Mayday! Mayday! The Pirates ship is sinking
'We are united and we have been working harder each and every day. We don't know about any division because we are united as a team'
Orlando Pirates' veteran defender Happy Jele has denied speculation of a rift in the squad, making an emphatic statement of unity although the club lost again on Wednesday night. Jele said reports about infighting among the players were false. "There is nothing like that going on," he said after Pirates slipped to yet another Absa Premiership defeat, beaten 2-1 by Bidvest Wits at home at Orlando Stadium. "We are united and we have been working harder each and every day. We don't know about any division because we are united as a team." Jele said club chairman Irvin Khoza had told the squad on the eve of the game to keep their heads up after last weekend's record-breaking 6-0 drubbing by Mamelodi Sundowns, which precipitated a pitch invasion and ugly riotous scenes at Loftus Versfeld. "Every big club has moments of transition and loses games, is what [Khoza] told us," Jele said. Pirates have not won in their last eight games and dropped to 10th place in the Premier Soccer League stan...
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