though and has shown a bit of fatigue/lack of focus this year, he played last night and playing late tonight... Could that be a factor??

Lewis seems to be playing super relaxed aside from the injury, and Phil wants this one SO bad....

Do we have to assume that Lewis just isn't going to have a 30 leg game in him? Shall we look at the under 28.5 legs market @ 6/5 or you think it's gonna be a cracker???

How about just renting a decent apartment in blackpool for a week circa £500 tops.  Get your agent to order you an identical version of your magic bed and get it delivered to the said apartment.  Circa £1500 tops.  Still cheaper than a helicopter and you can stay all week!  His missus is heavily pregnant tbf so that is probably the main reason why he is commuting daily.

Would jackpot fit in a helicopter?  Would it take off?

Lewis looked in pain to me towards the end of the match and fell over the line.  I hope he is fit and they put on a proper match.  Taylor could also bounce maybe ?  Beating MVG nowadays is like beating Taylor 10 years ago and Taylor might suffer from the bounce of turning over MVG.  So many questions to ask and try to answer.

Surprised in the gulf in the prices in the other semi tbh.  I think it should be a lot closer in the betting.  Wright hasn't impressed me this week at all.

[Bazzaboy]

Crowd likely to be a factor in the Taylor game as well. Looks like his opponents are going to have to put up with a hostile atmosphere.

I've backed Gurney, 2/1 looks huge to me. Gurney been superb all week and was the same in Vegas.

[SuuPRlim]

I think Gurney is a slam dunk bet at the prices, arguably been the best player in the tournament and PW's not been himself for weeks.

At a loss with the Lewis game, everything seems to be pointing toward a lewis handicap bet but a little scared about it.