Head of PDPA Warriner-Little confirms Price has complained about abuse from darts crowds: "I almost feel I can’t do something"

Gerwyn Price donned ear defenders during his defeat to Gabriel Clemens at the PDC World Darts Championship recently and has come in for a lot of abuse stemming from his 2018 Grand Slam final over Gary Anderson where the booing and whistling started for 'The Iceman'.

The original Iceman, Alan Warriner-Little runs the PDPA and said that he has had complaints about the abuse but there isn't too much he can do in that regard.

“Gezzy does kop it more than any other player and he’s always on to me and the PDC about doing something about it,” said Warriner-Little.

“We try and do that we can but what can we do to stop 4-5,000 people? We have advertisements during the break [in play] about respecting the players when they’re throwing.

“You feel for him sometimes but I almost feel I can’t do something, and it’s hard to say that to him.

“But that’s why he took the ear-defenders, probably making a statement. He feels he kops it more than most and nothing is being done about it.”

“I almost think he’s got to try and turn it around,” he added. “Come out with the earmuffs on and take them off when he’s throwing. People will still boo him but in a pantomime villain sort of way.”