Twine isn’t a swine, no saint IT looks like a cyclone is headed towards Caps United this off season. A number of key players like Tendai Samanja, Tafadzwa Dube and skipper Tapuwa Khumbuyani have their contracts expiring in a fortnight and chances of Makepekepe returning their services are slim. Others like Hardlife Zvirekwi, Ronald Pfumbidzai and Moses Muchenje are still contracted to the club but are said to have had enough of the Green Machine and its empty coffers. Caps United’s poor financial position makes it impossible for them to compete on the transfer market, all they can do is hunt for bargains. Sadly, the impeding cyclone is giving ammunition to a section of Makepekepe fans which believes that Twine Phiri is the reason why the Green Machine has not been firing to full potential. Phiri has had a rough year, both on the domestic and football fronts, and deserves much more credit than what he is getting, or not getting. One just needs to pass through a place where a group of the vegetable waving fans are gathered to hear the nasty vitriol that is being aimed at him. They argue that Phiri has destroyed Caps United. They argue that with better administration their club would have won the league title this year instead of finishing third. They make valid points. They also make silly ones too, a lot of them. However, and more importantly, they seem to miss one very important fact. Twine Phiri, who is no saint but is no swine either, owns Caps United. It’s his. They are just fans of Phiri’s club. They won’t like hearing, or reading this, but the Green Machine faithful are just supporters of a project that Phiri has invested a lot in. No matter how much they may claim to love the team, Makepekepe remains Twine’s property. And he can do whatever he wants with it. For all his flaws, Twine is not a lousy football administrator. In my book he is one of the best we have in the game today. He is way better that Dr Cuthbert Dube. Just peep at what he has done at the Premier Soccer League before dismissing him as a complete failure. However, unlike at the PSL Phiri is not surrounded by men and women who can tell him that “look achimwene you are messing it up.” Phiri just needs strong support structures at Caps United and the team’s passionate fans are better advised to engage, rather than enrage, the team owner. Despite running on almost empty during the 2014 season Caps United managed their highest ever league position in years. Now that’s something. The Makepekepe family needs to find a way of building on the impressive season they had this year and the first port is to find a good coach to replace Taurai Mangwiro. The Green Machine is big and strong enough to survive any player exodus. That’s no worry. KUTAURA KWEMUTORWA ASINGAZIVE ZVIRI MUMBA. SHAGARE JUST ASK HOW MANY TIME HAVE THE FANS TRIED TO ENGAGE TWINE WITHOUT SUCCESS? ASI WQTUMWA ?
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 07:23:23 +0000
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