Psl's Silence Deafening After Supersport's Embarrassing Stadium Blackout

The silence from the PSL on the embarrassing situation that led to the abandonment of SuperSport Uniteds Betway Premiership clash with Golden Arrows at the Lucas Moripe Stadium was deafening yesterday.

In a season when Royal AM have contrived to make a mockery of the PSLs assertion that theirs is one of the best-administered leagues, not only on the continent but the world over, their approach to communicating developments has left a lot to be desired. The PSL has allowed issues to fester, perhaps as they apply their minds to the cases, without saying much, and this always leads to speculation.

Granted, they are probably still looking at the match commissioner's report on what transpired in Atteridgeville on Sunday. But a supposedly highly professional entity would at least send a one-line statement saying, 'We are looking into the matter and will revert when a position has been taken.'

There was nothing professional about this weekend's embarrassing situation at a Lucas Moripe Stadium, where fans were excitedly out to celebrate Gavin Hunts milestone 1,000th match.

SuperSport United must take the biggest share of the blame for that mess because, as the host team, it was surely incumbent upon them to ensure that the lights worked. My understanding is that for every night match, the home team has to ensure there is a backup generator in case the lights fail. In this case, SuperSport knew the lights were set to fail due to the stage-six load shedding that was in place.