(Image: Getty Images Europe)(Image: Getty Images Europe)If anyone is going to plant the Cross of St George on top of Muswell Hill on New Year’s Day, it looks like it will have to be old stager Phil Taylor, making his defiant last stand before retirement. Van Gerwen said: “I would not call it a Dutch takeover - I like it that the crowds have cheered for Dutch and German players at Ally Pally, but if they come to cheer English players, there are not so many. “When Phil Taylor retires, Dave Chisnall will be the highest-ranked English player in the world rankings, and that’s a bit worrying for darts in England. Van Gerwen chortled: “I’ve got a fantastic record against him – in the last 10 games he played me, he lost them all... and he’s only played me 10 times! “As long as they are having a great time, it doesn’t matter to me if I’m having a c**p time.”

Source: Daily Mirror December 26, 2017 22:52 UTC