Wayne Mardle believes Gary Anderson should potentially pull out of Premier League

Gary Anderson last week in the Premier League lost to Michael Smith and once again his back injury was noticable and Wayne Mardle believes Anderson would be doing the right thing if he pulled out of the Premier League.

This is due to his age mainly and it not being a ranked event meaning that if he gets it sorted now they can find a replacement and he can get sorted for the rest of the season. It will be interesting to see if Anderson can plow on and still play or whether he does follow Mardle's advice. "Things with any sport or life in general, if you're under pressure then a little bit of pain becomes a lot of pain," Mardle told Sky Sports. "He wasn't throwing right last Thursday, he really wasn't. The more pressure Smith applied the worse he got. Before and after the game he wasn't walking right. "In my opinion, if he was to pull out of the Premier League then I think he will be doing the right thing because he's 47 and he needs to get it sorted. It's a long season and I'm not saying that the Premier League is not important, I'm not. But it's not a ranked event. "If he's going to pull out of an event, make it now or make it soon so they can make arrangements for a replacement. "I don't know how bad it is but it's definitely been going on for a while. The back is important in life, forget about your living. I feel for him because he can't play how he wants to play, but I do think he should get it sorted sooner rather than later."

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