Monday, April 13, 2020
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Danger in success
From Day One the Old Dart Coach has exalted what the Professional Dart Corporation has done for darts.
During a recent phone conversation, a longtime force in darts said, “I never would have believed what has happened and where the sport is today.” He was spot …
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Column HR278
Drivel
This is not an April Fools effort. Sad but true.
With sports locked down tighter than a Scotchman’s wallet the Old Dart Coach will revert to writing about nothing or, as the late Bill Nicoll Sr. would say, “You write drivel.”
Darts currently is deader than Kelsey’s reproductive …
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Column HR278
http://dartoidsworld.net/?p=5943&preview=trueCoronavirus and a Great White attack!
The edict came down from on high (translation: from the Most Honorable Editor) that the Old Dart Coach must prepare a darting column this week. But the Most Honorable One had a ground rule…
“You may not mention the coronavirus or any boring …
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Column HR277
Is the PDC losing its mind?
As difficult as it may be to believe The Old Dart Coach has an ego as wide and deep as the Grand Canyon. This condition can affect anyone (or entity) which becomes overly enamored with oneself (or itself). As an expert on ego …
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Column HR276
Peter Wright’s critics should STFU!
Back when the Old Dart Coach was still waiting to add the word “Old” to his nom de plume he was asked by a lady, “How do you write a column?” He gave some lager-fueled answer which seemed to satisfy her – a first …
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Column HR275
Eatin’ crow!
After dining on a meal of “crow” (medium rare), fava beans and a nice Chianti the Old Dart Coach is ready to give this column deal another try…
Recently, the ODC wrote, “In the history of sport, no sport has made such a rapid rise to prominence …
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Monday, January 13, 2020
Column HR274
Fallon Sherrock, the BDO and and URGENT call for darters to help a friend!
The Old Dart Coach goes on an unexpected sabbatical that included a 43-day stay at a luxury establishment with 24-hour service and lousy food… and all hell breaks loose in the Motha Country, the alpha …
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Column HR273
Well ADO, it’s damn sure broke. Now FIX IT!
As the World Darts Federation’s World Cup XIX said goodbye to Cluj-Napoca, Romania, it was the end of a historic event. The men’s overall gold went to the Netherlands by 3 points over Wales (90-87). This was only the second …
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Column HR272
Some WDF World Cup participants may need to visit the Three Dot Lounge
During this visit to your computer screen the Old Dart Coach was going to introduce you to the Three Dot Lounge…
Were the Three Dot Lounge an actual physical structure it would have 8 dartboards and …
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Sunday, September 8, 2019
Column HR271
Unintended Consequences
Colin Cunningham is quoted as saying, “Watch out what you wish for, you just might get it.”
The Old Dart Coach’s take on this includes “The Law of Unintended Consequences.” You get 6 wheelbarrows full of dirt from a neighbor. Then place dirt in a planter. Into …
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