No funnies but just some general rambling, feel free to dig in, agree or disagree!
So some guys who has had the pleasure to recieve my emails over the last couple of months will recall I had my reservations about P Divvie and his coaching skills. It got to the silly point where there was so much talk about who actually coaches the team and who should get the credit…or discredit as it may, on the performance of the Boks. I decided and stated that I will reserve judgement till after the home leg of the Trinations.
Being the beancounter and all, I had all the potential senarious work out before the first ball was kicked in anger. It was really simple you know, one or no wins and I would not even have to point to the knives…they would be drawn and ready to be used. Two wins and I could easily pick sides based on performance and the way we played…three wins and obviously it would point to a coach I never gave enough credit.
Soooo three wins later and I should be here eating humble pie and confess my undying support to the new messaiah, P Divvie. So why do I feel slightly uneasy in doing it?
A little lack of sleep, being up till some time after 3am this morning (for obvious reasons), combined by some idiot knocking on my front door at the stupid time of 6.30am looking for Peter Habib, just to realise he has the wrong house (no kidding, I was ready to show him the error of his ways without him asking me to…), I had sometime to think about it all.
First of all, lets look at the current Bok team, without much trouble I can state we have probably the worlds best in the following positions, now I don’t state this lightly, but base it on performances over the last two or three years:
(I add in arguably…just to make sure I don’t sound to full of myself/my team…but…)
I would suggest we have the best, if not then very close to the best Captain running around these days. McCaw is up there but he is struggling to pull an underperforming team together.
Our hooker is arguably the best in the world…maybe if the Kiwi hookers learn to find their jumpers it will change.
Without doubt we have the best tighthead lock in the world…just keep your back straight and I will do the rest…says it all.
We have the best jumping lock on the world, just yesterday they took half the balls of the Wobblies, who stated it would be a targeted area. Yes, he did not do it on his own, but would it have been the same if he was not there..? Not on your nelly…
In Brussow we now have the premier fetcher in the world, from outplaying anything the Lions could throw at him, he now outplayed McCaw and Smith on consecutive Saturdays, who else is left?
We have the best #9 in the world, daylight second and who knows/cares who comes in 3rd…
We have a #10 who may well be limited as a complete flyhalf, but he fits in 100% with the current team. Kicking at 90+% and what more do you need…ja ok, his line kicking is also great. He is no Giteau but who needs him in a team like the current Bok team?
And the rest? Well, they are more than adequate, supporting the team dynamic and all playing their part…
So where does this leave P Divvie and my uneasiness? Well, he mucked up some subs in previous games and again yesterday did some odd things in taking off the Beast and moving Smith the LH?! Replacing Juan with Danie when Juan had his best run this year did not make sense…moving Steyn to #15 to make place for Ruan, well maybe but why go to that extend, rather do a straight swap thn…the game was won and we know Ruan would not let us down. Then we chuck in the pregnant meerkat and what do you then expect from Ruan?
So the bottomline…P Divvie did what was expected, he won all 3 games and we can not take away from his record. The above does however show that my Grannie could probably coach this team (she can’t score tries like Kabous anymore, but that is a different story) with some success.
I am happy with the wins but a friend at my boy’s Rugby this morning probably summed it up best…the Boks retained their own service game…the proof is still ahead!
On a side note, I expect Gituea to recieve a slap on the wrist with the provibiale wet bus ticket for his elbow in the face of Du Preez, maybe a week which will see him ‘rest’ with the team and be back in action when business resumes….lets see if I am wrong.
I wanted to talk about Ebrahim’s ratings but I think I typed enough for the time being…
Skoppie en sy trawante speel nou slim daar , hulle laat dit lyk of ons die fights veroorsaak het.
189. TIMO :
August 9th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
#178 Fern: Pietman and his buds moved off not sure where. You wil find more rugby discussions here now and less of the other stuff so the the blog is likely to attrack less visitors.
#55 Fern
Ignoreer daai ape man, tel niks in ons lewens nie! Laat hulle aangaan om hulle eie kots te eet!
# Well…as the saying goes, I missed the beginning of the battle, but I will be here at the end of the war 😉
Thanks for the welcome.
Morne’ is having a good run, bit of confusion when Ruan came on, as he went to fullback and then back to flyhalf. Our scrum didnt do great and FDP was the commanding general, I am just a little concerned about that aspect of \morne’s play and also his tackling, but you can see he is focussing on it….he is the real deal and is made of the right stuff and will grow from strength to strength….theres nothing wrong with being a late bloomer!!
Ok I must go and shower, the dogs are waiting for their walk, all sitting at the bottom of the stairs and looking at me, I feel guilty!!
58# BB
Dis hy, hy was veearts/ veevoedingkundge by daai groot veevoerplek op Delmas vroeer.
Dr Attie Baard was sy oom.
Ook oom Sypie, wat die Keimoes kwekery het.
53# sB
Kyk daai 3de toets 1969 teen die Wallabies op dieselfde link, kyk hoe lyk Nuweland!
Tommy bedford en daai manne….
#50 K9 ek stem saam met jou
#51 4man – welkom en ek het die epos sopas gelees, skitterend
#52 Pietman – jy praat nonsens, Cab is ‘n nice ou. Jy het met almal op Voldy vasgesit, laat ons ons eie keuses maak.
Cab sal NIE welkom wees hier nie
64# Cab is n doos, my keuse.
#61 and therefore less advertisers / sponsors.
The big problem there was not bloggers (you will always get all types).
It was Roy.
Must be the shittiest moderator I have ever come across.
Not a personal attack as he might be a very nice guy. Just a skills thing. He backed the wrong horses, didn’t realise which individuals were actually making Keo site work.
#62 4man
Fourie dP is becoming somewhat predictable. When he puts his left foot far back while taking the ball out of the ruck/maul you know he is going to kick. Auussies worked him out a few times yesterday. But, he remains the master.
67 – Bhloo,
Fark man, you should have seen the webmaster at Voldy before Roy, Ig,…. as daar nou ooit kak in emmers verkoop was, dan was dit hy !
Oi oi oi sien ek al weer ons nasie se grootste probleem aan die kom, wegbreek slintergroepe. Ek waarsku maar voortydig, manne use it or dont, verdraagsaamheid of anders kies baie eksklusief. My mening.
#68 Ja…but they cant get around there fast enough to do anything about it most times.
GBS…it would be good if we could click on a comment to reply to that?
211. CANE :
August 9th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
#198 skermonkel:
Is this the start of the Poaching of Posters?
72# sb
Weet jy of Gitau ge-cite is?
Ek sien nerens iets in die koerante of op die nuus nie.
FdP is fielding almost every kick back, ok maybe a few by Spies too. Where is Frans Steyn? To much work is expected from FdP.
71 – 4man,
Already done and dusted for the final site……. PLUS a lot of other things….
73, Nee ek sien ook niks nie
Het jy gesien van WdK
Wie die onsêbare gesê het
Willem de Klerk was nooit woordeloos nie. Hy kon lewe in woorde sit, hulle op die kop omkeer om te sê wat hy wou sê: glashelder, dikwels amper poëties.
76# sb
Nou besig om die Rapport te lees, dit verskyn mos nou later as gewoonlik on-line.
Sal WdK kyk.
Nouja almal, dit was n lekker rugby naweek, en net so lekker hier op ons eie blog.
Lekker Sondag verder, ek gaan nou die replay van die toets kyk en agteroor leun.
Sien julle more.
Bokke woooo bokke woooo bokke wooooo bok bok bok
Fern…die eiendomsmagnaat!
Ek sien al threads wat erens kom (oor die 500) is die Bokke en die Bulle!
82
of moontlik die Bokke en die Cheetahs? 🙂
#83 🙂
Jy is skerp vanmiddag!
84
Jis AB
Het hard probeer, maar kon die versoeking weerstaan nie!!! 🙂
Want daar is iets om oor te praat!
81.Nee wat,maar het darem so n bietjie goeie nuus gekry en n relocation of beacons gedoen die naweek so ek weet darem nou presies waar my erf le.
Gaan jy werk die jaar of net relax?
Vir almal wat wil weet,Cab et al is dose.
Praat kak van oorsee af maar doen niks vir die mense nie.
Zuma sal hulle gatte gou skop.
Ek is moeg vir wannabee struggle soldiers.
Eish, ek het so ‘n Sondagmiddag luiheid op my, maar ek het ‘n helse klomp voorbereiding om te doen vir volgende week
Pietman….as jy die Rapport lees kan jy steel ook……
#85
SAB dis n lekker rustige Sondag hier by my, braai n ou boudtjoppie!
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