Mohun Bagan will likely play in All Airlines Gold Cup to be held in late August and will also held a residential camp in Kalimpong; however, the place might be changed to Durgapur due to problem going on in the hill area. Meanwhile, the Players Status Committee (PSC) of the Indian Football Association (IFA) will announce their verdict on the Snehashis Chakraborty-East Bengal dispute on Thursday. The committee decided to send the original documents of East Bengal’s contract, which the player claims to have been forged, with Snehasish Chakraborty to a handwriting expert.

 

 

Snehasish had earlier alleged that East Bengal had forged his signature on the contract papers in their bid to prevent him from playing for Mohun Bagan in the ensuing season.

Snehashis forwarded copy of his two contracts to the media. The first one is for the period 2007-’09 and the other from 2008-10. This means the player had been twice signed by the club for the 2008-’09 season. Snehashis also claimed that he had not received the signing amount of Rs 1 lakh as mentioned in the second contract.

 “I have maintained from the very beginning that, saving one, all other signatures in the second contract are not mine. I want it to be verified by a hand-writing expert. Moreover, I have not received any token amount. That itself invalidates the contract. They have deliberately put a stamp on the amount to create confusion,” he maintained.

 Given below is the training schedule of July and August 2009. There might be few changes in the schedule. A 9 day residential camp has been scheduled to be held in Kalimpong, but due to unrest situation there, it may be postponed to Durgapur. We will be updating the necessary changes as and when it is done. Mohun Bagan may participate in All Airlines Gold Cup scheduled to be start from August 22. Mohun Bagan might get direct semi final berth; however, nothing has been finalized yet.

 

 

 

 GIVEN BELOW IS THE CONTRACT PAPERS OF SNEHASISH CHAKRABORTY AND HIS OBJECTION AGAINST EAST BENGAL CLUB AND HAS DIRECTLY ALLEGED THEM OF FORGING HIS SIGNATURE WHICH IF PROVED RIGHT IS DEFINITELY A GRAVE OFFENSE. WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT HE GETS JUSTICE BY PLAYERS STATUS COMMITTEE WHICH WILL DECIDE ON HIS FATE ON THURSDAY. SNEHASISH HAD ALREADY SAID THAT HE WILL PREFER TO SIT IDLE FOR THIS YEAR RATHER THAN PLAYING FOR EAST BENGAL. HE HAS WISHED TO PLAY FOR MOHUN BAGAN IN THIS SEASON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. That the player shall participate in all the tournaments (Domestic and International) and all exhibition matches in which the First Party shall participate.

11. That the player shall not participate in any tournament in India for and on behalf of any other Party/Association/Society, other than for the First Party unless the First Party allows him to play for any other team, with prior written consent.

12. That the player has to be aware about the practice venue as well as time and shall participate in eveyr practice session, as routined by the First Party’s Official coach appointed by the First Party.  The First Party will not be responsible to inform any playing member about the practice schedules. The Player shall be entitled to lunch/refreshments and other amenities, free of cost as provided by the First Party during such practice sessions.

13. That the Player shall join the team on the day fixed by the First Party for local/outstation tournaments/Exhibition matches in which the First Party shall Participate.

14. That Player shall have to attend any promotional programme to be organized either by the First Party or by the Sponsors associated to the First Party.

15. The Player declares that he has not signed or taken any money from any other First Party/or Institution to play for the season 2007-08 and 2008-09.

16. (a) The Player will not indulge into making any uncharitable or offensive comments to any media regarding coach, fellow players and officials of the First Party.  Any grievance in respect of any of the above should be brought to the attention of the Football Manager/Secretary for immediate redressal.

     (b) The Player will not divulge or disclose any of the content of his contract to the media or any fellow players.

 17. (a) The First Party shall have the right to take disciplinary action against the Player in case of violation of any clauses mentioned above or if he is guilty of any misconduct or commits any criminal offense by way of suspension or deduction of money from his remuneration/monthly salary as is decided by the Disciplinary Committee appointed by the First Party.

      (b) Not withstanding anything herein before contained the First Party will be entitled to cancel this agreement and terminate his contract and shall also have the right and option to release the player in the event of any unsatisfactory report arising out of continuing substandard performance and/or indiscipline/misconduct reported by the authorized officials.

18. In the event of any disputes and differences between the parties hereto in respect of this agreement of whatsoever nature the same shall be refer to the arbitration of a arbitrator and the decision of the arbitrator, shall be binding on the parties.

19. This agreement will remain in force for a period of 3 years i.e. 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons from the date hereof. If, however, the First Party is of the opinion that the service is not satisfactory for any reason or the player commits a breach of any term of this agreement, the First Party will be entitled to terminate this agreement earlier by giving 15 days notice in writing to the player.

20. For any suit or legal proceedings arising out of this agreement only the Courts at Kolkata shall have the jurisdiction for the purpose of this agreement.

21. In the case of the Player playing for his office team at a location beyond the purview of West Bengal, the Player will have to obtain interstate clearance in favour of the First Party. The salary for the Player will be counted from the date of the registration in favour of the First Party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT IS FURTHER AGREED UPON

7. In the event of the Player’s consistent and satisfactory performance during the First Party may pay incentive to the Player as is deemed fit.

8. That the Player will liable to pay any dues arising on his account related to Tax, Duty or any other regulatory payment either in India or while traveling abroad on service for the First Party.

9. That the Player shall not play for any other Party or establishment registered or unregistered during his contract period with the First Party.

10. That the Player shall participate in all the tournaments (Domestic & International) and all Exhibition matches in which the First Party shall participate.

11. That the Player shall not participate in any tournament in India for and on behalf of any other Party/Association/Society other than for the First Party unless the First Party allows him to play for any other team, with prior written consent.

12. That the Player has to be aware about the practice venue as well as time and shall participate in every practice session, as routined by the First Party’s Official Coach appointed by the First Party. The First Party will not be responsible to inform any playing member about the practice schedules. The Player shall be entitled to lunch/refreshments and other amenities, free of cost as provided by the First Party during such practice sessions.

13. That the Player shall join the team on the day fixed by the First Party for local/outstation tournaments/Exhibition matches in which the First Party shall Participate.

14. That Player shall have to attend any promotional programme to be organized either by the First Party or by the Sponsors associated to the First Party.

15. The Player declares that he has not signed or taken any money from any other First Party/or Institution to play for the season 2007-08 and 2008-09.

16. (a) The Player will not indulge into making any uncharitable or offensive comments to any media regarding coach, fellow players and officials of the First Party.  Any grievance in respect of any of the above should be brought to the attention of the Football Manager/Secretary for immediate redressal.

     (b) The Player will not divulge or disclose any of the content of his contract to the media or any fellow players.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today Ishfaq, Anand Vashan, Marcos and Santa Kumar has signed in favor of Mohun Bagan. In interstate transfer 2nd list declared by AIFF, Zenith Mashangva has been confirmed to be playing in Mohun Bagan. Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy today celebrated their 6th Birthday colourfully through flag hoisting ceremony by Mr. Jeebesh Mishra, ED, Durgapur Steel Plant, SAIL and as usual the school football fiesto has been organized with tremendous enthusiasm. See player list with jersey number inside

7 different English Medium Schools from Durgapur and its surroundings have taken part in this tournament which ran for 2 days – 19th & 20th July 2009. There were 3 groups – class II, class III and class IV. Hem Sheela Model School of Durgapur emerged champions in class II category and Sant Nirankari Public School & St. Xavier’s School, Durgapur became champions in class III and class IV respectively. The senior club officials and their families of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club and the eminent persons of Durgapur attended the lunch followed by the programme. Today also was the birthday of Anjan Mitra, General Secretary of Mohun Bagan club.

Following is the team list of Mohun Bagan club for 2009-10 with jersey numbers of the players (There will be few additions)

1. SANGRAM MUKHERJEE.

2. BISWAJIT SAHA

3. MANJU

4. DIPAK MANDAL

5. HABIBUR REHMAN

6. SEIKH AZIM

7. SUBHOKUMAR

8. SANTAKUMAR

9. CHIDDI

10. JOSE BARRETO

11. ISHFAQ AHMED

12. BRANCO

14. SURAJ MANDAL

16. JAMES SINGH SR.

17. KULUTHUNGAN

18. KARAN ATWAL

19. ZENITH

20. RAKESH MASIH

21. CHIRODEEP

22. KARTICK KISKU

23. LALRAMLUAH

24. RINO ANTO

25. TOMBA SINGH (NOT CONFIRMED)

26. MICKY FERNANDEZ

27. MOHANRAJ

28. MANISH

29. ANAND VASHAN

30. MARCOS PERREIRA

31. SHILTON PAL

32. SUBHOJIT

33. PRALAY

34. MANDI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today was the first day of practice for Mohun Bagan, it was held in 2 sessions, around 1-1/2 hours in morning from 8.30 a.m. and then in afternoon from 3.30 pm. The practice mainly consisted of fitness training, stretching and endurance training. In afternoon, there was handball practice. Due to Bangla Bandh, there will be no practice on Friday. On Saturday there will be two practice sessions. Marcos is scheduled to arrive today from Brazil.

When we had a chat with coach Karim Bencharifa, he said, "Right now, players are back in practice after about 1-2 months gap, right now their muscles are stiff, so basically we will have to do endurance training for few days. I can give you an example, I am preparing my car to travel on the road and travel smoothly (winning trophies), now I am pouring oil in the machines, test drive will start after few days."

Coach was satisfied with condition of players. New recruits Mickey Fernandez, Subho Kumar, Seikh Azim, Zenith etc. were present in practice today. After practice Azim said, "Since officials have decided not to recruit any foreign defenders, our responsibility has increased and I will try my level best to perform well. Our main target is to win all trophies."

Coach Mridul Banerjee, A licence holder from London, who has joined Mariners as assistant coach said after practice, "I have no problem with East Bengal, I joined Mohun Bagan because of better offer. It is not important whether after having A licence with me, I am working as assistant coach or not. I want to work, I want myself to be involved with football coaching. The new job which I have got this year has the name "coach" with it, that is enough for me, I don’t mind at all being assistant coach. My job this year will be to help coach Karim to function well so that Mohun Bagan can win more trophies and perform well in major tournaments. I don’t want to compare between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. For us coaches, it is part of the job to adjust to all situations. Atmosphere of every club is different, even condition in Goa is different, to survive we will have to make ourself accustomed to all these situations."

When asked whether Satyajit has congratulated him on becoming assistant coach, Mridul da said, "No, I have not had any talk with Satyajit. Actually I understand his situation, he has left with a heavy heart. This is the way all organization, not only football team, works. Someone leaves and a new person comes and fills the void. In foreign countries, there is a ritual of congratulating the new person but in our country this is not there. Wish Satyajit best of luck for all his future endeavors."

Commenting on the question that coaches having A licence does not get much chance in Kolkata, he said, "Only doing A licence will not help, how the person performs in field is very important. Whether he can deliver, what he has learnt, to the players is a very essential quality which is required. Plus officials should have confidence on the person. Last year East Bengal officials and this year Mohun Bagan officials found me suitable for this job and has selected me. I have lot of experience of coaching from lower division to higher division. I have been coach of Bengal in the past and also of Mohammedan Sporting where I did more or less okay job. Actually the main thing is not the degree, yes it is an essential requirement, but how you deliver and perform in field is most important. The performance should speak for you and not degree."

Coach Karim said, "I don’t like to compare but yes in this year’s team I have more options and so I might use rotation method to field all players." When a reporter asked in a usual taunting tone that he is famous being runners coach, coach said, "In last two years, I have won 5 trophies including 3 for Mohun Bagan in last year. Then how can you say I am a runners coach? Yes this year we will try hard to win I league also which Mohun Bagan missed marginally last year." Regarding PIO and Asian players, he said, "We are discussing on this and we will let you know in due time."

Captain Sangram said, "Five years back when I was captain of East Bengal, we had won I league. This year also I hope that under my captainship Mohun Bagan wins I league. The last two Federation Cup which Mohun Bagan has won, it gives be satisfaction that I have little contribution in those victories."

PICTURE COURTESY: SANGBAD PRATIDIN