I once reckoned when I was studying history at Cambridge University that Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great got about the world quite a bit. But recently I have well matched these wandering boys in terms of miles clocked and vivid impressions made and received. Читать далее...
You will be glad to know that I survived the Mackem hordes at the Premier Darts League at Seaburn, alias the Costa Del Sunderland. The local paper had given me a big write-up as a genial Geordie and there were several placards proclaiming ‘SID IS A MACKEM’. The phrase refers to the East and West Durham speech fault that says ‘mak’ for ‘make’ and ‘tak’ for ‘take’ – and is also tied up with the once proud tradition of building fine ships on the River Wear. Читать далее...
After a month of down time I am limbering up the old vocal chords for the start of the second Premier Darts League at Blackburn on Thursday, February 16th. Читать далее...
It’s not often that a Phil Taylor versus Wayne Mardle match in front of 1300 rabid arrows fans is the prawn cocktail before the steak and frites…
But that is exactly the big story from the first night of the Holsten Premier League on Sky Sports. Wayne, to my surprise had 70% of the northern crowd on his side against Phil, but could not manage a late surge of class to stop The Power. Читать далее...