Mitchell hearing drags on
19 Jul 2012
John Mitchell’s disciplinary hearing will continue into next week and the Lions are only expected to announce the outcome in September.
The Lions coach was suspended during the league campaign after players complained about his brutal management style. Mitchell was expected to learn his fate this week, but it’s now emerged that the hearing will take longer than anticipated.
According to Business Day, the hearing will continue into next week as the Lions players are called in to give their accounts. Lions acting CEO Ruben Moggee said that it would ‘be a while’ before this matter was concluded and that nothing would be finalised before September.
117 Comments
19 Jul 2012, 10:37 am
Brutal dragon?
19 Jul 2012, 10:41 am
kevin de klerk is hoping mitch will resign and the lions won’t have to pay heavy …
19 Jul 2012, 10:44 am
this is waht pissess me off about sa
there is a malaise setting in here
always everything must be dragged out
19 Jul 2012, 10:49 am
All Blacks
Force
Lions
Draconian Mitch
I called this ages ago.Mitch is fckin cooked.
19 Jul 2012, 10:50 am
@wait for it, wait for it…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-3: it’s called TRANSparency
the assumption is that, the longer the process, the thorough the application? hehehe
19 Jul 2012, 10:51 am
@mshiniwami(mshiniwami)-4:
eita sbali sam, kudala ngakugcina.
19 Jul 2012, 10:59 am
i feel for mitch…
this is nothing shy of a lynchmob… very distasteful… they’re treating him with absolute disdain… hell even murderers in sa get better treatment…
if mitchell was anywhere near as bad as they say why has it taken this long to complain about him…?
why didn’t they complain after the CC win…
always amazes me how quickly people turn on each other and hang someone out to dry…
i back the lions and have always called for them to be retained in super rugby and still hope that’s the case…
but acid mine water is not the only thing stinking up jodi right now…
19 Jul 2012, 11:01 am
jodi = JOZI
19 Jul 2012, 11:09 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-5:
really makes me angy that people have no personal integrity, pride and decency to do the right thing and where necessary fall on swords if needs be.
19 Jul 2012, 11:18 am
@ufo(ufo)-7: i want to know, who did mitch start smacking around deon van rensburg, waylon murray, ross cronje?
19 Jul 2012, 11:24 am
The Boks need this man. He can:
a) Break the news to Spies
b) Banish the MILF hoodoo hanging over the Bulls
19 Jul 2012, 11:26 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-10: Probably CJ. That guy’s about as hard as an ice cream on a hot day.
19 Jul 2012, 11:28 am
Brutal or not. why must Mitch get a big payday for doing a **** job.
19 Jul 2012, 11:29 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-10:
hehehe…
it’s not who he smacked… it’s where he smacked them…
the most painful part of a human being…
their ego…!
hell… rugby’s a tough game and tough training has always been a part of it…
our national mob mentality of pulling someone down and then all screamin’ and hollerin’ and kickin’ and stampin’ on the poor farmer while he’s down is something i’ll never understand…
this is the guy who delivered the CC to the union… more silver wear than they (or WP) have enjoyed in years… this is not how you treat anyone…
lions can play great rugby as we’ve seen recently and last year.. their position this year is solely down to injuries… imo…
if he has indeed acted counter to normal labour laws or traditional rugby lore… then pul him aside put a bug in his ear and a boot up his backside and tell him to deliver…
but this smells of a scripted sideswipe to save having to pay him out… why would they get rid of their most successful coach in over a decade…?
19 Jul 2012, 11:30 am
farmer = farker
damn autocorrect…!! ($%^*@$#%^)
19 Jul 2012, 11:32 am
@ufo(ufo)-14: maybe they want ludeke back
19 Jul 2012, 11:33 am
19 Jul 2012, 11:40 am
I’d slap Deon v Rensburg for what he did against the Brumbies with an open line & no one in front of him
19 Jul 2012, 11:41 am
well, heard some rather disturbing info on exactly why they want to get rid of Mitchell.
and it has nothing to do with treating the players harshly.
19 Jul 2012, 11:47 am
@trupisero(trupisero)-19:
well then tell us what that is trupi…
19 Jul 2012, 11:49 am
@viewer(viewer)-18: have you seen ross cronje’s pass? tl tl tl
19 Jul 2012, 11:50 am
Jaco Peyper better not FuckUp on Saturday. I don’t have Mafia friends or anything. He’s a mind control subject, programmed to destroy Canterbury in their 17th Crusade. Rugby’s Sirhan Sirhan if you like
19 Jul 2012, 11:52 am
Well let’s hope he does.
If only to shut cockbreaths like you up.
19 Jul 2012, 11:54 am
@ Trans
Trupisero spit it out. We’re not secretaries, accustomed to suspense before hearing the rest of it. Spit it out
19 Jul 2012, 11:57 am
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-23:
vintage gunther…
19 Jul 2012, 11:57 am
@ufo(ufo)-20: I’d rather not as am not sure how reliable the info is at this point.
19 Jul 2012, 12:00 pm
@viewer(viewer)-24: What’s the bulls’ favourite colour? What is WP’s favourite movie?
Dorothy may be a friend of his.
All this unsubstantiated of course…
19 Jul 2012, 12:01 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-26:
then why put it out there bud…?
speculation and reliability and accuracy of information never stopped anyone posting all manner of outlandish theories about rugby, life, the universe or anyone who inhabits it…
qualify what you say with… “it may not be accurate but i heard…”
19 Jul 2012, 12:02 pm
@26 Trupisero, you may say “allegedly” & then continue. Waiting
19 Jul 2012, 12:03 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-26:
maybe other people have heard the same or other things and can substantiate or disprove what you heard…?
19 Jul 2012, 12:04 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-27:
that sound like a far out aspersion to me.
even for the soap opera that is lions rugby.
i thought he has wife and kids?
why would he chance some naughty, naughty with full grown rugby players?
that would be risky for physical health
19 Jul 2012, 12:04 pm
No wonder Grantie was so keen on him.
19 Jul 2012, 12:05 pm
Post 27 has enough clues.
19 Jul 2012, 12:05 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-27:
Oh so he wears pink, supports Stormers and has a housekeeper who sees him in the garage…
Gottit
19 Jul 2012, 12:06 pm
@wait for it, wait for it…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-31:
19 Jul 2012, 12:07 pm
So the DRAGS in the heading is the clue…
19 Jul 2012, 12:07 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-27:
are you saying he’s g@y…?
why should that get him fired… ?
19 Jul 2012, 12:08 pm
@wait for it, wait for it…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-31: just saying what I’ve heard…not sure about wife and kids, know he lived with Wayne Taylor when he was stabbed, still living with another chap, not sure if it is Taylor.
19 Jul 2012, 12:08 pm
@27 Allegedly he’s a ****?
19 Jul 2012, 12:10 pm
@ufo(ufo)-37: In itself it shouldn’t…depends how you behave I suppose?
The headline “Mitchell in huis gesteek” may carry new meaning
19 Jul 2012, 12:10 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-38:
lots of rugby players live with other players…
19 Jul 2012, 12:10 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-40:
it certainly does hey…
19 Jul 2012, 12:11 pm
now we know why he and carlos always wore pink shirts…
19 Jul 2012, 12:11 pm
* H omo
19 Jul 2012, 12:11 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-38: Lions would be looking for trouble if they were to fire him over that. IF.
Although Tac would approve.
19 Jul 2012, 12:12 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-32:
hehehe
@Gumboots(Gumboots)-34:
dont forget: has a thing for gayy cowboy movies and is on personal bff terms with his housekeeper dorothy.
19 Jul 2012, 12:14 pm
As I said, it may all be a load of bollocks….I certainly wouldn’t have thunk it.
I’d rather assume its all bullsh!t to be fair.
19 Jul 2012, 12:15 pm
And he likes to wear gumboots.
Which is a no no unless you are a farmer or a miner.
19 Jul 2012, 12:15 pm
V lokkie Trupi has open a can of worms here…pardon the pun…
19 Jul 2012, 12:16 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-47: Boolocks that he’s *** or bolllocks that he will be fired over it?
19 Jul 2012, 12:16 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-48:
Huh!
19 Jul 2012, 12:17 pm
@viewer(viewer)-24:
you regretting your choice of words possibly…?
19 Jul 2012, 12:18 pm
@ufo(ufo)-37:
i am sorry ufo, but…
respectfully i have to say that a g@y man coaching a rugby team is just not right..?..
i may be a little old fashioned but i would just not be comfortable sending my sons into such an environment.
yes, i know this is modern times and all that, and every person is free to do his thing, but i would politely decline thank you.
@trupisero(trupisero)-38:
sjoe!
i did not think of that
now you’ve got me thinking
one has to be so careful these days
19 Jul 2012, 12:18 pm
@viewer(viewer)-18: Hehehe I don’t have a problem with that!!!
19 Jul 2012, 12:19 pm
@wait for it, wait for it…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-53:
i won’t even go there today…
19 Jul 2012, 12:20 pm
His admiration for Frans Steyn has a new meaning…
19 Jul 2012, 12:20 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-40: are you saying he touched taute in his studio?
only @ the lions will players get rid of a coach by alleging he is *****
19 Jul 2012, 12:20 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-48:
he wears gumboots?
really?
19 Jul 2012, 12:20 pm
Got him yes fukkoff he’s gone.
Uwicket!
19 Jul 2012, 12:21 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-59:
Who is out? Oh of course Mitchel is…
19 Jul 2012, 12:22 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-57:
nobody… but nobody… touches me on MY studio…
19 Jul 2012, 12:22 pm
Philanderer on.
19 Jul 2012, 12:23 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-57:
hehehe
19 Jul 2012, 12:23 pm
@ufo(ufo)-55: lol
Joe Rogan said “anyone who is truly homophobic these days is either borderline retarded, or secretly worried that c ock is delicious”
19 Jul 2012, 12:23 pm
He’s living in sin. . .With another man (allegedly)
So asking someone to participate in a +20 man gang bang (the number of Lions players signing that petition) is a dismissable offence?
19 Jul 2012, 12:23 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-62:
mitchell on…?
19 Jul 2012, 12:24 pm
@Gumboots(Gumboots)-60:
19 Jul 2012, 12:24 pm
@Atreides(Atreides)-64:
now you got everyone worried about what they say…
19 Jul 2012, 12:26 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-59: iwicket kabani uStrauss or uCook?
19 Jul 2012, 12:26 pm
so he’s being fired for insisting the soap holders are removed from the walls in the team showers…??
that’s a slippery slope upon which to bullet a man…
19 Jul 2012, 12:27 pm
this kind of news will shock tac to his core.
19 Jul 2012, 12:27 pm
Ustrauss.
A big one he has scord a shed load recently.
19 Jul 2012, 12:27 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-69:
uStraus LBW Morkel
19 Jul 2012, 12:28 pm
oh Gunther… you speaking cricket now…??
good thing i worked that out before you started rambling on about the sticky wicket…
19 Jul 2012, 12:28 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-72: Nice who got him?
19 Jul 2012, 12:29 pm
@Gumboots(Gumboots)-73: thx
19 Jul 2012, 12:29 pm
@Atreides(Atreides)-75:
No one knows who got Mitchel yet. We are trying to find out
19 Jul 2012, 12:30 pm
@Atreides(Atreides)-76:
Welcome
19 Jul 2012, 12:31 pm
@Gumboots(Gumboots)-73:
@wait for it, wait for it…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-58:
Mitch wears gumboots!!!!!!!!!!
Does it hurt Gumboot?????
19 Jul 2012, 12:31 pm
Good start.
Hopefully Vernon “The Tygerberg Express” can continue we he left off.
19 Jul 2012, 12:32 pm
@Gumboots(Gumboots)-77: Hahahaha maybe he threatened to release pics from the last ‘team building’ if the players didn’t get it together and win some matches?
19 Jul 2012, 12:33 pm
@cane(cane)-79:
In the beginning but one gets used to it.
19 Jul 2012, 12:33 pm
@UFO in some cultures ***** ingestion is not taboo. I take it ****-sexuality qualifies as a sub-culture
19 Jul 2012, 12:34 pm
@cane(cane)-79:
hehe
wears him like a hat
19 Jul 2012, 12:34 pm
* S emen
*H omo
19 Jul 2012, 12:35 pm
Good thing he didn’t nick that.
AB knocks on
19 Jul 2012, 12:36 pm
@viewer(viewer)-83:
19 Jul 2012, 12:36 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-86:
Is it raining?
They playing rugger now – AB knocks on – scrum down…
19 Jul 2012, 12:37 pm
If we want hear about your hobbies we’ll ask
Ok?
19 Jul 2012, 12:37 pm
@Gumboots(Gumboots)-82: the players must really be sore after being drilled on the practise field.
19 Jul 2012, 12:38 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-59: quick one…the prepositions in xhosa work like this, when referring to a person we us “u” eg uGunther, uGallileo…when referring to animalsm non-living things we use “i” itender, ikuku, ifatpanti, iprivate jet.
19 Jul 2012, 12:38 pm
@wait for it, wait for it…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-84:
An asshat.
19 Jul 2012, 12:39 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-92: How’s the pitch looking?
19 Jul 2012, 12:40 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-91:
Iwicket for umorkel?
19 Jul 2012, 12:41 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-94:
The ball moving around?
19 Jul 2012, 12:42 pm
Strange that Steyn didn’t open the bowling…
19 Jul 2012, 12:42 pm
@Atreides(Atreides)-93:
Drier than Captain Cunteye’s liquor cabinet.
Swann will be a mare.
So will Tahir.
English have obviously gone that route with swann in mind.
They don’t rate Tahir as a threat.
It might backfire.
A wrist spinner on a wicket like this might be chaos.
19 Jul 2012, 12:43 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-91:
iPhone.
19 Jul 2012, 12:43 pm
Woods 4 under after 7!!!
19 Jul 2012, 12:44 pm
@Gumboots(Gumboots)-95:
Not much.
Wicket is dry.
Philander getting a bit.
Morkel is better to lefties.
Actually think its a good decision.
19 Jul 2012, 12:47 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-100:
Immie is very determined to do well. He was really looking forward to playing in England.
19 Jul 2012, 12:54 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-94: yup! uMaevis gave me ikuku…
19 Jul 2012, 13:01 pm
Sies.
19 Jul 2012, 13:02 pm
Sho Transie
Eish ndoda ngiyafa umsebenzi.Ngike ngiliphose nje ihlo lana ngibone ukuthi ubani oyokozayo.lol
Mitchell uyahlanya,kade futhi.Futhi indaba yamaKings iyanginyanyisa.Bayatotoba ngamas’bomu ukuze bangakwazi ukuvithiza amaLions ngosayina abadlali nabanye futhi abangaphandle.
19 Jul 2012, 13:04 pm
Sho Transie Eish ndoda ngiyafa umsebenzi.Ngike ngiliphose nje ihlo lana ngibone ukuthi ubani oyokozayo.lol Mitchell uyahlanya,kade futhi.Futhi indaba yamaKings iyanginyanyisa.Bayatotoba ngamas’bomu ukuze bangakwazi ukuvithiza amaLions ngosayina abadlali nabanye futhi abangaphandle.
Msunu!
19 Jul 2012, 13:04 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-102:
iKuku yase Kapa?
19 Jul 2012, 13:07 pm
@Dogmore(Dogmore)-105: multinic?
19 Jul 2012, 13:09 pm
@mshiniwami(mshiniwami)-104: sure sbali sam!
indaba yamaKings ungayikhulumi nje iyanyanyisa impela.
19 Jul 2012, 13:11 pm
@WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)-106: hayi uzakundibethisa! bendisenza umzekelo!
19 Jul 2012, 13:12 pm
i ufokelolo iverstani
19 Jul 2012, 13:21 pm
What is a Dogmore?
Whatever it is we should keep it away from Capo.
19 Jul 2012, 13:24 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-92:
your words not mine
19 Jul 2012, 13:25 pm
Dogmore nic setting in opposition to the Pedigree dogfood nic…
Wonder whoever it could be…?
not…
19 Jul 2012, 13:47 pm
Ukallees wasting the new nut here.
19 Jul 2012, 13:54 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-114: eish ukallees must skrik wakker sifuna plenty iwickets!!
19 Jul 2012, 13:55 pm
Dale “Crazy Eyes” Steyn
19 Jul 2012, 14:07 pm
Time for a wicket! Eish man
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