Ref: Goan Football Lovers disappointed
It was a great moment for Goa and Goans, when Mr. Monte Cruz, the then Sports Minister of Goa made the Nerhu Stadium at Fatorda a reality, I, as a student represented Loyola High School, in a number of Interschool Football tournaments at this venue in the early and mid seventies, when it was just an open ground and I was really amazed and happy that Mr. Monte Cruz had transformed this open ground in to a very modern Stadium, Football lovers of Goan especially from the south were overjoyed and thrilled at the stadium and the First Nerhu Cup tournament held in Goa was a great success, I had not missed a single game of that tournament and I still remember the fantastic goal scored by the Polish Captain Adamiac, a 35 yard left footer that sailed over the defensive wall, curled in and crashed in to the left corner of the Hungrain goal, from just inside the eastern touch line with a possible 25deg angle. One of the features of that tournament was a banner that was put up by a crazy football fan and he brought it every single day of the tournament, that read " GOANS LOVE FISH, FENNI & FOOTBALL" Now in to the third decade of the stadium and I wonder, do we really love football as much as we loved at that time or have our preferences changed or are we having an extramarital affair with cricket ? I say this because for a cricket match all the care is taken to prepare a pitch which takes a good amount of time and money as well, so if we can do that, why can't we do something for football, if we have in fact changed our preferences, then it is okay, but if we still love football, then, why on earth are Goan football lovers deprived of watching our very own club play the AFC cup semifinals in Goa by having the match played at Hyderabad, why are the flood lights not working ? Are the towers there just for show ? Is the sports Minister only interested in getting the portfolio ? Is the great Churchill Aleamao ignorant about this fact ? He is supposed to be the biggest football fan in Goa, owning a football team as well. Micky Pacheco is a cabinet Minister, who once owned a team too, what are you guys doing for Goan football ? Even the AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco is a Goan and we cannot even maintain the great landmark that our former Sports Minister had given us. This is a disgrace to Goan Football. Our Politicians want to develop Goa, when they cannot even maintain what they have, in the first place !!! I was told that the ground belonged to the SAG and not the GFA, what does it matter if GOA come first or last in the name of the Authority, it is the property of Goa after all and it is the Goan Football Lovers who are the loosers. Can anybody do something about this, I plead to all the big guns on Goanet, activist, reporters, social workers and politicians, Goan Football Lovers will be obliged if you'll can get this done. All the Best Dempo Sports Club. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
