The club's executive chairman writes on his weekly column on the club's website that the Derby between his club and Orlando Pirates is still a "must-attend".
"The weekend Derby has once more come under attack from prophets of doom who are hell-bent on diluting its significance even before the kick-off. Over some time, the prophets have dismissed its rich history and every drama associated with it to a point of worry and disgust," Motaung says.
He continues, "For us who have a natural knowledge of the event and its obvious impact on our society, we remain convinced that its character and its unique settings, makes it a must-attend occasion in any calendar of sports worldwide. The problem with the destructive soothsayers is that they are only one-dimensional in their pedantic assessment of the derby and in the process they miss some other aspects that make it interesting."
Motaung further draws similarities with European derbies. "Looking abroad, the derby between Manchester United and Manchester City attracts interest although Manchester City has never lifted a League trophy in 42 years, since 1968.
"The AC Milan and Inter Milan derby similarly draws larger attendance and interest, whether the teams are lying somewhere in the middle of the log or not. Truth is the whole of Milan and Italy will be abuzz with pre-match activities, with punters exchanging both thought and currency in different corridors.
"This proves that the derby can still be a big occasion regardless of the fact that the two teams may not be fighting for league honours at the time it is staged. In addition, the derby remains by far the most hugely marketed event when compared to other matches.
"In South Africa however, there is a contingent of critics that undermine the significance of the derby by judging it on the basis of goals and thrills anticipated in the field. These have gone on to sway public opinion in the direction that best serves their interests without allowing the public an opportunity to make its own judgments. Incidentally, the unfortunately diluted 2010 Derby has already been sold out," he says.
Shall we then leave it to the players to prove tomorrow that it is still worth all the hype, Mr. Motaung?
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Fact is: Spend money baba, the name alone does'nt do it anymore!
Oh! You can put the blame on that miner Motsepe... again! lol. Damn! this guy buys all the players you dream of.Lol! lovl!
Fact is: Spend money baba, the name alone does'nt do it anymore!
Oh! You can put the blame on that miner Motsepe... again! lol. Damn! this guy buys all the players you dream of.Lol!
VERY RIGHT Sweyts, & WHEN THOSE EXPENSIVE PLAYERS CAN'T SEEM TO WANT TO WIN THE LEAGUE FOR HIM HE "BUYS" ELECTRICIANS TO SWITCH OF MUDAGASI WA SUPER STADIUM.
He knows very well ukuthi even his own fans, the few elite they have out of the millions, are also critisizing Chiefs.
Ofcourse you will always find your loyal members, who are easier to manipulate and con into beleiving what you want.
And these loyalists are unfortunately the masses, mainly found in the 'informal' industries! With a few having internet access to spew bile! LOVL!
Haters, now that the chairman has spoken and tried to laid it for you the way it is???????
Sbu! Why must we listen to chairmen when we can liase directly with the President?
Not all of us are 'abo driver bamakhumbi'! lol! We do'nt need chairmen in order for us to function! Lol! hysterically!
By the way Sbuda, haters is a term meant for ya'll....the underesourced! Hhayi thina! We are the threat to Kaizer`s wellbeing, not the other way round!
HE "BUYS" ELECTRICIANS TO SWITCH OF MUDAGASI WA SUPER STADIUM.
Mh! That's bad of the mogul ne! How can he stoop so low?
But then it's better than hiring hitmen to kill ne! Lol!
Hope u-slem enough to get it! If not tswa da! lol!
maybe the chairman needs to do some introspection and stop lambasting the critics, remember when chiefs has won against pirates the township is a place to be everyone gets excitted even pirates fans because they know we will buy them beers. In my view the crititcs are only protecting the derby's image....
Ha ha ha ha STONZA, I have never seen a talented moron like you...ha ha ha ha ha!
The KHOSI One
The only derby in the whole world where even one of the biggest sportswear companies (NIKE) designs a special addition FOR JUST THAT GAME (iDERBY).........
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they know that chips fans are the dumbest fans in the whole wide world..they just want profits and guess what.....they are right and will get it
Sbu! Why must we listen to chairmen when we can liase directly with the President?
You can listen to our chairman cos he talks sense.......by the way which president are you talking about, if its not our hornyy one.......hehehehe!!!!