Steve Palmer: Darts going from strength to strength and the main man is back to add microphone muscle

If you're not living life on the edge, you're taking up too much room. I say that a lot – and it can be used in all different situations. It is a useful response when your behaviour is being questioned as irresponsible or reckless.

I have a rotation system in place, using that line for a month whenever my lady wife is making challenging queries, then switching to “You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs!” for the second month. I briefly employed “What's good for the goose is good for the gander!”, but I am yet to work out exactly what that means, so have decided to put it on ice until I do.

I have always been an advocate for living life on the edge, but all that clinging on can be tiring. Working hard, punting enthusiastically, and raising young children is a demanding combination which can leave even the most devoted of edge-lovers peeking over the perimeter with despairing eyes. I think my allegiance to edges became thinner than ever last Saturday when my son demanded I buy him some dominoes.