Thursday, May 21, 2020
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Alright already!
Like most everyone the Old Dart Coach has had it up to here with the coronavirus or Covid-19. Photos of the virus, which looks like a golf ball sprouting mushrooms, appear wherever one looks. As the late Irene Maude Reed would say (using a fake Jewish accent …
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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Beware! They walk among us!
With sports in virtual mode until goodness knows when, the Old Dart Coach has to actually do some creative thinking – a task which many, including his Most Honorable Editor, label “impossible.”
The PDC has transformed into virtual group matches called the Unibet Home …
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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