An Orlando Pirates legend is the latest to offer his take on the delayed agony awaiting the club's fans, which is the impending departure of likeable coach Jose Riveiro.
It was confirmed by Pirates at the start of April that Riveiro would be alighting from the Sea Robbers ship come end of his contract in June.
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He leaves with the club's most successful title-winning rate, having lifted five trophies in just two-and-a-half years.
Speaking at a SuperSportBET media event on Monday, club legend and former Bucs assistant coach Teboho Moloi described the news of the tactician's exit as 'sad' but insisted the club would recover.
"It will be sad to see him go, but I have been at Pirates since I was 12, and I have seen this ship. I joined this ship when it was in rough waters," recalls 'Tebza'.
"From 1987 to 1992, it wasn't the best time for a youngster at 18 to join Orlando Pirates when you know that at the end of my first season, my dad had to leave this world.
"I had to be the breadwinner in a team that was not financially stable, not having anybody, not having anybody to look after him. So, that is why I say people like my dad retired, the ship sailed on.
"Jomo Sono left Pirates, the ship sailed on. Gordon Igesund [left], the ship went on. A treble and the double treble, Confederations Cup, cup finals, you name them, the ship will still go on.
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"So, as he leaves, yes, it is sad, but where is he leaving the ship? He is leaving it in the blue waters, the ship is sailing smoothly.
"It is everything the chairman prophesied in 1993, and unfortunately, if we lose him, the foundation is there for someone to take over, as much as the foundation was there when he arrived," explained Moloi.
Before his exit, Riveiro has a chance to secure three more trophies in the form of the CAF Champions League, the Nedbank Cup, and the Betway Premiership, and if he becomes successful, would cement his name in the club's history books.
