thanx vir die hemp. Sal laat weet as ek kry.

Die naweek weer gesien Brits is uitstekend! Daai drie vanuit die 22 van Aplon was agv n turnover van Brits. Hy het eenkeer hulle senter ook van agteraf gevang. Watson was ook briljant alhoewel hy moerse arrogant is…

Nee wat, ons sal die WP wen. Wp het orraait gespeel maar in my opinie was dit die Haaie se swakste game van die jaar (sluit s14 in). Die Wp het hier en daar goeie spelers soos Aplon en Diack (agsteman) en Luke was goed. Maar as n span dink ek ons is net te sterk vir hulle. Ons kan net die game verloor, ek dink hulle kan hom wen nie. Hulle forwards gaan weer swaar kry en op die agtervoet beteken hulle agterlyn nie veel nie. Ons het hulle nommer en hulle verloor die game nog voor hulle loftus toe kom in hul kop! Hulle gaan positief speel en kompeterend wees totdat ons met 8+ voor is of twee dskielike driee druk,dan gaan hulle vou. Onthou s14. Hulle ding mee totdat ons vinnoig score dan dink hulle “o hel, hier kom weer n loesing” en dan begin hulle in n verdedigende mode oorgaan en dan is dit verby…

Miskien bewys hulle my verkeerd, maar ek sal verras wees. Die WP bring altyd die beste uit die Bulle. Bulle met 15+

Stem saam dat Shimmie beter is as Edmonds maar ek glo nie hulle kan hom vervang met Brits sommer in die begin 15 tal nie ek lees wat aqaruis27 skryf maar ek stem nie saam nie Schalk het tackles gemaak saterdag wat shimmie nooit by sou kon uitkom nie!!

Ek stem nie heeltemal saam met jou nie – ek dink die Wp gaan saterdag met ‘n hengse poging kom op Loftus. Die Bulle kan nie vir altyd die Wp wen nie en die Bulle het nou die verandering van ‘n nuwe coach.

Ek wonder of die opleweing in die Wp is agv Fester se positiewe invloed? Het nie game gesien nie net almal se post gelees.

However, as I said in a previous post. Not knowing where you stand or not knowing whether your team believes they still have use for you is the worst thing you could need at such a stage in your life.

However, if that was me it would motivate me even further and I will become the best I ever was just to prove them wrong and laugh it up when I do.

I donno what you base your info on but statistically Brits and Shimmy’s line-out success was the same, the scrums at times suffered more with Shimmy as the hooker which is why Jakes reasons to exclude Brits were questioned as they scrummed in the same scrum, and the big plus was that Brits was so much more involved in the game in general play and made many positive impacts, if not mistaken made more line-breaks, beat the defence, successful passes, tackles and/or % tackles, etc per game than any other Stormer (but will have to check that though for sure).

So you saying although Shimmy makes no impact on the game, cozz he did not play too badly he deserves the No1 spot. Gosh, imagine how much worse WP would have been off if you worked there with that “insight”, and here I though it could be possible.

If there is no belief in you there will never …

Brits battles to throw in straight or to his jumpers… he is a weak at the scrum but we forgive him that as long as he can put in at least one nifty side step.

If memory serves me correct … shimmie didn’t do too badly last CC when he got a chance to play … I think he got two man of the match awards but still he will not be good enough because he is not white …

How would you play if you knew that there was no one really wanting you to succeed?

I partially feel for the oke…….

Your life is in your hands, and being black has added advantages in this day and age.

However, when a man is down, the last thing he needs is to be kicked into the wilderness. WP need to make the decision whether he still has something to offer them, but be open and honest to him about it. If not then give him the rains to his future (i.e. be allowed to work on specific aspects of his play, be transferred to another maybe smaller province (still in cc though) where he can play himself into form, etc

Him losing form I don’t feel for, if you really want something you will work for it, and I believe every person should examine themselves constantly to see where they are in life and set new or adjust goals and in need re-set the path to reach these goals.

And the shame he was good part I don’t by either. What is Shimmy doing about it, is he the first one in the gym and the first to leave the gym, is he studying his line-out throws, his scrums, his general (invisible) play, etc.

What is Shimmy doing about himself and the good faithful supporters money his is wasting by earning a salary for playing poorly, what?!?!?!?

What is WP doing to help him is just as good a question?!?!?!?!?!?

Tiaan maybe, had a great statistical S14 (2nd behind Brits) and the fact that both the cheetahs locks were statistically our best in line-outs (just ahead of the Stormers locks), with the fact that the cheetahs had the most solid scrum (ok Os might have something to do with that too), but the rest of your list I don’t know.

Bismark had a blinder against the Lions a week ago, but 1 great game doesn’t put him ahead of shimmy (not that shimmy is better than Bismark either, the test and training results will be decider for the individual coach).

The rest still have a way to go yet.

Enjoyed some lekker club rugby again this weekend.

Shimmie was OK until he got selected for the Boks. There are just so many players like him. Mostly black.
Gets picked for the national team and when he gets back to his province he is not needed.

I really feel for the oke.

You never sleep at those things!!!!

Don’t rate the guy much myself and truly believe that Brits is the better hooker, but even if the rumours are not true, this is not what a guy that already is struggling for form and/or confidence needs!!

Come on WP, he’s still part of your family!!