Supersport lost 1st leg of CAF Confederation Cup final to Mazembe in Zaire (Congo).
Brockie played 73 mins. That's not a bad effort considering he was in Lima a few days ago. I hate to imagine the flights required to get from there to some place called Lubumbashi in Zaire!!
The less glamorous side of pro football.
Saw that flights comment. Got curious...
Seems its Lima to São Paulo then to Johannesburg. Start to finish 24 hours then the drive, hour(ish) back to Pretoria.
Johannesburg to Lubumbashi was probably on a scheduled flight. There are six a week and it takes two and a half hours.
One South African report talks about Brockie and strong coffee.
By the way I understand Brocks went out of his way to thank (on behalf of the AWs team) the small White Noise contingent in Lima. He may always be a polarising figure re whether he deserved to be selected for the national team - but he is a good bastard, and I expect like Falloon he brings the fun.
Actually thought he did okay, apart from the air swing when he came on as a sub in the 2nd leg. Threatened with Wood a few times, and maybe the twin striker setup is worth a look by any future AWs coach.
Saw that flights comment. Got curious...
Seems its Lima to São Paulo then to Johannesburg. Start to finish 24 hours then the drive, hour(ish) back to Pretoria.
Johannesburg to Lubumbashi was probably on a scheduled flight. There are six a week and it takes two and a half hours.
One South African report talks about Brockie and strong coffee.
✈? 6,835 miles.
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 16, 2017
⏰ 7 time zones.
? 12 hours.
?? 2 continents.
??? 3 cities.
Jeremy Brockie faces one hell of a journey to make it to the the Confederation Cup final!
? https://t.co/tJZqvdy5Fi pic.twitter.com/RS73W5I11b
They should have added info on the total hours spent on airplanes too...be interesting what it was like all up.
Supersport lost 1st leg of CAF Confederation Cup final to Mazembe in Zaire (Congo).
Brockie played 73 mins. That's not a bad effort considering he was in Lima a few days ago. I hate to imagine the flights required to get from there to some place called Lubumbashi in Zaire!!
The less glamorous side of pro football.
DR Congo these days...actually it’s been like that since 1997. Yea that would have been an interesting trip for sure.
l'd like to see TP Mazembe's ground. Holds 18,500 and has an artificial surface.
Anyone else be up for Brockie to come back to the Nix at some point? I know he was dogshark half the time but he's scoring a fudge tonne of goals at the moment and it would be a bit of a laugh. Would never want him as first choice though, but would rather we had him than fecking Watson
There's a slight difference in the remuneration expectations there though...
Under our current system he would be a good pick up... but we can't afford him.
I would rather he give the UK a crack - surely with his record, there must be a team or two willing to take a punt on him,
How much is he on at the moment?
Wouldn't have a clue and he wasn't among the top 10 earners, however he must be on more than he'd be getting in the A-League otherwise I doubt he would've moved in the first place.
Also, there have been numerous transfer rumors about him as other big SA teams tried to snap him so surely he's in line to make even more money soon - and given his age, he'll probably want to make the most of if before it's too late.
This might give a glimpse into what kind of offers he is receiving (although we don't know what his current salary is)
“But we aren’t going to be bulldozed, not by Jeremy and not by any other football club. I could hand in a request to my bosses today for a 200 percent increase in my salary and they will send me out of the door. But I still have to go to work tomorrow and be a professional"
Supersport making a real effort to get that full house for the second leg.
Sweet - c'mon Jezza tear 'em a new one
Live stream of the 2nd Leg - http://wiz1.net/channel28
Currently 0-0, 37 mins gone.
Ends 0-0 and TP Mazembe win the title on aggregate 2-1
African player of the Year - based in Africa #AiteoCAFawards2017
— CAF (@CAF_Online) November 27, 2017
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Looks like Jeremy Brockie to Mamelodi Sundowns is almost done. Makes a lot of sense as it means he stays in Pretoria with his family. Also, Sundowns are the moneybags club of South Africa, backed as they are by one of the country's richest men in mining magnate, Patrice Motsepe.
The article I found can be read here.
Stuff reporting that he is moving too and has wanted to since August https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/world-game/...
Wasn't included in the squad that travelled down to Durban for the game at Golden Arrows today. Supersport lost 1-0. Looks like the move is close.
Looks like today is the day, to meet the CAF Champions League registration for 2018...
.@SuperSportFC can now confirm that agreement has been reached on the sale of Jeremy Brockie to @Masandawana #SkeemaMatsatsantsa pic.twitter.com/MyN6Xpqsgt
— SuperSport United FC (@SuperSportFC) January 15, 2018
Since I'm a curious bastard, I looked it up:
The MTN8 cup is made up of the top eight teams that finished in that order at the close of the league the previous season.
The Nedbank Cup is basically South Africa's version of the FA Cup.
The CAF Confeds is modeled on the old UEFA Cup (according to Wiki), however it's interesting to note that apparently 'clubs are invited to participate' and that "the domestic cup winners from all 55 CAF member associations are eligible to participate. The third-placed club in the domestic league of the top twelve placed CAF member associations also qualify" so to me this cup retained an element of the old Cup Winners' Cup which was sadly scrapped at the turn of the century.
Made first appearance for his new side as a sub at 77 mins, in a 3-0 win
Subbed on at 67 mins verus Kaizer Chiefs in a 0-0 draw
Just trained with Usain Bolt. What an experience that must have been.
Top of the table clash as Mamelodi (1st on table) beat Cape Town City (2nd spot) 1-0 in the Mother City.
Sundowns scoring their goal at 48 mins.
Brockie starts and gets 61 mins before being subbed.
Mamelodi now have a 7 point lead on the PSL table, with 10 games to go.
Brockie has made AS, for his comments about Usain Bolt
https://en.as.com/en/2018/02/06/football/1517925390_377930.html
If its true, it's being announced in one hour. If its true, everything on this earth is insane.
Well shark, the whole world got played. Fudge you Bolt, you magnificent sneaky self-promotion genius. Turns out he's "signed" for some UNICEF eleven that's playing in a charity match.
Not exactly winning people over at his new team...
Have some respect dude
Me? I have nothing to do with this comment, it was made by a Sundowns fan on a South African forum
5 mins off the bench as Sundowns beat Baroka 2-1.
With 5 games left in the PSL season, Sundowns have a 4 point league lead over Orlando Pirates.
