On merit, they’re a non-starter as the historical facts tell us there are a number of other unions are far more deserving than the perennial failures, EP/The Mighty Elephants (that’s like the ‘Democratic’ Republic of Congo)/The Spears/The Kings.

Of course, what these Kings cheerleaders won’t face up to is that it’s all about politics, the Eastern Cape being an ANC stronghold, a sense of entitlement and a culture of ‘we demand’, regardless of how good, bad or indifferent we might be. We simply demand.

The rest of the real world could not give a flying **** for what you demand or feel entitled to as the rest of the real world works on merit, a concept so alien to this mob it might as well exist in another galaxy.

And before you ‘Mighty Elephants’ have a crack at the Lions and merit, as a nunion we are so, so, so mcuh more successful than your mob. Hell, even Griquas are more worhty.

Enjoy your lone season, before you’re humiliated on the filed while sinking in an off-field mire of bribery, corruption and dwindling fans. Same old, same old EP, actually…

HM is stubborn! He has his own agenda and is alienating supporters, so as to protect his love children. Wait for Spies to be ready. He will be back in the mix for sure…

Lions top guard is also to blame. They have cheated the unions part of the franchise out of money and should also hold some blame. Any union supporting the Lions is supporting dishonesty and bullying, just as much as the Kings think they have a right to everything…

Wish the kings can get him as coach – easier to concentrate the fuckyous in one region

“The Kings have nothing to do with transformation – wake up.” says who, you?
Just about everything that the Kings have done so far says they have nothing to do with transformation. The president of the union is white and his white son will captain a predominantly white team that will be coached by two white Kiwis who will report to a white South African head coach.
The team’s most recent signings are Demetri Catrakilis, Andries Strauss and Steven Sykes. All of these players are white.
when PdV was coach of the Spears – it was about Transformation – but now that he’s made himself “strong” and his name gat the Kings are not about transformation. laughable…
This isn’t a question.
did they ask Dippy on the other franchises?
Who knows? And how is that relevant?
will the cheetahs be competitive?
Yes. They finished ahead of the Waratahs, Blues, Rebels, Force and Lions this year.
when do the media take Div seriously, when he says Heyneke is “giving the impression” that he doesn’t care about black players the way he is going about selections?
This depends on which media you are talking about, and which representatives of the media in question you are talking about. Either way, how should I know? Ask them.
is Div right when he says Heyneke is verging on alienating the black springbok supporters?
Again, how should I know? Ask them.
as you said “he is a “man of colour” – unlike any of the Watsons – with a keen interest in seeing “people of colour” getting more opportunities in rugby.”
This isn’t a question.
he must right about Heyneke, neh?
Must he? Why is that? And what does Heyneke have to do with the Kings?

when PdV was coach of the Spears – it was about Transformation – but now that he’s made himself “strong” and his name gat the Kings are not about transformation. laughable…

did they ask Dippy on the other franchises?

will the cheetahs be competitive?

when do the media take Div seriously, when he says Heyneke is “giving the impression” that he doesn’t care about black players the way he is going about selections?

is Div right when he says Heyneke is verging on alienating the black springbok supporters?

as you said “he is a “man of colour” – unlike any of the Watsons – with a keen interest in seeing “people of colour” getting more opportunities in rugby.”

he must right about Heyneke, neh?

Just a thought.

I feel fokkol. Keep going Cheeky. Get us the Super rugby, get us the Super players. It’s long overdue.

De Villiers’s book has already courted controversy in Eastern Cape rugby circles as it contains assertions about Watson’s son Luke and the fact that the Southern Kings should not be part of the Super Rugby competition next year.
Frolick said De Villiers’s disclosures were a “slap in the face” to the Eastern Cape rugby community.
De Villiers’s criticism of the Southern Kings being included in the tough Super Rugby competition next year also came as a shock to Frolick.
In the book, De Villiers says the Eastern Cape needs rugby to be developed, as 60% of all South Africa’s black players come from the region, but the Kings are not the answer. “If you want to introduce rugby, make every Super 15 team play a game there. If you want to develop talent, let it run its natural course, not by buying players from elsewhere. If they gave black players the chance, they would be the best they could be …
“We don’t have enough players to justify it. Instead of creating a vehicle to develop and keep the best black rugby players in the country, we’re making a team for the seventh, eighth and ninth best white players who don’t have anything left to give.”
He says the Kings simply would not be competitive in Super Rugby.
Also tackled in the book is the issue of Luke Watson, the current EP Kings captain, and his controversial stint with the Springbok team. In a section of who would captain the team he details his decision not to make Luke skipper.
“Cheeky didn’t expect me to be so strong. Like most South African fathers, he couldn’t take a step back from his child’s sport. Luke is an outstanding player and captain, but he never lived up to my expectations.”

Sure, it is highly likely they would have advised Hoskins to say that PdV was appointed – at least partly – for reasons other than rugby. After all, that is a fact – not a self-serving crime. There is quite a big difference there.