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Darts Shirt When
you see the professional darts players on TV they all have “Darts Shirts,”
with their names on and various sponsors logos, in very much the same way that a
lot of competitors in other sports do. As ordinary league players move up the
ranks and gain in stature they get a “Darts Shirt” complete with their
name on, and later on, as they start to compete even more seriously, a sponsors
logo. It
seems to be the fashion with several teams in the league to buy “Darts
Shirts.” Sometimes the team’s landlords have contributed towards the cost of
the shirts in exchange for a slogan for their pub being sewn onto them and
sometimes the teams fund their purchase themselves. Team shirts often give the
team a sense of belonging and create quite an impression on opposing sides. I
have to admit they make a team look much smarter than the usual mix of scruffy
old T-shirts that can be seen amongst some teams. The Greyhound team, with whom
I have played, for about 15 years on and off, have bought several batches of
“Darts Shirts” over the years. This
year some of our players have bought some rather smart, black, short sleeved,
cotton, “Darts Shirts.” Of course they have had their initials embroidered
on to them to make them at least look like REAL darts players. We know that they
are not, but opposing teams often get the impression that they can play when
they first see our players walk through the door wearing these posh shirts. Some
of our idiots have even sewn make believe sponsors emblems on to the shirts to
add to the effect. Mike Smith, our captain and new League Secretary, of course
has one and he has his initials on the shirt like every one else. He was
parading round in his new shirt proudly showing it off when some of us suddenly
realised it had the initials M S on it. I commented, “I see you have the brand
name on your shirt.” Everyone looked.
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