Comments on: Burger back in business http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/ An independent look at South African rugby Sun, 26 May 2013 00:43:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Predawn http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2314162 Predawn Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:50:27 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2314162 Another walking sicknote.

Go and stand next to Andre Pretorius…and don’t move. Something is bound to fall off.

]]> By: ufo http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313902 ufo Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:59:19 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313902 no prob ranga… wasn’t expecting or suggesting a reciprocal thing… just having you, popps, hurricane, china and cane giving the nz perspective is cool enough…

i want the kings to do well and put up credible performances and to be taken seriously… i reckon everyone is interested in how they’re gonna do… looking forward to it

]]> By: Te Rangatira http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313882 Te Rangatira Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:22:52 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313882 @ufo-109:
I know this is a belated reply mate….yes I know you like the Blues and they are your Kiwi team of choice….I wish I could reciprocate and put the Stormers up there but I usually follow certain players from Sa not teams, now the Kings are joining the comp I feel some affiliation with them and they are the Sa team I will be cheering for. Go Kings…..

]]> By: ufo http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313726 ufo Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:07:05 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313726 @CharlesM-127:

i agree his aggression is a lot more controlled… but the stupid little things like the air-headbutt and the eoyt stuff could see him being labelled… fairly or unfairly… captaincy can bring the best out of players and a reckon it would from eben too…

also on current form he is about the only player guaranteed his place in the stormers… ( a few more too)… so we wouldn’t have the issues of believing he was just getting a start because he was captain…

anyway… as i said all wild speculation on my part…
but that’s what’s really great about keo… discussing things and getting considered rational feedback from people who know what they’re talking about…

]]> By: TooMuchRugby http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313717 TooMuchRugby Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:57:57 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313717 @CharlesM-127:
The press’ labelling of Etsebeth as a thug is totally unfounded. He hasn’t scratched the surface of Bakkies’ stupendous displays of thuggery.

]]> By: CharlesM http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313711 CharlesM Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:50:54 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313711 @ufo-123: I hear what you’re saying but I feel that with Bekker (fit hopefully) next to him and Duane behind him they’ll be able to keep him calm. Obviously Schalk will be there as well.
IMO he has much more controlled aggression than Bakkies for instance………….but that is just my view

]]> By: ufo http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313707 ufo Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:43:27 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313707 @TooMuchRugby-125:

indeed TMR…

]]> By: TooMuchRugby http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313706 TooMuchRugby Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:38:50 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313706 @Te Rangatira-102:
@ufo-103:
Nobody actually said that Burger will be doing this. Let’s wait and see.

]]> By: Transformation http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313705 Transformation Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:36:30 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313705 lekker :-)

SuperSport has secured the rights to the
Sonny Bill Williams vs Frans Botha
boxing bout next month (Quade Cooper
on the undercard).

]]> By: ufo http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313704 ufo Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:29:21 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313704 earn the label of a thug because he’s starting to believe all the press and others about him being the new bakkies…

i’d rather go the other way by making him captain the press and others would be talking about him having to be responsible as the captain…

]]> By: ufo http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313701 ufo Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:27:18 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313701 @CharlesM-121:

yeah i know charles…

thing is… i’m really worried that eben is going to earn himself a label as a thug and ruin what could be a legendary career…. maybe giving him that responsibility will teach him to channel his energy more positively… and that’s why having schalk and jean to mentor him onfield would be so important…

i do believe he can do it though…

remember when he was trapped under the ruck in the highlanders game and two guys charged him while he couldn’t defend himself… and he just looked up and gestured for them to try again…

takes a certain type of person to take that sort of a hit and still keep a clear head as eben did… and it’s those little things that make me believe he’d be a good captain… and grow into a great one…

but yeah… all speculation on my part…

]]> By: CharlesM http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313698 CharlesM Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:19:05 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313698 @ufo-119: I’m not too sure about Eben’s leadership qualities though!
As far as I can recall he hasn’t been a team captain before – schools etc.
Maybe in a year or 2 perhaps ?

]]> By: ufo http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313692 ufo Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:08:44 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313692 @CharlesM-118:

no harm in trying charles and i certainly will too…

i can’t really afford them either but it’s my one splurge a year for the last few… my mates are not financially challenged like me so they do it without even thinking… and sometimes don’t even make it to the games… which I always give them a hard time about… :lol:

but life is about living and sharing and making memories… and what better way to do that than with family and/or friends watching rugby at newlands…!

(while it is still held there…) :sad:

]]> By: ufo http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313690 ufo Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:03:05 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313690 have said a couple of times already that in the long-term interests of wp/stormers i would have made eben captain and have had schalk and jean as his onfield mentors…

apparently not a popular view on keo… but i reckon it has so many benefits for eben and the team it would have been worth it…

]]> By: CharlesM http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313687 CharlesM Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:59:53 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313687 @ufo-117: Thanks !! My friend doesn’t really have a network of friends and asked me to ask around – I said I’ll try: no harm in asking.
I still have to renew mine as well – I usually wait until close to the cut-off date. My son is starting varsity this year and I can’t actually afford the season tickets but hey…….this might be our year and I don’t want to miss out !!! (Okay….the “dream on” comments etc will soon follow lol)

]]> By: ufo http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313686 ufo Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:54:26 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313686 @CharlesM-110:

hey bud… that’s very good news… as you say… we can only hope…

also enjoyed your news about carlos and lambie… great for sharks and bok rugby… if pat can play a little like carlos the rest of us are gonna suffer…

@CharlesM-111:

i will ask around charles and see if i can find anyone… most of my mates have season tickets but will put the word out and see if anyone is interested and let you know…

@Jeraldjay-112:

yeah jj… i said a while back and several times since the announcement that i would have started schalk from the bench in the second half to give him time for his body to get used to the knocks again as only playing time can… so you and i would have done the same thing as coach…

but we’re not… and there’s little point in all the hating on schalk (not suggesting you’re one of them) as if this was all his idea and doing…

i don’t know why some fans get so personal about players…

if anything it must ruin watching a game if a fan dislikes a player so much…

right now we can do two things… wait and see… and live in hope… :wink:

but it’s gonna be fascinating to watch it all unfold…

can’t wait…

:lol:

]]> By: willievz http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313685 willievz Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:52:10 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313685 @willievz-114: have = has

]]> By: Jeraldjay http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313683 Jeraldjay Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:47:08 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313683 @CharlesM-113:

True. Juan Smith also has that same ability but these guys are getting older and as an upstart it was a walk in the park but when you on the other side of 30 things change.
Also I don’t think he ever had issues with his knee’s. It has always been upper body injuries.

]]> By: willievz http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313681 willievz Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:45:41 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313681 @ufo-109: You might be living in hope.

But…

The only province that currently have trophies (any trophies) locked in its cabinet is the one that plays its rugby underneath Table Mountain.

Vodacom Cup
Currie Cup

;)

]]> By: CharlesM http://keo.co.za/2013/01/16/burger-back-in-business/#comment-2313678 CharlesM Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:41:08 +0000 http://keo.co.za/?p=122406#comment-2313678 @Jeraldjay-112: Although I tend to agree with your argument (in general terms), Schalk has shown in the past that he can slot in without having any game time. Whenever he has returned from injury it never seemed that he was “away” in the first place.

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