Agreed - but - how long were the Promotion going to allow things to drift without informing the most important people - the PAYING SUPPORTERS?
It is indicative of why Speedway is on the slide.
I have great sympathy with the view of Halifaxtiger.
I used to play.
You are right - it is very skillful - BUT crucially - Darts is a Pub Game NOT a Sport. Along with the Darts goes the BEER. Hardly sporting that, I mean, look at the size of some of the contestants.
Just because it is shown on Sports Channels does NOT make it a Sport.
Never that!!
Did you know Peter Wrathall (Brafield) gustix? He was, and still is I believe the Brafield Track Record Holder.
He rode for Sunderland in the Seventies.