As anyone who saw the South African fans leaving in droves this evening could tell you, support is the slipperiest substance known to humankind.Tonight something fairly tragic happened - Bafana Bafana lost 3 - 0 to Uruguay and were shunted (almost) out of the first round of the Soccer World Cup.
Now, whether you feel that some potentially dodgy calls by the ref were to blame or that Bafana truly did play a far sloppier game than Uruguay, the universal truth I'm sure is that it's depressing.
I watched with millions as Khune (a man we'd all come to know, respect and love) was given a red card and taken out of the game and I watched (and felt like crying) while Uruguay's phenomenal number 10 laid another goal on us, effectively sealing game.
More tragic than any of this though was as I also watched, with mounting disgust, the thousands of "soccer fans" flee from the site of their country's defeat before the game had even ended. As one of my friends on Twitter observed "probably gone to take their mirror flags off their cars".
That's bad form people, supremely bad form.
You're not a supporter because your team is winning... you're a supporter because they're your team.
Bafana will not go gently through the rest of this tournament... so why should you?
This is the same team that South Africa united behind against Mexico and dammit, this is the same team we should unite behind for all the rest of the games!
Bafana never stopped believing in you, Mzansi so why have you stopped believing in them?
Until the last whistle of the last game
Until the last Bafana player lies defeated in the mud
Until the last bit of spin leaves Jabulani lying still... I will support Bafana Bafana, I will support my country and my blood will be Green and Gold!
By Rob
source: www.robsramblings.co.za/support-is-slippery-but-my-blood-is-still-green-and-gold
