@sam ; That 5 year rule can be changed !!! It is not any AFC statute.
@thebeautifulgame ; This is what I wanted to know. Fans are not hostile towards playing in ISL. Money can be settled (Special deal as Brand ISL is going to benefit also) and their status of playing in Kolkata should not be disturbed.
indian_goner - that's not going to happen. from what I see in the reactions of both FIFA and AFC, it looks like somehow IMGR has their presence felt in them as well. I would not be too perturbed if there has been quite large amount transactions under the table. They are also known for the same. Also AFC spoke only about EB and MB. never heard about the other clubs. What about NE which certainly requires more than 1 club at the helm considering the length and breadth of the region and also the amount of talent being thrown from there. Its all a game being played and the 2 associations are part to it
Really feeling disgusted at being an avid Indian football fan for so long. All parties just do not care about us fans, its only their pockets they care about
Who cares if they do? Portugal and the Netherlands have B teams in their 2nd Divisions and Germany and Spain does that too... and also France. England IMO suffers because they can't. I also notice a lot of improvement in the US and Japan since they both implemented "B" teams.
Personally I don't mind if we get ISL as Division 1 and League 1 and 2 below with no pro/rel between ISL and League 1 and 2.... initially though. There should be a goal to implement it in the future in a way that won't hurt the teams which get relegated and which also doesn't create super teams (at least initially). I think that might come from within ISL itself than outside, as in IMG-Reliance creates a new 2nd Division ISL league and only certain League 1 and 2 teams can get in but whatever.
I agree... ther problem with current format is not the idea of no pro-rel but the fact that other than 1 or 2 no ISL team is investing long term in the game.... no infrastructure or youth development is carried out by the clubs and they are waiting for IMG or AIFF to do the job of running the club for them
FIFA was supposed to come with the suggestion of future road map for Indian football after completion of U17 World Cup . How far are they? Or it is already been put under the carpet?
What is the AFC plan and when it will be made public. I am eager to know. Make it happen ASAP. Many manjapadda fans are waiting for merger for 2 main reasons. 1.The Kerala derby vs gokulam. 2. Will get to play 2 famous historical bengal clubs EB, MB.
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@thebeautifulgame ; This is what I wanted to know. Fans are not hostile towards playing in ISL. Money can be settled (Special deal as Brand ISL is going to benefit also) and their status of playing in Kolkata should not be disturbed.
Personally I don't mind if we get ISL as Division 1 and League 1 and 2 below with no pro/rel between ISL and League 1 and 2.... initially though. There should be a goal to implement it in the future in a way that won't hurt the teams which get relegated and which also doesn't create super teams (at least initially). I think that might come from within ISL itself than outside, as in IMG-Reliance creates a new 2nd Division ISL league and only certain League 1 and 2 teams can get in but whatever.
1.The Kerala derby vs gokulam.
2. Will get to play 2 famous historical bengal clubs EB, MB.