As a football loving nation, we’re probably all tired of our not so “winning loving” national teams, and I mean TEAMS, from junior to senior level, kudos to our U23s for qualifying for the 2016 Olympics though, regardless of the manner in which they did it, we should be proud. The sad part though is thinking we can gauge/quantify this part-luck achievement as an indication that our football is improving, it’s honestly not. For a nation with huge aspirations of being a powerhouse in African and world football, we sure do have the money, we have the fans, we have the stadiums but where are the players?

There’s many theories out there, some people think we should focus on development, some psychology, some on our PSL foreign quota. There is one interesting solution that has done the rounds for some time now, why does South Africa not adopt the tactic of using players from other countries...

We’re well under 4 months into the league, many goals scored, 1 trophy won and 3 coaches gone. First it was Clinton Larsen at Blomfontein Celtics, then it was the legendary Clive Barker (who could forget the airplane celebrations when South Africa were flying high in the 1996 AFCON) at Maritzburg United, then our former national team assistant Serame Letsoaka resigned just 6 months after taking over from former Bafana Bafana, Charlton Athletic and Kaizer Chiefs striker Shaun Bartlett at KZN outfit Golden Arrows, he would later resurface at Bloemfontein Celtics, an exchange of some sorts with Clinton Larsen.

The question on everyone’s mind, though mostly Orlando Pirates fans as most Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns fans would love to see the man stay for obvious reasons bar a great CCC run, is, “will Eric Tinkler finally be booted?”. Well, there will always be factions among fans...