Jelle Klassen and Wayne ‘Hawaii 501’ Mardle have been chosen as the two wildcard picks. Adrian ‘Jackpot’ Lewis and Peter ‘One Dart’ Manley have been overlooked.
The full line-up of players is:
Taylor, Van Barneveld, Wade, Jenkins, Part, King, Mardle, Klassen.
I got that news from Mardle earlier. He leaked it before the official announement. Pretty shocked by the Klaasen inclusion but he’ll be great for the tv. Id imagine the Sky would look on the likes of Preiestly as a headache.
I know a few lads going to one of the shows in Liverpool at the start of February…Id say it would be a bit of craic
Another announcement today is Andy Fordham has joined the PDC. Also the rumours of Anderson and Webster joining are almost fact at this stage
The exclusion of Taylor’s proteg is sure the send shock waves around chavdom.
Thought Fordham had lost al his dart throwing ability since going from fat fook to skinny fook.
It would if the residents of Chavdom knew what the word proteg meant.
Mark Webster has now officially switched to the PDC and will be unveiled at tomorrow night’s first round of the Premier League. Gary Anderson’s switch is expected to be announced within the next week. Taylor and Barneveld are playing each other tomorrow - too soon after the World Championship IMO. PDC should have given it a month or so before they played.
A few friends of mine are gone over to Liverpool for it…Think they are trying to get tickets for the match tonight also…
Did you see that website infodarts leaked the Anderson story on Sunday morning? Didn’t go down too well with MIB management.
Liverpool is a dump, I doubt it will be great craic at all.
Especially with a bunch of muldoons heading over.
Just about to get under way now.
I am predicting Wade, Klaasen, King and Taylor to get victories.
No need for that light sabre, no need at all.
Great finish from Wade there.
3 each at the break.
Two draws first up, bad news for all the accumulator fun bet merchants.
Some of this walk on stuff is cringe worthy.
Wayne Mardle’s a bit of a dick really. Bounding around the stage and dancing and fist pumping the crowd and then gets his ass handed to him 8-1. Paul O’Connell’s got more charisma than King.
Webby has jumped.
http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,10180~1547082,00.html
Fucking gas. They’re in Edinburgh this week and cheeky Essex chappy Wayne ‘Hawaii 501’ Mardle is usually a fan favourite. Not in Scotland though. They’re booing him relentlessly - tremendous stuff. You can tell he’s gutted by it.
Good game with Part and Barney - they drew 7 each with no breaks of throw. The finishing was very good.