The timing was so bad

At the end of the 2024/25 season, many of the players at SuperSport United just wanted to get away and put a horrible campaign behind them. It was a season where SuperSport were in a battle to avoid relegation and there was uncertainty which arose from reports of the club possibly being sold. As things stand, the club has not been sold and it is preparing for the new season, but it does not mean that the fears have been completely allayed. Soccer Laduma's Tshepang Mailwane got hold of Matsatsantsa goalkeeper Ricardo Goss, who opened up about rumours of the club being for sale. As someone who has been involved in a sale previously, when Bidvest Wits was sold to Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivandila, Goss knows how tough a period like this can be.

- 

Tshepang Mailwane: Ricardo, you’ve come off a challenging season with SuperSport United. How would you describe it?

Ricardo Goss: Yoh, it was not a good season. I picked up a knock, I tore my groin, and the team was not doing so well at the time. It was not the best time for me to get injured because I was one of the experienced players and the squad was relying on me to try to get out of the slump. I tried to play, but I couldn’t even walk. I don’t often get injured, so it was a surprise to me. As a team, we were also wondering what happened. We feel lucky that we survived. I just feel that one of the biggest things that worked against us was that Bradley Grobler and Tyson (Thulani Hlatshwayo) were injured. We lost some senior guys, which was one of the bad things that happened to us. We also had Grant Margeman out. Those were the guys we relied on. Not to say anything bad about the guys who came in to replace us, but I think the injuries were a bit of a concern for us.

TM: Did the exit of coach Gavin Hunt come as a surprise to the team?

RG: I remember I was in the national team camp at the time, and I saw the news all over social media. I didn’t believe it at first, until I saw it was posted on the team’s social media pages. That's when I knew it was actually happening. It was a surprise. I don't think anyone expected it.

TM: SuperSport were not doing well at the time of Hunt’s axing, so what was the feeling you had before going into the national team camp? Did you get any sense that the coach would go?