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- Updated: May 18, 2016
It takes expert planning and a full-time job to take care of Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis away from the oche.
Ahead of the Premier League Darts play-offs on Thursday at 7pm, live on Sky Sports 2 HD, we asked Sky Sports expert Wayne Mardle to lift the lid on the unheralded but vital job of the helper to a darts player.
Who are these little-known folk?
Michael van Gerwen
Mardle said: He has a manager called Will, and you very rarely see Michael anywhere without him.
It’s a comfort blanket. Michael has reached sports superstardom because he’s so good and so recognisable. His little bald head is never going to be mistaken, is he?
He’s recognised left, right, and centre so Michael needs someone to say: ‘We’re just having a meal, can you come back later?’
Not everyone is in the mood to say ‘yes’ for a photo. Sometimes, you’re having trouble parking the car, you can’t find …
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