Because they are glory hunters. MB won nothing for years and suddenly they won I-league which led to formation of groups by MB supporters of Bengali origin.
1) increased interaction through facebook, which allows easier organization. For example, Mariners in bangalore could collect donations for 'Mohun Bagan I-League Champions' t-shirts, through facebook, where even non members contributed.
2) Fan club kind of culture is catching up from European football. Earlier also bengalies would catch MB, EB games, but now they aim for more organised fan culture
3) Starting a trend. Once people from one city takes an initiative and brags about it, fans in other cities quickly want
I'll go with Rudra on this one. I started to notice these groups before Mohun Bagan won the league again and were still in their "unorganized" era of Karim and stuff.
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2) Fan club kind of culture is catching up from European football. Earlier also bengalies would catch MB, EB games, but now they aim for more organised fan culture
3) Starting a trend. Once people from one city takes an initiative and brags about it, fans in other cities quickly want
Glenn - 6
Norde - 3
Jeje - 3
Balwant - 2
Katsumi - 2
Sabrosa - 1
Good spread.... reflection of a good team balance that it has - better than last year even. And come to think of it - all that sans a sponsor!