Real POWER stands beside the roots of Maidan Football

Monday, October 19, 2010 by EBRP.in Reporter

On the morning of “Subho Saptami” when the entire Bengali population all across the globe are engulfed within the aura and enthusiasm of the Durga Pujas, EAST BENGAL the Real POWER members took a small initiative of arranging a moment where they could shower some love and appreciation for the Malis of East Bengal club.

Real POWER members were present in the club tent to offer some gifts to the most valuable and prestigious assets of the Red and Gold or the entire Maidan football community.

It is known from the generations which has passed us and from the day when the establishment was formed that before a football match, the ground would have been in the prime condition where the players could stomp their feet and produce a spectacle in front of thousands of eyes admiring the sport. The match would have ended, the joys or sorrows would have been shared, but behind all the limelight and drama, there stood a bunch of men without whom the entire episode of emotional turbulence wouldn’t have taken place. The groundsmen, or “Malis” as they are known to the football world of Maidan has always been a part of all the happenings a football club of Maidan experiences. From keeping the dressing room in prime condition to making the lush green fields smooth for a beautiful game, the Malis do it all. But, somewhere in the picture, these men seem to loose the focus that they deserved.

Hence, the members of EAST BENGAL the Real POWER thought about doing something which would bring in the smiles upon the faces of these ageless wonders. Although there mere gifts would no way bring them the peace and stability in life, but they would have a sense of sense of having someone beside and that can make a soul lighter for an instance.

EAST BENGAL the Real POWER really hopes that someday it will be us who will support the men who makes the most important part of the tree, the roots.

Let us once again wish a "Subho Puja" to each and every Mali of East Bengal club as well as the rest of Maidan and hope that the "Subhoness" will prosper forever throughout the year in their lives.

The Malis who were felicitated are:-

• Bhagaban Parida
• Ramchandra Dhar
• Dipak Swami
• Ram Balmik
• Suraj Dhar
• Bahadur Dhamla
• Babaji Dhal
• Kanai Lal
• Raju Naik
• Sk. Usman