Two doubts: in 2017 when ISL becomes highest level, it will be league like no more semifinals and finals right? Why they always put Nita ambani's photo everywhere. It's irritating to see her giving speech. Who gives speech after final? First year was OK, but what every year?
I don't know. Consistency of team don't get rewarded with these kind of final. See what happened to Goa last year or Chennai in first year. League should be league. If you want tournament then have tournament. Why to confuse people?
As long as the ISL Final brings in ratings, crowds, and glamour then it shall remain. If you end in first and get knocked out in a 2-legged semi-final then it is your own fault.
League should be a League, should not be a marathon followed by a 5 match knock out. What they do in A-League is their business, there are 100 Leagues else where where there is no knock out after the league.
Yea well, we don't have a football culture like those countries u mentioned. This is India , maybe people need to realize that before commenting . At this moment this is what suits us . Almost 20k people attended the last match of the 2015 I-League season as it was marketed as a 'final' . Otherwise how many wouldve came ???. This playoff system suits the current crowd and i think we should go with it .
The entire English tier have promotion playoffs consisting of 3-6th placed teams of each tier except EPL, at the end of regular season. Noone complains when a 3rd placed team in the Championship loses to a 6th placed team in the play offs after a hectic regular season. ISL might not be exactly similar to this, but the play off model is successful in many leagues, not only just A league and MLS.
Those Playoffs are for Promotion to next Tier. They do not declare winner of the league based on Play-Offs. Big difference. League is a league and Tournament is a tournament.
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Why they always put Nita ambani's photo everywhere. It's irritating to see her giving speech. Who gives speech after final? First year was OK, but what every year?
Why to confuse people?
What they do in A-League is their business, there are 100 Leagues else where where there is no knock out after the league.