CHIEFS RESPOND TO PIRATES TRIPLE

In Spain you have Barcelona and Real Madrid. In Italy you have AC Milan and Inter and in South Africa, there's Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. What all this teams have in common is that when their rival does something, the supporters wait for a respond from their team. Sometimes you are not judged by how good you are in all situations during the season but by how you respond to what your supporters term as their biggest 'rival'. When Orlando Pirates took almost all the silverwares of last season in what is probably the most successful season since the beginning of PSL, we all waited in anticipation for Kaizer Chiefs respond. It came as early as the 28th June when they unveiled their 2011/12 Nike kit. It was followed by some mixed reactions from all fans from both teams, including the followers of other teams and media. As its the norm with passionate football lovers, naming has never been a problem. The "Zebra Boys", "Brasso", "PAC United", were some of the names that came. But the kit bold new home kit was inspired by traditional black and gold club colours, infused with its distinctive chief's logo iconic in clubs history. The dramatic design encapsulate the rich history of the club. And then we waited once again to see what Pirates will come up with. On the 06 July, Orlando Pirates launched their 2011/12 Adidas kit. This was termed by other football followers as a "reunveiling" of last season kit. Apparently Pirates said due to the popularity of last season home jersey, Adidas has stuck to the same clean and classic look with attention to smaller design details on the jersey. The boldness in Pirates attire comes in the form of the red away jersey which is believed to be a hit with fans. "The feedback we received from last season jersey was very positive and so we decided to remain with a clean and classic design. Orlando Pirates has a great tradition of pushing the envelope in jersey designing and I believe we have done that yet again this year." Nkosana Khoza, Marketing Director OPFC. Personally I feel Pirates failed to pitch this time. But having said that, we await a great season ahead. There is a possibility that we are going to see Chiefs and Pirates more times than we want. We are hoping that Ajax CT come to the party once again, Sundowns is always there and Bloem Celtic coach has made it clear that he wants top 4 finish this year. Golden Arrows have done some interesting acquisitions so we'll have to wait and see how the season's gonna go. THIS FOR THE PASSION OF FOOTBALL..