Disappointed Dennis Priestley says Luke Littler should be fined for lateness to Premier League media day: "Michael van Gerwen is right to complain"
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This week there was a lot of buzz about Luke Littler showing up late for the traditional pre-Premier League Darts media day. Michael van Gerwen further stirred the pot by letting it be known that it is time to stop treating Littler like a baby and that he needs to quietly take responsibility.
The recently turned 18 Littler, admitted he overslept and laughed it off, but former world champion Dennis Priestley insists there should be a penalty. "Luke Littler should’ve been fined for turning up late and that would be the right thing to do, it’s a learning experience for him, the fine should be automatic," Priestley says in quotes olbg.com
“If you are late to your own event, that is one thing. But when there are seven other players as well as staff and media there that have all made the effort, it isn’t good enough no matter what your age is," continues 'The Menace'. "Michael van Gerwen is right to complain, I just hope he took Littler to one side and did things properly and calmly as well as speaking to the media."
"The Premier League is a team game in the sense that you are all together for so long and you need to stick together," Priestley adds, having had Premier League Darts experience himself. "If it was someone like Gerwyn Price, you think he may have been given a fine and it should be no different for Littler.”
Priestley also thinks there could well be a genuine rivalry between Van Gerwen and Littler. "It has probably dawned on Van Gerwen that he was the big star in darts for so long and now all the limelight has been taken away and he isn’t the centre of attention any more," he assesses. "Van Gerwen spoke out about Littler being late and I think that’s fair. It’s also because all the attention is on Littler now after Van Gerwen spent so long being the main man."
"All the eyes and talk is about Littler now and Van Gerwen didn’t mind that when it was all about him, now that has changed and there could be some good battles between them going forward," Priestley concludes. "Van Gerwen might have that fear that he won’t become world champion again given the talent he is up against and that will hurt when he dominated for so long.”
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Some match that😅 was always gonna be close but fair play @MvG180🤝 fun few months ahead with the premier league, Glasgow up next🫡 pic.twitter.com/0fuP6XVEg7
— Luke Littler (@LukeTheNuke180) February 6, 2025
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