Comments on: Rugby: Bakkies Botha a Bad Christian? http://glasspearl.co.za/blog/2010/07/11/rugby-bakkies-botha-christian/ Working and Living in South Africa Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Claudine http://glasspearl.co.za/blog/2010/07/11/rugby-bakkies-botha-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-16117 Claudine Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:00:08 +0000 http://glasspearl.co.za/blog/?p=4187#comment-16117 Hey he's a Bulls player. Nuff said. Hey he’s a Bulls player. Nuff said.

]]> By: Seur le Grange http://glasspearl.co.za/blog/2010/07/11/rugby-bakkies-botha-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-16088 Seur le Grange Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:38:16 +0000 http://glasspearl.co.za/blog/?p=4187#comment-16088 ABOUT COACHES AND BOTHA BRAINS THAT LOCKED UP Snorman says, “it wasn’t a train smash. My take thereof was that it was worse!. I sensed that this catastrophe was imminent when I watched the All Blacks play Wales. Wales were much better in both those games than the Boks on Saturday, and still lost. It only goes to show that if someone cannot be trusted with the job (for various reasons including a “leck” of realization) he will avoid being held responsible. He however seems not to know that he does not know ; (of course). Gee the Boks were poor!. I hated every minute of it! As expected the front row literally caved in. They were as bad as always and as poor as against Saracens. It has been a long time coming so please replace them now! The one lock seems to have suffered brain damage and the other could not function. The result was that we hardly ever got descent lineout ball and further assumed the pressure of having to try and play the All Blacks with 14 men. The no 8 is all show and no real performance. Spies and Jannie du Plessis, at the slightest touch, falls as if praying, at the feet of the king (sic). As a unit therefore the scrum was quite simply hopeless. January was slow and exposed the inherent weakness of Mornè Steyn who played hopelessly and kicked contra-tactically. Mornè Steyn also never managed to get his line away. Yes, he can place kick, thats all. In fact Carter made Steyn look like an amateur and January exacerbated Steyns poor performance. Even Willemse commented that everything was “lekking”. The back line simply refused to tackle or to commit and in fact tried (weirdly) to herd rather than tackle the All Blacks who ran them off their feet when contact was eventually made. Wynand Olivier and Jean de Villiers and Kirshner do not belong in the team for a multiplicity of reasons. Olivier did not commit and did not tackle; De Villiers is not suited as a wing at this level and appears to have aged; Kirshner is out of his league. He is a good player at Currie Cup level and no more, never ever! The sub-coach who lost every 2010 super 14 match went to hunt down Bruce James? In heavens name, what for? Do we need another head butter? All these ‘springboks’ need a hair cut and please instruct mrs. Potgieter that junior juniors should be seen and not heard. What a hopeless mess! It is 2 years now that Snorman took over from White and the signs are ominous. Someone please act now while we still have time; otherwise we will lose the world cup, and of course the present Tri Nations also. Farting against thunder is very difficult, but how can one support losers? Seur le Grange ABOUT COACHES AND BOTHA BRAINS THAT LOCKED UP
Snorman says, “it wasn’t a train smash. My take thereof was that it was worse!. I sensed that this catastrophe was imminent when I watched the All Blacks play Wales. Wales were much better in both those games than the Boks on Saturday, and still lost. It only goes to show that if someone cannot be trusted with the job (for various reasons including a “leck” of realization) he will avoid being held responsible. He however seems not to know that he does not know ; (of course).

Gee the Boks were poor!. I hated every minute of it! As expected the front row literally caved in. They were as bad as always and as poor as against Saracens. It has been a long time coming so please replace them now!

The one lock seems to have suffered brain damage and the other could not function. The result was that we hardly ever got descent lineout ball and further assumed the pressure of having to try and play the All Blacks with 14 men.

The no 8 is all show and no real performance. Spies and Jannie du Plessis, at the slightest touch, falls as if praying, at the feet of the king (sic). As a unit therefore the scrum was quite simply hopeless.

January was slow and exposed the inherent weakness of Mornè Steyn who played hopelessly and kicked contra-tactically. Mornè Steyn also never managed to get his line away. Yes, he can place kick, thats all. In fact Carter made Steyn look like an amateur and January exacerbated Steyns poor performance. Even Willemse commented that everything was “lekking”.

The back line simply refused to tackle or to commit and in fact tried (weirdly) to herd rather than tackle the All Blacks who ran them off their feet when contact was eventually made. Wynand Olivier and Jean de Villiers and Kirshner do not belong in the team for a multiplicity of reasons. Olivier did not commit and did not tackle; De Villiers is not suited as a wing at this level and appears to have aged; Kirshner is out of his league. He is a good player at Currie Cup level and no more, never ever!

The sub-coach who lost every 2010 super 14 match went to hunt down Bruce James? In heavens name, what for? Do we need another head butter?

All these ‘springboks’ need a hair cut and please instruct mrs. Potgieter that junior juniors should be seen and not heard.

What a hopeless mess!

It is 2 years now that Snorman took over from White and the signs are ominous. Someone please act now while we still have time; otherwise we will lose the world cup, and of course the present Tri Nations also. Farting against thunder is very difficult, but how can one support losers?

Seur le Grange

]]> By: Abigail Abrahams http://glasspearl.co.za/blog/2010/07/11/rugby-bakkies-botha-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-16038 Abigail Abrahams Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:22:47 +0000 http://glasspearl.co.za/blog/?p=4187#comment-16038 Hi Gerard, Just because we disagree about the term 'religion'. doesn't mean I don't respect your opinion. I do. However we do seem to agree that being a person of faith (or not) doesn't automatically make one a good person. Most of us are striving to be the best we know how to be. Keep well :-) Hi Gerard,

Just because we disagree about the term ‘religion’. doesn’t mean I don’t respect your opinion.

I do.

However we do seem to agree that being a person of faith (or not) doesn’t automatically make one a good person.

Most of us are striving to be the best we know how to be.

Keep well :-)

]]> By: Gerard Willemse http://glasspearl.co.za/blog/2010/07/11/rugby-bakkies-botha-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-16035 Gerard Willemse Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:59:21 +0000 http://glasspearl.co.za/blog/?p=4187#comment-16035 hi Abigail. This precisely what i once tried explaining to you. Religion teaches that anyone else who does not conform to a particular religious system is immoral whereas true Christianity teaches that no one is perfect and everyone is prone to becoming angry and doing things that may not be 'christian'. I know you may have no interest in what i am saying and i am in no way trying to convince you to believe what i am saying, but i do beg you to be open minded enough to consider this: Christianity is not a religion; it is a relationship that was never meant to be based on a system of rituals and traditions. I am a Christian, but I DO DEFINITELY become angry like anyone else and I AM NOT RELIGIOUS IN ANY WAY. Take care Abie. hi Abigail. This precisely what i once tried explaining to you. Religion teaches that anyone else who does not conform to a particular religious system is immoral whereas true Christianity teaches that no one is perfect and everyone is prone to becoming angry and doing things that may not be ‘christian’.

I know you may have no interest in what i am saying and i am in no way trying to convince you to believe what i am saying, but i do beg you to be open minded enough to consider this: Christianity is not a religion; it is a relationship that was never meant to be based on a system of rituals and traditions.

I am a Christian, but I DO DEFINITELY become angry like anyone else and I AM NOT RELIGIOUS IN ANY WAY.

Take care Abie.

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