“Then after that the Euro Tours and Pro Tours kick in. The travelling is a nightmare logistically, it can be absolutely grim. When that starts there’s more to it than just darts. We’re used to it, we’ve done it for years. He’s not and he will struggle. So I don’t think he’ll win it. I do think he’ll make top four. But I’ll win it.”
Littler had been offered support at the elite level by world champion Luke Humphries in order to navigate his hectic life at the top of darts, but that was politely declined by the teenager who insisted he was able to manage on his own.
He will receive guidance from the likes of Aspinall, who is under the same management and knew of Littler’s talent before exploding at the World Championship, even though he doesn’t believe the youngster will win the Premier League.
But Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright have already insisted that the teenager will get no helping hand from the two experienced professionals.
