UK Darts Issue 14 - May 2014 | Page 16

I Wrote Phil Taylor Off... ...Now I Feel Like An Idiot I have a confession to make… “I wrote Phil Taylor off in February!” I know that I wasn’t alone in this but it doesn’t make me feel any less of an idiot for doing it. Phil has taught journalists and fans to keep their mouths shut until after the event in the past and no doubt he will do it again, but this time it really did feel like the beginning of the end. After his worst ever start to a Premier League season Taylor lost to a relative unknown in the form of Aden Kirk at the UK Open and whilst he did land a nine-darter on the floor his overall form was not good. It looked as though too much had changed too quickly, with rapid weight loss and new darts combining œ