Tag: Love The Darts
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Sometimes the formbook tells its own story
My late father had a saying “You never see a bookie on a bicycle”. He was speaking from experience, having helped out a local bookie, Willie Maguire, who “Ran a book” at most tracks – horse and dog – around the country. Inference being that no matter how much knowledge you might think you have…
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Loutish lot risk more than sport
There was only one occasion wheels transporting yours truly went to the dogs. Literally, that is. Myself and Eoghan D’Arcy were given the job of organising the Brady’s staff Christmas night out. We plumped for a night in Shelbourne Park at the greyhound racing. The two of us had a great night but reviews from…
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Predictable results achieved in unusual ways
How oft has it been said that, eventually, the cream always rises to the top. A couple of years ago, Liverpool were so far ahead of the pack in the Premiership the won the title pulling up in a manner commensurate to Honeysuckle’s demolition of the Champion Hurdle field last March. Go back a bit…
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It’s never done til it’s in the books
If you ever need evidence of the fickle nature of predicting the outcomes of sporting events, Google Gaelic football and specifically the 1982 All Ireland Football Final. Kerry, who were then rightly hailed as the greatest team the game had seen, against Offaly, a county with some classy players – indeed arguably the greatest of…
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Moments of perfection win the battle but not always the war
Ray Houghton’s goal against Italy in the Giant’s Stadium in New York was a remarkable thing. Never to be forgotten for myriad reasons. Not many would’ve had the audacity to try or capability to execute the lob essayed over Gianluca Pagluca – the best custodian on the planet at the time – which the man…
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Flowers of Scotland steal the show as Barry flies Royal flag
Willie Borland – remember the name. You’re not likely to forget it. On the night 67-year-old Paul Lim – the first man to ever hit a nine dart finish at the World Championships – bowed out of this year’s version, 32 years after that historic occasion, after a typically brave effort, the young Scot joined…
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The Magpie takes tough battle on the Chin on a good day for the Irish
First things first – God bless Sky+ and Series Link. It wasn’t realised the afternoon sessions at the PDC World Darts Championship were starting straight away. So it was a nice surprise to be able catch up on the early action at the Alexandrs Palace. Even more so what it was noticed Ireland’s Steve Lennon…
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PDC World Championship 2022 Draw
Fallon Sherrock wlll have the honour of leading off this year’s World Darts Championship when taking on The Bronze Adonis, Steve Beaton on opening night, Should ‘The Queen Of The Palace’ manage to negotiate her way past Beaton – making a record breaking 31st appearance in the sport’s showpiece – she would be on a…
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Icy class keeps the Snake in the long grass
Sometimes it really is as simple as it looks. For example, in the arena nearest and dearest to yours truly, we in Dunboyne are currently in the blessed position of being able to call the two best lady footballers in the country – Vikki Wall and Emma Duggan – our own. The fact that around…
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She may have lost this one but will win plenty in time
The examples of sportspeople – both in individual and team competitions – losing major fixtures before winning one, or more, as numerous. Even within my own GAA Club, the number of finals lost by far outweigh the quantity won. Which makes the ones you do come out on the right side of all the sweeter.…