Gary Anderson's 'b******s' comments on Luke Humphries say it all

Gary Anderson issued an expletive rant to those who place reigning satellite champion Luke Humphries aft the 2 fought done pugnacious challenges astatine the World Grand Prix

Gary Anderson has deed retired astatine those overlooking satellite darts champion Luke Humphries at the World Grand Prix.

Since winning the double-in, double-out tournament past year, Cool Hand has entered an incredibly affluent vein of form. He followed up his occurrence successful Leicester with a Grand Slam triumph and Players Championship occurrence earlier claiming his satellite rubric against Luke Littler astatine Alexandra Palace.

Such dominance is yet to cease, either, arsenic added the Matchplay to his repertoire successful July – but this abrupt alteration hasn’t resulted successful him becoming darts' starring name, that rubric undoubtedly going to teenage prima and Premier League champ Littler, portion Michael van Gerwen besides gets large attraction still.

Veteran Anderson, who has been world champion doubly successful his time, is outraged astatine the deficiency of attraction that Cool Hand is receiving for his exploits, adjacent going arsenic acold arsenic to dub it "b******s".

Both Humphries and Anderson progressed into the adjacent circular astatine the Mattioli Arena aboriginal this week, prevailing successful thrilling clashes against Stephen Bunting and Michael Smith, respectively.

Cool Hand notably emerged from his necktie upset with the crowd, having been enactment disconnected by football-esque chanting, but a batch of attraction was placed upon favourite Littler’s exit astatine the hands of Rob Cross.

Speaking aft his pugnacious clash against Smith, Anderson began: “It's not conscionable being satellite champion, what has Luke won implicit the past 2 years?

"This is the thing, helium has won conscionable astir everything since this past year, hasn’t he? That’s hard. He's not conscionable satellite champion, he's determination for a reason.

"World champion was added onto his CV, he's won truthful overmuch more. And the lad gets looked implicit each time, which I deliberation is simply a load of b******s, to beryllium honest.

"He's deserved everything that he's worked for, everything he's got - speech to the different players [they consciousness the same]. Rubbish, implicit rubbish.

"Just a small respect, it's ever different people. But Luke goes connected you go. As agelong arsenic they're talking astir different people, the limelight's disconnected of him truthful helium tin conscionable transportation connected what helium does. He's handling it good but heavy down helium indispensable beryllium cheesed off.”

The 29-year-old champ had antecedently spoken retired connected this contented erstwhile it became evident that adjacent successful the aftermath of his World Championship last success, the absorption was possibly much connected The Nuke’s loss.

"I deliberation a batch of the fans benignant of respect and recognize the things I've achieved and however unthinkable it is," Humphries said erstwhile asked astir the attraction that Littler has been receiving since their clash astatine Alexandra Palace.

"Luke evidently is fantastic with his societal media presence, each the celebrities helium meets, and worldly similar that. If I were 18 years old, possibly I'd consciousness a small spot jealous, but I'm astir 30 now!

"Meeting celebrities, that's not the apical of my database anymore. Doing things similar that doesn't involvement me. But for Luke, a 17-year-old, it indispensable beryllium amazing."