Comments on: Blues belt lame Lions

By: TheTackler

TheTackler — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:38:34 +0000

#192 chch: Cite the whole sentence and you'll find it is all 100% correct and grammatically-perfect. Let me help you. "Or, at least, pitching it at a standard above a point where you aren’t savagely taken to task by your own unpaid amateur readers?" See? Perfect. Nothing at all wrong with it.

By: Katsesnor

Katsesnor — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:43:49 +0000

#187 Battleaxe: Well Battleaxe, Loffie's BUDDIES let him down big time this time. If there is a BUDDY BUDDY selection issue the it exploded in his face. The poor performance against the Blues must be attributed to the players (who tackled like they had better things to do). What is it with the Lions (and other SA teams) that when they lose their regular captain they lose the plot? The Lions looked like completely lost and rudderless from the start without Baywatch. The fact that other leaders like Ernst and Todd were on the field meant nothing. The same has happened before when the Stormers lost Jean DeV and the Bulls played without Matfield. Without the regular captain the players capitulate before kick-off.

By: chch

chch — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:01:50 +0000

#191 TheTackler: "where you aren’t savagely taken to task by your own unpaid amateur readers?" ??

By: TheTackler

TheTackler — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:32:48 +0000

Well, rather than pitch your journalistic standard on FoxNews, wouldn’t you be better off pitching it at BBC standards?

Or, at least, pitching it at a standard above a point where you aren’t savagely taken to task by your own unpaid amateur readers?

By: chch

chch — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:39:31 +0000

#188 TheTackler: Agree but watch Fox news for half an hour and see how many inconsistencies and untruths you get .....and they actually call that news.

By: marvinb

marvinb — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:13:34 +0000

#154 Slumtown: Yes its called a bunch of soft pricks!!! They are being pampered by Lam and Howarth.

By: TheTackler

TheTackler — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:00:26 +0000

“The Lions had literally no ball in the first half-time, but when they did it was seriously embarrassing as they didn’t know what to do with it.”

This is garbage. Change “literally” to “virtually” and it makes sense.

If you LITERALLY had no ball in the first half (not “first half-time” as there’s only one half-time in any match, when no play takes place) then you didn’t have ANY ball EVER.

So, you can’t then add “but when they did (have the ball) it was seriously embarrassing…”

This is embarrassingly poor professional journalism.

By: Battleaxe

Battleaxe — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:11:23 +0000

There is just one way to sort out the **** with the Lions…Eloff go back to your players that supported you 2 years ago and stop your BUDDY BUDDY nonsense in your team selection. There are more than enough players back in SA that CAN play and WILL make a difference. Loffie stop victimising some players in SA and select them on their abbility and not because you carry some or other grudge against them!!

By: Yetirat

Yetirat — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:56:17 +0000

Well Grant I can help you on the bit about Vermaak. Loffie, earlier in the week, said Vermaak was tired.

I’m think you may be being a bit harsh on Elof, I agree the results haven’t been good and he has to take accuont for that, but look at the player base and budget he has to work with??

By: chch

chch — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:25:55 +0000

hehe woops …. congrats to the Blues

By: chch

chch — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:25:18 +0000

Congrats to the Bulls

By: cane

cane — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:51:32 +0000

#181 katman: Hello Katmandu, Long time, no see.

By: cane

cane — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:48:59 +0000

Lions MOM….Earl Rose.

I think this Guy could be a Springbok by the end of the year.

Something is just not right with the Lions.
They have the players.
The backs in particular looked very good, when they moved the ball wide.

The scoreline could have been a lot worse than 36-12. Try 52-5. Blues handling errors in the first half cost them plenty.

As for the Blues. Well ……..they are not going to win this thing either.

By: katman

katman — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:42:53 +0000

No matter how poor the Lions were, they don’t deserve a piece as poorly written as this one. Sies man, Grant. I hope your English teacher doesn’t read this forum.

By: Brentie1

Brentie1 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:40:38 +0000

177. alf
‘Goeie spelers van Cheetahs kan Stormers toe, en die goeie spelers van Lions kan Bulls toe.’
Moenie gulsig raak nie Alf,want dit is juis die probleem met die Cheetahs en Lions, die goeie spelers loop al voor die tyd.
Al wat die uitslag bewys , is dat die Lions en Cheetahs en
tot ‘n mate die Stormers nie diepte het nie.Torring jy
aan hul A-span en sluit ‘n klomp B-span spelers in die
die beginspan in dan het jy probleme.
Dit is nie om dowe neute dat die Bulls en Sharks hul spense
so volmaak nie. Die Administrateurs van die bonde weet
sonder diepte kom jy nie die mas in die Super 14 op nie.
Onthou die Sharks kan as alles goed gaan amper ‘n Springbok
span in die veld stoot,maar tog hardloop hul nie weg met die
kompetisie nie.Dus gaan die Lions,Cheetahs en tot ‘n mate
die Stormers maar altyd in die Super 14 sukkel.
Om 13 mini-toetse te speel moet ‘n span goed wees en teminste
‘n bank he wat ‘n impak gaan maak as jy hulle op die veld stuur.
Jy kan ook nie 13 weke na mekaar dieselfde span op die veld
stoot nie,die ouens is gaar na week ses en begin beserings
almeer opduik.Die Blues het duur vir hul oorwinning betaal.
Om na amper 16 jaar met net twee Superrugbybekers te kan
spog wys dat Suid Afrika se rugby se waarde te hoog
geskat word.Selfs in die Tri-nations het Suid Afrika
die kompetisie net tweekeer gewen,wat gegewe die aantal
geregistreerde rugbyspelers mi maar nie ‘n goeie vertoning
is nie.

By: Wallabie. - 'Keo night owls' Superbru S14 CHAMPION!!

Wallabie. - 'Keo night owls' Superbru S14 CHAMPION!! — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:16:17 +0000

#5 jondood: Either harden up man or get a sense of humour.

By: superBul

superBul — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:38:38 +0000

At least that last try by Jano kept the Bulls in fourth place for now.

By: alf

alf — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:38:35 +0000

Hierdie S14 is maar net nie SA se speelmaat nie. Ja, elke jaar het ons so een span (partykeer 2 spanne) wat ten minste onder die eerste 7 eindig, maar oor die algemeen is dit maar net pakslae kry links en regs.

Ons het almal gehoop hierdie is die jaar wat ons ten minste 4 spanne in die boonste 7 sou hê, maar op hierdie stadium lyk dit net asof die Sharks ons naam hoog hou.

Die Bulls is nog daar, maar soos hul nou speel, en nog sonder ‘n fetcher ook, hoop ek maar net met my hart, nie my verstand nie.

Miskien moet ons 3 spanne in die S14 stoot:
Sharks
Bulls
Stormers

Goeie spelers van Cheetahs kan Stormers toe, en die goeie spelers van Lions kan Bulls toe.

By: cab

cab — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:38:25 +0000

hopeless

By: poppa69

poppa69 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:38:18 +0000

#173 goyougoodthing: yep, seems SA rugby has a habit of destroying itself from within... whereas in NZ its all geared towards the ABs, that is the marquee product and it is all driven towards that... not it seems in SA (which is a real pity).