drat01 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Sky reporting sid wadell died? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted August 12, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2012 Noooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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markavfc40 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I knew he'd been ill for a while. Part of a select band of commentators that are instantly recognisable as soon as they speak and made watching the sport they commentate on more enjoyable. Sid came out with some cracking lines over the years and watching darts won't be the same without him. RIP Sid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 There's only one word to describe this - sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 12, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2012 "You couldnt get more excitement if Elvis had just walked in and ordered a chip sandwich". R.I.P. Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Awful, darts won't be the same without him anymore! R.I.P Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolteEndRob Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 RIP Sid Waddell. A true commentary legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 72 checkout. Super darts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlston Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Sad stuff, brilliant commentator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 12, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 12, 2012 RIP, the only person who ever made Darts watchable on the tellybox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 RIP, the only person who ever made Darts watchable on the tellybox Were you molested by a darts player as a child or something ? You really do have a huge bee in your bonnet about darts for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 "'When Alexander the Great was 33 he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Bristow is only 27." RIP, the man, the legend, Sid Waddell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 This. Football is just a branch of science Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 “Bristow reasons . . . Bristow quickens ... Aaah, Bristow.” “Jockey Wilson . . . What an athlete.” “That was like throwing three pickled onions into a thimble!” “He's about as predictable as a Wasp on speed” “Look at the man go, its like trying to stop a waterbuffalo with a pea-shooter” “The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in with a portion of chips, you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them” “Big Cliff Lazarenko's idea of exercise is sitting in a room with the windows open taking the lid off something cool and fizzy.” “It's like trying to pin down a kangaroo on a trampoline” “Well as giraffes say, you don't get no leaves unless you stick your neck out” “His eyes are bulging like the belly of a hungry ch.affinch” “That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus.” “It's the nearest thing to public execution this side of Saudi Arabia.” “His physiognomy is that of a weeping Madonna.” “He's as cool as a prized marrow!” “Under that heart of stone beat muscles of pure flint.” “He looks about as happy as a penguin in a microwave.” “The pendulum swinging back and forth like a metronome” “His face is sagging with tension.” “The fans now, with their eyes pierced on the dart board.” “He's been burning the midnight oil at both ends.” “That's like giving Dracula the keys to the blood bank” “As they say at the DHSS, we're getting the full benefit here.” “He is as slick as minestrone soup” “There hasn't been this much excitement since the Romans fed the Christians to the Lions.” “The players are under so much duress, it's like duressic park out there!” “This lad has more checkouts than Tescos.” “John Lowe is striding out like Alexander the Great conquering the Persians” “When I see Steve Davis I see two letters... C S... Cue Sorceror” “By the time of the final on Sunday he should be fit to burst!” “There's only one word for that - magic darts!” “Keith Deller's not just an underdog, he's an underpuppy!” “I don't know what he's had for breakfast but Taylor knocked the Snap, Crackle and Pop outta Bristow” “Even Hypotenuse would have trouble working out these angles” “Steve Beaton - The adonis of darts, what poise, what elegance - a true roman gladiator with plenty of hair wax.” “If you're round your auntie's tonight, tell her to stop making the cookie's and come thru to the living room and watch these two amazing athletes beat the proverbial house out of each other” “When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer..... Bristow's only 27.” “Eat your heart out Harold Pinter, we've got drama with a capital D in Essex.” “If we'd had Phil Taylor at Hastings against the Normans, they'd have gone home.” “He's playing out of his pie crust.” “They won't just have to play outta their skin to beat Phil Taylor. They'll have to play outta their essence!” “Darts players are probably a lot fitter than most footballers in overall body strength.” “There's no one quicker than these two tungsten tossers... ” “Look at him as he takes his stance, like he has been sculptured, whereas Bobby George is like the Hunchback of Notre Dame.” “He's playing like Robin Hood in the Nottingham super league” “Phil Taylor's got the consistency of a planet ... and he's in a darts orbit!” “The atmosphere is a cross between the Munich Beer Festival and the Coliseum when the Christians were on the menu.” “Jockey Wilson, he comes from the valleys and he's chuffing like a choo-choo train!” “He's like D'Artagnan at the scissor factory.” “Steve Beaton, he's not Adonis, he's THE donis” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 “As they say at the DHSS, we're getting the full benefit here.” Quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 “Bristow reasons . . . Bristow quickens ... Aaah, Bristow.” “Jockey Wilson . . . What an athlete.” “That was like throwing three pickled onions into a thimble!” “He's about as predictable as a Wasp on speed” “Look at the man go, its like trying to stop a waterbuffalo with a pea-shooter” “The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in with a portion of chips, you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them” “Big Cliff Lazarenko's idea of exercise is sitting in a room with the windows open taking the lid off something cool and fizzy.” “It's like trying to pin down a kangaroo on a trampoline” “Well as giraffes say, you don't get no leaves unless you stick your neck out” “His eyes are bulging like the belly of a hungry ch.affinch” “That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus.” “It's the nearest thing to public execution this side of Saudi Arabia.” “His physiognomy is that of a weeping Madonna.” “He's as cool as a prized marrow!” “Under that heart of stone beat muscles of pure flint.” “He looks about as happy as a penguin in a microwave.” “The pendulum swinging back and forth like a metronome” “His face is sagging with tension.” “The fans now, with their eyes pierced on the dart board.” “He's been burning the midnight oil at both ends.” “That's like giving Dracula the keys to the blood bank” “As they say at the DHSS, we're getting the full benefit here.” “He is as slick as minestrone soup” “There hasn't been this much excitement since the Romans fed the Christians to the Lions.” “The players are under so much duress, it's like duressic park out there!” “This lad has more checkouts than Tescos.” “John Lowe is striding out like Alexander the Great conquering the Persians” “When I see Steve Davis I see two letters... C S... Cue Sorceror” “By the time of the final on Sunday he should be fit to burst!” “There's only one word for that - magic darts!” “Keith Deller's not just an underdog, he's an underpuppy!” “I don't know what he's had for breakfast but Taylor knocked the Snap, Crackle and Pop outta Bristow” “Even Hypotenuse would have trouble working out these angles” “Steve Beaton - The adonis of darts, what poise, what elegance - a true roman gladiator with plenty of hair wax.” “If you're round your auntie's tonight, tell her to stop making the cookie's and come thru to the living room and watch these two amazing athletes beat the proverbial house out of each other” “When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer..... Bristow's only 27.” “Eat your heart out Harold Pinter, we've got drama with a capital D in Essex.” “If we'd had Phil Taylor at Hastings against the Normans, they'd have gone home.” “He's playing out of his pie crust.” “They won't just have to play outta their skin to beat Phil Taylor. They'll have to play outta their essence!” “Darts players are probably a lot fitter than most footballers in overall body strength.” “There's no one quicker than these two tungsten tossers... ” “Look at him as he takes his stance, like he has been sculptured, whereas Bobby George is like the Hunchback of Notre Dame.” “He's playing like Robin Hood in the Nottingham super league” “Phil Taylor's got the consistency of a planet ... and he's in a darts orbit!” “The atmosphere is a cross between the Munich Beer Festival and the Coliseum when the Christians were on the menu.” “Jockey Wilson, he comes from the valleys and he's chuffing like a choo-choo train!” “He's like D'Artagnan at the scissor factory.” “Steve Beaton, he's not Adonis, he's THE donis” Doesn't deserve to be at the bottom of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 “As they say at the DHSS, we're getting the full benefit here.” Quality. “He's about as predictable as a Wasp on speed” this ones my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 13, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 13, 2012 Tragic news. I didn't even know he was sick Without a doubt one of the greatest sports commentators there has ever been or ever will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Aww I liked him. When was the last time he was on commentating? I remember seeing some of the Workd Championships and they just kind of vaguely said he wasn't very well, and everyone was sending their best wishes to him. Didn't know it was the cancer though. Lipstick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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