Thursday, September 1, 2011
Column 418
Darts Wanderlust
“Now when I was a little chap,” recalled Joseph Conrad at the beginning of Heart of Darkness, “I had a passion for maps. I would look for hours at South America, or Africa, or Australia, and lose myself in all the glories of exploration. At that …
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
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Stacy Bromberg wuz ROBBED!
With the PDC back from their summer holiday at the Canadian Players Championships at the Hilton London in Ontario the Old Dart Coach is on one of his incessant rants…
With over 100 local players entered, one would think the PDC event should be the …
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Howie Reed's ColumnSunday, August 21, 2011
Column HR52
Oily Croft and the Gang
With the PDC taking a summer break the Old Dart Coach was sitting on his rather large divan (which is not a piece of furniture) musing (which is always dangerous). He was musing in a semi-deep funk because he actually made a mistake. He …
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Column HR51
The European Championships
There is supposed to be “order” in the world. While people may not like it, gripe about it or approve of it they are comfortable and somewhat accepting. When that order is disturbed there is a malady that hangs over the populace.
The sun rises in …
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Monday, August 1, 2011
Column 417
Steel-tip ain’t no Olympic shoo-in – there’s (plastic) competition!
They call him the “Dragon” and he’s a former world champion. He has basked in the glory of his ‘sport,’ one that some describe as “just the right mix of skill and intellect.” Growing older and with a family, he …
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Column HR50
World Matchplay – Quarters, Semis and Final!
As years advance what were once young darters grow older. Things change usually not for the best. As the late Jim McKay use to say “the thrill of victory” is replaced by “the agony of de-feet.” When young, a T80 or significant …
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Column 49
World Matchplay – Sixteen Becomes Eight
While resting on the couch with viewing fluid in hand the Old Dart Coach actually broke out in laughter. Here he was viewing the current best 16 dart players in the world still alive in the £400,000 Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay and …
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Column HR48
2011 World Matchplay – Round One Review
Sid Waddell described the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, home of the £400,000 Sky Bet World Matchplay Championships, as a cross between Lenin’s Tomb and an Italian Art Gallery. Old Sidney was spot on this time around. For 16 of the best dart …
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Column 416
The 2011 Soft Tip World Championship, Hong Kong
For years Dartoid’s World has made the case that the center of the darts universe has been shifting.
Now it has.
I have written that the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) should wake up and smell the noodles, that it should take …
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Column HR47
World Matchplay Preview
How many times have you heard “Games are invented for children to play?” Okay, so you’ve never heard it (but play “pretend” or this column is DOA). Now add to that “Sports writes stories that if found in a novel would be unbelievable.” That, boys and …
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