</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 style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Okay...</div><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">Why should the AIFF give them money if the state associations, or most of them, have done nothing at all. Besides the GFA, IFA, WIFA and a few other associations, none of the others have done well.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">I agree that maybe we should give money to the Tamil Nadu Fed and the Kerala Fed but that is it. Those 2 Feds need help to get off the ground but all the others have done nothing. Till then, the AIFF should not give money. Simples.</font></div>
fact is above associations generate revenue on their own example GFA they dont need AIFF help but in India other association to get fund is next to impossible and will continue to go down if they not given wat they deserve </font><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 style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Why do they deserve it. If we give them the money then it wont be the first time. We should not just give money randomly, specially at this moment when we need to fund the Nehru Cup, Santosh Trophy, I-League 2, I-League, and other things.</div><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">People keep on forgetting that the AIFF is on a small budget and even though we hear about the Fed gainingmoney now (30 crores a year etc) that money needs to be invested in the national team, I-League, and other smaller tournaments like the Santosh and I-League 2.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">That is why I dont like the Santosh and I-League 2. They are a waste of money. 1 month long and full of controversy.</font></div>
Those money should be invested in junior level ie U-23 or U-16 team they r the future......and AIFF shud have his own stadium where whenever they want they can organise the match...........
<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 27px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">300 players turn up for AIFF trials</span>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 27px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Srinagar, June 11: On the inaugural day of All India Football Federation (AIFF) around 300 budding footballers from all over Valley turned up at Polo ground here on Monday.</span><br style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> The trials were scheduled to be conducted by three member AIFF selection panel. However, due to some problem, the team couldn’t land in Srinagar on scheduled date. In absence of AIFF team, the preliminary selection was held under the supervision of former Indian team captain Abdul Majeed Kakroo. The trials will continue on Tuesday also from 1PM onwards.</span><br style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> The AIFF team will now arrive in Valley on June 13 and will conduct final trials themselves.</span>
</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/Jun/12/300-players-turn-up-for-aiff-trials-15.asp">http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/Jun/12/300-players-turn-up-for-aiff-trials-15.asp</a>;
</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">
</div><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">This show the amount of enthusiasm in Kashimiri youth regarding football and good sign for sure!! But this also points out lack of professionalism in AIFF!!! </font></div>
<h1 style="outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 15px 0px 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Assam football worried over AIFF on aid release</h1><div><br></div><div><p style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The Assam Football Association (AFA) has expressed displeasure after the All India Football Federation (AIFF) failed to release a promised financial aid of Rs50 lakh to some of the state football associations for developmental activities.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">“It is really disheartening that the AIFF has failed to release a single penny which was earmarked for some of the state associations in the annual general body meeting of the federation on March 19 at New Delhi,” AFA secretary Ankur Dutta told <strong style="font-size: 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Seven Sisters Post</strong>.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">It may be mentioned that the AIFF has earmarked a sum of Rs50 lakh for developmental activities in some of the states, including all the Northeastern states.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">“As far as I know, the AIFF has selected all the eight Northeastern states, including Sikkim as the beneficiaries. But for reasons unknown, they (AIFF) have failed to release a single penny till now. I believe the parent body should release the earmarked amount to the selected state associations on a priority basis so that the developmental activities can be carried out in a convenient manner,” remarked Dutta, who is also the vice-president of the AIFF.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Another top official of the state football association, on condition of anonymity, stated that the state associations are being ignored by the AIFF.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">“They have been ignoring the state associations. The federation is acting like an individual body without consulting the state associations. In fact, it is the state associations which elect most of the office bearers in the federation,” the official added.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">He further claimed that the state associations are not kept in the loop as far as implementation of developmental projects and activities are concerned.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">“Miscommunication between the parent body and the state associations has been a hindrance in the recent times. In the past we were always kept in the loop. The gap should be reduced and the AIFF should take the state associations into confidence,” he added.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The AIFF had signed a 15year deal with International Management Group-Reliance Industries Limited worth Rs700 crore, with the aim to improve, popularise and promote football from the grassroots to the professional level in December 2010. Moreover, the BCCI had sanctioned a sum of Rs25 crore to the AIFF as assistance for its ‘Goal 2011’ project way back in 2009.</p><p style="font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://sevensisterspost.com/?p=18329#">http://sevensisterspost.com/?p=18329#</a>;
</p></div>
<h1 style="margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-align: left; font-family: georgia; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Assam football worried over AIFF on aid release</h1><div><br></div><div><p style='margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>The Assam Football Association (AFA) has expressed displeasure after the All India Football Federation (AIFF) failed to release a promised financial aid of Rs50 lakh to some of the state football associations for developmental activities.</p><p style='margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>“It is really disheartening that the AIFF has failed to release a single penny which was earmarked for some of the state associations in the annual general body meeting of the federation on March 19 at New Delhi,” AFA secretary Ankur Dutta told <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">Seven Sisters Post</strong>.</p><p style='margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>It may be mentioned that the AIFF has earmarked a sum of Rs50 lakh for developmental activities in some of the states, including all the Northeastern states.</p><p style='margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>“As far as I know, the AIFF has selected all the eight Northeastern states, including Sikkim as the beneficiaries. But for reasons unknown, they (AIFF) have failed to release a single penny till now. I believe the parent body should release the earmarked amount to the selected state associations on a priority basis so that the developmental activities can be carried out in a convenient manner,” remarked Dutta, who is also the vice-president of the AIFF.</p><p style='margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>Another top official of the state football association, on condition of anonymity, stated that the state associations are being ignored by the AIFF.</p><p style='margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>“They have been ignoring the state associations. The federation is acting like an individual body without consulting the state associations. In fact, it is the state associations which elect most of the office bearers in the federation,” the official added.</p><p style='margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>He further claimed that the state associations are not kept in the loop as far as implementation of developmental projects and activities are concerned.</p><p style='margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>“Miscommunication between the parent body and the state associations has been a hindrance in the recent times. In the past we were always kept in the loop. The gap should be reduced and the AIFF should take the state associations into confidence,” he added.</p><p style='margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>The AIFF had signed a 15year deal with International Management Group-Reliance Industries Limited worth Rs700 crore, with the aim to improve, popularise and promote football from the grassroots to the professional level in December 2010. Moreover, the BCCI had sanctioned a sum of Rs25 crore to the AIFF as assistance for its ‘Goal 2011’ project way back in 2009.</p><p style='margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; text-align: justify; line-height: 1.4em; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'><a href="http://sevensisterspost.com/?p=18329#">http://sevensisterspost.com/?p=18329#</a>;
</p></div><p>
<br></p><p>Now this is sad. AIFF should at least pay the 8 NE states. I understand not giving to some states that show effort at all but almost all the NE states are trying there best.</p>
<H1 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 15px 0px 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: georgia; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px">Assam football worried over AIFF on aid release</H1>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<P style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 10px 0px 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.4em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: justify; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px">The Assam Football Association (AFA) has expressed displeasure after the All India Football Federation (AIFF) failed to release a promised financial aid of Rs50 lakh to some of the state football associations for developmental activities.</P>
<P style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 10px 0px 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.4em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: justify; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px">“It is really disheartening that the AIFF has failed to release a single penny which was earmarked for some of the state associations in the annual general body meeting of the federation on March 19 at New Delhi,” AFA secretary Ankur Dutta told <STRONG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1em; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px">Seven Sisters Post</STRONG>.</P>
<P style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 10px 0px 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.4em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: justify; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px">It may be mentioned that the AIFF has earmarked a sum of Rs50 lakh for developmental activities in some of the states, including all the Northeastern states.</P>
<P style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 10px 0px 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.4em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: justify; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px">“As far as I know, the AIFF has selected all the eight Northeastern states, including Sikkim as the beneficiaries. But for reasons unknown, they (AIFF) have failed to release a single penny till now. I believe the parent body should release the earmarked amount to the selected state associations on a priority basis so that the developmental activities can be carried out in a convenient manner,” remarked Dutta, who is also the vice-president of the AIFF.</P>
<P style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 10px 0px 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.4em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: justify; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px">Another top official of the state football association, on condition of anonymity, stated that the state associations are being ignored by the AIFF.</P>
<P style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 10px 0px 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.4em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: justify; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px">“They have been ignoring the state associations. The federation is acting like an individual body without consulting the state associations. In fact, it is the state associations which elect most of the office bearers in the federation,” the official added.</P>
<P style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 10px 0px 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.4em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: justify; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px">He further claimed that the state associations are not kept in the loop as far as implementation of developmental projects and activities are concerned.</P>
<P style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 10px 0px 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.4em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: justify; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px">“Miscommunication between the parent body and the state associations has been a hindrance in the recent times. In the past we were always kept in the loop. The gap should be reduced and the AIFF should take the state associations into confidence,” he added.</P>
<P style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 10px 0px 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.4em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: justify; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px">The AIFF had signed a 15year deal with International Management Group-Reliance Industries Limited worth Rs700 crore, with the aim to improve, popularise and promote football from the grassroots to the professional level in December 2010. Moreover, the BCCI had sanctioned a sum of Rs25 crore to the AIFF as assistance for its ‘Goal 2011’ project way back in 2009.</P>
<P style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 10px 0px 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.4em; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-ALIGN: justify; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline: 0px"><A href="http://sevensisterspost.com/?p=18329#">http://sevensisterspost.com/?p=18329#</A>; </P></DIV>
<P>
<BR></P>
<P>Now this is sad. AIFF should at least pay the 8 NE states. I understand not giving to some states that show effort at all but almost all the NE states are trying there best.</P>
<P>
<BR></P>
<P> </P>
<P><STRONG>bureaucracy</STRONG> at its best and communication at its worst...Could be AIFF has fallen short of cash.. we can only speculate</P>
Comments
</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 style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Okay...</div><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">Why should the AIFF give them money if the state associations, or most of them, have done nothing at all. Besides the GFA, IFA, WIFA and a few other associations, none of the others have done well.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">I agree that maybe we should give money to the Tamil Nadu Fed and the Kerala Fed but that is it. Those 2 Feds need help to get off the ground but all the others have done nothing. Till then, the AIFF should not give money. Simples.</font></div>
</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 style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Why do they deserve it. If we give them the money then it wont be the first time. We should not just give money randomly, specially at this moment when we need to fund the Nehru Cup, Santosh Trophy, I-League 2, I-League, and other things.</div><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">People keep on forgetting that the AIFF is on a small budget and even though we hear about the Fed gainingmoney now (30 crores a year etc) that money needs to be invested in the national team, I-League, and other smaller tournaments like the Santosh and I-League 2.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">That is why I dont like the Santosh and I-League 2. They are a waste of money. 1 month long and full of controversy.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 27px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Srinagar, June 11: On the inaugural day of All India Football Federation (AIFF) around 300 budding footballers from all over Valley turned up at Polo ground here on Monday.</span><br style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> The trials were scheduled to be conducted by three member AIFF selection panel. However, due to some problem, the team couldn’t land in Srinagar on scheduled date. In absence of AIFF team, the preliminary selection was held under the supervision of former Indian team captain Abdul Majeed Kakroo. The trials will continue on Tuesday also from 1PM onwards.</span><br style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> The AIFF team will now arrive in Valley on June 13 and will conduct final trials themselves.</span>
</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/Jun/12/300-players-turn-up-for-aiff-trials-15.asp">http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/Jun/12/300-players-turn-up-for-aiff-trials-15.asp</a>;
</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">
</div><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">This show the amount of enthusiasm in Kashimiri youth regarding football and good sign for sure!! But this also points out lack of professionalism in AIFF!!! </font></div>
</p></div>
<br></p><p>Now this is sad. AIFF should at least pay the 8 NE states. I understand not giving to some states that show effort at all but almost all the NE states are trying there best.</p>
<P> </P>
<P><STRONG>bureaucracy</STRONG> at its best and communication at its worst...Could be AIFF has fallen short of cash.. we can only speculate</P>