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document.write("<h5>Earl rosie ####ie</h5>");
document.write("\"The guys at the top wanted to see what Earl can do and I think he did a very good job under the circumstances. This was Strydom's comment , this just shows you - evrything is political , and being black/brown is better even if you play like a ####ie ! Where is John Robbie? The took him off tv because he speaks his mind , and the truth! Pick players that are capable , irrespect of their colour! And roosie ####ie can't make it , maybe southern spears yes - no other teams would want him!. Mark Farrell");
document.write("<h5>What game were you watching</h5>");
document.write("I was at the game and made a point of paying special attention to Rose and Newman.<br />They clearly did nothing on attack and their defence was weak at best.<br />these guys cant hold super14 positions for a reason. We should have won lasts nights game not been happy with a draw. The Lions were poor and will come out alot stronger saturday!. Matt");
document.write("<h5>Woteva</h5>");
document.write("Please..... You guys should read what the nothern hemisphere journo's and ex players think of him. He is a joke in their eyes. If he was a white guy he wouldnt be getting these chances......... Martin H");
document.write("<h5>ja neh</h5>");
document.write("i dont like him either i think he is arrogant and thinks he can walk in any team because of his father s reputation, however we should also bear in mind that as long as there people out there who always crticise based on race people like Div will do things just to spite them because they have the power to do so, why are you not asking where luke watson is?samething because he speaks his mind hence you guys are happy not to see him in the springbok squad though he is one hell of a player so lets not be selective in our comments.. J-ZEE");
document.write("<h5>please !!</h5>");
document.write("Let’s be honest. If Muir and Potgieter didn't say that, they would be labelled as racists by PDV. Read between the lines boys. Warren");
document.write("<h5>J-Zee you IDIOT!</h5>");
document.write("Please inform us where you think Watson can fit into the team. Whose place should he take? Are you joking or just plain stupid?<br />Your answer will explain alot. We don't care about Watson.<br />He was last years worry. Now we are stuck with Rose, that's more of a worry.<br />. koeksister");
document.write("<h5>Spider Legs</h5>");
document.write("The detractors are qiut correct in their assessment of Earl Khakibos<br /><br />Of course Dickie would think he is the greatest because Dickie is the worst backline coach we ever had  It is all because of Div's relationships with Rose snr  (Same caln, background town pellies  and politics  <br />Rose is useless. Chainfire");
document.write("<h5>Muir and Potgieter</h5>");
document.write("Congrats for them for standing up for their player! Their job is to build up players, not destroy them with criticism. That said, P Divvie may think he's helping Rose but he is in fact sabotaging his career in a big way. Rose is not ready for Test Rugby! By pushign this issue he's jsut putting more pressure on Rose and settign him up for failure! We've had players with great potential ruined in the past for being thrown in the deep end too quickly, and P divvie is going to do the same to Rose.<br /><br />As to all the cries of Racism, 90% of people calling for Rose to be dropped want Zane Kirchner to be at FB.. L_M");
document.write("<h5>Earl Rose</h5>");
document.write("Plain NO. Thys");
document.write("<h5>Who are they trying to convince?</h5>");
document.write("Hospital passes + ordinary kicks + pathetic drop goal attempt = bad performance.  How can the selectors even be considering this school boy rugby display by rose to be a national player hopeful? Have they lost their minds? Hell, at best this guy would be on the bench at Currie Cup level.  Jacobs is one of the greatest weaknesses in the team as it stands, please do not add another politically motivated player to the BOK squad.  Rose will NEVER be ready to play at that level. ");
document.write("<h5>Earl Rose</h5>");
document.write("Earl rose is to thin to play international rugby. As for his skills, lets just say that we can thank our lucky stars that at the end the scrummy passed the ball to De Waal and not Earl Rose. . Diederik");
document.write("<h5>To Jan</h5>");
document.write("Jan de K. Yes Earl is my cup of tea. I would like to think that you start this comments from a journalist perspective, but you stated that he had a horror s14, so you already made up your mind about him and you just want likeminded guys to criticise him. No matter what you try to entice, Earl is a tallented player. with all these comments you get you cannot claim that that is the feeling of the general public, because very little have access to internet to voice their opinion. I noticed that the commentators were a bit more objective in their comments about him. I will once again state that in my opinion it should be the guys that want to represent the whole of SA to play for the national team and not ... . ebens");
document.write("<h5>Earl who ?</h5>");
document.write("Enough said !  He just does not belong in Green and Gold - but then again,  we have politics !  He is and will alwyas be a pathetic below par rugby player.  We have to live with SA Politics.. Pierre");
document.write("<h5>The only positive</h5>");
document.write("The only thing that makes me happy is that Rosie left the Cape and doesnt get to play down here.. stay up there with the Lions boy!. Kobus");
document.write("<h5>Rose the man</h5>");
document.write("I am a Lions supporter and I like Rose. He may not come off to often but at least he tries . Give the guy some time and most of the Rose distractors will be proven wrong.Hopefully with Pretorius moving to the Force the Lions will give Rose the no 10 for the currie cup. Go Rose you beauty !!!!. PeterC");
document.write("<h5>conspicuous</h5>");
document.write("Here's a question; why is there outspoken praise for one particular player? They refer to other players who really shone and could be serious potential to wear the green and gold but their names have been held back? It just seems a little too staged that Rose gets accolades but not the rest. \"The lady protests too much methinks?\". Joseph");
document.write("<h5>A thorn in the squad!</h5>");
document.write("Ebens and PeterC: we don't care about what representation the bok squad has, that is an old useless excuse. We want the best team with the best players. As a lions supporter, you probably don't understand the importance of a winning team. We have had 15 years of rugby development and transformation, so surely we can do away with it now. It's up to you guys as parents to introduce your toddlers to rugby and they will have the opportunuties if they are talented, don't make that our problem. Your opinion is an insult to the good players that deserve to be there like habana, pietersen, etc... Call us racists or whatever, but read what our opposition is saying about Rose. They also think/know he is useless and so in your eye that is surely an unbiased rugby opinion. Idiots will always have their supporters and I am glad that earl is a hero for you idiots, but he can be your hero playing for the losing lions and no-one else will care. Opinion is one thing but fact is another: He is simply not one of the top players in the country. . Earl Grey");
document.write("<h5>SMELLY ROSE </h5>");
document.write("The world has truly gone mad !! Not to mention the inclusion of Dick Muir to this list.<br />Rose is not even outstanding at Provincial level. Screws up at least 75% of the time every game.<br />Someone must be paying big money to get him such favour. It`s a load of old cobblers - what a shame. Quite diabolical that second raters like him use spaces that could be taken up by real performers.. CharlesA");
document.write("<h5>Earl Rose</h5>");
document.write("There is one team that are happy about Rose playing - the opposition. Doug");
document.write("<h5>TV</h5>");
document.write("Could someone please let me know the number of times Rose's name was mentioned on the air?. Anon");
document.write("<h5>drug dealer</h5>");
document.write("Im sorry - does anyone remember that this man was arrested with enough drugs in his hotel room to be charged with \"possession with intent to distribute\" as in deal in drugs. the case was postponed i think but still. what is wrong with you all. <br />He is supposed to be a role model for kids - he is made part of the national team and he is found with enough drugs to charge him with dealing as opposed to just using. Bugger what he can do on the field - I dont care. I do care that an alleged drug dealer is being praised as a role model for kids.. Nadia");
document.write("<h5>koeksister eish!!!!!!!!</h5>");
document.write("your comment signals a lot of anger,chill or are you missing sugar coating on your koek?. J-ZEE");
document.write("<h5>####  MUIR</h5>");
document.write("Going with the flow. He has to! Money talks.. BOERE SEUN");
document.write("<h5>Earl Rose</h5>");
document.write("It looks like Dick Muir is trying to brown nose his superiors as Rose played a \"mixed bag\" so how can he be considered for International honours? Come on chaps, we have better players for the fullback position.. Nic");
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