Mohun Bagan teach AIFF a lesson.

NEW DELHI, OCT 21
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) seems to have got it all wrong this time with their Disciplinary Committee being actually called for no apparent reason which comes under their purview.
The major issue up for discussion was Mohun Bagan refusing to let Manish Maithani join the Asian Games camp on time which didn’t do too well with the AIFF. Eventually, the player was released a couple of days before the friendly match against Vietnam U-23 which Sukhwinder Singh’s boys eventually lost.
The AIFF  referred the matter to Disciplinary Committee as they did for the Dempo case previously who were slapped a fine for not releasing Samir Naik and Mahesh Gawli for the National team camp in 2009. However, Mohun Bagan smartly questioned the right of the Disciplinary Committee to discuss the matter relating to Manish Maithani given that it comes under the Players Status Committee.
With regards to the Green-and-Maroons not turning up for the awards ceremony after the Federation Cup finals against East Bengal as they weren’t pleased with the refereeing, the Kolkata club questioned as to which rule they have breached for which they are being asked to justify their actions in front of the Disciplinary Committee.
They added that since East Bengal and their supporters were on the dais, it was impossible for them to be present due to security concerns.
Amidst this major goof-up by AIFF, one must wonder whether they themselves are aware of their own rules which were so well presented by Mohun Bagan.
Given that at least four members of the Disciplinary Committee are not from Delhi, namely Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kolkata and Tamil Nadu, the money spent on their travel and stay for a pointless meeting was unjustified. (Goal.Com)