"Whats really unviable is the current I-league and its shit revenue model" agreed. In that case, modify it. Improve it, and improve the club structure in the process. Why throw it all away? Not only the revenue model, a lot of things were not right in I-league, but those could have been worked on.Whatever steel AIFF is showing now, were absent in all these years' attempts to improve I-league.
On the other hand, if the revenue model of ISL is so good, then why three clubs out of eight are finding it difficult to remain in the black? What IS the revenue model here? How much TV deal money is forked to the clubs? How much of Title sponsorship money? Nobody knows it. Because this is not a transparent structure. AIFF balance sheets do not show any inflow on account of ISL (different in case of PP's personal account maybe), forget the clubs.
With all its faults, I-league (and its club structure) could give birth to multiple clubs, which could have been nurtured by AIFF. In ISL, we are entering into a closed community, ownerships and profits shared between a select club, pittances thrown to outsiders.
This is no sensible structure for football to grow.
@souravindia Oh piss off. You're so blind to this fucking idea of history. It is the same as those twats who follow their English teams and hate the commercialization and foreign fans.
And you have a problem with that? What is wrong with citing a league that seems to be the league that will closely resemble what our future league will be? Or to cite the league that has done well over 20 years even though people on here say "franchise leagues never work" etc.
cause you are blind and averse to all that is everything structure and do not take time to figure out the positives that's in it. neither are you thinking about the future which is being placed purely at the hands of something/someone outside football fraternity.
remember EB/MB not only has fan base in WB but throughout India and people here believe they can just do away with them.
and going blind on the single most important parameter for successful marketing strategy is like throwing an error in wilderness. I have liked a lot of your comments in a lot of areas, but currently you are just as blindfolded as is AIFF.
I hope you see reason why its important that the amalgamation is a rich one which includes sense including existing and new structure.
@souravindia FYI, you do know I want to keep East Bengal and Mohun Bagan in the top-tier league, right? I respect the fan base both clubs have, I respect their history, I respect what Mohun Bagan did in 1911 and find it horrendous that it is not more widely known throughout the country (at least among young people from what I can tell), and I love the derby and think it has the potential to be among the best in the world. I also absolutely hate Atletico de Kolkata and everything that team stands for which is basically an Indian advert for Atletico Madrid.
I am thinking about the future. I do see the present positives in the structure, everyone who has seen me here since 2011 can see that, and I know who is getting their hands on Indian football. However, I am accepting that that is what will happen, I don't fully support it but I am willing to agree that this will happen and now lets see how it's implemented.
Then you have people on here who are going nuts over the system and are acting as if they are about to jump off a bridge. It's utter madness!
And I still stick to my comments about the club managements, they are really bad.
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On the other hand, if the revenue model of ISL is so good, then why three clubs out of eight are finding it difficult to remain in the black? What IS the revenue model here? How much TV deal money is forked to the clubs? How much of Title sponsorship money? Nobody knows it. Because this is not a transparent structure. AIFF balance sheets do not show any inflow on account of ISL (different in case of PP's personal account maybe), forget the clubs.
With all its faults, I-league (and its club structure) could give birth to multiple clubs, which could have been nurtured by AIFF. In ISL, we are entering into a closed community, ownerships and profits shared between a select club, pittances thrown to outsiders.
This is no sensible structure for football to grow.
How is that even a good reply?
cause you are blind and averse to all that is everything structure and do not take time to figure out the positives that's in it. neither are you thinking about the future which is being placed purely at the hands of something/someone outside football fraternity.
remember EB/MB not only has fan base in WB but throughout India and people here believe they can just do away with them.
and going blind on the single most important parameter for successful marketing strategy is like throwing an error in wilderness. I have liked a lot of your comments in a lot of areas, but currently you are just as blindfolded as is AIFF.
I hope you see reason why its important that the amalgamation is a rich one which includes sense including existing and new structure.
I am thinking about the future. I do see the present positives in the structure, everyone who has seen me here since 2011 can see that, and I know who is getting their hands on Indian football. However, I am accepting that that is what will happen, I don't fully support it but I am willing to agree that this will happen and now lets see how it's implemented.
Then you have people on here who are going nuts over the system and are acting as if they are about to jump off a bridge. It's utter madness!
And I still stick to my comments about the club managements, they are really bad.