Talking Points: Clickbiten?
“There’s a lot of people out there calling themselves journalists who need to start looking at themselves, and particularly when they’re writing for well-established titles…. Continue reading Talking Points: Clickbiten?
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Talking Points: Nuke-lear Burn Out?
Many things in professional sport are a delicate balancing act between grabbing opportunities whilst they are available and managing a career for the longer term… Continue reading Talking Points: Nuke-lear Burn Out?
Talking Points: Palace Patter 2024
THREE pieces of ‘silverware’ have been held aloft by PDC Champions. The first, a glass planetary style globe may have been first raised by Dennis Priestley but was effectively owned by The Power who raised it 11 times… Continue reading Talking Points: Palace Patter 2024
Talking Points: The Tinkermen
There is a somewhat annoying habit amongst darts fans to go all Claudio Ranieri when things are going well for our sport… Continue reading Talking Points: The Tinkermen
Talking Points: Porter’s Puzzles
However, such views are mainstream, quite possibly the majority, and the momentum is with the re-establishment of an exclusive women’s category and trans participants competing in a specialist or ‘open’ … Continue reading Talking Points: Porter’s Puzzles
Talking Points: Cool Hand to Breakthrough?
One frustrating thing about the darts commentariat is that they can find a problem in anything if they are bored enough…. Continue reading Talking Points: Cool Hand to Breakthrough?
Talking Points: World Cup Waffle
The World Cup of Darts seemed to generate far more positive chatter this year, despite the best efforts of Belgium Continue reading Talking Points: World Cup Waffle
Talking Points: Oversharing
Aspinall’s naturally open nature has recently led him to discuss technical, and possibly psychological, elements of his game recently. Too Much Information? Quite possibly… Continue reading Talking Points: Oversharing
Talking Points: BDO’s Final Shame
What may, or may not, prove to be the final postscript for the BDO, was recently held via Lambert Smith Hampton auctions… Continue reading Talking Points: BDO’s Final Shame
Palace Talking Points ’23
1994’s winner, Dennis “The Menace” Priestley, trousered the princely sum of £16,000. Leighton Rees’s £3000 reward, for the first-ever darts World Championship (1978), looks almost sad by comparison… Continue reading Palace Talking Points ’23