EP. 333 | Luke Littler on Brush With Sir Alex, Fifa With Rooney & His Becoming WORLD CHAMPION at Just 18
That Peter Crouch Podcast
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🗓️ 13 August 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back for this week’s episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast! We return from our summer break with a very special episode featuring reigning PDC World Champion Luke "The Nuke" Littler. At just 18 years old, Luke has taken the darts world by storm, rising from pub leagues to global stardom in record time.
Pete, Chris, and Sids dive into Luke’s rapid journey, from his first throws as a kid to competing — and winning — on the biggest stages.
Luke talks candidly about dealing with sudden fame, staying grounded with his mates, meeting sporting heroes like Sir Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney, and the surreal moment he took the World Championship trophy to Old Trafford.
Plus, we hear about his love for KP nuts, his driving theory test nerves, and the mindset tricks that keep him calm at the oche. Expect big laughs, surprising confessions, and a few dartboard challenges thrown in for good measure.
We also catch up on the latest transfers, our first week of predictions, and issue a brief reminder to Pete that he has an outstanding IOU on a forfeit…
Oh it’s good to be back.
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00:00:00 – Back from summer break; lads catch up and talk about the new podcast format.
00:04:16 – Sad news: Samira restaurant closes, with funny and nostalgic stories from visits.
00:09:29 – Transfer gossip kicks off – Sunderland’s announcement video, player knowledge, and awkward intros.
00:12:05 – Jack Grealish to Everton rumours and how the system could suit him.
00:14:33 – Crystal Palace discussion: key players, Conference League drama, and unfair rulings.
00:17:12 – Will Hughes shout-out and Conference League chances.
00:18:06 – Predictions segment starts with Arsenal v Man United and Tucker’s 19 involvement.
00:23:01 – Debate over managers coaching from opposite touchlines.
00:26:21 – Tucker’s 19 predictions revealed for upcoming fixtures.
00:28:05 – Villa v Newcastle preview and more predictions.
00:34:21 – Brighton v Fulham predictions before Luke Littler joins.
00:35:54 – Luke Littler arrives – warm welcome and first dart throws with the lads.
00:37:26 – Luke on going from pub darts to global fame and dealing with attention.
00:41:24 – How Luke copes with media, stays grounded, and avoids showing frustration.
00:43:00 – Meeting sporting heroes – Rooney, Ferguson, and surreal fan moments.
00:46:05 – Luke’s early days in darts, playing pub leagues from the age of 9.
00:50:16 – Talking favourite legs, nine-darters, and the mental edge in competition.
00:56:09 – Life on tour: food, travel, and the realities of the darts circuit.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is part of the A-Cast Creator Network. |
| 0:06.1 | Here we are. |
| 0:08.4 | Sid has done a sink clap. |
| 0:11.5 | We're back stronger, more professional than ever. |
| 0:15.1 | There's sync claps and everything now. |
| 0:17.0 | I miss you, boys. |
| 0:18.7 | Welcome to that Peter Crouch podcast. |
| 0:54.4 | Me, Pete Crouch, Chris Stark and and Notorious, S-I-D. Back Stronger. How are you boys being good? Great. Great, great, great. Really good, yeah. Very good, yes. No, been excited about this. I've missed this. I've missed this because you forget how it's almost like therapy this. It's a release. You know, like we all go through stuff. I feel like I come in here and share it with everyone, sometimes for good, sometimes for bad. Yeah. I've missed that. Take it you've been on holiday? No. No? No. Why have you said that looking at me? This is the man of travel. Because it's so tan. |
| 0:55.5 | All year round. |
| 0:56.5 | It's been 34 degrees in this country. That's not just this country. I've not been away. Stop it. I've not. I've not been away. I've promised you. No, he's been a busy man. Yeah, been busy. But Chumber 1 bars had a little bit of glow-up in places, isn't it? |
| 0:53.5 | Obviously there's a picture behind those which I'm very proud of. It's a fantastic addition. But more so the tables for me. Putting stuff down and, like, on, I've got a table environment. Why did we not have a table before? I'm not there. Good point. Really good points is. |
| 1:28.4 | It's great to have a table. We've got this one. The quad board up? Yeah, this is great. So remember we talked about the quad board, the darts, it is up. Are we going to have like kind of a leader board maybe? Yes. I was thinking like when people come on, I think we should all have sitting down there because it's too close. |
| 1:24.4 | I tried it a minute ago. |
| 1:26.1 | Sitting down, |
| 1:27.6 | I think a top score, |
| 1:28.6 | we'll just have sitting down there because it's too close. I tried it a minute ago. |
| 1:45.3 | Sitting down, I think a top score will just have it a bit like, what's it called? What's that show? Top gear. Yeah, top gear. Yeah, top gear. Yeah. Top gear. Yeah. Was a little bit distracted. You see the light board behind. I think it looks wicked. I think it looks really, really smart. |
| 1:42.4 | But you know when you stare at something for a long time? |
| 1:45.8 | The hand down below. This looks like a penis. That's my only concern. Yeah. But I don't think we should draw attention to it. Well, we have done now. I'll be honest with you, this is a bit of a staple for the podcast, isn't it? It's just kind of the vibe and many a person said that does look like I am. Is it me? I'm going down a bit of football heritage here as well the head and the face that silhouette is that like a young Trevor Brookin? Oh yeah? Are you getting that or not? Yeah. You get in that? |
| 2:34.2 | I see it now. |
| 2:36.1 | But I think it's like clouds. It's great. We're definitely not going to change it or anything like that. It's awesome. But, you know, when you stare at the clouds, you just start seeing shapes that appear. I think it's one of those that obviously been looking at it a little bit. but no, it's good to be back |
| 2:32.1 | in the Chumber 1 bar, isn't it? |
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