New College Darts report: some hardcore investigative journalism to follow. I’d have to go into deep cover, spend months assuming a false identity so that I could expose the dark underbelly of corruption, gambling and performance-enhancing drugs that are only thinly veiled by the glamour and gloss of our sporting idols.
I was, therefore, disappointed (although relieved) when the facts of the New College Darts Club (NCDC) became apparent. Everyone’s nice, no-one’s using steroids, and our beloved team currently languish in Division Four of the Oxford University Darts Club (OUDC), alongside such giants as Pembroke II and Queen’s II. Historically, things haven’t been too hot for the NCDC; a year ago a Newt article was published on the sad demise of the darts team, the distressing disbandment of a promising squad. Yet now, it is back in action, the players in full swing, and their enthusiasm far exceeding what would normally be reasonable. It must be conceded that recent events have not been going the Darts Club’s way: they have lost every one of their matches this season. Also, there was the failed JCR motion, in which they were cruelly denied coveted matching kits. This travesty came much to the consternation of those closely allied to the sport (it also deprived us of great embroided nicknames, Thenuhan ‘The Thenderbolt’ Premaruban being a true classic). (full article...)
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