Supporting Orlando Pirates Football Club

Supporting Orlando Pirates has become more than interesting of late as developments are too good to be ignored.

Whenever players who are fan favourites like Katlego Mashego and Teko Modise are leaving the team, the supporters of Pirates are slamming the management for such a move although those supporters don’t really know what happened behind the scene.

Later the players come back to slam the team's Managerial skills and the supporters changes the tune and sides with management in hating the departed players which is what I call unity between the management & supporter although they tend to differ in views at times.

Players like Bheki Ndzunga, Thabo Matlaba, Rooi Mahamutsa, Ndumiso Mabena were brought in as the unknowns ahead of our preferred Elias Pelembes, Mabhuti Khenyezas, and now the latters are unsung heroes having contributed to our trebles yet we are bitter for the likes of released Sameehg Doutie and Chiukepo Msowoya who did nothing when brought in and that’s is to tell reputation is nothing but hard work is.

Fan favourites like Mark Mayambela and Bongani Ndulula refused to be offloaded to Chippa United and Golden Arrows respectively and it is funny how players get such powers to force to stay yet Pirates will be labelled career destroyers. As for me, I am watching with keen interest.

I have learned to support which ever player for football has grown immensely with everybody replaceable thus the so called favourite players can be nothing but a disappointment so I am not excited with whoever is signed neither am I hopeless as their performance will be what determines them to me as I will only judge them from their play.

Meanwhile playing for Kaizer Chiefs is more like public toilets as those inside are desperate to get out " Nkosinathi Nhleko: Is like I am in hell" while those outside can’t wait to get in " Molomowandau Mathoho: I love Chiefs, I am ready."

By Zamile Educated-Thug Selepe