KeoTV: Backing Smitty

KeoTV: Backing Smitty

21 Jun 2011

MARK KEOHANE says John Smit will start against Wales at the RWC. Accept it and move on.


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  • 151.kevin w: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:02 pm

    @grant10(grant10)-150: yeah and you are a young punk who should learn to respect people instead of insulting them because they differ on opinion. Grow up.

  • 152.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:02 pm

    You just have to listen to a show called SuperRugby on Kyknet to know people’s preconceived ideas on players will never change, come hell or high water.

    After the Boks won the RWC in 2007 silencing a lot of critics at the time, it did not take them long to sing the same old hymns again.

    Like they say, the more things change…

    Keo is right though, whichever view you have on the matter or player(s), Smit is going, he is going to be captain, and he will start in the big games. And nothing you write about on a blog the coach does not even read will change that.

    In fact, the more people harp on the subject (which has been discussed for well over a year now with the same people holding the same views) the more silly it becomes.

  • 153.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:04 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-143: the self-same jake white is on record saying smit should’ve RETIRED!!! what do you say to that?

  • 154.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:05 pm

    @Transformation(Transformation)-153:

    Come now Trans, you know as well as I do within the same interview he said if he was still coach, he would have picked him…

  • 155.XhosaKid: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:06 pm

    @kevin w(kevin w)-149: My memory is not that great chief, but I know for a fact that we took a very good Aussie team to extra time. Who knows maybe a weary Teichmann would have missed an important tackle like Smit did at Soccer City last year, when such tackles are missed its tickets, JP made his against Fiji, Rossouw made his against England, Japie Mulder made his in 1995.

    Its a game of inches….

  • 156.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:10 pm

    @PissAnt(PissAnt)-154: :wink: thats why i didnt bother answering him, transie like some others hates Smitty , so there will never be recognition for Smitty

    thus some things just best left unsaid…..

  • 157.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:17 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-156: you have no basis to say i hate smit, none!

  • 158.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:18 pm

    @TheAgent(TheAgent)-67: Well said mate.

  • 159.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:18 pm

    @Transformation(Transformation)-157: you always dis the people you like??

    and touched a nerve did i?? :wink:

  • 160.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:19 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-158: hiyas brudda, i see the sharks team is delayed at the airport in JHB, re that cloud story

  • 161.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:20 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-75: Spot on. Agree 100% there.

  • 162.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:22 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-160: Damn, hope nothing comes of it. Cause is we delayed and can’t get to Nelson to play Saders. They will go through cause of ending higher than us on the log.

    They had a similar problem in Scotland when I was there with the Ash. All planes were grounded. But they sorted it out pronto. Hope we can.

  • 163.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:23 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-162: meant = Cause if

  • 164.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:23 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-162: yeah hope so to

  • 165.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:24 pm

    @PissAnt(PissAnt)-154: Very true that. Some forget.

  • 166.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:26 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-164: We left it late as it is to travel as it is. Hope we leave tonight.

  • 167.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:27 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-166: Daft English up there…….hahaha.

    We left it late as it is to travel. Ingore the other part…hehe.

  • 168.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:27 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-165:

    Well its quite simple, a captain is an extension of the coach to his players, if that link is lost, all is lost.

    Hence I always maintained, I pick my captain first, always.

  • 169.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:27 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-165: it’s that selective memories and selective reading some have :lol:

  • 170.ashampoopaloo: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:27 pm

    absolutely ridiculous that an entire rugby community gotta feel obliged and sentimentally brainwashed into compromising and carrying this absolute quota passenger on account of a stupid fluke WC win against 7th rank England and 6th rank Argentine 4 years ago they still gotta feel beholden and awe inspired by this over the hill useless out of condition 5th or 6th best hooker in the country outright self seeking schmuck.

    Go ahead play him vs Wales, and play Jannie Dup, Bakkies Botha, Schalk Burger, Injury ridden Juan Smith and poefta Spies too with FdP and Morne Steyn running the kick chase game plan from behind the stuck in the mud scrum, and don’t come crying when Wales wacks us first game up.

    That’s your gamble and that’s your call, play Smit, Du Plessis, Botha, Matfield, Burger, Smith, Spies, FdP and Steyn and watch it all fall down first game against decent opposition in the WC. That’s gonna be a mighty fine wake up call but its gonna come a little too late.

  • 171.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:29 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-160: Brudda just got a call from my sister that landed in Joburg from Cape Town right now.

    So if there is a problem it could be coming from Sydney. Probably could be. We will only leave once they give us the clear we can land there.

    Keep fingers crossed bro.

  • 172.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:30 pm

    @PissAnt(PissAnt)-168: 100%, and like i said earlier i was sitting here watching “The Road To New Zealand” and just hearing Jake as well as other players the way they speak of what Smitty meant in that cup was massive

  • 173.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:31 pm

    @PissAnt(PissAnt)-168: I agree with you totally mate. I feel exactly the same.

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-169: I know…hahaha. Just have to have a laugh at some.

  • 174.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:32 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-171: yeah

    i had a drink with a stormer player ealier lol , says he is giving me 2 tickets for the stormers match , lol

    i said to him wait my sharks only meet the stormers if possible in the final, he reckons no cant wait for sharks results lol he will organise 2 tickets whether they play the saders or the blues or tahs

    he said he is hoping they meet the tahs

  • 175.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:36 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-172: Do you still get the Mercury? A great read on the back page. ‘We are battle-hardened and know we can win big games’ By Stefan. He says we have been playing ‘finals’ the last month to stay alive. They have taken a lot of confidence out of that.

  • 176.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:37 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-175: sounds great , but no i get the daily news

  • 177.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:37 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-175:

    I am not making the same mistake, this week I am trusting my instincts, Crusaders will make the trip to Newlands next week I’m afraid.

  • 178.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:37 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-175: i’ll check if its on IOL.co.za

  • 179.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:38 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-174: Go to the game bro. Should be a cracker at Newlands. Whether they face Saders or Blues.

    Make sure though if we get to the finals he gets you those tickets……hahaha. They will be very hard to come by.

  • 180.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:38 pm

    @PissAnt(PissAnt)-177: come next week you could be saying . i shoulda listened to Puma and Sharky :lol:

  • 181.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:39 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-179: well could be a problem if stormers l;ose and sharks win?? lol

  • 182.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:40 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-180:

    Haha, fair enough, given what it will mean for the Stormers and who they will face, I hope you are right!

  • 183.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:42 pm

    @PissAnt(PissAnt)-177: They could mate. I went with my instincts last week. Spot on the money. I had Sharks by 3.

    I am the most negative person when it comes to Sharks playing. Cause I am nervous mostly…hahaha. So always worry about our games. For the very first time I had a really good feeling and said also here and on other blogs I thought Sharks would win.

    For this game I am nervous. We have to travel. Played a really hard game against Bulls. So yeah, once again worried.

    If we lose really not gonna feel disappointed. At least we made the play offs. Also Sharks will soften those Saders for your boys if we don’t make it…….hehe.

  • 184.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:44 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-180: :lol: I think I climbed huge on bru with me going with Sharks this past week. Most went with Bulls…hehehe.

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-178: Try and get it bro. Good read.

  • 185.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:44 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-183:

    I said that there was one upset left for last weekends games, I had to choose between the Reds/Chiefs, Sharks/Bulls – I made the wrong choice…

  • 186.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:45 pm

    The upset was most likely to be in Hamilton, but my instincts told me PTA – I went the logical route = dumbass decision!

  • 187.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:48 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-181: Yeah, you never know…lol.

    Actually now that we made the play off so damned pleased we never ended 5th. Cause had we beaten the Blues we would have had to travel back to CT to play Stormers. Had we beaten them we would have headed straight back either to Brisbane or NZ. Now that kinda travel would be even worse than what we are gonna do.

    If we do beat Saders we only have to fly to Brisbane. Think it is a 3 hour flight to play the semi. If we win that and Stormers win, then no worries we would have had to come home anyhow. Or if Stormers lose then only another 3 hour flight back to NZ. So getting 6th spot was better actually than getting 5th. Travel wise that is.

  • 188.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:54 pm

    @PissAnt(PissAnt)-186: You know mate, I had a good feeling cause of our 2nd half against Lions. We had a mountain to climb to get back into that game. We did. I felt we got plenty confidence out of that game.

    Also thought we had nothing to lose. Knew we would come out and play a high tempo game. Felt if we done that and with the confidence we had from coming from a huge deficit against the Lions to draw. We could beat Bulls playing that style of rugga. We never fell into the trap Stormers did against Bulls. Just keep possession against them and they panic. My feeling. It worked.

    Also this time we had two play makers starting. Freddie and Lambie.

    Anyhow normally never feel that confident. Mostly a pessimist when it comes to my Sharks playing. Always expect the worst……haha. Not sure, maybe it was that horrible 2007 game against the Bulls in the final.

    For this week just hoping we can. Will be very tough. Saders are right now a better team than Bulls.

  • 189.ashampoopaloo: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 18:58 pm

    if I told you once I’ve told you a thousand times always go with your gut its far more accurate than your dumb schmuck head.

    Smit is totally wrong for Boks like he was totally wrong for them since Eoyt 2009 he’s even worse for them now… Go into this WC with John Smit as your talisman leader you coming home early that’s a fact, don’t come crying and blame everyone else when the cookie crumble like it did at Soccer City or Bloemfontein last year or against Ireland or France year before. If Smit leads Boks in Wc 2011 we as good as toast right here right now, fete a compli klaar gelag.

    Big gamble playing that quota passenger, imagine if this useless palooka had a brown or black skin what kind song and dance you be chanting right now…

  • 190.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 19:07 pm

    @ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-189: who you talking to?

  • 191.TheAgent: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 19:09 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-187: The winner between the Sharks and Crusaders play the Stormers, winner between Blues and Tahs play Reds.

  • 192.TheAgent: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 19:09 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-190: To you, who do you think you cocky Shark supporter. :-)

  • 193.passdidonnerseding: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 19:10 pm

    Hierdie stront het begin toe PDV, Frankryk toe gevlieg het om John te vra om sy kaptein te wees. PDV kon maklik sy eie kaptein gekies het om saam hom te werk. Maar is PDV rerig so goeie coach? Kan hy sy eie span bou met eie kaptein. Ek dink nie so nie. Semi’s by WC en nie verder nie.

  • 194.grant10: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 19:11 pm

    plod is the biggest con job ever …..

    and the poor sharkievarkie fools still cant see the facts

    plod cant even make a superrugby team that came 6 th

    but he must sommer jump over everyone and lead the world champs??

    Farkit….blows my mind I tell you

  • 195.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 19:11 pm

    sharks are favourites to win in Nelson :-)

  • 196.grant10: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 19:12 pm

    @TheAgent(TheAgent)-191: no mate

    wrong

  • 197.TheAgent: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 19:13 pm

    @grant10(grant10)-194: Who is Plod?

    “plod cant even make a superrugby team that came 6 th”

    Neither would any other hooker in the world if Bismark is the best in the world.

  • 198.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 19:13 pm

    @TheAgent(TheAgent)-191: not so

    if the sharks win they play the reds, if the sharks lose the saders will play the stormers the winner of the blues tahs match will play the stormers , if the sharks do beat the saders

  • 199.ashampoopaloo: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 19:14 pm

    I’m talking to whoever wanna listen Smit going to bring you down like he did in 2010. Seems most you people haven’t learned your lesson yet. Last year was tri nations, this year WC. Carry Smit, FdP, Steyn, Burger, Botha, Spies, you coming home early maybe even after pools if you play Wales with Smit your great galvanizing talisman hopeless finished passed tense quota leader.

  • 200.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    21 Jun 2011, 19:14 pm

    @ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-189:

    Yeah mate, you sung the same tune with different lyrics way back in 2007. My ‘gut’ told me we got a chance in 2007, and as it turned out, we had more than that, we brought the Cup home.

    My gut is telling me the same thing in 2011, hell even Fitzy agrees with me!

    From where I sit, we have to give ourselves the best chance to retain this thing, having Smit there gives us that – but then we have been over this before, so no need to re-visit it.

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