Twatson family at it again

D

DigitalSoldier

Honorary Master
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
Messages
10,185
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/simonaustin/2009/06/beacon_of_hope_or_white_elepha.html

Kings manager Zola Yeye admitted he was worried the stadium could become a "white elephant", because Port Elizabeth lacks a team capable of regularly filling even a 10th of the seats.

That's why the South African government is so keen for the Kings, who played their first ever match on Tuesday, to gain a place in the Super 14 from 2011. Cheeky Watson, the co-owner of the franchise, believes Nelson Mandela Bay could then become "a beacon for black rugby in South Africa".

"It's crucial for so many reasons," Watson, who is also president of the Eastern Cape Rugby Union and an icon of mixed-race rugby, told me. "We need to find a team to do justice to this magnificent stadium and we also need it to be a focal point for black rugby, which has its heart and soul in this area."

The area has never had its own Super 14 team though, which has inevitably led to top talent moving elsewhere.

Yeye said: "Without a franchise, rugby in this area has gone down the drain and died slowly. If we have a franchise, money will come in, we can buy players and also make sure we don't make a white elephant of the stadium."
Click to expand...

He believes the Southern Kings can give the city a sense of pride and worth and also be the focal point for economic rejuvenation. The Kings' Super 14 ambitions would mean another South African franchise - the Bulls of Pretoria, the Sharks of Durban, Bloemfontein's Cheetahs, the Lions of Johannesburg or Cape Town's Stormers - having to drop out of the competition though, which is obviously controversial.

Watson believes this is a price worth paying and is "feverishly preparing" the Kings' tender for Super 14. And he is confident the city will soon have a team to match its great stadium.
Click to expand...

If this does happen and from the looks of it, it will have the full backing of the government, we need to at least have a competition to see which teams will represent South Africa in the Super 14 instead of just dropping one well established team.
 
B

Bizkit87

Executive Member
Joined
Apr 3, 2009
Messages
5,254
What an idiot..... HEY CHEEKY !!!! THE STRUGGLE IS OVER !!!!

but i guess as the bulls have won 2 super 14 titles, they will be safe, or will cheeky reason that "They've won the title, it is now time for them to step aside, and let the bastion of black rugby take their place, those racist dutchmen!!!!"
 
M

Morgoth

Executive Member
Joined
Apr 20, 2006
Messages
7,009
I wonder if Little Luke would play for his team and be the step in kwota.
 
A

Alan

Honorary Master
Joined
Sep 30, 2005
Messages
62,475
Once a race infatuated liberal moron always a race infatuated liberal moron.

Why doesn't his vile offspring go play for the 'AA' team and not for the big money overseas?
 
D

Devill

Damned
Joined
Mar 25, 2008
Messages
26,822
sand_man

sand_man

Honorary Master
Joined
Jun 4, 2005
Messages
35,844
1st they need to compete in the CC, then they can consider the Super 14 but to go straight into Super 14 is ludicrous. They'll get hammered week in and week out and further embarrass South African rugby. With the exception of the Bulls I don't believe the South African franchisees gave a very good account of themselves in this years competition...
 
K

killadoob

Honorary Master
Joined
Jan 30, 2004
Messages
46,571
Transformation in soccer?

What you talking about? whites in this country play rugga or cricket, very few take soccer as their goal in life, if that is what you mean.
 
S

Slootvreter

Honorary Master
Joined
Aug 7, 2008
Messages
30,273
killadoob said:
Transformation in soccer?

What you talking about? whites in this country play rugga or cricket, very few take soccer as their goal in life, if that is what you mean.
Click to expand...

Doesn't matter. I don't see a minister of anyone moaning about the quotas of soccer teams. Wonder why rugby is targeted, yet soccer is a much bigger sport world wide?
 
D

DigitalSoldier

Honorary Master
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
Messages
10,185
Devill said:
Yet they ended higher than the stormers and the Cheetahs IIRC....

See you are an avid rugby fan....
Click to expand...

When last did you hear anything about the Stormers ? :D

In the past 3 or 4 years iirc only the Bulls, Sharks, Lions and Cheetahs played in the CC final.
 
D

Devill

Damned
Joined
Mar 25, 2008
Messages
26,822
DigitalSoldier said:
When last did you hear anything about the Stormers ? :D

In the past 3 or 4 years iirc only the Bulls, Sharks, Lions and Cheetahs played in the CC final.
Click to expand...

Lol, well if that means schalkie comes to the bulls and the cheetahs/sharks get Januarie I am all for it :p:D
 
D

DigitalSoldier

Honorary Master
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
Messages
10,185
killadoob said:
Transformation in soccer?

What you talking about? whites in this country play rugga or cricket, very few take soccer as their goal in life, if that is what you mean.
Click to expand...

The week leading up to the Super 14 final I saw a lot of black people wearing Bulls t-shirts and the same with the rugby wc final everyone supported South Africa.

And even the government is quiet for now about transformer in rugby but still the Twatsons keep hammering on about it.

Maybe they are hoping to get a street named after them :p
 
sand_man

sand_man

Honorary Master
Joined
Jun 4, 2005
Messages
35,844
Whites have never been excluded from playing soccer so how and why would government try transform the demographics of the national soccer team?

It's made up mostly of black players because, as Killa says, white boys don't play soccer..
 
S

Sensorei

Executive Member
Joined
Sep 15, 2008
Messages
6,796
Eish even after all the Watson controversy I am still shocked that Cheeky recommends dropping one our S14 teams to make way for an E Cape team. Wtf!
 
sand_man

sand_man

Honorary Master
Joined
Jun 4, 2005
Messages
35,844
DigitalSoldier said:
And even the government is quiet for now about transformer in rugby but still the Twatsons keep hammering on about it.

Maybe they are hoping to get a street named after them :p
Click to expand...
Exactly, been a natural progression for blacks in rugby and now they get selected on merit 90% of the time and there's a significant number of excellent black players in the ranks, Jantjies, Ricky, Beast, Habana, Chilly boy just to name a few... Why they need to set up a franchise in the Eastern Cape to promote black rugby is beyond me. Talent will be recognized and shipped off to play at province that can compete at the highest levels, has the infrastructure and wealth to do so... Kings would become the whipping boys of Super 14...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top