I have recently spent some time on backingblack.co.nz. I felt it my duty as a compassionate human being to warn them about the abs being on the skids etc.
For the benefit of the kiwis here I copy my post which is a nice concise summation of the facts:
WarDUD and the rest of you kiwi bird brains allow me to explain why your hopelessly overrated abs are on the skids.
Looking back we can see this ab side has to be the most overhyped side in the history of the game. No context whatsoever has been given to their recent record. Firstly, France was by some way the better side and should have won the WC final. Nobody can deny that. France themselves were pretty average at that point in time. Secondly, your Bryce Lawrence had a complete shocker and effectively eliminated a Bok side that was looking very good. BL was rewarded with being made nz ref of the year. Astonishing stuff by the kiwis! Then we come to Dunedin where the Boks could well have won by 20 plus points apart from some completely hopeless goal kicking (and some butchered tries).Then we had Oz getting a draw although on the rugby played they ought to have won. All this despite Oz and Boks being hard hit by injuries! In addition, we had a number of retirees and a new coaching staff etc. Before the Twicks match I predicted the Poms would give the abs a very hard time. Why was that? Simply because the abs were unworthy world champs, secondly because weakened Bok and Wallaby sides should both have beaten them and finally because the abs pack was soft and would not be able to match the England pack And so at Twicks the chickens came home to roost and the abs were thrashed. The ab forwards were hammered and Read and Mcaaaaw disappeared as they did in Dunedin. The young English team showed the world how ordinary the abs were. Please note that a depleted Bok side beat the Poms. All this is a portent to the future kiwis. It looks like the Boks are set to resume their traditional dominance over the abs once again. Markets revert to the mean boys! Kiwi bird brains your team needs renewal. Your success next year depends on it. No renewal and you will get a few good thumpings. Can you renew is the question. Now I can’t stay here much and debate this with you as I am a busy blogger on my home site (where I have a number of kiwis on my education programme – very slow learners I must add). However I did think it was the decent thing to do to come and warn all kiwi bird brains who live in a bubble that the abs look to be on the skids so that you have the chance to lower your expectations and be more accepting of your fate etc. Later post: weirdDUD, cloudy and crustacian please try and grapple with the issues raised . Also ask yourself why SA had 3 of the top 6 in the Super 15. We also won the under 21 World Cup. I mention all this as it might help you to grasp that SA is on the rise and we are ready to resume our rightful position at the top of the rugby world Also note that the Boks were undefeated with a second string team while on their NH tour whilst the abs went home tail between their legs. BwahahahahahahahahaNeedless to say the kiwis were unable to counter these facts and resorted to bluster and crudities!
I soil is hard and the fruit for labout I expect will be meagre!
