ScOtTy 316 wrote:It is not all about the avarages though. People like Martin Adams IMO would not be able to cope with the more vocal crowds in the PDC. Ted Hankey is another, both decent darts players, but i serously doubt they would be able to compete on the PDC stages. Ted Hankey last year kicked off because 2 people near the front boo'ed him, for gods sake Peter Manley gets that by 1-2,000 people every TV tournement even on his throw. Adams and the likes of him still live in the 70's just the BBC with there awfull coverage.
Gary Anderson and Simon Whitlock however i feel could make the switch, they have proven in PDC orgonised tournement, Anderson has beaten Taylor on TV (almost certain it was in the IDL) and also reached the Grand Slam of darts semi finals in both there years and Whitlock reached the quater finals with a couple of good wins along the way. I am undecided on Scott Waites at the moment but i cant belive how much he has improved over the last year, i think he is one to watch
The problem with the booing/chanting is that when thousands do it all at once then players can get used to it, it becomes the norm. Now, when there's total silence and one or two shout out as you're throwing, that's far more off-putting.
In saying that, if Hankey was to switch he'd need to go a lot further down the road he's taken in recent months. At present, he's nowhere near consistent enough to compete.
I'd hazard a guess that all of the top BDO guys, on there day, could give the PDC "stars" a game, it's just that they don't have to be on their game all the time to get good money in the BDO. Anderson's probably a prime example of this, world number 1, can beat Taylor, but frequently falls at an early hurdle in the world's, when the pressure's on.
