‘Why should they get a spot?’ – Nathan Aspinall calls for two stars to be excluded from Premier League - sports news foot

Nathan Aspinall has called on the PDC to exclude two leading stars from the Premier League.

The Asp has endured a disappointing year and finished fifth out of eight in the 2024 edition, a competition that was won by 17-year-old prodigy Luke Littler.

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A mixture of poor form and injuries has seen Aspinall drop to number 12 in the world rankings, meaning that he’s at serious risk of missing out on the 2025 Premier League.

That is, of course, unless he puts in an excellent showing at the World Darts Championship to propel himself back into contention to qualify.

While sporting merit dictates that Aspinall would deserve to miss out on the tournament, Apinall believes that he deserves a place in the Premier League ahead of Gerwyn Price and Gary Anderson.

The duo, who are currently ranked 10th and 14th respectively, have suggested that they aren’t interested in competing in the Premier League.

Price admitted he ‘wasn’t sure’ about the tournament, but did later admit that he’d be ‘stupid’ to turn down an invite.

Anderson, however, made it clear that he’d turn down a spot, saying: “Premier League, you know, what I think, I’m at the age now where I’ve done it, got the t-shirt, thank you very much but no.”

With neither man overly convinced by the tournament, Aspinall says that his passion for the competition should see him awarded a place ahead of the duo.

“You know what, it really grates on me (players saying they don’t want to play in the Premier League),” Aspinall told Online Darts.

“I’m really good mates with Gary Anderson, really good mates with Gerwyn Price, but if they don’t want it, don’t give it to them whether they deserve it or not.

“Why should they get that spot when people like myself, okay I’ve had a bad year and I don’t deserve it, but I want it and I will bring something.

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“I will give 110 per cent every single night on that stage. If they can’t be arsed, why put them in? I just don’t get it. I don’t even know why the PDC would consider it.

“If they put them in it looks bad on the PDC in my opinion.”

Aspinall will be hoping to earn a spot in the Premier League with a positive showing at the World Darts Championship this month.

He’ll kick off his campaign in the second round on Wednesday, December 18 where he’ll face the winner of Cameron Menzies v Leonard Gates.