Phil Taylor .... Greatest English Sportsman of all time ??

[Pevenseagull]

I nearly gave in then , sadly he was born in Croydon and is disqualified

ah.... but that was BEFORE it became a festering hive of human detritus

 

[Ward1971]

ah.... but that was BEFORE it became a festering hive of human detritus

True but could be from his sock that all started it ....... And he played for Southampton ........... And long jump is for girls........

 

[Ward1971]

True but could be from his sock that all started it ....... And he played for Southampton ........... And long jump is for girls........

Stock not sock lol

 

[tweenster]

Phil who?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Put someone forward then ?

Ben Ainslie.

Multiple world championships (9) and Olympic gold medals(4).

 

[matthew]

Phil Taylor has to be the Greatest English Sportsman of all time , 15 World Titles ......??

If you count darts as a sport... not even in the Olympics!

 

[pasty]

They reckon darts is the only pure sport, not affected by any outside influences. Perfection would be a nine dart finish every time, which is, conceivably, possible. No other sport can offer this (unless someone on here knows to the contrary)

How about a 300 point ten pin bowling score?

 

[Gwylan]

Put someone forward then ?

If you're counting darts as a sport then surely you'd count snooker and billiards.

How about Joe Davis; 15 times world snooker champion and four times world billiards champion?

To win 19 titles in two different 'sports' must top 15 titles in one 'sport'.

Personally, I think CB Fry is a clear winner - can't see any contender ahead of him.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Darts is not a sport, I don't care what anyone says. Greatest English Sportsman of all time? Yo'uve got to be kidding right? Almost killed me laughing over here, pull the other one! Hahaha!

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Phil Neville is a greater sportsman, true story.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Snooker?

You can be snookered.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

How about a 300 point ten pin bowling score?

The pins will not, always, disperse in an identical manner.

 

[Jimmy's gonna get ya!]

They reckon darts is the only pure sport, not affected by any outside influences. Perfection would be a nine dart finish every time, which is, conceivably, possible. No other sport can offer this (unless someone on here knows to the contrary)

Ten pin bowling, diving, gymnastics, archery, riflery...... I could go on.

 

[Jimmy's gonna get ya!]

The pins will not, always, disperse in an identical manner.

Yes they will if hit in exactly the same way

 

[The Rivet]

Sorry I do not see Darts personalities as 'sportsmen'. They are good at what They do but not physically ideal in most instances!

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Chess?

There is no perfect move that will guarantee victory

 

[maltaseagull]

They reckon darts is the only pure sport, not affected by any outside influences. Perfection would be a nine dart finish every time, which is, conceivably, possible. No other sport can offer this (unless someone on here knows to the contrary)

Golf round of 18?

Seriously though is darts a sport? Great skill no doubt!

 

[KZNSeagull]

Golf round of 18?

I thought that North Korean bloke had done this already?

 

[genuine albion]

There's one easy way to distinguish between a sport and a game: If you can do something while smoking it's not a sport. Therefore darts, snooker and ten pin bowling are not sports, they're games.

 

[Barry Izbak]

If people critisise the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for often (not this year) giving the big prize to a sportsman with no personality,

Phil The Power Taylor is the complete opposite, great bloke, big personality, but simply not a sportsman.