Mohun Bagan 2-0 JCT

Mohun Bagan rout JCT 2-0 to secure the 5th spot in iLeague. Satish Kumar Jr. scored a brilliant goal in 59th minute while Ashim scored for Bagan in 69th minute. Satish was adjudged the man of the match

Transfer rumours – no guessings please!

Despite the season is on and the clubs can’t have the final agreements with the players, the transfer rumour is spreading all around the Indian football fraternity. The gossips are on to discuss whether Ishfaq Ahmed is leaving the club, whether Deepak has been approached, whether Nabi would finally join in, whether Chiddi be retained, whether Lester is joining in – and more.

Club officials have published a press release where in they have stated that in June 2011 club officials will organise a press meet to declare the team. Until then, the officials won’t make any statement, whatsoever, for the transfers or for the team of 2011-12. Hence the officials have asked the reporters not to ask any question regarding the team of 2011-12 and bear with them.

The club officials have also asked the media to provide information about the source of any information to be released before the said Press meet.

Indecent behaviours and Runaway officials

Indecent behaviours from some of the club supporters after ONGC match was absolutely intolerable. Surkumar Singh – whose outstanding performance was one of the very few the supporters and fans could be happy about – was at the receiving end. His car was attacked and the windscreen broken – an act worth severe punishment. we understand the sentiments of the fans and followers of the Green and Maroon brigade and every Mohun Bagan supporter will be upset because of the poor performance of the team. This does not mean that the players’ properties will be damaged – particularly when they are giving 100%

The fans should instead have introspected the following –

1. Why only 8 points from last 9 games in iLeague ? Why is fitness a problem for the players? Was pre-season camp proper – if not will the players be blamed for the same?

2. Why "Diamondstar" and "Muritala" were considered as replacements of Sueoka and Marcos?

3. What is happening with the goalkeeping coach? In spite of Sangram having problems in judging the ball for years – and poor outing decisions that have been costly for last 5 years – why the goalkeeping coach failed to fix this problem?

4. Why is Muritala falling in offside traps day-in and day-out ?

5. While the opponents, by sitting in the side bench, notice the gap in the defense how come the TD failed to identify the same in each of the games?

6. And most importantly  – why there was no club official in the ground to take care of the players? What if a player could have been seriously injured ? The club officials become busy showing their faces before the cameras during the good time – but they fail to shield the players during the hard times – alas – they will perhaps never learn!