Pune Marathas, the American football team (EFLI), in my opinion, is a great name. Pune 847 FC also could be an option? Or simply Pune United FC. Pune Capitals FC?
Last week and all got to admit it, was cared enough to look up news on who has been signed and what is the calibre of the players going to play in ISL, Was mildly excited when names like capdevilla,silvestre were doing the rounds and getting confirmed.....
Then ISL is being postponed for CL T20 (Do ppl even look at that tournament??) Knew the importance of ISL when Star has 4 channels + 2 HD channels and still cant accomadate this stupid tournament. LOL!!!
Also gets me angry that they didnt allow a chennai team to play the i-league this year due to them blocking use of the stadium, For what? postponing the league? Dear ISL, If you cant get your acts together, Stay the hell out of others (Ps., I-league)
"See, the parents of the ISL are very strong. We see both the AIFF and the FIFA showing keen interest, even the Premier League clubs are wanting to join us. We see Atletico Madrid joining hands with Kolkata franchisee and then Feyenoord partnering with us. I do feel that this is a big transformation in Indian football, but the transformation itself is a journey. It will take two-to-five years to gather pace,” said Manchanda.
"For us after the ISL, it is the development of the grassroots and building of the academies. Working with Feyenoord and hopefully later, this ISL will not be a two month league but a six months one.”
To be fair to STAR Sports, cricket SHOULD be given higher importance to them... and the Premier League as well. Those get the most ratings. T20 Champions League may not get as much as IPL but they will still probably do better than ISL so STAR will give it more importance.
The good thing about this is that when ISL starts then focus will be shifted towards it. STAR Sports should do everything in their power to deliver a Premier League-quality product as that is the area they are targeting.
It might also help the league to go after some Premier League free agents who are available and over 30 years of age. Titus Bramble, Brian Stock, Danny Gabbidon, Osman Sow, Robert Koren, Abdoulaye Faye, Andrew Johnson, Luke Young, Guly do Prado, Matthew Etherington, Carlos Cuellar, Andrea Dossena, Diego Lugano, George McCartney, and Alou Diarra are all out of contract right now. Most are probably in talks with other clubs but regardless, there is quality talent available.
Sports Channels such as Star Sports are giving too much importance to cricket. There are other sports in India which are becoming popular such as football.
Is it possible for Star Sports to sell broadcasting rights to other channels such as Ten Sports or ESPN?
ESPN is wholly owned by star sports.. and anyways it has been rebranded as Star sports 3 I think... I think it will be best with Star Sports broadcasting the league... Ten network sucks... I dont like them at all...
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Then ISL is being postponed for CL T20 (Do ppl even look at that tournament??)
Knew the importance of ISL when Star has 4 channels + 2 HD channels and still cant accomadate this stupid tournament.
LOL!!!
Also gets me angry that they didnt allow a chennai team to play the i-league this year due to them blocking use of the stadium, For what? postponing the league?
Dear ISL, If you cant get your acts together, Stay the hell out of others (Ps., I-league)