WE GO AGAIN
KEVIN McCALLUM: Psst. Did you know Gibson loves a glass of red wine?
Ottis Gibson has had many conversations with Faf du Plessis. The last of them, on Monday, was about the important things in life. "Last night [we talked] about rib-eye steak and red wine. He was with his family having dinner," said Gibson. They’ve been speaking a lot. They had little choice during SA’s tour of England. The announcement of Gibson as the coach of SA was an open secret. Gibson had hardly been shy about it, telling some of his old Gauteng teammates he had been given the job. The bush telegraph meant that they, in turn, told someone else, who told another person, who may have let that slip at the pub. As secrets go, it was shouted from the ramparts. But, perhaps that is the way it should have been. Why the silence? Why the wait to confirm it, as was done at the launch of the Joburg Giant T20 Global Franchise a while back?
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.