@munna219777@goalkeepar: I will not comment on the working of the North East clubs because I am not in the know of these things, whether they give importance to local players only or they operate as an insular unit reluctant to give chance to players from other regions. But I do think that it is a bit unfair and over-simplistic to say that NE clubs are always content with losses and relegation. Aizawl FC have won the League once, Neroca were the runners-up in their debut season in 2017-18. Though Shillong Lajong have had to face relegation twice, they gave some of the big shots in Indian football a run for their money and by the promotion of local players, contributed handsomely to Indian football.
What happened with TRAU (if the recent reports against Meitei are true) was that a particular official or some officials messed up big time in handling the affairs of the club. Now this is not something which is endemic to NE clubs but can happen in any part of the country. The greatest casualty of the incident is that a debutant club which was beginning to show some promise has now suffered a setback with suggestions of match-fixing besmirching its reputation.
Though his lecture reminded me of my own college times (when we didn't follow class lectures as a rule ... and used to flunk) I think Prof here is being too lenient on the NorthEasterners. All NE teams tend to be overly proud on the capabilities of the local lads and never recruit 'mainland' players. Lajong statedly does this in the pretext of giving local boys a platform, when those local boys used to get better platforms in Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune.
Whenever any NE team had mixed squad, they fared better. Okay, money is one concern, but the price difference shouldn't be that high. I think it's more psychological (that superiority complex) than real. But clearly their 'locals first' policy is a proven failure. They should change it to 'club first' asap.
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What happened with TRAU (if the recent reports against Meitei are true) was that a particular official or some officials messed up big time in handling the affairs of the club. Now this is not something which is endemic to NE clubs but can happen in any part of the country. The greatest casualty of the incident is that a debutant club which was beginning to show some promise has now suffered a setback with suggestions of match-fixing besmirching its reputation.
take a bow brother...
many of us has same feeling.. but I'm sure most of us cannot articulate like u..