Fans heed call for more babies in Birds' nest

WE have always suspected Pirates supremo Irvin Khoza secretly harboured dreams of becoming a taxi driver. He told Tsamaya detectives he recently pitched up at a Safa executive meeting driving a Pirates team Kombi he parked next to the shiny Mercs driven by Safa's head honchos. All the Iron Duke needs is a leather jacket and cap to complete the taxi-driver look.

SWALLOWS chief executive officer Leon Prins underwent a hip-replacement operation and we at Tsamaya want to see our favourite club boss back at work soonest. We're hoping Prins, who gets very skilful on the dance floor after one beer too many, hasn't been swaying his hips too much celebrating Swallows' good run of results recently.

A BIRD inside the Swallows cage says supporters are heeding coach Gordon Igesund's call to make more babies to produce a new generation of fans. The current crop are generally old, but we hear the geezers have taken their bedroom aerobics up a notch since Igesund made the plea. Apparently the action has been as good as on the field.

LERATO Chabangu's celebration last week was emotional and full of passion. Like Ben Johnson on steroids, he pounded the race track at Dobsonville at full speed and flapped his arms like a chicken, much to the delight of the Birds fanatics. Chabangu really needed the goal following a time in the doldrums. We hope the celebrations ended right there.

MAMELODI Sundowns officials Tweedledee Alex Shakoane and Tweedledum Walter Kutumela and coach Johan Neeskens, were seen following each other like the three blind mice after their 3-0 thrashing by Swallows last week. Kutumela and Shakoane were sheepishly leading Neeskens, who looked like he was being escorted to his beheading, to the post-match conference.

SEEING as he is already out of favour with Chiefs coach Vermezovic, Mthokozisi Yende decided to shake a leg at Alexandra's popular stokvel on 15th Avenue on Monday night. The muscular midfielder, as stiff as an 83-year-old, avoided the dance ramp, and stood by like a savvy backstreet dealer.

AT TSAMAYA we're familiar with the phrase "throwing the kitchen sink" at something, so we were tickled by a recent variation on the theme. Apparently Lionel Messi's mum isn't always that fond of Lionel's girlfriends. To find a place in Lionel's heart you have to dribble around her. We read that Mevrou M recently chased Messi's ex with a frying pan. What was dear old mum doing with a frying pan in the electronics department store in the first place? Maybe she has a supply of them at hand to fling at girls she doesn't approve of.

SUPERSPORT'S Dipsy Selolwane needs serious punishment from Gavin Hunt. Coming on as a second-half substitute, the lean Botswana international was shown a clean pair of heels by the bulky Zambian who sped past him like a raging rhino. Tsamaya recommends that Hunt send Selolwane up and down the Voortrekker Monument to pump up his speed performance.