OK then, fella, I got you wrong there. I thought you were veering towards a ‘skittle sticks’ analogy – heh heh.

Ice Hockey was the last major sport I had on my list of ‘Must See’s’. Caught a NY Rangers game at MSG a couple of years ago – AWESOME ! It was very blue-collar, truckies and mullets/’hockey-hair’ everywhere. I knew I was in the right place when the 2 x 6/7-yr old girls beside me were on their feet in the 1st 10mins shouting “fight fight fight !!!” as a couple of players laid in to each other – brilliant ! It was also noticeable how expensive all the merchandise was compared to rugby or football – team shirts were USD350+ compared to a ManU shirt (for eg) at about £45 (ie USD40) – which seemed at odds with it clearly being a working mans sport.

Absolutely brilliant game tho – Im hooked and now try and catch every game i can.

@charo(charo)-348:

spot on, again, there Charo……catch a wave, bruv !

naaah skoppie.

bulls are still rubbish this year………….despite their recent run.

stormers by about 15

You missed the Finnish, who of course won the World Championship last month beating Sweden. I feel obliged to mention it as I’m working with Finns for the last couple of years

Last months WC was like our RWC to them obviously. Luckily it was on French satellite tv so they got to watch some of the games, but usually they get some guy in Finland to point his web cam at the tv and crowd round a skype connection when the games are on.

I used to go and watch the UK league stuff probably 20 years ago when it was full of Yanks and Canooks in their off season. It’s difficult to explain just how fast and edge of the seat stuff it really is.

I lie, I have been to a live ice hockey game albeit a subdued local saffa version at far reduced skills levels and speeds to those exhibited by their north american or canadian or russian or swedish counterparts.

stormers will take it comfortably.

not only are the stormers backs much better than the bulls……….

but the forwards are better too.

The puck can ricochet and travel any which way at lightening speed where there is absolutely no foregone conclusion as to who has the inside lane advantage. The fastest team sport on the planet and none of the preconditioned precursors to preordained supremacy.

Though I never been to an ice hockey game I believe it to be the ultimate in absolute thrill per second mayhem and my point was all this predicting bull dust becomes even less significant due to that puck almost developing a will of its own being guided and directed by the sticks of the players and traveling at speeds and trajectorys at lightening velocity which renders the notion of cause and effect in almost the ultimate reactionary condition to be the primary mover and motivation in play.

Saying sport is the vehicle where action and reaction gets played out and witnessed on a field of activity and where allegiances and boasting rights are a consequence of occurrence outside of the passionately persuasive supporters direct influence, and ice hockey shows that up at its ultimate non influenced reality.

I’m guessing you’ve never been to an ice-hockey match then ? It’s an absolutely thrilling Luve spectator sport of incredible skill executed at high pace. Neither does it pander to the PC BS that rugby has succumbed to whereby players can sort out nonsense between themselves without spending the next few weeks on the sidelines. And it’s major sport for far more countries than rugby can even aspire to.

yip that about sums it up, a random cause and effect escapade of give and take exhibit of trial and effort endeavor, men pitting and flexing their muscles in attempt at showcasing their masculinity and bravery, skills and dexterity. And for this we enjoy the spectacle come either the victory or vanquish the only thing that ultimately gets bruised at end of the exercise if anything is the pitifully frail ego of falsely acclaimed identity.

But Stormers to fok these brekers op come what may, any which way the mercy killing spree goes, unless of course destiny wills it otherwise.

Whether it has been decided or not before a ball has been kicked, we mere mortals have no idea of the result and this is where the fun comes in. But for me, it’s 80 minutes of random happenings and far too many variables to calculate who the victor will be. And there lies the beauty of the spectacle that will be played out at 6pm SA time tomorrow afternoon.

Win or lose, it means nothing in the grand scale of things other than making the evening, and maybe a day or two afterwards, much more enjoyable and keo.co.za a bit more fun for a while.

yip hands full I guess it shall be.. so better it be a happy full of hands and not a miserable set.

@I am a stormer(I am a stormer)-331:

I reckon we gonna do it, in spite of the marauding monstrous momentum from the north.

Maybe you know me a little already maybe you don’t… but back at the ranch in spite of all my hallelujah chorusing for Stormers to do the deed and demolish the Flou Nulle in hulle glory in, I’m actually quite a pragmatic sod, I take swings and roundabouts how they are ordained,

I know enough at my debilitated old age to realize rugby games are neither matters of life and death nor are they even matters of stringent urgency in relation to who rules what. In short if the gods so wish that Matfield or Burger come out victorious tomorrow, its already decided in the realms where such stuff transpires and all the little earthlings go wee wee whizzing around in circles of glee or else in abject misery at the inevitable outcome, which has by virtue of force of action and reaction long already been played out in the fields of where such dreams manifest and materialize from.

Expect a “missed call”.

Lol. So how did you go in your bru pick? I hope you’ve picked the Bulls so i can overtake you

He’s a good prospect. First time I’ve seen him play. He’s got a good step, quick hands, not afraid to take it up. Definitely one to watch.

Hoots mon!!! It’s a braw bicht moonlicht nicht the nicht!!!

Are at Newlands tom? If so, I want to hear you.

The Stormpies can do it.

Hoping to call when Bulls pull into the lead!!