Colin Lloyd: Last News

Colin Lloyd believes darts great Phil Taylor would still be able to compete with today's standard of players - even though he retired almost four years ago.Taylor, 61, said ta, ta to tungsten after losing the 2018 World Darts Championship final to newcomer Rob Cross, although retiring after the Ally Pally showpiece had long been the plan.In total, the Power finished up with a record 85 major titles, including 14 PDC World Championships, 16 World Matchplay trophies and 11 World Grand Prix titles.Since his retirement, a new throng of darts stars have emerged on the oche, with the likes of Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton joining Peter Wright and Michael van Gerwen as the giants of the game.Historical comparisons are prevalent in all sports, but

darts board during a big match?Well, it isn’t guesswork or luck. It relies on a ‘spotter’, who has a direct line to the producer so he can issue instructions on where the camera should be aimed.The most respected spotter in the sport is none other than Keith Deller, whose 138 finish to beat Eric Bristow in the final of the 1983 World Championship is one of the most iconic moments in the sport’s history. He has been doing the job for Sky Sports for almost 30 years, previously in tandem with the late, great Bristow and more recently with Colin Lloyd.“When you see the player needing, say, 106, ‘I’ll go treble 20, single 14, double 16’ so I’ll tell the remote cameras, the director, where I think they’re going to go,” explains Deller, now 62, to Daily Star Sport.“I think I’ve been the longest spotters there’s ever been.