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?
Rohit Ramesh - 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.
gaffer, u mean Chennai FC? Chennai united is still only in grassroots. the only thing they did was start a U-14 school premier league. the best players from the tournament didnt seem to have been picked anyway.
AIFF representatives (includes Savio) visited the two Bengal clubs to check on their AIFF Licensing Criteria. They verified the the various aspect of the criteria
Awesome if its true. but a league with odd number of teams will be a mess in terms of scheduling. every week there will be a team not playing and leading to an extended season.
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Rohit Ramesh -
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.