Kolkata, July 10 (PTI) The Indian Arrows may have shifted
their base to Kolkata but uncertainty looms large over the
composition of the team that will have eight of its premier
players returning to their mother clubs after playing for the
AIFF side on one year 'loan'. As of now, the AIFF is depending on its president Praful
Patel to sort out the issue with the respective clubs. The AIFF had last year bought about 8 players like
Jeje Lalpeklhua (Pune FC), Raju Gaikwad (East Bengal) and
Lalrindika Ralte (Churchill) on a one-year loan for the
Arrows. "The players are free to go to their respective clubs
as of now as the contract was for one year. It's up to the
president now to retain the players if he thinks so by talking
about the matter with the respective clubs," AIFF general
secretary Kushal Das told the reporters after a meeting at the
IFA. As AIFF is about to sign the contract on dotted lines, a
question mark still remains on how the quality of the outfit
will be sustained considering that the parent body will have
to shell out a lot of money that professional clubs are ready
to shell out. About the deal with Pailan, AIFF vice president
Subrata Dutta said that the official sponsors will provide the
logistical support but federation will have the prerogative in
terms of team selection and technical aspects. Asked whether the team would compete in the Calcutta
Football League (CFL) Premier Division, Dutta, also the vice
presient of, IFA said, "In order to do that, the Arrows need
to come under IFA affiliation."