"The Premier League is not for everyone" - Wayne Mardle doubts we'll see Gerwyn Price in 2025 Premier League Darts
PDCTuesday, 28 May 2024 at 16:30
It's no secret that Gerwyn Price hasn't been enjoying the week-in week-out nature of the Premier League Darts over recent years. Although the Welshman recently returned to the top-4 in the PDC Order of Merit, whether or not he will be involved in the Premier League in 2025, remains to be seen.
''So happy that is done and dusted,'' Price wrote on his official Instagram story following the end of the final week of regular league phase action in Sheffield recently, having concluded the campaign in a lowly 7th place with just seven wins to his name all season. ''End of the Premier League for me. Would love to say I've enjoyed it but I'd be lying."
Four-time Premier League Darts star turned expert Sky Sports analyst Wayne Mardle recently weighed in on the Gerwyn Price debate in conversation with Online Darts. "To turn down an invitation to the Premier League is something you have to think about," Mardle begins, being able to empathise after having had his own struggles in darts' most gruelling tournament. "Gerwyn Price is very reactionary so however he feels in that moment, he'll post. He's got a habit of doing it."
"Don't forget he's also pulled out of the Masters, he's pulled out of other events and he's even threatened to pull out of the World Championships," Mardle continues. "The Premier League is not for everyone. When you are getting beat it's a horrible, horrible place to be. He enjoyed it last year going into the playoffs because he was that good and he's not enjoying it this year because he's getting beat. If he gets an invite, he may or may not accept it."
Whether or not Price even gets that invite isn't a guarantee though. "If you show a dislike and say 'I don't like it' and then don't turn up for one week, albeit I don't know if he had a bad back or not. But if you aren't reliable, why should you be relied upon?" 'Hawaii 501' questions. "I was pulled out so I know what it's like. I just feel this year missing one, not enjoying it, posting every week you're not enjoying is there a possibility he doesn't get invited? Yes."
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- Say what? It happens in other countries; Littler in January - this year (Holland), go and watch the evidence on YouTube. If it is going to be done to English players, then we are more than entitled to dish the same back when players face off in England. When it happened to Littler in Holland in January... where was your outrage then? ABE attitude.MrYnyslas197117-11-2024
- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024