Clark disappeared from the scene until 2006 when he played in the Welsh Classic, reached the last 32 stage. Clark then made his first televised appearance in 27 years by reaching the quarter finals of the 2008 Welsh Open which was screened live on Setanta Sports. He had beaten Stuart Kellet, Paul Hogan and Willy van de Wiel in the earlier rounds before losing to Mark Webster. Clark then reached the final of the 2008 Border Classic, beating Robbie Green in the semi finals before losing 6–0 to Wayne Jones. Clark attempt to qualify for the 2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic, but lost in the first round of both qualifiers. He then tried to qualify for the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship but lost in the first round and also suffered a first round exit in the 2008 World Masters.