quality of isl worked bcos there isnt restriction or compulsion to use local players. Teams compelled to play local lads are only kidding themselves. why would any I-league do that when they know relegation is a possibility and thereby complete financial instability just bcos they are accomadating local lads in senior team.
agreed for grass root level but strict no-no in senior team if u dont have decent quality.
I don't think anyone has said to do this at the senior level... that is just plain stupid! Especially when you have so many states without teams.
But ya, 100% for youth teams. There should be a quota on that stuff for the U19 league with some room for non-local players as well. As for foreign youth players... there should be none.
Teams have done that. JCT primarily had Punjabi players, Shillong Lajong has players from North East. dempo, Sporting Clube had majority Goa players. But then Pune do not produce Football players, we got two clubs from Pune in I-League. Same story for Mumbai FC and Bengaluru FC.
You can only use local player's if they are good enough. ..can't have quota system in professional sports. MPL clubs use only Mizo player's and due to this..always fall short in 2nd Division. Lajong have recently allowed "outside" GKs ...and once again. ...unlesd they change the rules...will never win I-league ( doesn't help that they can never afford the best NE players either )
All these Clubs are Indian...and should get off this stupid notion of non local players = less fans. all metropolitan cities in India have a varied diaspora. .and reflect all corners of the country. BFC won fans over with proper planning and a winning team....not stacking the team with local players like HAL .
FC Goa got fans to come and watch when at times only 1 or 2 Goans on the field. Chennaiyans surprised everyone.....
Fans don't give a fuck about local lads...that's just old fashioned 'racist' fans...
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Teams compelled to play local lads are only kidding themselves.
why would any I-league do that when they know relegation is a possibility and thereby complete financial instability just bcos they are accomadating local lads in senior team.
agreed for grass root level but strict no-no in senior team if u dont have decent quality.
and they also play
players like Jayesh Rane ,Rohit Mirza
MPL clubs use only Mizo player's and due to this..always fall short in 2nd Division.
Lajong have recently allowed "outside" GKs ...and once again. ...unlesd they change the rules...will never win I-league ( doesn't help that they can never afford the best NE players either )
All these Clubs are Indian...and should get off this stupid notion of non local players = less fans.
all metropolitan cities in India have a varied diaspora. .and reflect all corners of the country.
BFC won fans over with proper planning and a winning team....not stacking the team with local players like HAL .
FC Goa got fans to come and watch when at times only 1 or 2 Goans on the field.
Chennaiyans surprised everyone.....
Fans don't give a fuck about local lads...that's just old fashioned 'racist' fans...