Oh, what would we do without ANN7

TSAMAYA has resisted the temptation of getting on the ANN7-bashing bandwagon. But the new baby on the broadcasting block loaded the gun when it offered yet another blooper. “Orlando Pirates arrive in Cairo for the Caf Champions League clash against Egyptian side Zamalek,“read the news crawler. The only trouble is it was Monday and Bucs were preparing to leave the land of the Pharaohs to return home after PLAYING on SUNDAY! Talk about being first with yesterday’s news.

TSAMAYA was shocked to see a seasoned soccer writer pictured on the front page of a daily tabloid with a vuvuzela firmly planted in his mouth. The caption screamed: “our man with Bafana!” Talk about blowing for your supper hey Billy the Trooper.

AND then Safa vice-president Danny Jordaan challenged the Indians: “We are all part of the Brics nations and I believe this grouping should help shape this sport. I want to challenge all of you here today why we should not have a sustainable football tournament consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa?,” said Dr Jordaan. Cool idea. As long, of course, as Safa’s suspected match-fixers and Indian spot-fixers are not the organisers.

WITH the end of his ban for biting the arm of Branislav Ivanovic coming at the end of the month, players in England are running helter-skelter at the imminent return of Luis Suarez. The players are worried they’ll be treated as buffet by Cannibal Luis, who is currently sharpening his dangerous dentures on World Cup duty for Uruguay. With fresh flesh like Mesut Ozil in town, Suarez’s teeth will not bite alone.

TSAMAYA sent it’s spies to the PSL offices for the closing day of the transfer window last week, but all they found was media head Luxolo September and Football general manager Derek Blanckensee having fallen asleep in their comfortable office chairs, there was so little going on. So little to do, so much time, was the famous saying we believe . . . or something like that.