The Power And The Postman

Half an hour before his match with Peter Manley, Phil Taylor’s mind was a million miles away from the oche. I met him in the reception area of the Sands Centre checking that his daughters were at their stall selling his pictures at £20 a go. Things were going nicely said Natalie and The Power grinned.

He was still smiling after crushing Manley 8-1 with an average of 108. Poor old Pete; 102 average and blitzed. It was Taylor’s tit-for-tat for Barney stealing all the glory at Bournemouth with his nine darter. In his interview with Dave Clark he spoke of his marathon practice sessions with Adrian Lewis. ‘Dinner, dinner, don’t talk to me about dinner,’ cried The Power after Adrian suggested stopping after four hours.

‘But it’s Sunday,’ bleated his protégée.