Milking the cash cow...
October 14th 2009 09:42
It suddenly dawned on me…I am a KZN football supporter.
I won’t lie, I used to be a Kaizer Chiefs fan but who wasn’t back in the day? That is what our fathers and uncles supported and we all fell into the same “trap”. But now I support any KZN team that is playing against opposition from elsewhere.
Now that I can identify with football in KZN, I feel that there is no need to support anywhere else. Yes there were teams in KZN before (eg Manning Rangers, African Wanderers and Amazulu), however there were certain stigmas associated with those clubs.
• Rangers being in Chatsworth and all, were perceived as being an Indian team.
• African Wanderers were never in the top flight long enough to instigate a proper following.
• Amazulu were, well… Amazulu. They were what our local elders supported and at the times of us growing up, not much success was coming their way. They had good players though if you think of the likes of George Dearnely and later on Gavin Lane and Jerry Skhosana.
Now it pains me to hear KZN citizens saying that they are disappointed with “their” teams (Chiefs and Sundowns). Some of these KZN citizens are Gautengers by origin, but most of them are not in a position to relate with those teams. The Cape guys are doing their teams down there justice.
Sundowns, Chiefs and Pirates will not play neutral venue matches anywhere else besides (90% of the time) in KZN. The Western Cape is not a hot bed of yellow and black supporters.
These JHB teams are just milking the cash cow that is KZN.
All I am saying is that Golden Arrows, a rejuvenated Amazulu and to a lesser degree PMB United are all clubs worth supporting. Let’s pick one, stick to it and let’s push these JHB boys of the stage!
Look at the “Big Games” this season, Chiefs, Pirates, Sundowns? Boring, boring, boring!!!
The proof is in the eating my friends.
I won’t lie, I used to be a Kaizer Chiefs fan but who wasn’t back in the day? That is what our fathers and uncles supported and we all fell into the same “trap”. But now I support any KZN team that is playing against opposition from elsewhere.
Now that I can identify with football in KZN, I feel that there is no need to support anywhere else. Yes there were teams in KZN before (eg Manning Rangers, African Wanderers and Amazulu), however there were certain stigmas associated with those clubs.
• Rangers being in Chatsworth and all, were perceived as being an Indian team.
• African Wanderers were never in the top flight long enough to instigate a proper following.
• Amazulu were, well… Amazulu. They were what our local elders supported and at the times of us growing up, not much success was coming their way. They had good players though if you think of the likes of George Dearnely and later on Gavin Lane and Jerry Skhosana.
Now it pains me to hear KZN citizens saying that they are disappointed with “their” teams (Chiefs and Sundowns). Some of these KZN citizens are Gautengers by origin, but most of them are not in a position to relate with those teams. The Cape guys are doing their teams down there justice.
Sundowns, Chiefs and Pirates will not play neutral venue matches anywhere else besides (90% of the time) in KZN. The Western Cape is not a hot bed of yellow and black supporters.
These JHB teams are just milking the cash cow that is KZN.
All I am saying is that Golden Arrows, a rejuvenated Amazulu and to a lesser degree PMB United are all clubs worth supporting. Let’s pick one, stick to it and let’s push these JHB boys of the stage!
Look at the “Big Games” this season, Chiefs, Pirates, Sundowns? Boring, boring, boring!!!
The proof is in the eating my friends.
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