Friday, March 13, 2009
Another sodding delay
Indonesian football takes another bloody break. This time it is for the general election campaigning that begins next week. The police have decided they are not going to issue permits to allow games to be played while the electioneering is going on.
The season was due to end in May, then June, now god knows. Or perhaps he doesn't.
With this extension to the season, and figure on more breaks as the national team takes centre stage later on and the presidential election takes place in July, there is no end in sight for the ISL season and this must be a concern. Especially if Indonesia wishes to compete in Asian competition again next season.
We've had breaks for the pointless GRCC, the AFF Cup, the Asian Cup qualifiers and now the elections. Why, oh why, can't these people organise something and stick to it, taking all these other distractions into account?
Why should every club take a break because of one game against Australia? Why should the league come to a standstill because of a friendly competition in Yangon?
And what will happen if the police refuse to allow Sriwijaya and PSMS to play their Asian club games as scheduled in Indonesia? Games will have to be relocated to a neutral country entailing yet more expense for cash strapped clubs that lack any marketing nous.
Why dream of hosting the World Cup when it is so painfully difficult to organise domestic competition?
The season was due to end in May, then June, now god knows. Or perhaps he doesn't.
With this extension to the season, and figure on more breaks as the national team takes centre stage later on and the presidential election takes place in July, there is no end in sight for the ISL season and this must be a concern. Especially if Indonesia wishes to compete in Asian competition again next season.
We've had breaks for the pointless GRCC, the AFF Cup, the Asian Cup qualifiers and now the elections. Why, oh why, can't these people organise something and stick to it, taking all these other distractions into account?
Why should every club take a break because of one game against Australia? Why should the league come to a standstill because of a friendly competition in Yangon?
And what will happen if the police refuse to allow Sriwijaya and PSMS to play their Asian club games as scheduled in Indonesia? Games will have to be relocated to a neutral country entailing yet more expense for cash strapped clubs that lack any marketing nous.
Why dream of hosting the World Cup when it is so painfully difficult to organise domestic competition?
# posted by Me @ 5:31 AM 
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"Why dream of hosting the World Cup when it is so painfully difficult to organise domestic competition?"
Bread and circuses, good sir. Gotta keep the masses entertained, lest they get a glimpse of the truth and start rioting.
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Bread and circuses, good sir. Gotta keep the masses entertained, lest they get a glimpse of the truth and start rioting.
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