These franchisee-based short-term leagues (tournaments?) are only disturbing whatever we got in the name of football, like inflating players' salaries. Post the tournament, there would be no existence of the League Authority except for some occasional statements, and of course, no existence of the clubs as well.
Secondly, I don't know about the Kerala league, but there is no structure below the main league in franchisee-based leagues. Pro-rel goes against the grain of these leagues, they want an insulated tournament. So much for ecosystem.
ISL is not sustainable, with those high salaries of the players and low income from sponsorship and ad-revenues. If you enforce 3+1 rule for the foreigners, ISL becomes I-League. India is a poor country, and the national league cannot portray otherwise. Average club budget should be around 6-8 lakh, to be viable.
Also, ISL improved football infra is a myth. ATK was against anyone using the VYBK because they put up some illuminated ad boards, though real improvement was done by the Government.
and there is the question of driving auto rickshaws during 11 months of 'off-season'.
These franchisee-based short-term leagues (tournaments?) are only disturbing whatever we got in the name of football, like inflating players' salaries. Post the tournament, there would be no existence of the League Authority except for some occasional statements, and of course, no existence of the clubs as well.
Secondly, I don't know about the Kerala league, but there is no structure below the main league in franchisee-based leagues. Pro-rel goes against the grain of these leagues, they want an insulated tournament. So much for ecosystem.
ISL is not sustainable, with those high salaries of the players and low income from sponsorship and ad-revenues. If you enforce 3+1 rule for the foreigners, ISL becomes I-League. India is a poor country, and the national league cannot portray otherwise. Average club budget should be around 6-8 lakh, to be viable.
Also, ISL improved football infra is a myth. ATK was against anyone using the VYBK because they put up some illuminated ad boards, though real improvement was done by the Government.
and there is the question of driving auto rickshaws during 11 months of 'off-season'.
So what does the players (and the coaches, and the refs, and the support staff) do for the rest 11 months of the year? Ply auto rikshaws in the streets of Kochi and Trivandrum?
So what does the players (and the coaches, and the refs, and the support staff) do for the rest 11 months of the year? Ply auto rikshaws in the streets of Kochi and Trivandrum?
They can do the same thing they were doing before this league... There was nothing before this league...actually they got employment for at least 3 months.
Its just a mask over actuals. Why Same eco system cannot be developed for actual player development. Believe me a 7 months long Bengal league had enormous amt of support from people, flocking to the grounds in every match. Same has dwindled down due to lack of games. The entire Bengal football in culture has collapsed and we can clearly see why. When your players dont play games, slowly quality gies down and bringing down the prodyct as a whole. A 1 month tournament is good, provided you also have the structure around it. You can't build An identity with short term goals and ecology. Why am I saying all this again, no pint it seems.
There is no club culture in Kerala like in Kolkata. No organic club in Kerala can keep players for a 7-month long tournament. There are some clubs in Kerala which plays in KPL and arrange money for KPL by playing Sevens..!!
In this first season, I believe it’s crucial to establish a presence in India to build a reputation. If we don't bring people back to the stadiums, all grassroots efforts will suffer significantly.
I think SLK is planning to add training pitches and their own stadiums to compete. Unfortunately, in our country, we often need aggressive marketing to revive interest in many areas. Places like Malappuram and Kochi might be fine, but areas like Thrissur and Calicut, despite their history of interest, are currently dormant. To revive interest, these expenses are probably justified. ISL did something similar to establish itself as the top league.
However, the real test will be in seasons 3-4 to see if they follow through on their promises, such as having their own system and an academy by season 3. ISL never set such goals and hasn’t pursued them even now. Clubs in ISL, if they have an academy, continue with it by nature. I hope SLK’s insistence on every club having an academy by season 3 will be a key differentiator. Until then, they need to invest money to ensure crowd loyalty to their team. That’s step one.
Again, I’m not disagreeing with others here. But we’ve seen both sides. A club like Punjab FC or Minerva might focus more on youth development but lack fan interest in their franchise. No one wants that. The first responsibility is ensuring there is a market for your product, then building on it to improve and set goals. Having 20-30k crowds is better, and I hope they can achieve even more.
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Secondly, I don't know about the Kerala league, but there is no structure below the main league in franchisee-based leagues. Pro-rel goes against the grain of these leagues, they want an insulated tournament. So much for ecosystem.
ISL is not sustainable, with those high salaries of the players and low income from sponsorship and ad-revenues. If you enforce 3+1 rule for the foreigners, ISL becomes I-League. India is a poor country, and the national league cannot portray otherwise. Average club budget should be around 6-8 lakh, to be viable.
Also, ISL improved football infra is a myth. ATK was against anyone using the VYBK because they put up some illuminated ad boards, though real improvement was done by the Government.
and there is the question of driving auto rickshaws during 11 months of 'off-season'.
What were they doing before this league ??
They can do the same thing they were doing before this league... There was nothing before this league...actually they got employment for at least 3 months.
There is no club culture in Kerala like in Kolkata. No organic club in Kerala can keep players for a 7-month long tournament. There are some clubs in Kerala which plays in KPL and arrange money for KPL by playing Sevens..!!
In this first season, I believe it’s crucial to establish a presence in India to build a reputation. If we don't bring people back to the stadiums, all grassroots efforts will suffer significantly.
I think SLK is planning to add training pitches and their own stadiums to compete. Unfortunately, in our country, we often need aggressive marketing to revive interest in many areas. Places like Malappuram and Kochi might be fine, but areas like Thrissur and Calicut, despite their history of interest, are currently dormant. To revive interest, these expenses are probably justified. ISL did something similar to establish itself as the top league.
However, the real test will be in seasons 3-4 to see if they follow through on their promises, such as having their own system and an academy by season 3. ISL never set such goals and hasn’t pursued them even now. Clubs in ISL, if they have an academy, continue with it by nature. I hope SLK’s insistence on every club having an academy by season 3 will be a key differentiator. Until then, they need to invest money to ensure crowd loyalty to their team. That’s step one.
Again, I’m not disagreeing with others here. But we’ve seen both sides. A club like Punjab FC or Minerva might focus more on youth development but lack fan interest in their franchise. No one wants that. The first responsibility is ensuring there is a market for your product, then building on it to improve and set goals. Having 20-30k crowds is better, and I hope they can achieve even more.