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Patson Banda Talks About What Is Missing From The Derby Orlando Pirates legendary former goalkeeper, Patson ‘Sparks’ Banda, gives his assessment of what is wrong with modern day footballers ahead of the upcoming Soweto Derby. The Buccaneers go head-to-head with Kaizer Chiefs in the Soweto Derby at FNB Stadium this coming Saturday in the PSL and again a week later in the Telkom Knockout semi-finals. Banda spoke to Soccer Laduma and gave his thoughts on the fixture, pointing out what he thinks has changed over the years. “Supporters were there to watch individuals and not the teams! During that time, a week before the derby they would be talking about it on the corner of Eloff and Kerk Street, and everywhere else,” Banda told Soccer Laduma. “Those two teams’ supporters played the game before the game had actually been played. By the time the game arrived, the atmosphere created by the supporters themselves was high. “The expectations were also high because of the class of football they were going to see. They were not really there to see Pirates or Chiefs play; they were there to see their ‘creators’ perform under the banner of both teams. "Those creators are actually not creating anything for the supporters today, I’m sorry to say. There’s money… there’s everything… but the commitment, the love of the game, that passion... they don’t have it. Those things are what makes the game what it is.”