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Originally Posted by pie_chucker I only mentioned cricket as i have a couple of South African friends who are constantly complaining that SA never play their strongest team (also this is a cricket board ). |
Are these friends all white by chance?
Yes, this is a cricket board and this a cricket discussion. But I felt I had to put the rugby and soccer status down as comparisons. (football is the no 1 sport in SA, followed closely by cricket and rugby). Do your SAfrican friends ever "complain constantly" about the status of SA rugby and football's "quota's"? Just asking.
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Originally Posted by pie_chucker IMO though I dont think the quota system is the best way to do it..... |
No, probably not. But by all means, please give us something else in its place. Everyone and their grandma's seem to feel that the quota system is NOT the way to go, but I dont see anyone offering anything else in its place. Typical.
And pleaseDON't say "abolish the quota system" willy-nilly. If that happens, SA sport will still be lily-white for at least 2 decades to come. That is not representative of the majority of people who want to play sport. Remember, it is only 12 years ago that apartheid was abolished. Non-whites never had the facilities (training, schooling, coaching etc) that whites had. In fact, they were TOTALLY marginalised as far as sport and a great many other things were concerned...That "deficit" cannot be wiped out overnight.
No, I dont like the quota system, because I am also suffering because of it...But at least I understand why its necessary for now, and I also hope and pray that very soon SA cricket will be represented by the best available team. I am not running to the country of my grandparents' birth and complain to everyone who want to listen...