With all this E.B Ownership & Sponsorship fiasco , first with Quess and now with Sree Cements, I feel M.B management got a best deal with ATK by retaining crest & color along with name.
On the flip side, I feel E.B should play in I League if they are not interested in transferring all rights to principal owners & instead build the young & core team. If E.B wins I League & FSDL allows promotion, then E.B will ultimately play in ISL. As they will have enough time, meanwhile they can find good owners who are willing to share the power & rights.
@Nagendra One clarity yet not confirmed by FSDL is if they will waive of the franchise participation fee. Which is 15 Cr and increasing every season. So I am not sure, EB or many I-League clubs will feel comfortable with that amount. Hope that gets resolved.
Football Kicks-off at Mohun Bagan! We Met the Elated Canteen Owners, Staff
Video Producer: Maaz Hasan Video Editor: Abhishek Sharma
Finally, after almost 19 months, on 17 August, Kolkata felt its pulse of football spirit again as the Mohun Bagan Athletic Club Ground witnessed the first match of the new season of Calcutta Football League 2021.
We got a chance to watch the first match of the season, which was played between Kidderpore SC and Peerless SC where the latter won the match by scoring 4 goals. However, irrespective of the result, this match's significance lies in breathing life into football and Maidan canteens in Kolkata.
First match of the season being played between Kidderpore SC and Peerless SC
Due to COVID-19 lockdown, the Maidan canteen and food stalls suffered huge financial crisis.
"I have come back after around a year and 6-7 months. I was able to make a sale worth Rs 100. Earlier, I used to have good sale. In lockdown there was hardly any sale. We followed the lockdown protocols at home only. I used to sell vegetables. During the lockdown, I used to sell vegetables in different localities of Howrah."
Mohammad Chand, Food Stall Owner, Mohun Bagan AC
With no football, Mohun Bagan canteen was empty
Palash Mukherjee, lovingly known as 'Kaju Da', of the Mohun Bagan canteen says, "Due to this complete absence of sporting action from the Maidan. All the canteen owners, staff people, and other food stall owners business came to a halt.
"Maidan is everything for me. If Maidan comes to a halt, then what will we do? We are small businessmen and can't compete with the big ones. Most of the staff members were at home. They were also facing financial difficulties. I tried to pay them as much as I could by personally arranging money. I am praying to God and hopefully with the matches being played again things will turn out to be better."
Palash Mukherjee, Canteen Owner, Mohun Bagan AC
Empty stand of the Mohun Bagan stadium
The players were also affected in a big way because of no football being played for over a year-and-a-half. So, naturally, players too were happy to be back on the pitch.
"For sure we were mentally devastated. It was very difficult as a sportsman to sit inside a house for 4, 5, 6 months and not practice. We are back again in the Calcutta League. We have the motivation. This is our job, so we are back. We are happy to be back."
Ansumana Kromah, Footballer, Peerless SC
If Maidan is the soul of the city of joy, then the canteens serve as lifelines. With the season opening match of Calcutta Football League 2021, Maidan Canteen owners and Kolkata look towards the future with hope.
MSC played well. Their new signing Nikola seems to be a good signing. Very good in link up play and orchestrating from mid. Too bad they never had anyone in attacking outlet to make use of it.
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On the flip side, I feel E.B should play in I League if they are not interested in transferring all rights to principal owners & instead build the young & core team. If E.B wins I League & FSDL allows promotion, then E.B will ultimately play in ISL. As they will have enough time, meanwhile they can find good owners who are willing to share the power & rights.
One clarity yet not confirmed by FSDL is if they will waive of the franchise participation fee. Which is 15 Cr and increasing every season. So I am not sure, EB or many I-League clubs will feel comfortable with that amount. Hope that gets resolved.
Football Kicks-off at Mohun Bagan! We Met the Elated Canteen Owners, Staff
Video Producer: Maaz Hasan
Video Editor: Abhishek Sharma
Finally, after almost 19 months, on 17 August, Kolkata felt its pulse of football spirit again as the Mohun Bagan Athletic Club Ground witnessed the first match of the new season of Calcutta Football League 2021.
We got a chance to watch the first match of the season, which was played between Kidderpore SC and Peerless SC where the latter won the match by scoring 4 goals. However, irrespective of the result, this match's significance lies in breathing life into football and Maidan canteens in Kolkata.
First match of the season being played between Kidderpore SC and Peerless SC
Due to COVID-19 lockdown, the Maidan canteen and food stalls suffered huge financial crisis.
With no football, Mohun Bagan canteen was empty
Palash Mukherjee, lovingly known as 'Kaju Da', of the Mohun Bagan canteen says, "Due to this complete absence of sporting action from the Maidan. All the canteen owners, staff people, and other food stall owners business came to a halt.
Empty stand of the Mohun Bagan stadium
The players were also affected in a big way because of no football being played for over a year-and-a-half. So, naturally, players too were happy to be back on the pitch.
If Maidan is the soul of the city of joy, then the canteens serve as lifelines. With the season opening match of Calcutta Football League 2021, Maidan Canteen owners and Kolkata look towards the future with hope.
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Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
Defenders: Pritam Kotal, Chinglensana Singh Konsham, Mandar Rao Dessai, Akash Mishra, Rahul Bheke, Subhasish Bose, Seriton Fernandes.
Midfielders: Lalengmawia, Bipin Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Sahal Abdul Samad, Brandon Fernandes, Liston Colaco, Yasir Mohammad, Glan Martins, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Jeakson Singh, Pronay Halder.
Forwards: Manvir Singh, Rahim Ali, Sunil Chhetri, Farukh Choudhary.
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