Internet Desk: After all the drama and discussions, Kingfisher East Bengal and Mohun Bagan officials are at last getting prepared to join the all important meeting at Kuala Lumpur on 7th June. In their last meeting with the IFA on Saturday, the Kolkata giants threatened to boycott the meeting by claiming the irrelevance of the presence of the stakeholders in the meeting which could decide the road-map of Indian football.
In an interaction with www.xtratime.in , East Bengal Assistant Secretary Shanti Ranjan Dasgupta said, “We have applied for the visa to go Kuala Lumpur. Mohun Bagan too are applying for it. We have decided to go there.”
Though the Kolkata outfits didn’t submit the ISL bid papers and very much in doubts to play the ISL this season. The Kolkata giants are still stubborn on their stand on not to pay any appearance fee and also on their decision of not playing their matches outside Kolkata.
On the other hand, when asked about whether he will be attending the Aizawl FC meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Aizawl FC President Robert Royte said, “I am planning to go there. Both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan may boycott the meeting, but Aizawl FC is very much going to be present there.”
“I want all I-league clubs to get united. Everyone should be given proper justice in the proposed merger”, is what he feels.