I think this is the best thread to take forward the decision on one league currently on ISL post season thread.
Any credible national league has to give opportunity to smaller clubs who have smartly built good teams, who have fans to participate (think Neroca/aizawal/Kashmir lonestar/SBT)
Similarly bad performance has to be punished. It can't be a rich mans playground. IMG revenue be damned.
Neroca and Lonestar should first win the 2nd division to be considered. In all probability, it'll be Dempo or Minerva who'll win this year. If FC Goa players join, Dempo will be a lot stronger now.
Aizawl is fine as long as they upgrade their stadium to AFC quality. But they'll struggle getting foreigners and coaches to live there. The same applies for Shillong Lajong.
I hope you were joking about SBT. No comments there.
It's all about money for SLFC and AFC, if they get their funding in place they could be in it for long haul! Specially applicable to AFC.
And Dempo will win nothing this year, not even GPL forget I-League 2. For players like Mandar Romeo Pronoy Narayan it would be gross injustice if they have to play in second division! Beto is fucking up their careers here.
Neroca and Minerva are at the top of the league tables in their respective Conferences. Moreover, Neroca FC has been drawing good crowd at their home games. Would be wonderful if they qualify. But would want Twonteams from 2nd Division League to be promoted.
Both should not be in. Let the dislikes follow but I don't care, both clubs are not ran well enough nor do I believe they have the funding needed to be in a longer ISL.
Fuck this small club respect mentality, we don't have to be like Europe.
The goal is to run a competitive national league.....not to demonstrate which businesses man has a bigger ego (we already have an IPL for that)
A well run team like SLFC/Aizawal/Neroca will draw full houses and be competitive in national league with only slightly more investment (1-2 better foreigners' and some investment in coaching staff)....while expensively assembled jokes like MFC/KBFC deserve to be relegated for a poor season
I wouldn't mind seeing Army XI/ BSF winning the league with smart recruitment from poor tribal areas...which will actually help serve the main purpose of a national league-to develop domestic talent....sadly for Rohan& IMG the goal of national league cant be maximum profits for IMG and Aiff top brass
@deepakc You do know that is the direction modern-day football is heading, right? Money and egos are starting to play a major role in football these days and if one does not realize and join in then you will be left behind. I have seen articles from people who suggest Germany and the Netherlands or Belgium did not need to, but then that makes it obvious people don't follow football in those countries cause they did.
You say Shillong Lajong is well ran? Lol. NEROCA is well ran? Where is the proof of that? Their facebook posts and pictures? Aizawl? Only thing these teams can do is draw crowds and even then, do we know how much they charge or do we just think over 10,000 fans will just mindlessly come to the ground cause "beautiful football".
I am not a fan of the current ISL format but I am a fan of keeping something like it for when we go into a longer-league cause honestly that is how I feel we will get the best results eventually for football in India.
@EastBengalPride Never said we had to be like the USA (nor MLS if that is what you were implying) but I do use the league as an example cause I follow it, I like it, and it is successful.
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Aizawl is fine as long as they upgrade their stadium to AFC quality. But they'll struggle getting foreigners and coaches to live there. The same applies for Shillong Lajong.
I hope you were joking about SBT. No comments there.
And Dempo will win nothing this year, not even GPL forget I-League 2. For players like Mandar Romeo Pronoy Narayan it would be gross injustice if they have to play in second division! Beto is fucking up their careers here.
Fuck this small club respect mentality, we don't have to be like Europe.
You say Shillong Lajong is well ran? Lol. NEROCA is well ran? Where is the proof of that? Their facebook posts and pictures? Aizawl? Only thing these teams can do is draw crowds and even then, do we know how much they charge or do we just think over 10,000 fans will just mindlessly come to the ground cause "beautiful football".
I am not a fan of the current ISL format but I am a fan of keeping something like it for when we go into a longer-league cause honestly that is how I feel we will get the best results eventually for football in India.
@EastBengalPride Never said we had to be like the USA (nor MLS if that is what you were implying) but I do use the league as an example cause I follow it, I like it, and it is successful.