u hear mardle talking up the premiership about the ten best players being in it but if you look at the order of merit you have chizzy and pipe at 9 and 10 it must upset them now i know all about the wildcard system i just think it should b the top ten order of merit players up to a few weeks of the start of the premier leauge if u think the current system is right tell that to poor chizzy and pipe

Agree mate Baxter and Priestly were very vocal about this a few years back, order of merit means merit and you earned it, you should be rewarded as your colleagues have.If my memory serves me right think Klassen was well out of the rankings but got a wild card. Afraid Sky have been given that power and its ratings they are after!! Have a good weekend!

But if you looK at it, the premier league doesn't count towards the order of merit.chizzy and pipe played well in players championships last year and were rewarded with a decent ranking in the players champs finals.
Chizzy will be in it in the next few years if he can lift a major of some description or continue coming up the rankings. His game suits the premier league - he's a high scorer and can be flakey on his doubles at times.pipe however doesn't suit it with his slow slow tempo.

The premier league is a a money making monster and sky have a say in who gets picked. You can make a case for pipe and chizzy but think how newton felt over the last years before he got his shot. If it counted to the rankings having the top ten would be the best way but its all about the £££££ and big Barry Hearn has got it right it seems with record crowds and prize money and there's no signs of it slowing down

Glorified exbo's, it is a shame for the dart fan that wants to go to see the darts. Pushing shoving singing, drink spilling and that is before I leave the house !!! :-)