hari504504 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Nicolas Nath Date of Birth: 26 June 1984 Citizenship: Swedish (Currently holds Indian PIO Card) Position: Centre Forward/Striker Clubs: Inter Milan Junior Team, Hammarby FF, Stockholm, Sporting Clube de Goa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Harpal Singh Date of Birth: 15 September 1981 Citizenship: English Position: Left Winger Clubs: Leeds United, Bury FC, Sligo Rovers (Ireland), Bristol City FC , Bradford City, Stockport County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Kiran Bechan Date of Birth: 12 September 1982 Citizenship: Dutch Position: Centre Forward/Striker Clubs: Ajax Amsterdam juniors / reserves, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Den Bosch, FC Groningen (Netherlands) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Diego Biseswar Date of Birth: 8 March 1988 Citizenship: Dutch Position: Attacking Midfielder / Winger Clubs: Ajax Amsterdam juniors, Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands), Heracles Almelo (Netherlands) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Rikki Bains Date of Birth: 3 February 1980 Citizenship: British Position: Defender Clubs: Coventry City Youth & Reserves, Leek Town FC, Accrinston Stanley, Tamworth FC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Rudy Pounoussamy Date of Birth: 10 Aug 1978 Citizenship: French Position: Goalkeeper Clubs: Patriote FC, AS Chaudron, S.S. St-Pauloise, St Etienne, J.S. St-Pierroise, US. Creteil, Raith-Rovers FC Capricorne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Arata Izumi Date of Birth: 31 July 1982 Citizenship: Japanese ( Currently Holds Indian PIO Card) Position: Right/Left Winger Clubs: Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima FC (Japan J League), Alberix Nigata Singapore, Kingfisher East Bengal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Michael Chopra Date of Birth:23 Dec 1983 Citizenship: British Position: Striker Clubs: Newcastle United Youth system,Sunderland,Watford, Nottingham Forest,Barnsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Rhys Williams Date of Birth:14 July 1988 Citizenship:Australian Position: Defender, Attacking Midfielder Clubs: Middlesbrough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhanSaab Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Sadly even if they all play for India we still wouldnt qualify for the wc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 We could atleast be competitive against the likes of Iraq for a start.. :hitler: AIFF and their stupid policies. When Michael Chopra came forward to play for us, they asked him to throw away his british passport and get an Indian one :haha: Our football will never progress unless we have 1983 Kapil-esque moment in it.. which should be the Asia Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhanSaab Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Its GOI policy, AIFF cant really do anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 Now read about the sports ministry's order . Rubbish ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Whats with the anglicized/westernized first name and Indian last name combinations. :cantstop: Nicholas Nath? :P Now read about the sports ministry's order . Rubbish ! Is it a GoI directive? Then how could Robin Singh play for India? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 Whats with the anglicized/westernized first name and Indian last name combinations. :cantstop: Is it a GoI directive? Then how could Robin Singh play for India? Most of them are of mixed parentage. Its not what Russell Peters calls 'trying to fit in' :haha: It is a sports ministry directive after a high court order. Affected Prakash Amritrak and Sunita Rao as well, who have previously represented us. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ill-give-up-my-us-passport-to-play-for-ind/402929/ As part of the tennis probables for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Shikha Uberoi (picture right) has been training at the DLTA Complex camp for the past few weeks. But with reports that she may not be eligible to take part in any multi-sport event as an Indian because of a sports ministry decision that only Indian passport holders could represent the country, the 25-year-old said on Thursday that she was willing to give up her US citizenship if needed. If this government decision, based on a directive by the Delhi High Court, which was hearing a petition filed by the family of squash player Karm Kumar who wasnÃÕ allowed to take part in the selection trials for the Asian junior championships because he holds a British passport is carried forward, it could affect not just Shikha, but also tennis players Prakash Amritraj and Sunitha Rao. While Prakash and Sunitha could not be reached for comments, Shikha said: Ū had an Indian passport earlier, and I stay in Mumbai now. If need be, IÃÃl give up my American passport. Ū donÃÕ understand the ruling, weÃÓe sportspersons who work really hard for the country, and all we want to do is play. IÃÎ not a multinational corporation whoÃÔ here to take everyoneÃÔ money, IÃÎ a tennis player. I come in peace, with forehands and backhands, she said while in town to play the $50,000 ITF WomenÃÔ Circuit event. A PIO (Person of Indian Origin) card-holder, she added: Ū was requested to play Fed Cup for India, and IÃÎ very happy to be doing that. If getting a bunch of documents is going to make me a better Indian than somebody else, then thatÃÔ what IÃÃl do, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 According to that article the HC directive is fairly recent ( mid 2000s). Does that mean that PIOs used to play for the Indian football team before that? Or were at least eligible to? Strange, because I haven't heard of any. Anyways, my take on the whole issue is: These guys haven't learned the game in India. They've learned the game in the UK/Norway/Germany etc and its in those countries that they've grown up in. Many of them aren't Indian nationals. What sense logical or ethical, in having them play for India? I never agreed with Robin Singh representing India either. Think of it from the viewpoint of football in India. If we're going to poach better players of Indian or partially Indian lineage from the West, our local guys will never get the chance to play and compete internationally. That will not improve the level of football in India at all. Instead of sending scouts to irrelevant Euro countries looking for lost Indian tribes, our football body should rather invest that money in promoting football in India. What next? We started drafting in Gypsies because they were Indian too, once upon a time. :P For once, the GoI order makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 According to that article the HC directive is fairly recent ( mid 2000s). Does that mean that PIOs used to play for the Indian football team before that? Or were at least eligible to? Strange, because I haven't heard of any. Anyways, my take on the whole issue is: These guys haven't learned the game in India. They've learned the game in the UK/Norway/Germany etc and its in those countries that they've grown up in. For once, the GoI order makes sense. It is no secret that the level of football in Asia in general isn't that high..case in point is that we have made no progress over the years, except for beating the likes of Krygstan (or is it Kazakhstan) in some pointless tournament. Our biggest footballing icons.. Bhutia and now Chhetri are rejects from lower-tier European and US clubs. It is a lost cause.Utlimately the game is the biggest loser, losing fans to Cricket. We need some quality in our team, and the quickest way is to get it from leagues that are at a higher level. This would catalyse the team and win something serious for a change, inspire youngsters into taking up the sport. Once we have a decent talent pool, can always shut the door - its a temporary measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhanSaab Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 The mis-management of football in India is borderline criminal. We used to be quite good in the 50s now we struggle against the likes of jordan etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hari504504 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 Case in point, we have disgracefully exited from the AFC challengers cup 2012 as defending champions after just 2 matches - defeats again Tajikistan and Philippines , 2-0 in each of them. :facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punjabi_khota Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 So bhindians can play football :woot: I thought veggie eating weaklings couldn't compete with blacks and whites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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