But alas, the whole betting saga from 2000 onwards also killed my passion for the game worldwide and these days I don’t have much more than a passing interest in any games or teams.

The Springboks

hey ‘imi’ which is the nr1 Test team in Cricket?

A “No” vote during the “tri –cameral referendum” could have meant different things as the party to the right of the Nats (CP) and the one to the left (PFP) both campaigned for a “no-vote” but for different reasons. The PFP objected against the exclusion of blacks while the CP objected to the inclusion of coloureds and Indians.

At the end of the day about two thirds of the white voters voted “Yes” including many PFP supporters as they thought that even if blacks were excluded at the time a new constitution (with a tricameral parliament) would be at least a step in the right direction.

Also the Polynesians had reached South America and brought the kumara back to Polynesia.

Like you, I don’t remember the exact wording but do recall the first one (circa 1984) being along the lines of agreeing to the establishment of a tri-cameral parliament consisting of whites, indians & coloureds BUT WHICH WOULD EXCLUDE 87% of the country’s population…that one got a MOST DEFINITE “NO” from me.

And the second one (1989?) was along the lines of: “do you agree to negotiating with the ANC and others to create a new dispensation for the country?” which got a definite “YES” from me.

But I most definitely did not vote for the ANC to continue mixing sport with politics, and creating reverse Apartheid in the process.

What was the questions in the two referendums that you voted against?

Two referendums that I can remember were the one just before the tricameral parlement was introduced and the other took place just before negotiations to establish the new, democratic SA started.

Are you saying that you voted “NO” in the referendum held by PW (to ask for your support for the tricameral parlement) and FW (to ask for you support to negotiate with the ANC and others to establish a new SA)?

Remember also that there wasn’t much to support because of the (correct) sporting and other sanctions imposed on this country.

I would be lying to you if I said I never supported the Springboks on occasion but that did not mean I supported the Nats’ disgusting apartheid policies. When I voted against the Nats in our two referendums it was to a large degree because I wanted SA to be welcomed back into the world’s sporting community only this time with all people having the opportunity to represent their country.

Unfortunately, and I’ve told you this before, the ANC regime never learnt from the Nats that the policy of mixing sport & politics DOES NOT WORK and I would dearly love to support my country knowing that its team is comprised of the best quality available but sadly the government will not allow me to do so.

“No “abnormal” sport in a “normal” society.”

you were comfortable supporting ‘Springboks’ of all sports prior to 1990 without them being picked on merit, why?

can i take it that you NEVER supported the Springbok ever in your life as the likes of Danie Gerber, Barry Richards were NOT selected on merit either, considering that the majority of the population was excluded?!

All teams should be selected on merit and merit alone…nothing else comes into contention.

And the Springbok emblem should represent the best of the best. Like it or not their are plenty of people who detest the Protea.

And sorry for you I’m here to stay so take your racist selection policies and stick them where the sun doesn’t shine.

suppory Aus forever chap, we don’t want your ilk here!

Really?

Well, communication in the ANC is slower than I thought; that carefully-worded “policy statement” issued in January 2011 had still not reached Gwede Mantashe by November 2012 when he ranted and raved in Parliament about the lack of POCs in the Springbok team, forcing the coach to make unplanned changes.

Nice try pal, but you’ll have to try a bit harder.

And BTW, another requirement (read demand) of mine is that the Springbok emblem be returned to its rightful place in ALL sporting codes.

Then we can talk.

What do you want me to say, already said the awards are rubbish? Would have been the same if Louw or Eben or my Uncle Bob won it.

january 2011

“We are, since President Zuma deployed us
to lead the Ministry of Sport and
Recreation, on record that the quota
system is both undesirable and a blunt tool
that we believe will not bring about
meaningful development and
transformation in sport as envisaged. Hence
our message to all federations is to do
away with quota systems and focus on
increasing participation and creating access
to all especially the disadvantaged so as to
create a pool of talent from which we can
select a non-racial and inclusive team.”

fikile mbalula – minister of sport

who will you support then ‘imi’?

But put that aside, still maintain the awards are rubbish.

now in my mind carter missed at least 3 due to injury & farrell, well the less said about him the better…