London-based Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur has submitted planning application for its new stadium in hope to be playing there by 2012.
http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/170802/spurs-stadium-plans-move-step-closer?utm_source=sbinsl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oct27
Courtesy: www.sportsbusiness.com
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
For England and Fabio the road does not end with the world Cup 2010
At the moment Fabio Cappelo and England supporters might be totally focussed on the upcoming world cup in South Africa in 2010. But a look at the ages of the players in the squad will make you realize that the road won't end in South Africa.
Agbonlahor, Gabriel 23
Barry, Gareth 28
Beckham, David 34
Bridge, Wayne M. 29
Brown, Wesley M. 30
Cahill, Gary J. 23
Carrick, Michael 28
Cole, Ashley 28
Cole, Carlton M. 25
Crouch, Peter J. 28
Ferdinand, Rio G. 30
Foster, Benjamin A. 26
Gerrard, Steven G. 29
Green, Robert P. 29
Hart, C. Joseph J. 22
Heskey, Emile W. 31
James, David B. 39
Johnson, Glen M. 25
Lampard, Frank J. 31
Lennon, Aaron J. 22
Lescott, Joleon P. 27
Milner, James P. 4 23
Robinson, Paul W. 29
Rooney, Wayne M. 23
Terry, John G. 28
Upson, Matthew J. 30
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C. 27
In fact by the 2014 world Cup more than half this squad would have retired ( or else would be too old to play, not everyone can be a Beckham)including the likes of Stevie G, Lamps, Terry who are lynchpins of the current team. Additionally, England would lose poachers like owen , hesky and the experience of rio,upson, robinson,james ( if he plays at 43 it would be a miracle)
Most probably Rooney would be made captain but a study of the current crop of English players in the EPL would make one realize that the 2010 team would leave some big boots to be filled.
So for Fabio and England post the 2010 world cup it's going to be a long and winiding road till 2014. We might start seeing Fabio in attendance at Second division games as well post 2010 !!!.
Agbonlahor, Gabriel 23
Barry, Gareth 28
Beckham, David 34
Bridge, Wayne M. 29
Brown, Wesley M. 30
Cahill, Gary J. 23
Carrick, Michael 28
Cole, Ashley 28
Cole, Carlton M. 25
Crouch, Peter J. 28
Ferdinand, Rio G. 30
Foster, Benjamin A. 26
Gerrard, Steven G. 29
Green, Robert P. 29
Hart, C. Joseph J. 22
Heskey, Emile W. 31
James, David B. 39
Johnson, Glen M. 25
Lampard, Frank J. 31
Lennon, Aaron J. 22
Lescott, Joleon P. 27
Milner, James P. 4 23
Robinson, Paul W. 29
Rooney, Wayne M. 23
Terry, John G. 28
Upson, Matthew J. 30
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C. 27
In fact by the 2014 world Cup more than half this squad would have retired ( or else would be too old to play, not everyone can be a Beckham)including the likes of Stevie G, Lamps, Terry who are lynchpins of the current team. Additionally, England would lose poachers like owen , hesky and the experience of rio,upson, robinson,james ( if he plays at 43 it would be a miracle)
Most probably Rooney would be made captain but a study of the current crop of English players in the EPL would make one realize that the 2010 team would leave some big boots to be filled.
So for Fabio and England post the 2010 world cup it's going to be a long and winiding road till 2014. We might start seeing Fabio in attendance at Second division games as well post 2010 !!!.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Real MAdrid V AC Milan...tonight !!!!
hopefully is a good game....CR9 won't be playing today cause he is injured.
For people in India, Champ's league is the only time when we get to see the la liga clubs
Unfortunatley for us ESPN-STAR did not win the TV rights to telecast the la liga games..
Most probably i think the Spanish clubs have jacked up the telecast rights which ESS could not afford.
For people in India, Champ's league is the only time when we get to see the la liga clubs
Unfortunatley for us ESPN-STAR did not win the TV rights to telecast the la liga games..
Most probably i think the Spanish clubs have jacked up the telecast rights which ESS could not afford.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
A huge market for sports business in India ? Here's proof
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell has warned Delhi it faces a major challenge to be ready to host next year's games.
Last month Fennell criticised the Indian organisers, saying construction delays posed a serious threat to the games
International experts are to be brought in to assist the Indians in areas such as logistics, ticketing and operations.
Courtesy: http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/170698/fennell-india-behind-schedule-for-commonwealth-games?utm_source=sbinsl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oct13
Begs the question that do we have well qualified people here who understand and have studied subjects like crowd safety, logistics, stadium promotion / construction, what it takes to fill up stadiums etc....Looking at where we are with the CWG does not look to be the case.
Pune, hosted the youth CWG just last year and we were in the same state with 2 months to go.Then there were was a crash and burn type approach used and we just about met the deadlines.Some of the targets that were set were never met. A failure in execution and of course the budget was seriously overrun by the time the games reached here.the same thing has happened in Delhi as well.A successful project is one which meets all the given requirements withing the preset time line and budget.Everything else is a failure.
Sports management like any other subject requires the study of a strong body of work as well as valuable experience and guidance.That statement in bold above clearly shows that there are experts abroad while we don't have any job profiles in the areas mentioned.
Considering our place in cricket and the fact that we are trying to promote sports like hockey,football,volleyball etc. we need to host a lot of 'successful' tournaments.
The CWG in Delhi is definitely not a trend setter....
Edit: As an afterthought. I had recently gone to watch an i-league football match between Pune FC and East Bengal at the balewadi stadium.Just as half time approached there was a heavy shower and because of the way the stadium has been made the rains actually started pouring on the 8000 odd people who were present there.The crowd then started going helter skelter in search of some dry patch ( me included ) . But there were none.Not only did all the people get wet but if the 8000 was 12000 this could have been a serious threat in terms of a stampede.
Last month Fennell criticised the Indian organisers, saying construction delays posed a serious threat to the games
International experts are to be brought in to assist the Indians in areas such as logistics, ticketing and operations.
Courtesy: http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/170698/fennell-india-behind-schedule-for-commonwealth-games?utm_source=sbinsl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oct13
Begs the question that do we have well qualified people here who understand and have studied subjects like crowd safety, logistics, stadium promotion / construction, what it takes to fill up stadiums etc....Looking at where we are with the CWG does not look to be the case.
Pune, hosted the youth CWG just last year and we were in the same state with 2 months to go.Then there were was a crash and burn type approach used and we just about met the deadlines.Some of the targets that were set were never met. A failure in execution and of course the budget was seriously overrun by the time the games reached here.the same thing has happened in Delhi as well.A successful project is one which meets all the given requirements withing the preset time line and budget.Everything else is a failure.
Sports management like any other subject requires the study of a strong body of work as well as valuable experience and guidance.That statement in bold above clearly shows that there are experts abroad while we don't have any job profiles in the areas mentioned.
Considering our place in cricket and the fact that we are trying to promote sports like hockey,football,volleyball etc. we need to host a lot of 'successful' tournaments.
The CWG in Delhi is definitely not a trend setter....
Edit: As an afterthought. I had recently gone to watch an i-league football match between Pune FC and East Bengal at the balewadi stadium.Just as half time approached there was a heavy shower and because of the way the stadium has been made the rains actually started pouring on the 8000 odd people who were present there.The crowd then started going helter skelter in search of some dry patch ( me included ) . But there were none.Not only did all the people get wet but if the 8000 was 12000 this could have been a serious threat in terms of a stampede.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Off Topic : Election Day tommorow
It's election day here in Pune tommorow and though we are working i am gonna be going to cast my vote befoew work...pity i know nothing about the canidates.
Sports Illustrated Comes to India
...yup...the mag is finally here..
Just got a copy over the weekend...priced at a cool 100 rupees the magazine comes in a real glossy finish...some of the snaps are really good...specially the one of Ade kneeling in front of the Arsenal away supporters in that 4-2 win for City
The cover story is "Who are the top 20 Indian Cricketers" (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)
So now 2 monthly sports mags available here in Pune...All Sports Mag ( 50 bucks) and sports illustrated
Both mags are making sincere efforts to focus on sports apart from cricket and to focus on Indian sports....in fact that's wat makes these mags readable....
Just got a copy over the weekend...priced at a cool 100 rupees the magazine comes in a real glossy finish...some of the snaps are really good...specially the one of Ade kneeling in front of the Arsenal away supporters in that 4-2 win for City
The cover story is "Who are the top 20 Indian Cricketers" (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)
So now 2 monthly sports mags available here in Pune...All Sports Mag ( 50 bucks) and sports illustrated
Both mags are making sincere efforts to focus on sports apart from cricket and to focus on Indian sports....in fact that's wat makes these mags readable....
Friday, October 9, 2009
What a way to get the ball rolling....
Chris Skinner , a guy whose blog i have been following for the last few months in my opinion is one of the best blogger around. The blog deals with Financial services.Today, he had written an article called "Do bankers really get retailing?"In there he has a small mention about football. Where there is football there is your truly. And the guy not only responds but uses my query to further strengthen his point.
Read on : http://thefinanser.co.uk/fsclub/2009/10/do-bankers-understand-retailing.html#comments
What a way to get things started here.
Read on : http://thefinanser.co.uk/fsclub/2009/10/do-bankers-understand-retailing.html#comments
What a way to get things started here.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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