The five timer was the main bet, and that's the sort of accas you want. None of them were ever in any doubt, they all won by at least two goals, 7/4 thank you very much, job done. Unfortunately I diluted any great winnings by frittering away tenners on a host of other things.
Backing Colour Squadron at 9/4 was genuinely unlucky (punted into 11/8 favourite, done at 1.01 in running), and Wigan missed a penalty to go 2-0 up only to get beaten by an offside goal, but there's no excuse for playing the Irish Lottery, and certainly no excuse for listening to Tony Cascarino's tips.
The Denver-Pittsburgh game was incredible. I was confident that Timmy Tebow and the Broncos defence would be smart enough to keep the game close and cover the eight point start. I didn't think that they could actually win.Tebow is a phenomenon, something I brought to the attention of this blog in 2008 when he won us the National Championship. The guy looks shit, but he somehow wins. Everyone said he couldn't pass, but when the Steelers committed to stop the run last night daring him to throw the ball, he shredded their defence to pieces, well he did on at least three occasions anyway.
And when you've got God on your side, you're never going to lose a coin toss, unless it's against JJ Dillon, who went 82-0 in the War Games matches in WCW in the mid to late 80's.Haven't been able to watch any of this darts malarkey on BBC, but the read through of the daily thread on the forum has had me in stitches. What a total amateur outfit the BDO are. For all the poor standard of darts, there are some genuinely good dart players in the tournament who would more than hold their own in the PDC top 32. But they just don't help themselves.
We've got callers who either talk with a lisp or can't count. Commentators who haven't got a clue what's going on anymore, a despicable emcee that still enjoys telling racist jokes in 2012, and most importantly of all, two bent matches in as many days. Chris Mason (by FAR the best person I follow on twitter, give the man a few drinks and watch him go...) was in uproar on Saturday night, implying that a certain Geordie had cost him eleven grand by throwing a match and that he would, err, like a quiet word in his ear next time he sees him. How he never got offered the Sky gig is beyond me...
Anyway, I've had several people asking me who I fancied for the tournament, and my reply was Martin Phillips at 22/1. The fact that he's already out shows my knowledge of this organisation. I think Martin Adams is by far the likeliest winner now, but haven't had a bet, opting instead for a tenner on Trina for the Womens title at 3/1.
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One other entry you missed from the sumptuous comedy catalogue of catastrophes that has scarred this year's renewal of the annual Frimley Green car-crash ....
... this evening we've seen a 'top professional' turn up with just TWO of his set of three darts. Cue a frantic attempt to borrow a full set. All to no avail, and a first round exit ensued.
I must admit, it is a bit of a mind-boggler though when you've only got to remember to bring two things to the venue, and one of them is one's own self.
Obviously I don't want to humiliate the well-known lovely lad by naming and shaming him here. Let's hope though that any Chelsea Pensioner who might get a bit lippy about it at the venue will get a well-deserved visit from men wielding baseball bats. 'Pour encourager les autres' (as they say in Holland) you understand.
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