Personally i feel Dempo should not bother 2 much about Asians Champion league..We are just not up to that level of football as yet..no point we being drubbed and then we calling it a " learning experience".. </font><br><br><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">What i am pissed about is the AIFF-IMG combine seems not in the least intrested to act of this or even offer a indication/timeline when to sort out this mess..we are already 1 month past the promised meeting date and no news at all... communication seems to have totally broken down..</font><br><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">
</font><br><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Think under Dempo Srinivas/Dempo official perspective, definitely they would wanna play in ACL, money involved in its like some many times more than what you get in cheap shit I-League which will be never improved.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div>
For playing 6 matches in ACL you get 50 lakhs and if you win or draw any you could earn upto crores in group stage itself.<div><br></div><div>So which bitch wants to miss such opportunity ??</div>
For playing 6 matches in ACL you get 50 lakhs and if you win or draw any you could earn upto crores in group stage itself.<div><br></div><div>So which bitch wants to miss such opportunity ??</div>
<br><br><br>Hahahah yes very very true...which bitch will wanna miss this party!!!... now the question is will DEMPO break ranks with the I-league teams and sign?..<br><br>Another question is will Srinivas Dempo want to see his team hammered on the lines of 5-0 in order to get that extra bit of money?..would he rather prefer winning the AFC cup?..It will be exciting to see a Indian Club play the asian equivalent of d UEFA champions league. but we all know we are not yet ready for this level of games..<br><br>to summarise yes , the incentive of the money will be a huge draw and who knows maybe a draw and a win and a few heads might be raised towards indian football<br><br><br>
For playing 6 matches in ACL you get 50 lakhs and if you win or draw any you could earn upto crores in group stage itself.<div><br></div><div>So which bitch wants to miss such opportunity ??</div>
<br><br><br>Hahahah yes very very true...which bitch will wanna miss this party!!!... now the question is will DEMPO break ranks with the I-league teams and sign?..<br><br>Another question is will Srinivas Dempo want to see his team hammered on the lines of 5-0 in order to get that extra bit of money?..would he rather prefer winning the AFC cup?..It will be exciting to see a Indian Club play the asian equivalent of d UEFA champions league. but we all know we are not yet ready for this level of games..<br><br>to summarise yes , the incentive of the money will be a huge draw and who knows maybe a draw and a win and a few heads might be raised towards indian football<br><br><br>
<br><div><br></div><div>Well this year the Thai champions Buriram United got a direct entry to ACL(first for a Thai club) and they were impressive.They won 2 matches.So you never know..</div><div>And for all those who are saying Dempo will get hammered by big margins,I just want to remind that the 2011 ACL champions Al-Sadd qualified for the tournament by beating Dempo,and that too by 2-0 margin.They had 4 world cupper foreigners in their ranks while Dempo played with only 2..</div>
Mate I dont take blame away from AIFF. I am saying though that the clubs should also not be foolish.<div><br></div><div>And as for MLS. Why not, lets compare I-League with EPL and La Liga then because that is what it seems in your post.</div><div><br></div><div>Oh wait... THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!</div>
For playing 6 matches in ACL you get 50 lakhs and if you win or draw any you could earn upto crores in group stage itself.<div><br></div><div>So which bitch wants to miss such opportunity ??</div>
<br><br><br>Hahahah yes very very true...which bitch will wanna miss this party!!!... now the question is will DEMPO break ranks with the I-league teams and sign?..<br><br>Another question is will Srinivas Dempo want to see his team hammered on the lines of 5-0 in order to get that extra bit of money?..would he rather prefer winning the AFC cup?..It will be exciting to see a Indian Club play the asian equivalent of d UEFA champions league. but we all know we are not yet ready for this level of games..<br><br>to summarise yes , the incentive of the money will be a huge draw and who knows maybe a draw and a win and a few heads might be raised towards indian football<br><br><br>
<br><div><br></div><div>Well this year the Thai champions Buriram United got a direct entry to ACL(first for a Thai club) and they were impressive.They won 2 matches.So you never know..</div><div>And for all those who are saying Dempo will get hammered by big margins,I just want to remind that the 2011 ACL champions Al-Sadd qualified for the tournament by beating Dempo,and that too by 2-0 margin.They had 4 world cupper foreigners in their ranks while Dempo played with only 2..</div>
<br><div><br></div><div>If dempo get 3 world class player preferable central defender wing back and lone striker during this transfer window we can see huge difference between dempo and rest of clubs </div>
<br><div><br></div><div>@ashlesh...you know whether they are keeping Koko?</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><font face="Arial">I think it is time for a total REVAMP of indian football system, more clubs than the current 14....here is a small idea, like the MLS conference system....not such a gr8 idea but some points can be considered by authorities....more suggestions are WELCOME<br><br></font></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">I LEAGUE FORMAT</span></b><br><br><ul><li><b>TWO CONFERENCES</b> :- <span style="color: #ff0000;">WESTERN</span> AND <span style="color: #009900;">EASTERN</span></li><li><b>20 TEAMS</b> :- 10 from each conference</li><li><span style="color: #ff0000;">WESTERN
CONFERENCE states :- j&k, h.p.,pun,haryana, delhi, rajasthan, mp,
guj, maha, goa, andhra, karnataka,t.n.,kerala (14 states)</span></li><li><span style="color: #009900;">EASTERN
CONFERENCE states :- uttaranchal, up,bihar, jharkhand, orrisa,
chattisgarh, west bengal, sikkim, meghalaya, arunchal pradesh,assam,
manipur, nagaland, tripura ,mizoram (15 states)</span></li><li><b>The
states are only mentioned to represent the geographical boundaries (may
not necessarily mean that there should be a club from each state)</b></li><li>The 20 teams should STRICTLY follow the AFC licensing criteria and only pro clubs are allowed.<br></li><li>10 teams from each conference will play HOME-AWAY games with teams from their respective conference.</li><li>Top
2 teams qualify from each conference will qualify for two legged
semifinal play-offs to determine the winner, runner up, 3rd and 4th
place.<br></li><li>Bottom 2 teams from each conference gets RELEGATED.</li><li>The remaining 12 teams fight among each other for 5th-16 place, with respect to their placing on the table.</li><li>3+1 foreign player rule, 3 foreigners allowed at 1 time on the field.</li><li><b>ONLY 1 foreign STRIKER</b> allowed per team, to allow for other Indian strikers to play top level football REGULARLY.</li><li>Matches played under floodlights.</li><li>The
above format means each team plays around 20 matches in the league
instead of the current 26. This opens up more time for FEDERATION CUP.
This will also mean less fatigue for players and free up some time for
AFC tournaments.</li><li>Minimum of 2 under-21 players should be played in each game by each side to give them more experience.</li><li>20 teams will allow MORE REPRESENTATION from different parts of the country and further reach of indian football.</li><li><b>DIV 2 - I league</b>
should be structured accordingly, with more KNOCKOUT kind of rounds in
preliminary stages and then league structure for the remaining teams.
This will help REDUCE THE COSTS for running the div 2 by the AIFF.</li><li>The local leagues (mumbai, pune, goa, cfl, delhi league,punjab league,nagaland pl etc) can act as <b>div 3</b> and top teams can qualify for <b>div 2<br></b></li><li>If there are 2 conferences,then <b>div 2 will also have 2 conferences</b>, but the matches played by teams in div 2 conference can be in knockout-league system...eg :if there are 12 teams in <b>WESTERN CONF div II</b>,
2 legged knockout will be played amongst the teams,which will reduce
teams to 6 in the next round, these six teams can play round robin
league and<b> top 2 teams qualify for i-league</b>.same for <b>EASTERN CONF</b>,<b>div 3</b> will be local leagues of the respective geographic regions run by local associations like WIFA, IFA, DDFA etc<br></li></ul>
<div class="breadcrumb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(2, 20, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">You are here: <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); ">Home</a> » <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/contents/76/sports.html" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); ">Sports</a> » Bhutia backs AIFF’s I-League expansion</span></div><div id="topBlockLeft" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 620px; float: left; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><div id="main" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 480px; "><section style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><div class="newsText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; clear: both; "><h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 26px; ">Bhutia backs AIFF’s I-League expansion</h1><div class="postedBy" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Bangalore, May 20, 2012, DHNS:</div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(54, 54, 54); font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">‘Hire a coach with good international credibility’</p><a name="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "></a><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(54, 54, 54); font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Star Indian footballer Baichung Bhutia welcomed All India Football Federation’s proposed plans to expand the I-League to 16 teams, but stressed the extra slots should not be given to teams from Kolkata or Goa.</strong><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">“Expanding the I-League will help boost the game of football in the country,” Bhutia said on the sidelines of a press conference here on Sunday where he unveiled Nike’s limited edition ‘Finisher Tee’ which will be given out to the first 1,500 finishers of the May 27 TCS World 10K Run.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">“More teams are very important but if you have two more teams from Goa and Kolkata it doesn’t make any sense. We need to have teams from different parts of the country because at the end of the day you need to spread the game all over,’’ Bhutia said. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">“For example, we need a good professional club from Bangalore where there are a lot of corporate houses. HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club, HASC) has done well but until they remain a public company, they are going to remain static. They need to turn professional,’’ he added. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">“I think the AIFF should help out in finding investors. You need a nice club from Bangalore which is going to reach out to football lovers, the masses. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">“We need the I-League in Bangalore and similarly in other cities as well. Football needs to expand beyond Kolkata and Goa. We need a new professional club with new investors,” added Bhutia, who bid farewell to international football last August but said he will continue to play his club United Sikkim which got promoted to the top division this year.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">The 'Sikkimese Sniper' also said AIFF should carefully deliberate upon hiring a national coach. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">“AIFF needs to hire a national coach with good international credibility. Once they do, they need to give him a longer run. There’s no point in rushing and signing a coach for the sake of it,’’ Bhutia added. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">The former Indian captain cited the example of Bob Houghton to explain saying, “Bob had a long period and the results were there. We need that kind of big brand name like Bob and give him a longer time. The results will automatically come.” Bhutia also threw his weight behind AIFF’s plans to bid for the 2017 Junior (under-17) World Cup. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">“We can certainly host the Junior World Cup. I personally feel it could be a step forward in the right direction. But at the same time we need to develop the game also. There is no point in hosting an event of such magnitude if we can’t benefit from it on the longer run. We need to make sure we have the right infrastructure in place and not embarrass ourselves.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(54, 54, 54); font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(54, 54, 54); font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/250956/bhutia-backs-aiffs-league-expansion.html">http://www.deccanherald.com/content/250956/bhutia-backs-aiffs-league-expansion.html</a>
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</font><br><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Think under Dempo Srinivas/Dempo official perspective, definitely they would wanna play in ACL, money involved in its like some many times more than what you get in cheap shit I-League which will be never improved.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div>
<br><br><br>Hahahah yes very very true...which bitch will wanna miss this party!!!... now the question is will DEMPO break ranks with the I-league teams and sign?..<br><br>Another question is will Srinivas Dempo want to see his team hammered on the lines of 5-0 in order to get that extra bit of money?..would he rather prefer winning the AFC cup?..It will be exciting to see a Indian Club play the asian equivalent of d UEFA champions league. but we all know we are not yet ready for this level of games..<br><br>to summarise yes , the incentive of the money will be a huge draw and who knows maybe a draw and a win and a few heads might be raised towards indian football<br><br><br>
<br><div><br></div><div>Well this year the Thai champions Buriram United got a direct entry to ACL(first for a Thai club) and they were impressive.They won 2 matches.So you never know..</div><div>And for all those who are saying Dempo will get hammered by big margins,I just want to remind that the 2011 ACL champions Al-Sadd qualified for the tournament by beating Dempo,and that too by 2-0 margin.They had 4 world cupper foreigners in their ranks while Dempo played with only 2..</div>
<br><div><br></div><div>@ashlesh...you know whether they are keeping Koko?</div>
CONFERENCE states :- j&k, h.p.,pun,haryana, delhi, rajasthan, mp,
guj, maha, goa, andhra, karnataka,t.n.,kerala (14 states)</span></li><li><span style="color: #009900;">EASTERN
CONFERENCE states :- uttaranchal, up,bihar, jharkhand, orrisa,
chattisgarh, west bengal, sikkim, meghalaya, arunchal pradesh,assam,
manipur, nagaland, tripura ,mizoram (15 states)</span></li><li><b>The
states are only mentioned to represent the geographical boundaries (may
not necessarily mean that there should be a club from each state)</b></li><li>The 20 teams should STRICTLY follow the AFC licensing criteria and only pro clubs are allowed.<br></li><li>10 teams from each conference will play HOME-AWAY games with teams from their respective conference.</li><li>Top
2 teams qualify from each conference will qualify for two legged
semifinal play-offs to determine the winner, runner up, 3rd and 4th
place.<br></li><li>Bottom 2 teams from each conference gets RELEGATED.</li><li>The remaining 12 teams fight among each other for 5th-16 place, with respect to their placing on the table.</li><li>3+1 foreign player rule, 3 foreigners allowed at 1 time on the field.</li><li><b>ONLY 1 foreign STRIKER</b> allowed per team, to allow for other Indian strikers to play top level football REGULARLY.</li><li>Matches played under floodlights.</li><li>The
above format means each team plays around 20 matches in the league
instead of the current 26. This opens up more time for FEDERATION CUP.
This will also mean less fatigue for players and free up some time for
AFC tournaments.</li><li>Minimum of 2 under-21 players should be played in each game by each side to give them more experience.</li><li>20 teams will allow MORE REPRESENTATION from different parts of the country and further reach of indian football.</li><li><b>DIV 2 - I league</b>
should be structured accordingly, with more KNOCKOUT kind of rounds in
preliminary stages and then league structure for the remaining teams.
This will help REDUCE THE COSTS for running the div 2 by the AIFF.</li><li>The local leagues (mumbai, pune, goa, cfl, delhi league,punjab league,nagaland pl etc) can act as <b>div 3</b> and top teams can qualify for <b>div 2<br></b></li><li>If there are 2 conferences,then <b>div 2 will also have 2 conferences</b>, but the matches played by teams in div 2 conference can be in knockout-league system...eg :if there are 12 teams in <b>WESTERN CONF div II</b>,
2 legged knockout will be played amongst the teams,which will reduce
teams to 6 in the next round, these six teams can play round robin
league and<b> top 2 teams qualify for i-league</b>.same for <b>EASTERN CONF</b>,<b>div 3</b> will be local leagues of the respective geographic regions run by local associations like WIFA, IFA, DDFA etc<br></li></ul>
<a href="http://indianfootballnetwork.com/forum/discussion/557/suggestions-for-indian-football#Item_133">http://indianfootballnetwork.com/forum/discussion/557/suggestions-for-indian-football#Item_133</a><div><br></div><div>this is news thread</div>
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