No doubt it has not escaped your notice, last Friday the European Football Championship started in Germany. That tournament is also generating interest among several darters.
Among English darters in particular, football fans are particularly numerous. Last Sunday,
Joe Cullen,
Chris Dobey and Ryan Meikle even traveled to Gelsenkirchen to watch on as England opened their tournament with a 1-0 win over Serbia, thanks to a first half header from their talisman Jude Bellingham.
Joe Cullen, Chris Dobey and Ryan Meikle attended the England-Serbia match in Gelsenkirchen
But what if Gareth Southgate could only pick dart players in his side?
Behind the Oche' took this question to heart and looked to create English national team with only darters. In goal, the choice with
Nathan Aspinall was obvious, after all, 'The Asp' was a talented goalkeeper at Manchester United in his younger years. If front of him, two solid as a rock centre halfs in
Michael Smith and
Stephen Bunting, with
Ross Smith and
James Wade replacing Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier at full back.
The midfield three sees
Dave Chisnall and
Rob Cross sitting deeper, allowing playmaker
Luke Littler the freedom to create some magic. Joe Cullen and Chris Dobey swap the crowd for the wings, with their job surely to supply the star striker leading the line,
Luke Humphries.
Take a look at it for yourself down below!