AIFF is broke, we can't afford to invite big teams , coz their hotel, travel and other requirements are too much for us. They also demand a certain appearance amount , which they can get from playing countries whose FA isn't as broke as AIFF
The reason why we don't play anything from May-September is because terrible summer heat(Average Temp is around 45 C) and then Monsoon we all know what happens to the grass then.
Friendlies should be norm in off season..gets u away from club issues and spend more time together..
surprised wim says they couldnt find anyone stronger to play..
he is in revenge mood..1st they cant beat nepal in saff so invited them and defeated then they wil play bangla bcoz in saf they failed i m sure india wil beat bangla in friendly then afganis wil be in line bcoz india were def. In final...so revenge friendly or payback.
AIFF is broke, we can't afford to invite big teams , coz their hotel, travel and other requirements are too much for us. They also demand a certain appearance amount , which they can get from playing countries whose FA isn't as broke as AIFF
There is also something called gate money-earned by selling tickets to spectators. just imagine an International match at Mallapuram, Kerala. One can easily sell 20000 tickets at 50 rupees price. thats 10 Lakh rupees. One can use that 10 lakh rupees for air travel tickets, Hotel etc.
Well they go a long way. Teams fly Economy Class. I imagined three scenario:-
1) Malaysia team flying from Kuala Lumpur to Calcutta for friendly game by Air Asia. 30 return tickets cost around 5 lakh rupees.
2) Oman team flying from Muscat to Kochi by Jet Airways. 30 return tickets 6.5 lakh rupees, Air India even cheaper.
3) Turkmenistan team flying 30 members return ticket from Ashgabat to Delhi. 8 Lakh rupees. Turkmenistan airlines.
You can verify it from Kayak and websites of airlines. Tickets are booked atleast 2-3 weeks in advance. Even AFC give 20000 dollars subsidy for their club games and teams have to travel far off places. I think that it is a complete lie that a) AIFF dont have money as ticket prices will give them money b) 10 lakh rupees not eneough for air tickets as I have showed otherwise. We are not flying team from Uruguay. Asian countries tickets is not that expensive.
question for I M Vijayan- Is Calicut Stadium ready? still under construction. Even Mallapuram stadium floodlights were temporary and poor. Nepal, Bangladesh and now Bhutan!!!!
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surprised wim says they couldnt find anyone stronger to play..
1) Malaysia team flying from Kuala Lumpur to Calcutta for friendly game by Air Asia. 30 return tickets cost around 5 lakh rupees.
2) Oman team flying from Muscat to Kochi by Jet Airways. 30 return tickets 6.5 lakh rupees, Air India even cheaper.
3) Turkmenistan team flying 30 members return ticket from Ashgabat to Delhi. 8 Lakh rupees. Turkmenistan airlines.
You can verify it from Kayak and websites of airlines. Tickets are booked atleast 2-3 weeks in advance.
Even AFC give 20000 dollars subsidy for their club games and teams have to travel far off places. I think that it is a complete lie that a) AIFF dont have money as ticket prices will give them money b) 10 lakh rupees not eneough for air tickets as I have showed otherwise. We are not flying team from Uruguay. Asian countries tickets is not that expensive.