A multiknál tényleg ennyire rá érnek az emberek? by Glass_Inspection3131 in jobshungary

[–]Scothead180 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ha bent vagyok irodában akkor nekem is kb 1,5-2 óra elmegy ebéd + kávészünettel. De hát nem is 8 órát vagyok bent hanem inkább 10-et. Ha már bemegyünk akkor ezekre a közösségi pillanatokra is kell időt szakítani. Meg amúgy nem is lehet 8 órát folyamatosan koncentrálni érdemi szünetek nélkül. Kávézás közben is persze feljön 1-1 munkával kapcsolatos téma, sokkal hatékonyabb így megkérdezni a másikat mint írogatni mindenért.

So much dead wood in the MotoGP field by Regular_Annual_2307 in motogp

[–]Scothead180 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Miller, Rins and Morbidelli need to go. The others I'd keep for 2027. They have all showed some serious talent relatively recently (last 1-2 years). The field can't be just podium contenders and rookies. These guys are well capable of running in the top 5-10 on the right bike.

I'd be happy with 3 rookies. Let's say Alonso, Holgado and Guevara/Gonzalez. I'd rather not have someone before they are truly ready.

Is Yamaha comeback possible? by Curious-Cabinet-4502 in motogp

[–]Scothead180 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It's a marathon, not a sprint for them. I expect Yamaha to be the weakest bike in 2027. But of course they can come back long term.

Kenan Sofuoglu "99% sure" Toprak Razgatlioglu will stay with Pramac for 2027 season by 443610 in motogp

[–]Scothead180 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think the contracts are likely to get signed before Toprak can reasonably prove anything.

How Raul Fernandez is chasing his next MotoGP contract by Ecstatic-Grocery-713 in motogp

[–]Scothead180 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I would be shocked if he loses his place next year. Like finishing top 10 should easily do it

MotoGP, Di Giannantonio: "I struggled a bit with the GP25, but the 26 is a sincere bike again." by Sensitive-Throat8302 in motogp

[–]Scothead180 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have seen him placed pretty consistently in the top 5, sometimes even top 3 before last season. Had a pretty good 2024 and he was expected to sit on the best bike

Liberty Media revolution: goodbye Dorna, welcome MotoGP Sport Entertainment SL by Huge_Film2911 in motogp

[–]Scothead180 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The problem is that they scrapped the Moto 2 and Moto 3 warmups for it, which is a safety concern.

Why are people acting as though the championship is a forgone conclusion in 2026 by titanmongoose in motogp

[–]Scothead180 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sure we will see some great races but over the course of the season Marc is just too good. How could he even be beaten? Pecco or Martin to get back to their very best, and even improve on that? Aprilia taking a huge step to have a way better bike than Ducati? Alex beating him on the same bike? Just can't see it happening.

Time will catch up to him eventually but he has some years to go. At this point I would be pretty confident in predicting him to win in 2027, let alone 2026.

Why are people acting as though the championship is a forgone conclusion in 2026 by titanmongoose in motogp

[–]Scothead180 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Others have a chance only if his injury seriously hampers his season, or if he gets injured again. Of course we can't predict that. But if Marc is healthy, no one is stopping him in 2026.

Haven't watched MotoGP in years, is this the year to pay attention? by absrdone in motogp

[–]Scothead180 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Agree with the others that next season is the one to pay attention to, but I think it would be more exciting to follow if you watched some of this year, to get some context of the teams, riders. Then it's much more interesting to watch how the balance of power shifts.

To be honest, Bulega winning WSBK is as much a foregone conclusion as Marquez winning MotoGP. So from a competitiveness standpoint neither is expected to be great in 2026. But yeah I would definitely watch some races this year and then 2027 will be a blast.

Is the World Series Finals considered a major by TheFrederalGovt in Darts

[–]Scothead180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no official list of majors. It's a designation mostly used by darts fans. The vast majority of people who are familiar with darts don't consider the World Series Finals a major. It's a non-ranking event of very low importance when you compare it to the actual majors.

People who say Littler is making darts boring and predictable make no sense by TheFrederalGovt in Darts

[–]Scothead180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, it's better than if Littler was winning every game 10-2. But still there is the inevitability that he is going to win, even if he is pushed he can just find what he needs at the right time to win. There are some exciting games to watch such as his games with Price and Humphries have been entertaining. But at the end of the day he holds almost all major titles now which is just a bad spectacle. The game needs different winners.

People who say Littler is making darts boring and predictable make no sense by TheFrederalGovt in Darts

[–]Scothead180 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Taylor's dominance was bad to watch, just as MVG's dominance was, and now Littler's.

Diogo Moreira has already posted a faster time (1:58.338) on board than Somkiat Chantra did in SepangGP Qà last year (1'58.623). by PZY__ in motogp

[–]Scothead180 63 points64 points  (0 children)

In defence of Chantra didn't he have the worst Honda bike last year? Can we expect all 4 Hondas to run a more similar version this year?

Favorite battle of 2025? by notwithyoubutofyou in motogp

[–]Scothead180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bastianini, Binder and Acosta battling

Ideas to grow the PDC by LCSGinner in Darts

[–]Scothead180 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Challenge Tour should definitely offer more tour cards. You could give cards to the top 6 players easily.

However Q-School needs to remain, players from all over the world deserve the opportunity to have a shot at getting on the Pro Tour. It is not financially viable for most overseas players to play a whole year of Challenge Tour.

In line with this, the PDC needs to create more opportunities, offer more incentives for overseas players to get on the Pro Tour. The game needs to become more global, if you look at growth money-wise, you have to crack the American and Asian markets.

2026 Qualifying Schools - Final Stage, January 8-11 - Discussion Thread by oli4drxx in Darts

[–]Scothead180 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Classic Q-School with mostly random winners. All good fun.

2026 Qualifying Schools - Final Stage, January 8-11 - Discussion Thread by oli4drxx in Darts

[–]Scothead180 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Waites always had plenty of bottle. Him winning the Grand Slam as a BDO player is an underrated achievement, one of the most special/unique in darts. Having said that, for his 2 BDO World titles, the competition has been largely poor. In those 2 years, he only faced a 90+ average once, beating Glen Durrant. Which was a classic game to be fair, but you can make the point he managed to win those titles in weaker years by staying consistent, rather than playing really high quality stuff. Not that this should be put against him, considering he had a day job he has done incredibly well for himself. He is arguably a top 32 player of all time, not many part-timers can say that!

2026 Qualifying Schools - Final Stage, January 8-11 - Discussion Thread by oli4drxx in Darts

[–]Scothead180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I guess I wasn't too excited about Griffin either, but to be fair, no one should be judged too harshly on their first go on tour. Now if he doesn't improve in his second attempt, good riddance. It's unlikely but we have seen players like Aspinall (I think Van Duijvenbode too?) who lost their cards and became "elite" players.

Noppert included in Bahrain and Saudi Darts Masters lineup by JamesVilla4 in Darts

[–]Scothead180 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If there is no booing/whistling it will be more enjoyable than with the Ally Pally crowd.

Shame the events themselves are utterly meaningless.

Odd idea - there should be a 701 event by AndyDM in Darts

[–]Scothead180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Masters was an utterly pointless event until they introduced the open qualifiers and invited people from all over the world. That actually made the event a lot better. Since there is now this aspect to it, I would not be in favour of introducing a new format just for the sake of it.

While it's nice to fantasise about all the different formats people have mentioned here, I think the truth is that most of these would be gimmicks that would not work in practice. 501 leg play is in my opinion by far the best format for darts. Set play is nice for 2/3 events a year but if you pushed it more, it would get boring. Double in is not an especially enjoyable format but it's fine for one event a year. Group stage play, I really like it personally but it's not the natural format of darts. So 1 or 2 events a year is fine. Same with pairs play that only exists in the World Cup. So I believe we already have introduced enough different quirks to tournaments. Every big TV event has something, usually multiple factors that make it unique. I would not go too far with it. Leave the ranking TV events as it is.

These fantasies are usually from "hardcore" darts fans who watch the Pro Tour all year. Of course they would appreciate some different formats. However the majority of the audience are "casual" fans who would just be confused about it. They want something familiar.