Phil Taylor sees Robbie Williams' dad Peter as a 'second dad' and admits he helped him in retirement decision

Phil Taylor will embark on his final challenge in his career, his final World Championship at the Alexandra Palace and a final tournament for the player known to many as the greatest player to ever throw a dart. 'The Power' will kick off the final event in his illustrious career against someone just really starting off his in the form of the Tommy Gilmour-managed Chris Dobey who could prove a massive test for Taylor and ahead of this he spoke about the influence of a famous face's dad in an interview with the Mail on Sunday That person is the father of singer Robbie Williams and he revealed he is like a second dad and also helped him decide to retire at the end of this current season. ‘He’s my second dad, I love Peter, I call him my little Yoda, he’s my guru,’

Taylor said. ‘I said to him, “How did you know when to retire?”

He said, “You’ll know. You’ll wake up one morning and you’ll just know that’s it, you’ve had enough”.’