Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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A plan gone awry
Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote in To a Mouse, “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men. Gang aft a-gley”.
Recently, the Old Dart Coach was a victim as his plans went “a-gley”. The plan? To write a detailed report on the Camellia Classic …
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Monday, February 21, 2022
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PRICE IS RIGHT!
The Old Dart Coach never said, “It is better to be a has-been than a never-was” to those who leveled cheap shots at the senior darters. But Dave Justice did. He was a top player in the Motha country back when paper and feather flights were …
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Monday, February 14, 2022
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Old Dart Coach apologize? Not likely. PS: Crisket sucks!
One might recall Irving Berlin’s The Song is Ended, but the Melody Lingers On when thinking about the recent Seniors World Championship. (Editor’s note: The Old Dart Coach quotes a lot of old song titles and lyrics because he doesn’t …
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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Welcome back, geezers!
In 1940, Thomas Wolfe’s novel, You Can’t Go Home Again, was published. That premise was tested twice last week in the UK. The Old Dart Coach investigates.
Night one of the Premier League arrived in Cardiff, Wales, with locals Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton.
Clayton …
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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The PDC says… WELCOME LADIES!
The ODC was spot-on when he predicted the PDC would soon come up with some kind of TV ladies’ event. That time has arrived. On July 24th on a summer’s afternoon eight ladies will take the stage at the Winter Gardens (Blackpool). They will …
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Howie Reed's ColumnWednesday, January 26, 2022
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GEEZER TOUR ARRIVES… NORTH AMERICA “P O”!
A story appeared in The News Shopper (Lewisham) in the year 1991 about the monthly singles darts at the Sydney Arms of London. The Governor? One Roger Nickson. Nickson arguably had as much, if not more, impact on London darts than anybody …
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Wednesday, January 20, 2022
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TRUE STUFF from the ADO Nationals in Vegas!
It’s the Old Dart Coach’s theory that the easiest job in the world is forecasting the weather in Las Vegas – summer is hot, fall not so hot and winter almost not hot.
With recent criticism the ODC’s fragile ego has …
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
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NO DRESS CODE!
Before diving headfirst into 2022, a few items to clean up…
The PDC announced that Cazoo will now sponsor not only the World Championships but also the UK Open, Players Championship Finals and Masters. The ODC is over the moon.
He can write:
How is your …
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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The snake BITES and pockets a cool half million (POUNDS!)
As Peter Wright lifted the Sid Waddell Trophy for the second time it marked the end of the 2022 PDC World Championship. The words of Waddell, the articulate one, rang true. “It’s a funny old game.” Funny “peculiar” for …
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021
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PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE!
The battle at the Palace has almost reached the halfway mark. For darts fans the world over this signals that they can take a pause for the cause – playing Santa, with the strong possibility of “a pint of” without darts.
Things got going when …
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