Padmasree and Mohun Bagan Ratna Sailen Manna is suffering from Urological problems and has been hospitalized in a Shakespeare Sarani based Nursing Home. MohunBaganClub.com on behalf of all Mohun Bagan fans and football lovers wishes the 86 year old Mohun Bagani, considered as one of the top 10 Captains of the world (by English FA in 1953), a speedy recovery

Sakuntala Chatterjee, a journalist at BBC World Service, wonders what’s wrong with AIFF. Here’s what she shared at a Facebook group of mohun Bagan supporters.

How can u expect teams like JCT to continue when there is no profit at the end of every season. To build a standard team to compete in the I-League a club has to have a minimun of 5 crore budjet. Apart from that there are many other added expenditure like travelling and accomodation. Teams like JCT, Viva Keral, Chirag United have annu…ally no profit. They don’t even have that huge fan base like EB, MB, DEMPO or CB to finance them through membership. Even if they win all the tournaments in India that won’t sum up to their team building cost. Lack of sponsor and fan following are cause for their down fall.

During the home matches of teams like JCT, Viva Keral, Mahindra Utd the galleries are completely empty. There is no gate money charged to see the match. The teams profit nothing compaired to that of other big clubs. Secondly, the condition of the stands are so aweful that even the handful of people who are interested to come are afraid of coming and enjoying the match. Can you believe each player were given 200/- per day as allowance by AIFF and 100/- per day for fooding and lodging during Fed Cup. Well if AIFF dosen’t take any action now, in no time this trend can grasp the big clubs as well.

Max amount a team can earn by winning all the trophies a year:

1. I-League – 50 lakhs
2. Federation Cup – 15 lakhs
3. Durand Cup – 20 lakhs
4. IFA Shield – 10 lakhs
5. Rovers Cup – 10 lakhs

– Sakuntala Chatterjee (as posted in Facebook.com)

It was 1996-97 season. An important year in Indian football – the first ever ‘National League’ – a step towards professional football. Winner ? JCT Mills, Phagwara.

2010-11 – JCT Management has decided to withdraw its Pro-team. A sad incident indeed! JCT follows the line of Fransa and Mahindra. Mohunbaganclub.com will miss this team – the players and the officials. Any LIVE update – then administrators/editors of mohunbaganclub.com would call up JCT stalwarts on the ground (side bench to be precise) for LIVE updates. We never faced difficulties approaching the officials of JCT. The football team will be missed in Indian football fraternity.

Mohun Bagan has won J.C.Mukherjee Trophy T-20 final against East Bengal Club by 20 runs.

Mohun Bagan retains A N Ghosh Trophy. BNR won the toss and put Bagan to bat first. Bagan scored 397/8. BNR was all out for 108.

Syed Rahim Nabi and N.P. Pradeep have joined the team Mohun Bagan for the two year’s contract. It is surprise after surprise at Mohun Bagan. Yesterday Goal-Machine Okolie Odafa joined Mariners leaving Churchill Brothers after six years. It was a dramatic inclusion in the team Mohun Bagan. Today the mariners officials have given another surprise by picking Nabi and Pradeep.

After a poor ending of the season 2010-11 there was not much to be happy for the Mohun Bagan fan which has been realized by the MB officials and they have taken the liability of bring the smile on fan’s face. That is why players like Odafa, Nabi, Pradeep already in the net of Bagan.  

In the press meet at today after-noon in the Mohun Bagan tent Nabi was present along with Gen. Secretary Anjan Mitra, Finance Secretary Debasish Dutta, Executive Committe Member Advocate Gitanath Ganguly. Anjan Mitra facilitated Nabi by flowers and green-maroon jersey.

Nabi told in the press meet that he was contacted by the Mohun Bagan officials five years ago but anyhow it was not possible to come to this club. But after coming to this club he realized he he is loved by the Mohun Bagan fans also. He also added that he had a will to play with Barreto and after coming here he fulfilled his wish. In the last seven years he have not got taste to win the I League but this year he is determined to get this taste by giving Mohun Bagan i League after  long long time.

When a journalist asked him about the reason for leaving the East Bengal he told that some how there is lack of motivation and that is why he left East Bengal.

Pradeep was not in the press meet. He flew to his native place today morning after signing the contract with Mohun Bagan.