Dear VS massive:
It is with great sadness that I announce the parting of my Father from this mortal coil.
For this reason I have had to travel out of the Country to do what every good son must do. For this reason, and I’m 100% sure you will understand that this week and possibly next week there will be no updates.
I apologize for not saying anything earlier, writing has always been my passion, and to write this forces me to have to deal with the reality of the situation at hand and I guess I am guilty of holding back longer than what I probably should have.
I am very sorry for the inconvenience caused and look forward to getting things back on track as soon as I am back home.
Regards.
It’s also a case of history repeating itself. Last year, the Sharks opened their campaign against the Bulls in Pretoria and were favourites to win. They lost and if Pat Lambie had got the kicks then they would have won the match. The next game was against the Stormers in Cape Town where they lost as well.
This year the Stormers have that itinery of planning both matches away from home.
Exactly. Ultimately for the Sharks, the difference was that they got 2 losing BP’s out of those matches, so yes they may have lost, and in all fairnes to all 3 teams, it is not easy to play them away and to win, so not walking away empty handed was massive, as anything less and they would not have made the play-offs at all. This is where the Stormers are going to have to concentrate. I’m not saying they shouldn’t focus on going to the Tank to win, but they should at the very least be able to walk away with a losing BP. If they can do that, it is similar in football terms as “A draw away is as good as a win”.
key will defnitely be the halfbacks and well as a Stormers fan, I believe the Sharks pair are more settled and know what the other’s game is. That said if the Stormers pair get enough front foot ball and both play to their potential things will be very interesting in the Tank.
So looking forward to this fixture especially to see, as you put it, if the Stormers can mentally recover from last week. Not having been in this position of losing the opening fixture for a few years now, will definitely be new territory for the youngsters especially.
With the Stormers looking to attack more this year and well the Sharks always an attacking threat and to be honest a joy to watch, if my team is not on the receiving end of course, should be a much better game to watch than a Bulls vs Stormers match.
#iamastormer
To take the Stormers lightly is a sin. Like I said, they may have had a bit of a shocker last weekend, but I stand by my previous ascertion that this is a classy team and that they definitely have the talent to bounce back. Once again, it depends entirely on attitude. Attitude is always the single deciding factor in the top SA derbies, and this one won’t fail to deliver either. The Coastal derby is fast becoming something to salivate over. While the Bulls are on the rebound, and looking good, the Stormers and Sharks have been the 2 best SA teams recently, meaning that their match up’s deliver more. I am well looking forward to Saturday as well.