ISL Football league

[greymatter776]

So the tournament kicked off today and Athletico de Kolkata won the first match 3-0 against Mumbai FC.

 

[Champagnepapi]

I bet @Umair2000 is glued on to his seat and is watching ISL with joy.

 

[Umair7]

I bet @Umair2000 is glued on to his seat and is watching ISL with joy.

I just hope SS doesn't fearsome tweak us with ISL over PL !

 

[greymatter776]

And Sachin's Kerala Blasters fails 0-1 against Northeast in an away match.

 

[PokerAce]

The gulf between the Indians and Foreigners on the field is so big that its not funny. Still great to finally have a good league. As seasons roll by hopefully more than just the have beens of world football will feature in the league. With the names involved in the league, it could even happen.

Just look at what Abrahamovic did with Chelsea. The names involved in ISL are far bigger and richer than Roman Abrahamovic.

The World's Billionaires List - Forbes

In the Forbes list Roman features at [HASHTAG]#128[/HASHTAG] with a net worth of $9.4 Billion. Mukesh Ambani, whose company and wife are leading the whole ISL charge, feature at #31 on the list, and his net worth at $22.2 Billion is more than twice of Abrahamovic. Just think of the names their money can lure to the ISL.

Still one step at a time.

 

[Aravind.]

The gulf between the Indians and Foreigners on the field is so big that its not funny. Still great to finally have a good league. As seasons roll by hopefully more than just the have beens of world football will feature in the league. With the names involved in the league, it could even happen.

Just look at what Abrahamovic did with Chelsea. The names involved in ISL are far bigger and richer than Roman Abrahamovic.

The World's Billionaires List - Forbes

In the Forbes list Roman features at [HASHTAG]#128[/HASHTAG] with a net worth of $9.4 Billion. Mukesh Ambani, whose company and wife are leading the whole ISL charge, feature at #31 on the list, and his net worth at $22.2 Billion is more than twice of Abrahamovic. Just think of the names their money can lure to the ISL.

Still one step at a time.

Yup i agree with some points,but only money is not all about football,we need to have proper academies & coaches.

 

[PokerAce]

Yup i agree with some points,but only money is not all about football,we need to have proper academies & coaches.

I think all 8 franchises have to fund academies and have to spare a fixed budget for the same.

As for a start of luring players, even say players that play for the relegation fodder teams in EPL, La Liga, or the Championship or Adelente divisions and the cheap exports from S. America that fill the numbers in Europe top leagues, can be lured with the money, that will alone be a great start.

Even if the academies will take time to produce, but just by playing regularly along side a better talent pool, the players will get better.

 

[SambarVadai]

Ambani doesn;t own a team here.That's why not much big names around.Else he would've stormed it.

 

[greymatter776]

Good to see the number of people coming to watch the games.Finally Indian football is getting back its fan base.

 

[PokerAce]

So a week into the league how do you rate it. Good, poor, better than expected, worse than expected or what is ISL?

Better than expected I would say. Need some big names next season, who are not quite as past their sell by date as the present lot. Perhaps the freshest lot of have beens from the top leagues of the world. The target should be to replace MLS as the destination for the famous but no longer fit for top level, to earn their last big money job.

 

[SpitfiresKent]

Andre Moritz (Formerly of my club Bolton Wanderers) scores a hat-trick for Mumbai

He's a very good player and i'm surprised that no one else in the Championship signed him up.

 

[greymatter776]

I rate the ISL great.It has been a good first week and perhaps the last Mumbai vs Pune (5-0) was the best match of all.

 

[PokerAce]

Watch the match tonight guys. The first half has been end to end. Great action. One of the best matches so far.

 

[greymatter776]

Watch the match tonight guys. The first half has been end to end. Great action. One of the best matches so far.

And despite putting in great performance KB fails to make the final touches as they loss it 2-1.

 

[abhi_jacko]

How has the attendance been for these games ?