The Good, the Bad and the Car Park

Been a while since my last blog and whilst there are no major things on at the moment, couple of little things have built up.

Premier League - been a bit dull recently but certainly picked up last night. Top quality darts, come backs, missed doubles - had nearly everything including the villain in the form of Mervyn King. Being on the Pro Tour has helped Whitlock immensely and Baxter is defying all odds at the moment by being right in the hunt for a play off place. Despite losing, Barney showed some great bottle to pull himself back into the match against Whitlock. Lewis is blowing hot and cold but again, pulled himself back from 4-1 down. Wade should have had Taylor but he's not a 15 time world champion without knowing how to dig deep.

UK Open qualifiers - prelims didn't exactly go according to plan as many people qualified for the finals without throwing a dart. I didn't attend despite entering so I can hardly criticise others who did the same. But it seems the draw was done in advance which screwed it all up. Whilst doing the draw in advance works for professional players, they were dealing with pub players. The draw should have been done once it was known how many would be there. Even the PDC have lessons to learn.

Car Park - Doublefinish's Car Park section is reaching legendary status thanks to Andy Fariclough and Dave Whitcomb. The Car Park is where the most controversial topics end up and it seems to be the area Doublefinish is judged on. Whilst it is a darts forum, just about anything gets discussed and the idiocy and sometimes bigoted view points get shown up for what they are and demonstrate that society is not as accepting as people like to make out. You can't allow simply anything but you cannot marginalise sections of society either. Despite the way some of the topics go due to some posters, I wouldn't change it and basically say "Fuck You" to anyone who has a problem with how it operates. Its not always pretty but its never dull.

Private lives of the sports stars - should they be discussed? In a fans forum, possibly but with the clamour/profile of such stars, it will make news.

Deta Hedman - sponsorship deal at last. Hopefully will allow her to get the practice/preparation needed to launch a serious assault on the World Championships and boost her profile. Rumored to be at the Chris Mason charity exhibition so hopefully will get to meet her in person.

My own darts - steady at the moment. Having some poor moments but having some great ones aswell. Had alot of fun last night despite losing the plot a little after going 2-0 up. Not the first time but its all learning and entering competitions is very slowly paying dividends. An ear infection may put me out of one tomorrow (unlikely though) but lots of others to enter