but advantage for PFC & BFC is...if ISL takes over & no I-League next year... they have an opportunity to maintain everything they have and exist.
Franchises gain from having a set team , no need to pay silly wages for shitty players & benefit form back room staff expertise, which by the looks of things , they sorely need
Wait.... you actually lost me. I thought that through this it would not be the I-League clubs themselves buying the stake but the corporates who own the I-League clubs (so Jindal and Piramal Groups). Also I thought this would mean better access to players already under contract at these clubs, easier access to a training facility and playing stadium. Stuff like that.
05 IST 22/07/14 Pune have opted for Joaquim Abranches. 11:03 IST 22/07/14 Team Mumbai will begin the fourth round and have chosen Raju Gaikwad 10:59 IST 22/07/14 Goa have retained Gabriel Fernandes and North East United FC have Durga Boro. 10:58 IST 22/07/14 Mumbai pick the versatile Syed Rahim Nabi 10:57 IST 22/07/14 Pune have picked Ashutosh Mehta. 10:55 IST 22/07/14 Delhi Dynamos have gone for Naoba Singh 10:55 IST 22/07/14 Atletico de Kolkata have opted for right-back Denzil Franco. 10:54 IST 22/07/14 Bangalore have gone for 23 year-old forward Jeje Lalpekhlua. 10:54 IST 22/07/14 Kerela Blasters get the third round under way by choosing Ishfaq Ahmed. 10:45 IST 22/07/14 The Pune franchise have just been out to answer a few questions.
On having to chose the Indian players first, they said:
"We have the strategy in place with the knowledge that we have to sign the Indian players first. We are happy with the players we signed."
On why they picked Lenny Rodrigues:
"We picked Lenny first because he's a good player. For the formation we have in mind, he fits in. His performance on the field is good and attitude off it is good as well. He's a great asset for any team" 10:33 IST 22/07/14 Here's Bhutia's take on the second round:
"The pick of the round was Jhinghan as he started his career with United Sikkim. Kerala are getting the team right. He is one of the big stars. He has to stay away from injury. He is the best defender."
"Arnab has had a great season with East Bengal."
"Ravanan had a major role when Churchill won the league."
On what his strategy would be for this draft:
"I would definitely go with keeping the defense very strong. The chances of any team to do well in a tournament is to have a strong defense." 10:29 IST 22/07/14 North East United have announced the signing of Jibon Singh 10:28 IST 22/07/14 Team Goa have signed Debabrata Roy 10:28 IST 22/07/14 Team Pune have signed Ravanan Dharmaraj. 10:27 IST 22/07/14 Mumbai City FC have signed Lalrindika Ralte 10:25 IST 22/07/14 Kerela Blasters have opted for Sandesh Jhingan 10:25 IST 22/07/14 Bangalore franchisee have signed Dhanachandra Singh 10:25 IST 22/07/14 Atletico de Kolkata have signed Arnab Mondal 10:24 IST 22/07/14 Delhi begin the second round by choosing Robert Lalthamuana. 10:23 IST 22/07/14 Baichung Bhutia has his say about the players chosen so far:
"Subrata Paul was a good choice for Mumbai. You need a strong goalkeeper."
"I was surprised by Cavin Lobo's selection but he's good young player so he can do well for them."
"Fernandes for me is a player who has always impressed me. He hasn't scored in the national team but I think that's because he plays quite wide. I think he's a good pick." 10:20 IST 22/07/14 Meanwhile, North East United have signed Kunzang Bhutia 10:18 IST 22/07/14 Team Goa announce their pick which was already selected - Laxmikant Kattimani. 10:18 IST 22/07/14 After a lot of deliberation, Delhi Dynamos have selected Francisco Fernandes. 10:16 IST 22/07/14 Atletico de Kolkata have chosen Cavin Lobo 10:16 IST 22/07/14 Mumbai City FC has opted for goalkeeper Subrata Paul. 10:15 IST 22/07/14 Bangalore have taken Harmanjot Khabra 10:14 IST 22/07/14 Kerala Blasters have roped in Mehtab Hossain. 10:13 IST 22/07/14
Goa announce Narayan Das and North East United FC do the same with Boithang Haokip.
Atletico have gone for Biswajit Saha
Bangalore opt for Khelemba Meetei
Kerala pick Godwin Franco
Mumbai sign Deepak Mondal
Pune sign Israil Gurung to begin round seven
Meanwhile, Goa retain Alwyn George and North East United FC do the same with Rehenesh TP. That's all from this round.
Bangalore sign Denson Devadas, who is now a free agent after parting ways with Mohun Bagan.
Kerala Blasters pick Sushant Mathew
Mumbai sign Ram Malik, the young Mohun Bagan winger who has been part of our 'Player to watch' series. Raw talent!
Pune have gone for Manish Maithani
Delhi recruit Shouvik Chakraborty after 4 minutes of discussions. And no, he is not reuniting with Barreto!
Nirmal Chettri is excited to be part of Sachin's side. Here is what he has tweeted only minutes back:
"Here I come to God Owns Country where football meets with passion and KeralaBlasters. Thank you everyone for your warm wishes/greetings!!"
"Reunion with former coach Trevor Morgan. Looking forward for players draft!!"
Atletico de Kolkata go first in round six and sign Mohammed Rafi, the experienced footballer who played for Mumbai FC in the last I-League.
Atletico de Kolkata choose Mohammed Rafique.
Delhi pick Shouvik Ghosh
Mumbai opts for Singam Subash Singh
Goa have Shaikh Jewel Raja and North East United FC retain Zomingliana Ralte
Pune's fifth round pick is Pritam Kotal, the young right back of Mohun Bagan.
Bangalore start off round five by choosing Shilton Paul, the Mohun Bagan custodian.
Dharamraj Ravanan is happy to be part of the Pune franchise.
Here's is FB status update: "Here I come Fc Pune club...need ur love & support...let's kick t game in bhai style "
John Abraham came with two partners - Rahul Patil and Ronnie Lahiri (producer - Madras Cafe and Vicky Donor)
Oh check out what Syed Rahim Nabi has to say!
"I always followed (Sourav) Ganguly as a child. But now I can only speak for Mumbai. Thank you."
And, Ganguly is visibly worried after hearing that. What say Kolkata and Mumbai supporters?
More from John Abraham:
"We have put success secondary. We are not backed by any corporate. We are a team of purists and football must come from the heart. With the U-17 World Cup coming up in 2017, we want to concentrate on young talent.
We want to pull out the talent from U-19 Lajong team and hone those skills. We don’t mind take a beating but would rather have a bunch of north east players who are vibrant and play well
North East United FC owner John Abraham has come out to address the media:
"When we choose players, we will first pick ones from the North East. We think the region is a hotbed for football talent, 70% of the players come from the north east. Most are the enterprising youngsters.
Kanzung Bhutia is an up and coming goalkeeper. Jibon Singh is from Manipur.
We are concentrating on grassroot football. We would like to see stars come out of north east. The two biggest stars belong to north east, Bhaichung and Chhetri.
Hence we chose the north east. We have a partnership with Lajong FC too.
Credit ISL for choosing the north east. North east is the true region where football is born. Cricket is the main sport for rest of the country."
North East United FC announce the signing of Aiborlang Khongjee. He has gone back to Shillong Lajong from Mohun Bagan after the end of last season.
Team Goa pick the experienced Clifford Miranda as a squad member.
Kerala Blaster FC have signed Gurwinder Singh, the Punjab lad who piles his trade for East Bengal.
Comments
22/07/14
Pune have opted for Joaquim Abranches.
11:03 IST
22/07/14
Team Mumbai will begin the fourth round and have chosen Raju Gaikwad
10:59 IST
22/07/14
Goa have retained Gabriel Fernandes and North East United FC have Durga Boro.
10:58 IST
22/07/14
Mumbai pick the versatile Syed Rahim Nabi
10:57 IST
22/07/14
Pune have picked Ashutosh Mehta.
10:55 IST
22/07/14
Delhi Dynamos have gone for Naoba Singh
10:55 IST
22/07/14
Atletico de Kolkata have opted for right-back Denzil Franco.
10:54 IST
22/07/14
Bangalore have gone for 23 year-old forward Jeje Lalpekhlua.
10:54 IST
22/07/14
Kerela Blasters get the third round under way by choosing Ishfaq Ahmed.
10:45 IST
22/07/14
The Pune franchise have just been out to answer a few questions.
On having to chose the Indian players first, they said:
"We have the strategy in place with the knowledge that we have to sign the Indian players first. We are happy with the players we signed."
On why they picked Lenny Rodrigues:
"We picked Lenny first because he's a good player. For the formation we have in mind, he fits in. His performance on the field is good and attitude off it is good as well. He's a great asset for any team"
10:33 IST
22/07/14
Here's Bhutia's take on the second round:
"The pick of the round was Jhinghan as he started his career with United Sikkim. Kerala are getting the team right. He is one of the big stars. He has to stay away from injury. He is the best defender."
"Arnab has had a great season with East Bengal."
"Ravanan had a major role when Churchill won the league."
On what his strategy would be for this draft:
"I would definitely go with keeping the defense very strong. The chances of any team to do well in a tournament is to have a strong defense."
10:29 IST
22/07/14
North East United have announced the signing of Jibon Singh
10:28 IST
22/07/14
Team Goa have signed Debabrata Roy
10:28 IST
22/07/14
Team Pune have signed Ravanan Dharmaraj.
10:27 IST
22/07/14
Mumbai City FC have signed Lalrindika Ralte
10:25 IST
22/07/14
Kerela Blasters have opted for Sandesh Jhingan
10:25 IST
22/07/14
Bangalore franchisee have signed Dhanachandra Singh
10:25 IST
22/07/14
Atletico de Kolkata have signed Arnab Mondal
10:24 IST
22/07/14
Delhi begin the second round by choosing Robert Lalthamuana.
10:23 IST
22/07/14
Baichung Bhutia has his say about the players chosen so far:
"Subrata Paul was a good choice for Mumbai. You need a strong goalkeeper."
"I was surprised by Cavin Lobo's selection but he's good young player so he can do well for them."
"Fernandes for me is a player who has always impressed me. He hasn't scored in the national team but I think that's because he plays quite wide. I think he's a good pick."
10:20 IST
22/07/14
Meanwhile, North East United have signed Kunzang Bhutia
10:18 IST
22/07/14
Team Goa announce their pick which was already selected - Laxmikant Kattimani.
10:18 IST
22/07/14
After a lot of deliberation, Delhi Dynamos have selected Francisco Fernandes.
10:16 IST
22/07/14
Atletico de Kolkata have chosen Cavin Lobo
10:16 IST
22/07/14
Mumbai City FC has opted for goalkeeper Subrata Paul.
10:15 IST
22/07/14
Bangalore have taken Harmanjot Khabra
10:14 IST
22/07/14
Kerala Blasters have roped in Mehtab Hossain.
10:13 IST
22/07/14
Rakesh Masih for Kolkata. Disappointing.
Delhi sign Munmun Timothy Lugun
Goa announce Narayan Das and North East United FC do the same with Boithang Haokip.
Atletico have gone for Biswajit Saha
Bangalore opt for Khelemba Meetei
Kerala pick Godwin Franco
Mumbai sign Deepak Mondal
Pune sign Israil Gurung to begin round seven
Meanwhile, Goa retain Alwyn George and North East United FC do the same with Rehenesh TP. That's all from this round.
Bangalore sign Denson Devadas, who is now a free agent after parting ways with Mohun Bagan.
Kerala Blasters pick Sushant Mathew
Mumbai sign Ram Malik, the young Mohun Bagan winger who has been part of our 'Player to watch' series. Raw talent!
Pune have gone for Manish Maithani
Delhi recruit Shouvik Chakraborty after 4 minutes of discussions. And no, he is not reuniting with Barreto!
Nirmal Chettri is excited to be part of Sachin's side. Here is what he has tweeted only minutes back:
"Here I come to God Owns Country where football meets with passion and KeralaBlasters. Thank you everyone for your warm wishes/greetings!!"
"Reunion with former coach Trevor Morgan. Looking forward for players draft!!"
Atletico de Kolkata go first in round six and sign Mohammed Rafi, the experienced footballer who played for Mumbai FC in the last I-League.
Atletico de Kolkata choose Mohammed Rafique.
Delhi pick Shouvik Ghosh
Mumbai opts for Singam Subash Singh
Goa have Shaikh Jewel Raja and North East United FC retain Zomingliana Ralte
Pune's fifth round pick is Pritam Kotal, the young right back of Mohun Bagan.
Bangalore start off round five by choosing Shilton Paul, the Mohun Bagan custodian.
Dharamraj Ravanan is happy to be part of the Pune franchise.
Here's is FB status update: "Here I come Fc Pune club...need ur love & support...let's kick t game in bhai style "
John Abraham came with two partners - Rahul Patil and Ronnie Lahiri (producer - Madras Cafe and Vicky Donor)
Oh check out what Syed Rahim Nabi has to say!
"I always followed (Sourav) Ganguly as a child. But now I can only speak for Mumbai. Thank you."
And, Ganguly is visibly worried after hearing that. What say Kolkata and Mumbai supporters?
More from John Abraham:
"We have put success secondary. We are not backed by any corporate. We are a team of purists and football must come from the heart. With the U-17 World Cup coming up in 2017, we want to concentrate on young talent.
We want to pull out the talent from U-19 Lajong team and hone those skills. We don’t mind take a beating but would rather have a bunch of north east players who are vibrant and play well
North East United FC owner John Abraham has come out to address the media:
"When we choose players, we will first pick ones from the North East. We think the region is a hotbed for football talent, 70% of the players come from the north east. Most are the enterprising youngsters.
Kanzung Bhutia is an up and coming goalkeeper. Jibon Singh is from Manipur.
We are concentrating on grassroot football. We would like to see stars come out of north east. The two biggest stars belong to north east, Bhaichung and Chhetri.
Hence we chose the north east. We have a partnership with Lajong FC too.
Credit ISL for choosing the north east. North east is the true region where football is born. Cricket is the main sport for rest of the country."
North East United FC announce the signing of Aiborlang Khongjee. He has gone back to Shillong Lajong from Mohun Bagan after the end of last season.
Team Goa pick the experienced Clifford Miranda as a squad member.
Kerala Blaster FC have signed Gurwinder Singh, the Punjab lad who piles his trade for East Bengal.
Mumbai have best team for me in termsof Indian experience and young blood
Goa have great squad
But NE united have less experienced