vanderark14 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Aged 60. He had a heart attack at tonight's premier league darts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) Not sure if he was at the event but it's a shocker He was the pantomime villain when he played Jocky and i so wanted Jocky to horse him Little did we know they were actually the best of pals and he was truly gutted when Jocky passed away He was old school of a certain era and made a few silly remarks a year or so ago not knowing any better - but he always came across as a decent guy in later life particularly when reminiscing about the 80s and 90s He was also married to Maureen Flowers who was a babe Edit - sorry Vanderark you are right. He was at the arena Awful Edited April 5, 2018 by Ally Bongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bunnet Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Had many a drink with him in Blackpool, 1999 onward. Last time was 2016 with Hot Shot Hamish in the Duke of York Blackpool, his last year with Sky. Great company and had time for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Sad news. Sat up watching him in a BBC4 documentary on Tuesday night, fascinating stuff. Didn't realise the role he played in starting Phil Taylor's career. The guy was without doubt Mr Darts in the 1980s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilser Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 On 05/04/2018 at 10:26 PM, Ally Bongo said: He was the pantomime villain when he played Jocky and i so wanted Jocky to horse him Little did we know they were actually the best of pals and he was truly gutted when Jocky passed away Reminds me of Jim Baxter and Alan Ball - Baxter used to get in about him at Wembley calling him Jimmy Clitheroe, yet I saw an interview with Alan Ball years later and he had a photo of Baxter on the windowsill behind him. There was a good piece on Bristol on Radio 4’s Last Word programme - made it clear that he regarded himself as a totally normal guy who happened to be brilliant at darts but didn’t have any airs and graces about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 On 4/5/2018 at 10:26 PM, Ally Bongo said: he always came across as a decent guy in later life His tweets about the sexual abuse scandal in football would suggest that he didn't "always come across as a decent guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Cove_Sheep said: His tweets about the sexual abuse scandal in football would suggest that he didn't "always come across as a decent guy" That's easy to say and many have on twitter but it's a bit pishy really It's not as if he went out his way during his life to repeatedly say these things or that was all he talked about As i said at the time he made those comments - Bristow was from a certain era and from a certain hard background of loudmouth cockneys where that's just the way it was - at a time when there were TV shows that wouldnt be allowed to be broadcast today His Dad took him to the pub when he was 14 to play darts for money so basically that was all he knew from then on Not everyone moves with the times as quickly as everyone else and a lack of education is part of that He also apologised for his tweets and went in front of the cameras to do it There are plenty decent guys who are honest and loyal that might have some regressive views Edited April 8, 2018 by Ally Bongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 36 minutes ago, Cove_Sheep said: His tweets about the sexual abuse scandal in football would suggest that he didn't "always come across as a decent guy" Yes, that's certainly true. I always look to darts players to keep abreast of the current views on sociology,crime and morality. I'm only sorry he wasn't more vocal on string theory and cancer research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 45 minutes ago, Cove_Sheep said: His tweets about the sexual abuse scandal in football would suggest that he didn't "always come across as a decent guy" Similar to Ray Wilkins, who did seem to be a nice guy, but I haven't seen much mention of his multiple drink driving bans since he died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Similar to Ray Wilkins, who did seem to be a nice guy, but I haven't seen much mention of his multiple drink driving bans since he died. Can I copyright ' n Dec'. As in Saturday Night with 'n Dec' Edited April 8, 2018 by Eisegerwind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 18 hours ago, Toepoke said: Similar to Ray Wilkins, who did seem to be a nice guy, but I haven't seen much mention of his multiple drink driving bans since he died. who was going to mention them kirsty Gallacher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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