Comments on: Walsh should have been sacked

By: J.B. Cowper

J.B. Cowper — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:30:31 +0000

Strangley enough Walsh is by far away their (Kiwis) best ref; which is not saying much, I grant you. In truth I think he became really good when he came back – but like most of them he’s in Paddy’s pocket – and, if you’r not, you won’t get the big matches and your reffing career will tank. Everybody knows that.

By: willievz

willievz — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:03:18 +0000

@JL1-292: Nee, vertel maar?

By: JL1

JL1 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:01:33 +0000

@willievz-291: Williie, is nogal snaaks, maar jy weet mos wat 'n Sir is, of hoe?

By: willievz

willievz — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:45:34 +0000

@JL1-290: Sir Graeme Henry. What a joke.

By: JL1

JL1 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:26:25 +0000

@wallabie.-272: Notice how Sir Graeme Henry has also said via Twitter what a rubbish ref Walsh is

By: the curse

the curse — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:42:38 +0000

I know Brads

I was being facetious.

By: Dilligafrican

Dilligafrican — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:29:08 +0000

@rugby911-286: chill dude. Nama is our favorite bushman

By: Brads

Brads — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:14:17 +0000

@the curse-285: Don't worry about explaining the ropes to me, I have been here for a few years - off and on. But thanks for the welcome, much appreciated.

By: rugby911

rugby911 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:10:42 +0000

Haha, close the laager, exorcise poltergeist NAMA, and all is right with the world.. The birds are singing, white might is restored to its impeccable perch. No matter how many family murders by whites, stats show it is not as bad as those black basterterds… mmmm breath the deep fresh air of bullying and brainwashing the truth itself. Collective consciousness bliss, the sobering thought vanquished into obscurity by intellectual obfuscation.
And yet, if all races were removed except whiteness, what would the picture of family murder be? Would you be satisfied that patriarchal dominance is a real problem in Afrikaner culture especially?
Dont mistake a strong willed auntie or ma as being proof against the premise (as celebrated lefty author Max Du Preez does, for e.g.). Oh no, it is in the face of such entrenchment that men crumble and, not being able to hold up the delusional manly mantle, crack, and as a last act of desperate assertion pull the trigger on infant and wife.

By: the curse

the curse — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:07:40 +0000

@Brads-283: welcome to the site, you'll find this is defense number one when a Saffa side lose.. enjoy your time here

By: Brads

Brads — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:02:05 +0000

@gunther-282:
Possibly, but not from Richard’s loins as far as I know.

His wife Karen left him with no kids after he retired from cricket at age 40 to live with her **** girlfriend.

Richard is a anal sort of guy (not in the sexual connotation) so I suspect he never found the time to start a family

By: Brads

Brads — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:53:59 +0000

@wp_boytjie-279: Give it a break. Unless you can prove otherwise, all ref mistakes should be treated as mistakes, some may even be the result of ineptitude. These guys make decisions on what they see in front of them, not what is on television from umpteen different angles. Additionally a small number of ref's just freeze and lose the plot and stop making decisions until something blatant happens in front of them. These never ending accusations that every refs mistake is proof of bias or evidence of corruption is ridiculous.

By: gunther

gunther — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:53:15 +0000

@Brads-281:

Amazing how man father son combos there are in kiwi cricket.

You don’t have any little Hadllees running around there do you?

By: Brads

Brads — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:38:25 +0000

@gunther-280: I don't really agree he was a great captain, but he was a down to earth, man in the street type, a complete contrast to Martin Crowe who he never got on with.

By: gunther

gunther — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:23:50 +0000

@Brads-277:

He was a great captain Kenny.

Wonderful sense of humour.

By: wp_boytjie

wp_boytjie — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:04:30 +0000

Steve Walsh player 23 for the Bulls in that 2007 final. There’s gotta be better refs out there.

By: Brads

Brads — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:56:25 +0000

@gunther-276: I like the qualifier you have used"perception"

By: Brads

Brads — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:53:19 +0000

@gunther-276: Yep, he is Ken's son. Some wag tweeted on cricinfo that Ken took 4 tests to score 12 runs, Hamish took 12 balls.

By: gunther

gunther — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:33:02 +0000

Walshy may be buying his booze in Aussie now but this just adds to the perception that a kiwi can get away with anything on a rugby field.

Can any of the kiwis here tell us whether Hamish Rutherford is Ken’s son?

By: the curse

the curse — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:59:57 +0000

standard fare Wallabie

it feeds the “truthers” on this blog and maintains the conspiracy angle

you just don’t beat saffa sides

it’s either the ref, travel disadvantage, IRB conspiracy etc etc