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  • preetampreetam 870 Points
    Teams like bury fc ,coventry city fc ,united and yeovil town
  • preetampreetam 870 Points
    @Rohan wud u like to take captaincy over chennai united fc?
  • DXDX 4074 Points
    The owner of the southern club stated that they won’t be bidding to join the I-League bandwagon for the 2014-15 season…

    Rohit Ramesh, son of Ramesh Rangarajan, Director of Kasturi &
    Sons Ltd., publishers of The Hindu, brought one of the oldest football
    teams in Chennai – Nethaji SC in December last year. In an interview
    with Goal, he shares his vision for the club and why he believes I-League is the perfect platform to promote Indian football.

    Goal: We have heard about Netaji being re-christened? What are the reasons for the same?

    Yes, Nethaji SC is henceforth called Chennai City FC. The reason is
    that we wanted to have a Chennai ‘connect’ with people, especially in
    the ideas of marketing and brand building. Considering that there are
    lots of government clubs in the league, we wanted to re-brand Nethaji SC
    as a Chennai-based private club. This was more on interacting with fans
    to be precise.

    Goal: What's the vision you have for the club? What is it that you wish to achieve in the long run?

    The vision is to ensure we give our players a global experience. We
    face a problem of tapping in players, as most of them have government
    jobs and play for government clubs. It was a big task for us to buy the
    club this February. As we are a private limited club, it was tough for
    us to attract players. This time we are in a better position. As the
    market feels that we are professional, tie up contracts with players in
    the right way and pay the players on the spot.


    This gives a better atmosphere because players now know that we do it
    the right way. We get calls from players wishing to join our club which
    is good. We have tied up with Ramchandra Medical College as our
    training ground.

    Recently, we have started a program Under Chennai City FC
    called ‘ROHIT RAMESH PROJECT’. This project will completely concentrate
    on Indian football and growth of youth development and academies across
    the state. Through this project, we not only help our club but also look
    into sponsoring other clubs to develop football better.

    We are looking into entering the Singha Cup In Singapore during
    November and give our players international experience as promised.
    Through this project Under Chennai City FC, we will also start an inter
    college league in August. The best talent found will have a chance to
    play for Chennai City FC. This is a long and a never ending project
    which we don't wish to compromise on.

    Goal: We were informed that you wished to bid for a direct
    berth into the I-League, something like JSW did last term. Is it still
    on?

    Yes, we did get the bid document from the All India Football
    Federation (AIFF). We have complete support from Tamil Nadu Football
    Association (TNFA) and Chennai District Football Association (CDFA). We
    also had promising moves by other clubs to ensure their support to us
    for the release of the players to play for us in the I-League.

    Strangely, the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT)
    haven't approved of the Nehru Stadium for us to make it as our home
    ground. The reason they say is that IMG have signed an MOU with SDAT and
    thus we won’t be ensured of the stadium. It’s confusing and strange.
    It is very upsetting because we wanted to put Chennai on the map as for
    Indian football.


    But we will still fight and ensure we get it in the near future. I
    take this opportunity to thank the support I got through the Tamil Nadu
    and Chennai associations for their continual support during this period.
    I would also say thank you to other clubs who have shown us
    encouragement for Chennai to get into the I-League.

    Goal: What are your thoughts on the I-League? Is it an exciting venture to invest and why?

    I-League is definitely a good platform to promote Indian football. It
    is an exciting venture to invest but can’t guarantee money returns
    right away. Football is seen as a platform through the I-League and my
    main objective was to put our Tamil Nadu boys up there with the best of
    Indian football.

    Goal: As an avid football fan, what is the need of the hour
    to entice a European football fan to start being 'aware' of football in
    India?

    May be a bit of media help to promote Indian football will entice the
    public to know what football in India is all about. I guess I-League is
    therefore a good exposure for mapping Indian football. It all depends
    on how you market Indian football and clubs here. You need to make heads
    turn of the public to look back at your club to start with. Then you
    make him a fan on what we do on and off the field.

    It will surely take time for European football fan to have an
    emotional attachment for a club in Indian football. But it isn't
    impossible, as Bengaluru FC did it.
  • DXDX 4074 Points
    That screws a club from chennai being part of i-league this season... But did expect this.
    However surprised the stadium is a problem here and SDAT's agreement with IMG?
    Does IMG want to ensure there are no new enthusiastic entrant to the I-league?
  • munna219777munna219777 28557 Points
    IMG has agreement with SDAT for Nehru Stadium??? for what? IMG fake league do not have any game in Chennai?
    I guess Reliance Group now decides who can play in I-League and who cannot. "The Hindu" is not in good relations anyways with present BJP Government. So this looks more political reasoning to me.
  • footydipfootydip Ranaghat, Nadia, West Bengal2722 Points
    Moreover Isl and I league calender are totally different
    munna219777
  • Deb_BanDeb_Ban 10122 Points
    @DX, it is part of IMG-R's business plan for ISL.
    munna219777
  • DXDX 4074 Points
    Wow i actually hated IMG & Reliance separately, Now i will hate them forever.
    munna219777Deb_Ban
  • DXDX 4074 Points

    The eighth ISL franchisee has been confirmed as being from Chennai...

    The Indian football fraternity woke up to the somber news of the Team
    Bangalore's Indian Super League (ISL) franchise being scrapped, after
    Sun Group, the principle owners of the franchise, pulled out on grounds
    of non-feasible operations.

    However, the gloom didn’t last long for fans across the subcontinent
    as the ISL announced that the eighth franchise that would replace
    Bangalore would be none other than Team Chennai.

    The Chennai based franchise, whose owners will be announced in due
    time, will be represented at the international players draft by Prashant
    Agarwal, the CEO of Kshatriya Sports, and his team. They have
    collaborated with Inter Milan in India that still holds.

    Anupam Dutta, the former Managing Director of Kellogs and the newly appointed ISL CEO, revealed the same at the ISL international player draft.

    "The eigth team in the ISL is team Chennai. They will be represented
    by Prashant Agarwal, the CEO of Kshatriya Sports, and team. They have a
    collaboration with Inter Milan in India. The owners will be announced at
    an appropriate time," said Dutta.

  • preetampreetam 870 Points
    Finaly the chennai is back in futbal and you wil smell wat the rock is cooking..#dwayne jhonson
    Deb_BanDX
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