Cash-strapped Lions tighten belts
18 Dec 2011
The Golden Lions Rugby Union insists it will be able to pay its players despite having ‘financial difficulties’.
GLRU deputy president Altmann Allers told the Sunday Times that the union is in ‘the process of huge restructuring’ and that ‘people have been retrenched’, but dismissed reports that player salaries would not be paid this month.
‘I wonder if the rumours will go away when the players get paid this week?’ Allers countered. ‘It is true that we are going through some financial difficulties but the players’ salaries will not be affected. I don’t know if it is a misunderstanding or if someone misinterpreted the situation, but we are going to meet our obligations in 2012 and beyond. We are in financial difficulty but that is exactly why we are cutting back.
‘There are a number of players whose contracts we didn’t renew,’ he added, careful not to go into specifics. ‘We are in negotiations to terminate [the contracts of] 13 others.’
Allers estimates the union will have 40 to 45 senior contracted players in 2012, 30 fewer than last season.
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20 Dec 2011, 16:55 pm
@Heavens Game-449:
oh how i wish that were true….
20 Dec 2011, 16:55 pm
Looking at this from the Franco-SA Rugby alliance POV, I actually wouldn’t be surprised if Paddy gets his Don’t Come Monday medal very soon…
20 Dec 2011, 16:56 pm
@Treehugger-444:
Huggsy some people just thrive on other people’s misery.
We may just have to terms with our buddy in china being one of those okes.
In his defence they do a magnificent Labrador Rossini in NK. If you are a lover of canines that’s pretty hard to turn down.
I believe Capo is banned from North Korea.
Nobody fcuks with Papa Kims dinner.
20 Dec 2011, 16:59 pm
@au revoir mon tout noirs, au revoir…-451: It is true, I tell you.
Hoskins may actually have finally grown some ballas and shown his hand.
We may have seen a Tricolore / Green and Gold rugby revolution.
Don’t be surprised to see a good few games between Boks and France in the next few years.
Maybe a few warm ups for Super Rugby with Toulouse, Perpignan, Biarritz wouldn’t go amiss either.
Schweet.
20 Dec 2011, 17:04 pm
@stormersboy-438: Ahem… Sharks actually won something just last year…
Yes, Stormers have won their pre-season trophy AND that HOLY GRAIL – the SA Conference Champs….
But the Sharks have actually won something that counts to the rest of SA outside the Gaylord Freedom Fighting bubble under the Mountain… Just ask the Lions how much that real trophy called the Currie Cup means…
20 Dec 2011, 17:06 pm
@rangerman-418: Beyootiful… It brings tears to mine own eyes after Stormersaderboy’s exercise in Tendersure “objective” number crunching yesterday…
Tears of Joy…
And laughter…
Hehehehe… Schweet!
20 Dec 2011, 17:09 pm
@charo-435: Nail on Head! There is that beyootiful feeling you get when backstabbing a backstabber…. Hoskens must be loving it.
20 Dec 2011, 17:21 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther-453: You know, talking about Capo reminds me of the interesting cuisine that the slinkyslanties can think up. Specifically the flambe’d bo.bbejan brain… Normally one of these pr.imates is secured near the customer, topside of kop removed exposing grey matter and voila flambe’…. I reckon Capo may have been an unfortunate escapee…
20 Dec 2011, 18:48 pm
@Heavens Game-455: @Heavens Game-456: Sweet like a lemon.
20 Dec 2011, 19:11 pm
@stormersboy-459: Yes.
20 Dec 2011, 19:20 pm
Whats up swamp Donkeys….
Anyone see that Cecil Afrika try against France…I thought I was looking at Christian Cullen there for a second!
Give that man a bells and a Super Rugby contract.
20 Dec 2011, 19:33 pm
@Heavens Game-454:lol i knew you’d like this
@Heavens Game-456: hahaha @ “Tendersure number crunching” hey don’t knock our baby…let’s see who’ll be laughing all the way to the south of france when the trillion rand nuclear power plant procurement commences
schweeeeet
20 Dec 2011, 19:37 pm
@stormersboy-459: i had lunch with the chief QS at jo’burg city municipality today & quizzed him a bit about their procurement systems…seems like they having a wee issues.
will get more details when we link up in port st johns on the 26th.
20 Dec 2011, 19:38 pm
@Sasori-461: that was a BEAUT for sure! we went NUTS in the stands
20 Dec 2011, 19:39 pm
Seems Eddie Jones is the new coach for Japan.
20 Dec 2011, 19:49 pm
Whatafeckingday
20 Dec 2011, 20:09 pm
@ dawn…. you as well ? have hot bath with glass of wine and a ciggie, oh put some nice smellies in the bath as well.
20 Dec 2011, 20:11 pm
@Treehugger-467: is gunther snorkeling in your bubble bath?
20 Dec 2011, 20:21 pm
@ Transie lolololol crazy man
20 Dec 2011, 20:28 pm
@Transformation-464: I only saw it yesterday on the highlights of the day 2 play on rugbydump….seriously last time I had goose bumps watching a try by a saffa like that was Brent Russel scoring some pearlers against Aus a few years back
20 Dec 2011, 20:40 pm
Tree I need that! Why isn’t work winding down. Its getting worse!
20 Dec 2011, 21:06 pm
@Dawn-471: I feel your pain. Keo is a break from the grind of work – and there’s no brawling happening on here atm! What, am I now supposed to actually work -_-
Where the Gunther vs youknowwho show when I need it
20 Dec 2011, 21:22 pm
@Transformation-463:
As someone who’s done business with government at national, provincial, and municipal level in Gauteng in IT, “a few wee problems” is a gross understatement. It isn’t just corruption, but a general lack of understanding of the tools they’re acquiring.
20 Dec 2011, 21:38 pm
Naah. It’s skop vs HG and katman!
20 Dec 2011, 21:50 pm
its all of them, they can mostly be very entertaining and stimulating.
21 Dec 2011, 01:53 am
@Treehugger-448:
Thousands of people visited SA when it was an oppressive/murdering regime did that mean they supported the government or its policies, obviously plenty around here did though I’m going for a quick look my 1000 Euro’s wont be putting anybody through finishing school in Europe but perhaps the billions of dollars in aid the yanks have pumped in may have, some prefer CNN i’d rather check out the real thing.
21 Dec 2011, 01:56 am
@the artist formerly known as gunther-453:
you’re tryng too hard mate
21 Dec 2011, 02:29 am
@Sasori-461: cecil afrika is a freak. tackles, chips n chases, has speed to burn.
tear up his 7′s contract (of course with a bonus for early termination) and get him immediately into superrugby.
audacious and can sense a gap before it appears. hope he can play a position other than wing. would really like to see what he has to offer in 15′s
21 Dec 2011, 07:28 am
@Sasori-461: @man1a-478: If he does get a superugby contract he should go to the cheetahs. They will utilise him the best out of all the Franchises in S.A
21 Dec 2011, 07:32 am
@man1a-478: I think he needs to spend 1 more season playing 7′s just to hone his skills. I hope he tackles like Robert Ebersohn after he came out of 7′s.
21 Dec 2011, 07:34 am
Ohlala… That Gold guy has it in for SA rugby…he thinks PdV deserves another chance as Bok coach
21 Dec 2011, 07:47 am
@NZINCHINA-477:
I’m just happy that we’re still mates.
21 Dec 2011, 08:01 am
@the artist formerly known as gunther-482:
Xmas is coming.
21 Dec 2011, 08:39 am
@Treehugger-481: yeah, just saw gary punting pete too…lekker msl this oke
21 Dec 2011, 08:42 am
@Transformation-484: where did you see that Transie?
21 Dec 2011, 08:49 am
Gary is a good fella.
He is just being nice to divot because he knows he has more chance of making a rhino pregnant than he does of wearing the green blazer again.
21 Dec 2011, 09:03 am
If Goldis backing PDV it is because Gold wants another crack as assistant Bok coach……
Seems AC outof the running so Golds chances of coaching Stormers gone…..now he is throwing the PDV dice…..
For me….all 3 of the Stooges tainted…..best they stay far away from Bok and Stormer / WP Rugby….
21 Dec 2011, 09:10 am
does anybody know where ricky is?
http://www.iol.co.za/news/back-page/hunt-on-for-armed-croissant-robber-1.1201877
21 Dec 2011, 09:11 am
@Treehugger-481:
where do you get this info?
21 Dec 2011, 09:12 am
@Transformation-484:
msl?
21 Dec 2011, 09:20 am
@au revoir mon tout noirs, au revoir…-488:
Apparently he thought he was robbing a bank.
When one of the employees reasoned with him he said – shut up and give me the dough.
I hope he has a freezer.
21 Dec 2011, 09:38 am
@the artist formerly known as gunther-491:
hehehe
i guess some guys could kill for a croissant
silly frenchies…
21 Dec 2011, 09:39 am
@…489.. saw him saying it on the news this morning. Really punting him, giving some stats how he has never lost against England and i think he said something about winning 4 in a row against kiwis. Pity he didnt say bout losing 2 Scotland, think that was a first as well.
21 Dec 2011, 09:57 am
@Treehugger-493:
ok, thanks.
its a mixed bag for him really. yes, they did some good things but, yes, they also did some bad. at the end of the day mediocre is unacceptable and to top it off they did preside over the loss of the grail.
so, no thanks to him and divvy… they should just move along.
21 Dec 2011, 10:05 am
@the artist formerly known as gunther-491: ag shurrup you fekkin pink tutu wearing f aggot.you and your daddy still fighting over pink frilly panties?
21 Dec 2011, 10:12 am
@NZINCHINA-476: absolutely.some on here like gunther the f aggot and his pink frilly panty wearing father definitely supported the actions of their apartheid government and probably still hope that those great days of pushing blackies down staircases returns.
21 Dec 2011, 10:33 am
OY! Calling someone a f aggot is way out of order and helluva nasty. Don’t be a bloody homophobic p-rick, doos.
21 Dec 2011, 10:51 am
@Michael-497: in africa we don’t take kindly to gunther and his father’s kind…get it!
21 Dec 2011, 11:00 am
@grant10-485: he was on E-tv this morning outside Newlands…as Tree said he cited all of pete’s ‘achievements’ and said ‘whether one is a fan of pete or not you can’t take away his success’ over the past 4 years”
thet asked him about coaching the Stormers & he said “no, i’m not going to be coaching the stormers, i haven’t spoken to anyone at wp/stormed about working with them, i’ve got opportunities lined up for me but not stormers.”
21 Dec 2011, 11:01 am
@au revoir mon tout noirs, au revoir…-490: msl should be MAL.
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