R.I.P Sid Waddell

Many on hear wouldnt have heard of Sid.He was 'The Voice Of Darts'.
Sadly lost his battle with bowel cancer. Condolences to his wife and 5 children..
Very colourful commentating style and i will always remember his Waddleisms

Sid "ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY" Waddel
RIP

RIP loved his chirps

The only commentator I can remember who I can honestly say that there were times that I watched the darts just to listen to the commentary... won't hear the like of him again... RIP Sid

Quotes by Sid Waddell »

“Bristow reasons . . . Bristow quickens ... Aaah, Bristow.”
“Jockey Wilson . . . What an athlete.”
“He's about as predictable as a Wasp on speed”
“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”

One of his best.
' he's as happy as a penguin in a microwave'

the nearest thing to public execution this side of Saudi Arabia

Been having a good old chortle reading them, what a loss to the world of commentary and tv in general... here's a few more that at least raised a smile...

“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”
"Steve Beaton - The adonis of darts, what poise, what elegance - a true roman gladiator with plenty of hair wax.”
“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.”

Do you know he was very well educated,think he was a boff.
I know Chris Mason and he said SW would be really nervous before each commentary because
he cared so much about darts and wanted to portray it as a proper sport not a pub game.
Thats why he always said they were athletes...Chris Mason that is a nutter

Wikipedia... The son of a Northumberland miner, he attended King Edward VI School, Morpeth, and he went on to obtain a scholarship to St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a 2:1 degree in Modern History.

Yup, loved his darts that man (tu)

Engles,i have pm'd you

I nominate darts for Rio 2016......

Mac Wrote:

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> I nominate darts for Rio 2016......

lol Mac... but, for me anyway, not the same without the "Sid man"