Spurs for the title.

Now the premiership race is hotting up. At the end of December it looked as if the title race was a foregone conclusion. Now….. Manchester Shitty are in somewhat of a bother. This being the only title they can win. They have been knocked out of every other competitions. So as it stands, they are equal on points with Manchester United. However Tottenham Hotspurs are lurking just behind .

Man City for me peaked too early. Surprising though, they have 2-3 players for each position that would walk into any other team. If Mancini does not win a Title this year, then im afraid it's curtains for him. Prediction 2nd.

This is my breakdown.
The Red Devil’s would be certain favorites to leapfrog their fellow Citizens , I mean under Sir Alex and their old guard they would be my favorites in any race. However, the team is riddled with injuries. No less than 8 of their normal starters are injured. The 2 biggest for me being Vidic and Shrek (Rooney). This, and read carefully is going to be the downfall if any. Prediction 3rd

My beloved Chelsea are totally farked. The draw at Swansea last night proved a hell of a lot. 1) ill discipline , Ashleigh Cole as great as he is moaned and groaned from kick off to being sent off. 2) playing the same old football that has everyone reading AVB’s mind. 3) OLD players that need to be replaced. Prediction 5th

Ill discipline has once again raised its ugly head, this is the 3rd red card to a player of top magnitude, we can ill afford to lose a player of such quality, Drogba and Torres have suffered the same fate.
AVB lacks imagination and needs a kick up the arse. Continuously playing the same type of game with the same formation. A 442 with two attacking wingers is what we need. With two strikers up front doing what they are supposed to do. Score goals.

There needs to be a huge transformation at Chelsea. From Batman (Cech) to Drogba. Replacements are needed for Cech, Terry, Bosingwa, Lampard Malouda, Cole and Luiz, who is struggling to adapt. We had the chance to sign Aguerro 2 years ago???? STUPID. Players that we sold are scoring against us??? Nah a huge change is needed. If Arsenal win tonight they will be 1 point behind with us playing UTD on Sunday. We need a change.

That’s not my reason for writing though, the team biting and nibbling in 3rd place is my main focus. I TIP , yes @Dan_vh for my twitter followers Spurs for the title. They have all in their favour, they have a cracker squad with their front 5 all capable of scoring, no injuries and a fantastic manager. The top three are a foregone conclusion, but with the depth of the squad, the unity and morale amongst others I put my money behind the Team that started the Riots last year. The rest will be scrapping for 4th and 5th.

Cheers

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Was Bryce at fault?

So all my Springbok friends. We are OUT of the Rugby World Cup 2011. As a result I am blogging/bitching about what an absolute Asshole no wait, I can’t do that. Referee’s play an integral part of any Rugby or Sports game. We hurl abuse at them and no matter what, there will never be a satisfied or happy Fan. They are professionals and yes as professional as the players on the field. You see, as humans we make mistakes, it just so happens that in this instance Bryce Lawrence’s mistake has incurred the wrath of the South African public.

Lets not look at his mistakes but rather admit that we should have won the game hands down. Missed Penalty’s , a gift of a try missed my Fourie Du Preez and then our selection problems. Did Bryce miss the kicks? Did he knock the ball on? Did he concede the penalty’s ? NO….. he did miss plenty?YES, but so did we.

From the lead up to the World Cup, to the Quarters. This whole Bok campaign has been a shambles. Fourie starting ahead of Hougaard? Smit ahead of Bismark? I will say this until the day I die, the “Quota” system is a fuck up of epic proportions. That being said I will give credit where it is due and say that , Gio and Juan De Jongh for me deserved more game time. Anyone want to Hazard a guess on how many players got picked with injuries and those players didn’t play?

Bakkies sorry pal, you are a legend, but for fuck sakes man, admit that you were eina and get over it. Johan Muller? What the fuck was that selection decision based on? If anything I retract my comment on an earlier blog about Francios Louw, you stood up and got counted. Well done to those who stood up. Yet the hierarchy seem to be adamant on punishing the South African public by not picking who they and we know should start.

That to me is the deciding factor, we as a Die Hard Rugby nation decide to petition against Bryce Lawrence? Wake the fuck up. We need to petition against our Rugby hierarchy and we need to have a say in OUR team. We pay the guys ffs. No more harping on could have, would have and should have. Lets get all of our sports teams at the level that they need to be at. If it means empty stadiums , so be it. The government and people who pull the strings need to realize how sport can unite a country.

Stand up and be counted.

Till next time

Bryce, we are coming for you

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The Great Escape

So as promised here is my analysis of yesterdays Rugby World Cup opener against Wales in Wellington. Firstly though I’d like to make a quick point and then carry on with the analysis. I use a Social Networking tool called Twitter. Twitter is an open forum and you can basically say what you want to say without getting judged or frowned upon etc. However , your points are not always agreed with and you will get the odd disagreement, which is also cool as constructive criticism and general banter is really good, but, when you get a pedantic fuckwit like a follower that disagreed with me and then apologized for being a fuckwit who unfollows you later because he has no balls because his wife who was also following you is holding them with a vice also unfollows you because poor hubby is distraught because he got mooted on twitter . That pisses me off. Oh you thought I wouldn’t name them….. @GrantSmith13 and his other half @JeanMariSmith. Pathetic I tell you. Get a backbone and fucking stand up for self and finish the argument before running off like a bitch with your tail between your legs.
Then you get another follower @Dion_Govender that actually asked and when explained my problem understood and carried on regardless. People take it waaay to far, go back to facebook or unfollow me if you don’t like what I say.

Now back to the main business, The Springboks and their win yesterday and I say win because no matter what or how we did yesterday we are 1/1 for Rugby World Cup 2011. As stated in a previous blog South Africans have become way to complacent and happy go lucky about us just winning. Or at least we tried. For fuck sakes people , since when have we become so lackluster? No wonder the crime is where it is and children are doing drugs, not because they are a victim of circumstance but because their parents allow it. They no longer give a shit. When last has your child come to ask you if they can go kick a ball in the park with their friends or can I go play cricket? Loooong time ago. The new question is when can I go play playstation or can we go to the flea market and buy this or do that. We grew up in such a wonderful family orientated way, why rob our own children of the same thing?
Yesterdays rugby was played half heartedly and without passion. They few players who did play their hearts and soul out had to come on and rescue the shit performance. There are( and I will say it again) at least 8 players in south Africa who deserve their place in the Green and Gold and unfortunately did not get picked. I will even put my cock on a block and say that this team was picked 2 years ago.
I live South Africa, and I love my country, god knows I would die for my country, but when your National Team Coach attributes his teams narrow escape from a embarrassing loss to not having played on a SUNDAY in more than four years then I have no words for him. When he states categorically that his captain is the best Hooker in the world then I don’t know? Unless he meant John Smit was getting fucked at every scrum, lineout or all broken play. My starting 15 .
1) Dean Greyling
2) Bismark Du Plessis
3) C.J van der Linde
4) Victor Matfield
5) Bakkies Botha
6) Heinrich Brussouw
7) Willem Alberts
8) Ashley Johnston
9) Francois Hougard
10) Peter Grant
11) Lwazi Mvovo
12) Juan De Jongh
13) Jacques fourie
14) J.P Peterson
15) Francois Steyn
16) Jano Vermaak
17) Pat Lambie
18) Alwyn Hollenbach
19) Schalk Burger
20) Brok Harris
21) Keegan Daniel
22) Gio Aplon

Why on earth do we (The Springboks) not pick on merit? The New Zealanders won convincingly yet were crapped on by their coach for not playing ninety minute. John Smit is not the best hooker in the country, actually not even in the top 3. Francois hougaard deserves a start. Brian Habana is finished. Schalk Burger started his first game back( he should have come on from the bench). Brussouw gets subbed instead of Burger…….. The Beast and the other Du Plessis should not have come close to this squad. J.P didn’t go look for enough work.
There is a certain privilege about wearing a Springbok jersey. If we could play with half of the passion that Argentina played with then we would be a strong contender for the Semi’s. However , carry on like we did yesterday and we are in a heap of shit. Why do we make lives so hard for ourselves? I will always support the green and gold and will never back down in supporting them . I can and will show my disappointment and disgust at the selections and the way we approached the game. Yours in sport and forever a Springbok ………