04/06/2026
To round off our board members throwback, today we are going to throw it back to the landlady of the Hagg ๐๐ป
Kay has been the publican of the Hagg Bar for many years (frankly far too many count). In her time she has greeted people from all walks of life into her pub, and has seen many darts players come and go.
Itโs no word of a lie that Mrs Shand has the Hagg teams whipped into shape. In many ways the darts men are her children, as on a Monday night youโll often hear โmawโ being shouted and Kay will come running. She has been there for the likes of both Hagg teams qualifying for major tournaments such as the Punch tournament from many moons ago in Blackpool, to being the treasurer of the Paisley and District Darts League. If you ever need a woman who knows her darts itโs Kay.
From bus runs being organised for friendlies to organising weekends for major tournaments, Kay has made many friends over the years within the darts community. People organising events like Derek Weston, to those like Scott Mitchell (who you can see constantly marking on the PDC) the way Kay operates is the same across the board - please tell her when her boys are playing.
Kays kindness not only extends to her own men within the pub but to all players who take part. From offering words of encouragement to lending an ear and taking suggestions on how to improve the league seriously.
Kay, by her own right, has a major claim to fame when it comes to darts. Never mind hosting the likes of Colin Lloyd we are going back to a night when she played her very own Evander Stevenson. Things were tight as it came to the final leg, Evander on double 4 and Kay trailing and being on 132. An impossible feat you might say with how Evander was throwing. You can picture the scene of how tense it was and how difficult it is to take out a 132, as our Kay had to ask Evander how to finish it, โBull, bull, double 16โ was the answer. As Kay stepped up to the oche, one dart went in the bull, followed by another. The final dart precisely pinning the double 16 to win the game and leaving Evander shocked and stunned. The only way to celebrate this is surely by a victory lap around the bar? Which is exactly what Kay done!
There are so many stories to tell about Kay and being involved in the darts, and we all know she will be there for many more! With the up and coming youth talent we all see constantly within darts, itโs safe to say that any one of them who meets Kay is in good hands to show them the correct etiquette and mindset to be a phenomenal darts player ๐ฏ
