HI FOLKS,
THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE AN OVER VIEW OF ALL THE CHALLENGES BEFORE THE DETAILED ACCOUNT, JUST TO WET THE APPETITE OF THE CONNOISSEURS OF DARTING BANTER.
WE WILL ALSO TELL SOME TRUTHS.
EVERYTHING WILL COME FROM THIS PAGE AS REGARDS TO THE CHALLENGE WRITE UPS.
JUST HIT THE BUTTON FOR THE CHALLENGE YOU WANT TO READ ABOUT.
THERE ARE FEWER CHALLENGES THIS YEAR SO AS TO GIVE THE TEAM A LITTLE TIME TO RECOUP BEFORE THE LEAGUES START AGAIN.
THE PUNT
WAS THE FIRST OUTING THIS YEAR . ALWAYS THE SAME SENTIMENT WITH THIS ONE. A GREAT GROUP OF LADS, THE STRONGEST DARTING PUB IN DROGHEDA WITH A PASSIONATE WANT TO BEAT THE COUNTY TEAM
15 GAMES ON THE AGENDA , AND YOU JUST KNOW THERE’S GOING TO BE SOME UPSETS.
30 PLAYERS,
23 OF WHOM HAVE REPRESENTED A COUNTY AT SOME STAGE.
7 OF WHOM WANT A COUNTY SCALP FOR CONVERSATION DEEP INTO ANY FUTURE NIGHT OUT.
WE ALL KNOW THAT EVERY CLUB, PUB, VILLAGE, TOWN AND COUNTY HAS A MONGREL THAT NEEDS TO BE HEARD , AND ALTHOUGH LOUTH HAS A COUPLE, THERE IS ONE THAT STANDS OUT. EVERYONE LIKES TO SEE THE ARROGANT LAD GO WITH HIS TAIL BETWEEN HIS LEGS BUT MOST PEOPLE DON’T LIKE THE RETRIBUTION TO BE LAID ON TOO THICK. IN THE CASE OF OUR WEE COUNTY THE OPPOSITE IS THE RULE BECAUSE WIN OR LOOSE , HE’S GOING TO PROMOTE HIMSELF AND KNOCK ALL OTHERS AND WE FEEL HE NEEDS A LITTLE CHUG ON HIS CHAIN.
5 DEBUTANTS MADE AN APPEARANCE IN THE FIRST COUNTY OUTING THIS YEAR AND 4 OF THEM GOT THEIR FIRST KILL. UNFORTUNATELY NUMBER 5 MET WITH MR. CONSISTANCY AND EVEN THE TOP THROWERS IN THE COUNTRY HAVE GONE DOWN IN HIT MAN STYLE AT THE HANDS OF THIS MAN.
THE ONE WHO THREW THE BEST ON NIGHT WAS A FIRST TIMER THAT FELT A FEW NERVES WAS THE REASON TO MISS A 13 DARTER AND LIFT HIS AVERAGE BY 15 POINTS.
THIS ONE HAD IT ALL .
WATTERS IN COLLON WAS THE VENUE FOR THE SECOND CHALLENGE THIS YEAR. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE COUNTY TEAM PERFORMED HERE AND THE RECEPTION COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BETTER. OLD FRIENDS AND OLD RIVALRIES WERE REVISITED HERE AND THE CRACK WAS EXCELLENT. LOCAL MAN AND COUNTY PLAYER, JOEY ENGLISHBY PLAYED ON BOTH TEAMS WHICH IS THE NORM WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES AND 2 NEW COUNTY PLAYERS MADE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE. CLICK THE WATTERS BUTTON BELOW FOR A DETAILED REPORT
THE ANNUAL CHALLENGE AGAINST AREA 7 HAS PROVEN TO BE THE HOLY GRAIL OF CHALLENGES. FOR 4 YEARS NOW, THE TWO SIDES HAVE BEEN BATTLING IT OUT FOR SUPREMACY AND THE LOUTH TEAM SEEM TO HAVE THE EDGE. IF YOU TOOK ALL THE PLAYERS FROM BOTH TEAMS, YOU COULD MAKE UP 3 OR 4 OF THE TOP TEAMS IN THE NEWRY AND DUNDALK AND DISTRICT LEAGUES. SO THE RIVALRY IS BOTH HEALTHY AND INTENSE. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S NO RESPECT, THERE IS. THESE 2 TEAMS ARE BOTH GREAT FRIENDS FOR THE MOST PART AND TEAM MATES IN MANY CASES IN CROSS BORDER LEAGUES. THIS YEARS EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE COMMERCIAL CLUB, DUNDALK WHERE THEY HAVE RECENTLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PERMANENT BOARDS TO 5. ITS A GREAT VENUE FOR DARTS FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PRACTICE ALONE OR INDEED FIND NEW PEOPLE TO CHALLENGE . PRESS THE BUTTON BELOW TO SEE A DETAILED REPORT.