No funnies but just some general rambling, feel free to dig in, agree or disagree!
So some guys who has had the pleasure to recieve my emails over the last couple of months will recall I had my reservations about P Divvie and his coaching skills. It got to the silly point where there was so much talk about who actually coaches the team and who should get the credit…or discredit as it may, on the performance of the Boks. I decided and stated that I will reserve judgement till after the home leg of the Trinations.
Being the beancounter and all, I had all the potential senarious work out before the first ball was kicked in anger. It was really simple you know, one or no wins and I would not even have to point to the knives…they would be drawn and ready to be used. Two wins and I could easily pick sides based on performance and the way we played…three wins and obviously it would point to a coach I never gave enough credit.
Soooo three wins later and I should be here eating humble pie and confess my undying support to the new messaiah, P Divvie. So why do I feel slightly uneasy in doing it?
A little lack of sleep, being up till some time after 3am this morning (for obvious reasons), combined by some idiot knocking on my front door at the stupid time of 6.30am looking for Peter Habib, just to realise he has the wrong house (no kidding, I was ready to show him the error of his ways without him asking me to…), I had sometime to think about it all.
First of all, lets look at the current Bok team, without much trouble I can state we have probably the worlds best in the following positions, now I don’t state this lightly, but base it on performances over the last two or three years:
(I add in arguably…just to make sure I don’t sound to full of myself/my team…but…)
I would suggest we have the best, if not then very close to the best Captain running around these days. McCaw is up there but he is struggling to pull an underperforming team together.
Our hooker is arguably the best in the world…maybe if the Kiwi hookers learn to find their jumpers it will change.
Without doubt we have the best tighthead lock in the world…just keep your back straight and I will do the rest…says it all.
We have the best jumping lock on the world, just yesterday they took half the balls of the Wobblies, who stated it would be a targeted area. Yes, he did not do it on his own, but would it have been the same if he was not there..? Not on your nelly…
In Brussow we now have the premier fetcher in the world, from outplaying anything the Lions could throw at him, he now outplayed McCaw and Smith on consecutive Saturdays, who else is left?
We have the best #9 in the world, daylight second and who knows/cares who comes in 3rd…
We have a #10 who may well be limited as a complete flyhalf, but he fits in 100% with the current team. Kicking at 90+% and what more do you need…ja ok, his line kicking is also great. He is no Giteau but who needs him in a team like the current Bok team?
And the rest? Well, they are more than adequate, supporting the team dynamic and all playing their part…
So where does this leave P Divvie and my uneasiness? Well, he mucked up some subs in previous games and again yesterday did some odd things in taking off the Beast and moving Smith the LH?! Replacing Juan with Danie when Juan had his best run this year did not make sense…moving Steyn to #15 to make place for Ruan, well maybe but why go to that extend, rather do a straight swap thn…the game was won and we know Ruan would not let us down. Then we chuck in the pregnant meerkat and what do you then expect from Ruan?
So the bottomline…P Divvie did what was expected, he won all 3 games and we can not take away from his record. The above does however show that my Grannie could probably coach this team (she can’t score tries like Kabous anymore, but that is a different story) with some success.
I am happy with the wins but a friend at my boy’s Rugby this morning probably summed it up best…the Boks retained their own service game…the proof is still ahead!
On a side note, I expect Gituea to recieve a slap on the wrist with the provibiale wet bus ticket for his elbow in the face of Du Preez, maybe a week which will see him ‘rest’ with the team and be back in action when business resumes….lets see if I am wrong.
I wanted to talk about Ebrahim’s ratings but I think I typed enough for the time being…
180 superBul
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GBS that was me using reime.co.za to try to talk Afrikaans to you. did it not make sense?
BTW hello lovely….
SA. At least someone sees I am trying!! 😉
Whats new here today….??
Will someone please inform Fern ,that astonishing as it was to actually meet him in the flesh….Percy still ‘does it’ for me!!
Did you see the way he handed the kicking thingumy to Morne – Faultless 😆
GBS if I had my webcam set up you could see me sitting here in my Bulls jersey!!
181 – Carol,
Oi, I’ve got a lot of tutoring to do in Afrikaans…….. hehehe
… but you sound soooooo damn sexy in Afrikaans…
Hahahaha
183 – C,
Yoh, Afrikaans AND the Bulls jersey………. I’m turning to butter…. hiehiehie !!
Wayne Smith went on TV and said the All Blacks had played the razzle-dazzle stuff because the coaches felt they weren’t up to taking on South Africa at the controlled game of set-piece confrontation, battle for possession and kicking for territory.
Sorry, what? Are you kidding? An All Black team that can’t play the tough stuff? Might as well call in sick or go down the road and have a milkshake, as the inimitable Snow White used to say. Henry has also said publicly that the All Blacks were likely to lose some matches this year.
It’s not worth replacing these blokes because, frankly, there is no one else. Putting a novice – and that’s all we’ve got left – in charge of the All Blacks and telling them not to come home until they’ve got the World Cup would be about as clever as New Zealand trying to invade Australia using sheep suicide bombers .
GBS – Was my attempt that bad!! heheheh
I think I really ned a smaller size, it could be a nightie!!
Some bloggers are being really nice about you and Piet on Voldys site!
188 – Carol,
It’s a SMALL, damnit !!
Who on Voldy says nice things about me and Pietiepedia ??
#189 Cab and a couple of others saying they miss your style and Pietman’s rugby knowledge.
190 – Bhloo,
Oh Cab……… fark him !
Anyway, that’s me outa here for the night.
GBS would you like to start my lessons tonight?
my gepraat is hopeloos!!
Tassies as well GBS !!
192 – C,
I’m on the Notebook… switching off now though…
PS! Your last sentence, just now, was fabulous !
Good night, sleep tight !
Die lewe is ‘n lied, sing hom uit volle bors !
GBS Geniet you drome, ons praat weer more.xx
That should turn you to jelly!! 😉
193 – C,
I’ve never had a problem with Tassies…. but somehow I do not think he likes Pietman too much…. and anybody who does’nt take Pietman as a parcel, can forget about me totally too !
I will go to war with my brother Piet….
195 – C,
All rubbery and jelly-like right now…. hehehe
GBS jammer oor die decorum vroer vandag, maar jy ken my mos teen die tyd Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark sakes!
198 – AB,
Ek wassie kwaad nie…. ek ken jou mos… hahaha
@00 myne!
Hey, julle mors met my kwaliteid tyd… flok !
Gooi Mielie !
Nou vir #204 blaas daai WC stadiums in hulle moer!
with the first four matches of the tournament going the way of the home team and after watching the Springboks lose the second half against the Wallabies at Newlands, de Villiers was wary of writing off South Africa’s two southern hemisphere rivals.
“Now they will have the crowds behind them,” he said.
“It’s halftime now for us and you saw how we struggled in the second half today.”
Battaljon 204 !
Hier moet ons #204DIE nommer maak om op te post!
204 PLUS 1 – AB,
Ja, netso !
GBS have you just been reprimanded?? 😳
207 – C,
No !
Hey, bye…. keeping me here when I should go…. what type of people are you….
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