During the course of Sunday night's League title celebrations Xayla-Rae Alberts showed me a note she had written to herself on 1st January, 2026.
On it she had written "WIN THE LEAGUE, WIN THE LEAGUE" multiple times and took it with her to every game until the end of the season.
The Darts captain epitomises everything about the mentality of a team who go into every game expecting to win, irrespective of who the opposition are or what level they play at. Their fantastic cup runs are testament to that. The team spirit and togetherness of this group of players is phenomenal.
Xayla was more than happy to have her photo taken with her New Year's resolution.
A resolution she carried out with the same determination shown when winning every ball in every game.
Thanks to James for sending me this lovely story and the photos