There once was a time in South Africa when two of Soweto's big clubs terrorised local football clubs.Namely, Moroka Swallows F.C and Orlando Pirates F.C. These two teams where the centre attraction and excitement in SA derbies which is known today as "the original Soweto Derby".Way before the the Soweto derby between Giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, this derby was the one that got the tongues wagging all across the Southern African region.People would travel long distances to get a front row seat of the Mammoth like clash between the two clubs.And they would never leave disappointed,even if it ended in a 0-0 stalemate. This classic rivalry began when Pirates was the dominant team in SA at the time.Pirates was destroying teams all over the country (in the black division) until the formation of swallows in the 1940s.Once Swallows was born power had to be shared amongst the clubs,and that did not go down well with Pirates, thus forming the great Soweto derby.Swallows had fantastic players such as Difference Mbanya, Carlton Moloi, Essau ‘Inch’ Madi and Joe 'Buick' Manana while  Pirates had the likes of Baboon Sheppard, Willard ‘Ndoda’ Msomi, and Andrew ‘Hassie’ Bassie. All these players 'set the house on fire' during that era of great football.Swallows slowly joined Pirates in the 'superpowers of SA class'. They made this clear by producing a 5-0 thrashing of Pirates in the Transvaal Challenge Cup final, which resulted in the crowd erupting in violence. But crowed violence,although strongly condemned, is just a norm in many derbies globally and it is what makes a true derby. This rivalry continued into the 60s 70s and early 80s.until the emergence of a breakaway team from Pirates called.Kaizer Chiefs. This derby captured the spark of the original derby because of the way Chiefs was formed.Now days Swallows can hardly attract a crowd attendance of more than 5000.What could it be, their drop in form, lack of big name players, or their lack of silverware.All I know is that the Swallows of then is long gone and Swallows will remain a sleeping giant.