Barney has fell apart mentally over the last 12 months. He shouldn't even have been discussed as a possibility.

Chisnall must be upset.

Chisnall, Newton, Part, Hankey, Waites etc all would have been interesting choices. Dreadful. Another year I probably won't bother watching, the Premier League is so dull.

Barney is box office, glad he is in

It'll be no fun seeing him getting dicked 8-0 in most rounds and the way his body language was at the back end of last season , I'd put money on him not finishing the Premier league rounds.
Taylor named Player of the year .

Waites and Hankey were never going to be in the Premier League. And in all fairness how could they be merited to be in? Both have yet to become professionals, let alone established professionals. There's no guarantee they'll come over anyway, one sort of feels Waites has had his best chance to come over after his Grand Slam win.

The main disappointment with me re: the Premier League is the lack of Paul Nicholson.

Anyone got any tips for the BDO World Championships? Need to get a bet on it to get me interested!

Why do you think Lewis is a tool? He is a good player,and gets on with the job.If you want an utter tool look no further than Nicholson.

Watch the snooker.

Too boring to watch.

Lewis is a tool. There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. If you ask Phil Taylor 'how many more world titles can you win' he would say that who knows, anything can happen and if he plays well, maybe a couple more. When Lewis was asked, he instantly said '10'. That figure will not happen, of that I am certain. There is no doubt Lewis is a great player, possibly the best in the world at the minute, but his attitude just strikes me as a bit iffy. Paul Nicholson is merely playing an act.



For me, you can't look any further than Dean Winstanley.

@AaronBull
Same tbh mate. Odds are crap look, I'm looking for an outside. At the minute I'm edged towards either Robbie Green or Martin Phillips.

The object of a "wildcard" is lost on you isn't it?

Both players would be capable of beating Painter/Barney, I'd put good money on that too. Painter was thrashed by Part who has had a brilliant year all round. Painter flukes 1 tournament and he's considered the nuts.

Ironic you mention Nicholson, who got absolutely murdered by a player who before this tournament didn't even call himself a professional in Nicholson's biggest game of the year.