Jocky & Eric still slugging it out wherever they are & Sid commentating on it. Thanks for the memories lads.

@oldmanc2

4 ай бұрын

Lovely words mate - well said. I miss these guys

@pjnugent8198

4 ай бұрын

@@oldmanc2 thanks for that. Love the darts but its to robotic these days. In Eric & Jocky's time it was pure & natural.

@oldmanc2

4 ай бұрын

@@pjnugent8198 Yep. Sports change. "The press" and "Xg" in football. I do love the camera angles and slo-mos now though. But they'll never be players with the charisma of Eric and Jocky again

@mccann444

4 ай бұрын

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@shanecopner7827

4 ай бұрын

The jollies in longton stoke on trent,what a club,great memories

It cannot be denied that the standard of the top players is higher now but I still regard this as the golden era for darts : these two, Lowe, Rees, George, Deller et al from Jollees Club and then Lakeside. Passionate but respectful and knowledgeable crowds, descending into reverential hush while the players threw.

Jocky, Eric and Sid - legends who will never be forgotten! Great characters..

Fantastic final, Jocky was five nil up and Eric came storming back. Great sportsmanship at the end between the two as well.

You can tell at the end how much love and affection Jocky had for Eric! Jocky Wilson had a heart of gold!

@andrewjohnston2850

3 жыл бұрын

so did Eric , think I'm right in saying he was the only darts player at Jocky's funeral

@frankmc324

Жыл бұрын

Jocky had a bad run in towards the end of his life broke and very sick ,I remember this match I was twelve years old 2 of the best characters to ever grace the game ,snd the passing of Eric what a shock rip both of you

@patsanters2741

5 ай бұрын

Jocky i recall back in 1986 when both he and i in a lounge in Scotland throwing just both together and no one else in the lounge at that time and on oche both throwing he said few things to me which were nice and fun also i wont mention here ..But i asked him how he got along with Eric Bristow in which he replied ..Fine that he liked Eric and it was just on oche alike a Scotland v England thing and both tried to win but away from oche had fun and banter and got along well together . Was yrs later Eric was at Jockys funeral in Kirkcaldy in Fife ..Sadly Eric died some time later . Both Giants of the game and we wont see their likes again but always shall be remembered .

@raftonpounder6696

5 ай бұрын

Until it came to ignoring Cliff Lazeranko.

Jocky, what a character you were. You wil be remembered for your snatchy way of throwing, for the grin on your face, for the fantastic time the crowd had with you. You may not be alive anymore, but I can assure you that you will be remembered forever and always. RIP Jocky Wilson.

Cracking game from 2 class players. Jockey bursting with respect for Eric. Two greats sadly now gone. Jockey and Eric legends of the world darts. R.I.P CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD.

RIP Jocky and Eric 2 of the greatest ever

@2icelollys1goat

5 ай бұрын

Poor old Sid is brown bread too, sadly.

Rest in peace legends.

It was these two guys who got me into darts. I was a big Jocky Wilson fan. RIP

I remember watching it live when I was a lot younger. 5-0 seemed done and dusted but fair play to Eric what a comeback. Jumped out of my seat when the double 10 went in! RIP Jocky pure Scottish legend!

Jocky Wilson :) Even to type his name makes me smile :) RIP One of the best

Jocky, you are a legend and you'll be sadly missed. Desperately sad you couldn't see your public before the end. We all love you and miss you Jocky. God bless wee man..........

one of the best for sure.... and take notice how humble and gracious and giving he is at 2:30 through 2:40 Making sure Eric got some respect. Don't see much of that anymore.. RIP JW

Jocky got me into darts, my hero!

The golden era of darts. I remember at the time when I was a nipper I always wanted Bristow to lose v Jockey. Now I realise that the crafty cockney is a gentleman and a very kind man at heart. Darts seems to have lost it's innocence now that money has corrupted it. I can always say I witnessed the sport at it's best.

Never noticed how smooth Jockys throwing action was.😊

@FissionChips

5 ай бұрын

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Great sportmanship and respect

“Jocky Wilson says….” I loved his photo on Top of the Pops

this was the era of darts, technology favours better darts ,football etc but for me give me this era anytime.

Ahh golden days of darts.

I can’t think of another sport where the standard has risen so much in 30 years. I still prefer watching these guys though:)

BRILLIANT FINAL

Fucking legend jocky god rest your soul

There will never be another two characters in the game quite like Eric and Jocky

We had Jocky come to our local in Fareham over 25 years ago and what a star, plus we had an opportunity to play one leg of 701 against him. I still have the photo taken on the night. Great memories, great player, sadly no longer with us.

Brilliant match what a comeback by Eric . Jockey thoroughly deserved to win 🏆

Fantastic characters, so glad I was around to enjoy them.

I've been really saddened by Jockys death, I agree, he was the darts equalivilient of George Best & Alex Higgins. I hope even in his later reclusive years he knew how loved he was, even by us English :) I hope he gets a great send off. R.I.P Jocky, theres none like you anymore, and the worlds a poorer place for it.

Bring back smoking and drinking on the stage it would make it so much better including snooker

Nice piece in today's Irish Times about Jockey. RIP

Jocky.....you tha Man!

jocky was superb in championship, he was at his very best and scotland is so proud of him even today, a real hero.

Bristow well past his best. Great to see Wilson win it though. Amazing to see how the standards have risen since those glory days.

One of the true greats of darts

I will explain further (although you would have to have been there to see this). Back in the early days of TV (60s, 70s, early 80s) you got the impression that ordinary people who made good were there; they looked ordinary; had ordinary looks; ordinary teeth..... Ironically (until the mid 1990s), they dressed smartly for their TV appearance.. Today, television has become more staged and false. As Danny Baker said: quote: "in the late 1980s Top of the pops no longer looked like it was made by us, for us" And he was right. Look at football - it is now a huge business and the stars are a million miles away from the fans. The magic has been lost though. The dream of local lads making the big team is just that - a dream. There is a loss of believability in TV now. Even people who go on a game show have their teeth done. Ironically most of them (the men usually) dress like scruffs. The golden age of television is well and truly over - which is why I have now cancelled my TV licence. It's a waste of time and money in my opinion. There are too many adverts and BBC is a patronising, dumbed-down load of rubbish.

@parksyist

4 жыл бұрын

I think I keep getting turned down for quiz shows because of my looks

RIP Jocky you wee legend, thanks for every memory you gave me in the 80's

Classic Darts Final RIP Legends 🎉❤

The embassy is teh best venue for darts. Great atmosphere, close to the stage. It was brilliant.

John Thomas Wilson. Finest athlete we’ve ever produced.

I like the way the crowds were quiet when the players were throwing it doesn't happen like that now

@shaungreen5671

4 жыл бұрын

They had more respect then.

rip jocky a legend and a pioneer for the sport

Everyone watched those golden years of darts....

you"ll never be forgotten. Rest in peace Big Man.

Loved the song dexy,s sang about him

It's no denying that Jocky & Eric had some animosity in the past, but you can clearly see that had completely gone after that match.

@JohnSmith-su3ze

7 жыл бұрын

Jocky and Eric never had animosity, they always loved each other

Great memories

one of the best darts game on tv two top players

RIP Sid Waddell, top bloke

God bless the wee man xxx

Jocky was quite heavy for a Jockey ~ ~ Just goes to show the man's talent.

These guys were incredible athletes at their peak fitness, their dedication to their training was incredible, 10 pints a night, 40 fags and a curry on the way home. To maintain such discipline over their careers must have taken iron willpower 🤗

What a darter Jocky RIP

Proper stuff.... Old BDO... Can't wack it.

Eric, just starting to show the hesitation of "dartitus". But still a better player than most opponents.

R.I.P Jocky you will be sorely missed.

Yes...Jocky Double 10 Go on Son!!!

#BBCSPORTS JOCKY WILSON TITLE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

RIP Jocky the wee scottish legend

I love the wee man an his false teeth! Bristow a true gent!

Two athletes at their prime. Bristow ran out of steam. Jocky just stretched those muscular arms for one final leg and took the title.

R.I.P Legend.

I know they were all a bit more sozzled back then but are the dart boards smaller than those in use today?

@rs-qt1qg

4 ай бұрын

No. The wires are thinner that’s the only difference

All the thoughts below can be summarised thus: Modern times are sanitised and boring - back in the '70's and 80's life (and sport) was REAL. R.I.P. real life....

@borkumriff642

8 жыл бұрын

+lewstone1934 You are absolutely right !!

@JohnSmith-su3ze

8 жыл бұрын

Correct. Life was real back then! Everything today has lost its sparkle

R.I.P. Jocky

R.I.P. jocky.

@jabjabgrab123 I think that's the same for all sports (football, athletics, tennis.. etc)

Did jockey collaspe on the oche full of beer

Jocky had the biggest snatch in darts until Fallon Sherrock.

@onge1981 Well I certainly agree with you there, shame about the clean up though, much to thorough in my opinion... ha ha :-)

RIP Jocky!!! U put Kirkcaldy on the map!!!

This was back when darts had real characters instead of the gimmicky ones there are now.

RIP Jocky

Jocky was an absolute legend, and will be sorely missed. He's gone to where the wicked cease troubling, and where the weary can rest. RIP Jocky.

Eric Bristow with very visible dartits here

@78bullseye

6 жыл бұрын

This wasn't even the worst of it either - I've watched 1 or 2 vids from 87 / 88 when he really suffered

RIP Jockey ;(

Why does the commentator say World Champion of 1992 at the end?! Definitely '89 obviously. That's screwed my head completely....

Its a right name that, Jockey 😂

Eric and Jocky had far more character than a lot of todays players. It's a pity that darts fans today have to put up with cry babies like Mervyn King and Ted Hankey. I know Eric and Jocky had a moan from time to time, but they had character and personality. Mervyn and Ted have less character and personality than a dead goldfish.

Sad just been reading a story about Jocky did you know he had lost all his teeth by the time he was 28, and had a nick name gumy i thought i was bad. He bought a new set of dentures that cost him £1.200.00 but he said they made him belch. check out jocky,s story from the guardian funny but very sad.

Jockey was about the only one that could beat Eric at his best

When the crowd knew when to shut the F up and respect the game, SKY have have managed to screw that up.

1982

Why does the commentator say at 2:28 Wilson, Champion of the world 1992?

@rs-qt1qg

4 ай бұрын

He says 1982. That was the last time Jocky won the championship before this

John Thomas Wilson of kilkaddy the greatest dart player on earth RIP INTO JESUS ARMS AMEN

@BadgerBotherer1

2 жыл бұрын

Kirkcaldy.

Why does the commentator say @ 2:28 champion of the world 1992?

@electricwarrior1832

4 ай бұрын

Very strange isn’t it. Wonder if the commentary was edited in some way .

Jockey seems to have a snapping throw been told its a bad way to throw but works for him I'm trying to stop it

Wilson darts?

Jocky was betta 😊

Says 1992 ( commentator).

Wasn't he 5-0 up

Both have died so sad

EARLY CHRIS MOYLES YES.

Can we get that last comment removed?

@Isleofskye

4 ай бұрын

Which one?

im friends with jockys grandson billy jocky stays about 2 mins away from me!

Wee Jock poo pong Mc Plop

@SMITH-lw3rv

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂 I get it😂😂😂 brilliant.

Darts was way better with Sid commentating

These two guy were good in their eras which is fine. But they wouldnt stand a chance in this era of darts. There are so many top players from all over the world better than them. Just my opinion.

Jocky Wilson died of a broken Dart! hahahahaha!

@JohnSmith-su3ze

7 жыл бұрын

not funny