Although the Buccaneers have reached the final of the Caf Confederation Cup, their domestic form has not been inspiring and fans have been calling for Tinkler’s head.
“The Tinkler Must Fall chants are down, but only for two days because we have another game coming. The pressure is always on,” said the former Bafana Bafana player.
An emphatic win against their biggest rivals will hopefully give the embattled mentor some breathing space. Pirates gave an inspired display and could have scored even more goals.
Bucs defender Issa Saar opened the Sea Robbers’ account when he headed in from a freekick in the first half, but Steve Komphela’s side were level only a few minutes later when Eric Mathoho responded with a header of his own to make it 1-1 going into the half-time break.
