Their hit ‘When I Ruled The World’ played out at the Ally Pally and Taylor lapped it all up.
His reign as the King of darts was over as he lost 7-2 to the new star of the sport…Rob Cross.
But there were no tears. Just realisation that it is the right time for him to go.
An amazing story was alway going to be the outcome here at the William Hill World Darts Championship because it was either going to be a 17th crown for Taylor in his final ever match as a professional or a new champion would be crowned.
It was the latter, though Cross’s decision to let Taylor lift the trophy at the end was pure class.
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It is because of Phil that the likes are Cross are here. He is now £400,000 richer – incredible money – because of the standard Taylor has set and where he has put darts on the world map.
But Taylor is now the past.
His decision to leave the circuit is understandable because it is a relentless pursuit to keep up with every event to earn the ranking points to make the big events.
He is 57 but there will be no pipe or slippers just yet. He will be playing exhibitions and Taylor will still be a big name.
But on the PDC scene it is now all about Cross.
It would have been odd had the next world championship taken place in December without the defending champion had Taylor won.
But now it will be Cross who will be playing on the opening night looking to build on this amazing success having become a professional only in February where since he has risen up the rankings to World No 20 before the tournament and where now he will be in the top six.
It is fairytale stuff but that is darts all over.
Dreams are made for the ordinary man, the guy in the pub, the electrician from Hastings who is now champion of the world.
Nothing can ever take that away from Cross even if he never wins another match at the world championship.
No-one will ever forget the man who defeated Taylor in his last game but I suspect that this truly is just the beginning for Cross.
You could tell by the look in his eyes on the oche that he did not have nerves, just raw power and control and a belief.
It could have been Taylor 27 years ago when he won his first world crown even before Cross was born.
Cross has precision, hitting a series of cracking finishes and he never got caught up in the drama of it all.
He was there to do a job, just like Taylor used to.
A new world has arrived and what an exciting journey it will be for the sport to see what happens next for Cross, who has been superb throughout, never giving in and now the player everyone is talking about.