So curling is a recognized sport but darts isn't.....?

[HattonTheHammer]

curling requires both tactical and a very small amount of athletic ability.

I recognise all winter olympic events as sports as i do bowls, snooker etc. But i`ll be damned to hell if i ever recognise darts as nothing more than a pub game

[Mark TKO]

so pistol shooting then - you recognize that as a sport ?

[Drago]

i dont give a fk abt the winter games as its every 4 yrs inbetween no one in britain gives a fk! its like tennis no one gives fk in britain abt that unless its wimbledon!

hurling is the worst so called sport in history, its crown green bowling on ice for fks sake!

[Andre]

I give up, I don't get it.

[Andre]

Shooting something sliding down the ice then sweeping up the mess after wards there's a sport.

Wonder if darts could still be held in a drinking bar?

OR outside in the cold blizzard for the winter Olympics.


Or maybe underwater at the end of the pool as a water event.

Blindfolded darts for the specia never mind thats dangerous.

[Mark TKO]

The drinking and smoking darts players of the 80s are still remembered by the toffs who don't realise how the game has transformed. Three weeks ago 10,000 went to watch the first night of the premier league at the O2 arena. Go figure.

Lets see the GB team win the curling gold medal then go on a tour of the country and see how many come watch them - I will reserve the phone booth near where I live in case they decide to come here


Andre - what is that a picture of on your avatar ??

[HattonTheHammer]

The drinking and smoking darts players of the 80s are still remembered by the toffs who don't realise how the game has transformed. Three weeks ago 10,000 went to watch the first night of the premier league at the O2 arena. Go figure.

Lets see the GB team win the curling gold medal then go on a tour of the country and see how many come watch them - I will reserve the phone booth near where I live in case they decide to come here


Andre - what is that a picture of on your avatar ??

But the sport is still predominently played by tubby beer drinkers in there 40s who learnt the trade in their local. You dont have to carry around a bottle of water or a towel to play a game of darts but yet more often than not they do and its neccesary because the fat out of shape b*stards get out of breath picking up their darts.

roger federer = sportsman
tiger woods = sportsman
lionel messi = sportsman
phil taylor = someone who plays a pub game rather well

[AdamGB]

Athlete

[Mark TKO]

Hatton you've suddenly gone from comparing darts as a sport with curling and pistol shooting to comparisons with golf, football and tennis. Massive difference when trying to defend darts in that particular arena.

I never questioned those 3 sports - how could I ?


What I'm saying is if certain ones are accepted then others should be.

And yes golf does have resident fat bastards in the top 30

[HattonTheHammer]

Hatton you've suddenly gone from comparing darts as a sport with curling and pistol shooting to comparisons with golf, football and tennis. Massive difference when trying to defend darts in that particular arena.

I never questioned those 3 sports - how could I ?


What I'm saying is if certain ones are accepted then others should be.

And yes golf does have resident fat bastards in the top 30

All im saying is that its a sport that requires 0% physical ability, i completely accept the argument that daly isnt exactly in tip top shape but he still is required to hit a golf ball 300 odd yards.

The reason darts has such a bad rep is because of not only the competitors being in diabolical shape but that in large people that go to these events are watching a pub sport while drinking beer, smoking and being roudy.....the very thing a pub would associate itself with!!

[Andre]

so pistol shooting then - you recognize that as a sport ?

Not as a bar sport

Although some mobsters do here on occasions.


Im fukkin around as usual.

It is really tough determining a Game from a sport though.

[miron_lang]

How about billiards? Do you guys consider it as a sport?

[Andre]

How about billiards? Do you guys consider it as a sport?

Nuh.

[Gandalf]

Darts should be a recognised sport, it requires a lot of skill to become that good. It really doesn't matter if a few of the competitors are overweight, people who play golf are not normally primed to run marathons in under 3 hours either. I love darts and watching it can be fun.

Curling is shite, dunno why anybody would want to watch that TBH.

[HattonTheHammer]

Darts should be a recognised sport, it requires a lot of skill to become that good. It really doesn't matter if a few of the competitors are overweight, people who play golf are not normally primed to run marathons in under 3 hours either. I love darts and watching it can be fun.

Curling is shite, dunno why anybody would want to watch that TBH.

i think all of us outside of canada are agreed that the whole winter olympic thng is a load of shit

bring on global warming