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Taylor and city fans are winning double

It is the sport famously described by commentator Sid Waddell as more exciting than Elvis walking into the building eating a crisp sandwich.

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It is the sport famously described by commentator Sid Waddell as more exciting than Elvis walking into the building eating a crisp sandwich.

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And at the opening of a new Wolverhampton darts zone last night there was one Black Country pensioner who was perhaps more excited even than that.nextpage
"I love you, I love you, I love you," she told the 14-time world champion as the pair were introduced at Riley's Snooker Club, in Broad Street. "In that case," said The Power, a man reckoned by some to be the Pele of darts, "please don't beat me." Fortunately for him, the pensioner did not.nextpage
And Taylor, who hails from Stoke-on-Trent, was equally enthusiastic about it. "I've played some tough opponents in my life, but no-one quite like that before," the darts ace said.nextpage
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