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Johann Rupert and Patrice Motsepe in joint bid to take over the Bulls
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 980320" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>I don't think so. Johann Rupert has had shares in the Bulls for quite a while now, so I don't think much will change in that aspect. I think it's more of keeping on building the brand and making it more profitable.</p><p></p><p>There was a fear sometime ago, that the Bulls might be placed under administration and there were also reports of fraud and maladministration in the past so, I think this acquisition has more to do with running the company clean, and making it a profitable business.</p><p></p><p>Motsepe especially is a big win. He owns the Pretoria-based soccer team who also uses Loftus Versfeld as their base and play their games. He also has a lot of influence in the black community and is well respected.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't think it will stop it. But it might make it less frequent and in the amount of players leaving. For me, it's more about building it up into a more sustainable project. The Bulls have a knack of getting guys in every year who played abroad for a while. Last year we got Duane Vermeulen and Schalk Brits. And now we got Morne Steyn and Jeandre Kruger. Which is great news especially since we lost Handre Pollard, Lood De Jager and RG Snyman, as well as Jason Jenkins.</p><p></p><p>I'm keeping a keen eye on what the Bulls are going to do with regard to player recruitment for 2020. There has been very little reports from them in this regard, which makes me think that they were waiting for this deal to happen first before they start shopping around. They basically have a month left to make acquisitions if before the squad meets up for preparations.</p><p></p><p>The other question would be if we are going to get another coach. Not that I think Pote Human did a bad job last year under the circumstances. I mean, he was hired a month before the SR started because of John Mitchell getting the England assistant coaching job. And then Human managed to get the Bulls to finish top of the SA teams and even managed to qualify for the playoffs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 980320, member: 40658"] I don't think so. Johann Rupert has had shares in the Bulls for quite a while now, so I don't think much will change in that aspect. I think it's more of keeping on building the brand and making it more profitable. There was a fear sometime ago, that the Bulls might be placed under administration and there were also reports of fraud and maladministration in the past so, I think this acquisition has more to do with running the company clean, and making it a profitable business. Motsepe especially is a big win. He owns the Pretoria-based soccer team who also uses Loftus Versfeld as their base and play their games. He also has a lot of influence in the black community and is well respected. I don't think it will stop it. But it might make it less frequent and in the amount of players leaving. For me, it's more about building it up into a more sustainable project. The Bulls have a knack of getting guys in every year who played abroad for a while. Last year we got Duane Vermeulen and Schalk Brits. And now we got Morne Steyn and Jeandre Kruger. Which is great news especially since we lost Handre Pollard, Lood De Jager and RG Snyman, as well as Jason Jenkins. I'm keeping a keen eye on what the Bulls are going to do with regard to player recruitment for 2020. There has been very little reports from them in this regard, which makes me think that they were waiting for this deal to happen first before they start shopping around. They basically have a month left to make acquisitions if before the squad meets up for preparations. The other question would be if we are going to get another coach. Not that I think Pote Human did a bad job last year under the circumstances. I mean, he was hired a month before the SR started because of John Mitchell getting the England assistant coaching job. And then Human managed to get the Bulls to finish top of the SA teams and even managed to qualify for the playoffs. [/QUOTE]
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