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I think there's more chance of rotund former MC Martin 'Lets Play Darts' Fitzmaurice opening up with "What's black and loves bananas?" than there is of Tony Green calling the action. Colin Murray, Vassos Alexander and John Rawling might survive but I think we've seen the last of Tony Green and...

Will the BBC trailer for the darts feature early 1990's footage of Phil Taylor to the strains of Peters and Lee singing "Welcome Home" with the strap line 'The Power's been restored after 20 years"? This is Barry Hearn we're talking about, the man who took Snooker Loopy to No 6 in the Hit Parade.

As you say embarrassing, pulling a tournament a couple of weeks before due to no TV coverage, they've even gone as far as on the website offering players refunds for their travel arrangements.

All on free to air TV, a marketing masterstroke.

So has Barry 'won' the day again? A couple of years ago he offered to buy the BDO and run it as a feeder to the PDC, right across County and Super League darts format, they declined and in the most public and some might say dismissive (rude) fashion, this new tournament effectively knocks the...