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By Herrold Lamola The four time Premier Soccer League winning mentor- Gavin Hunt- is not oblivious of the fact that; winning a title is more easier than defending it. It has been twenty-one odd years, since the inception of the Premier Soccer League, and seven teams have won the 'Big Handles' title. Manning Rangers was the first team to lay their hands on the most prestigious title in South African football in 1996\97 season. Santos, Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs, Supersport United and the defending champions went on to become victors. Only four of the aforementioned winners have managed to defend the trophy. Tshwane is the most successful city in the PSL era- with the two Tshwane giants in Sundowns and Supersport boasting ten league titles between themselves. The successful club in this era- Sundowns- has won the title back to back twice along with their rivals Pirates. Hunt knows how to defend the title as he did in his hatrick with Supersport Unite

By Herrold Lamola Greatest pleasures in life never grow old… It was mid-year in 2011- just after the maiden Carling Cup clash between the Soweto giants, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, when Benni McCarthy nearly sent me into the psychiatric hospital with his comments that required age restriction and parental guidance. In his interview with Soccer Laduma- Cape Town City coach alluded that “Playing a derby is better than sex.” Surely sitting in the dugout is also better than sex. McCarthy was emotionally involved in the game for his first derby as a coach. McCarthy has one derby under his belt as a coach- following his 2-0 victory over Ajax Cape Town earlier this season. I do not share Benni’s sentiments- hence I nearly made an appointment with a psychiatric psychologist after reading his interview. You can imagine what this has done to my former self- a guy who has just stumbled past his teenage years. Benni made these comments prior to signing a contract with Pirat

By Herrold Lamola  I know it is a bit of a cliché but Mamelodi Sundowns mentor, Pitso Mosimane, has himself to blame for the slump that his side is going through. Mamelodi Sundowns has lost three consecutive matches for the first time since Mosimane took over from the Dutch legend- Johan Neeskens- in 2012. Mosimane has blamed either match officials or opponents when results aren’t forth coming. More often than not- Mosimane is right- always has his finger pointed at someone- but the truth is, he is the one who instigated Sundowns misfortunes. In his words “We never score when Khama Billiat is not on the pitch.” True to Pitso’s word: Khama has featured rarely this season due to injuries and Sundowns wasn’t the same team that opponents feared the most. Pitso blamed Kaizer Chiefs winger, Joseph Molongoane, for the absence of Billiat after his side’s loss to Amazulu. ‘Jingles’ says things that he shouldn’t be saying in the media. Billiat is a good player but- saying Sundowns