Cool Wind Blowing to the Premier League Indonesia

Indonesia will have a professional football competition new. His name Premier League Indonesia (LPI) initiative results from oil and gas company Medco boss, Arifin Panigoro. LPI attend because of concerns about the condition of the wheels Arifin Panigoro professional competition that is not also produce quality players and national teams who excel.

Arifin also has long highlighted the bobroknya condition football managers and coaches of this country, PSSI. PSSI in the era of Nurdin Halid deserves criticism. Nurdin Halid who sits as chairman ever went to prison for corruption. The issue of bribery and lack of transparency in financial management of PSSI also frequently arise.

Last PSSI public protests for selling tickets AFF Cup 2010 with no professional. Arbitrarily raise ticket prices but not accompanied with good service. As well as ticket sales system that led to chaos.

The most sad of his PSSI Indonesia Nurdin Halid was never a champion in the level of Southeast Asia.

Now with the presence of LPI, at least there was the smell of change for the achievements and coaching football Indonesia. Because no indisputable if you want to have a strong national team and achievement, then league football competition in the country should be a good, professional, and far from bribery and manipulation.

If the Indonesian Super League (LSI) belonging to clubs PSSI participants received funding from the Government budget amounted to billions of dollars every season. So the club will get a subsidy LPI. The amount depends on the needs of each club.

These subsidies will continue to receive the club concerned to learn to manage finances with a professional, looking for official sponsors and earn a profit. In contrast to the LSI in which the eating clubs from the people's money.

Yet public money would be more useful if used to build sports facilities or the improvement of education.

According to plan, LPI will start rolling on January 8, 2011 to bring together their opening match against Persema club FC Solo Malang at Manahan Stadium, Solo, Central Java.

To smooth bergulirnya wheel competition, the management of LPI was already ready. Already there are 19 clubs which states are willing to join the LPI.

Among others: Aceh United, Bali De Vata, Bandung FC, Batavia Union, Bogor Raya, Bird of Paradise in Papua, Jakarta 1928, Kabau Padang, Knights XI Solo, PSM Makassar, Manado United, Star Medan, Medan Chiefs, Persebaya, Persema, Persibo, Real Mataram, Semarang FC United and Wolves.

Of the 19 clubs, 12 clubs of which was raised by a foreign coach who had plenty of experience and have an official coaching certificate. But also do not underestimate the club dibesut by local coaches, because there are some names that have achievements. As Bambang Nurdiansyah (Jakarta 1928), Nandar Iskandar (Bandung FC) or Aji Santoso (Persebaya).

In addition to clubs, LPI also has a line of game devices, such as referee, linesman and the inspector matches. Some devices reportedly will be imported from Australia and some Asian countries. The goal is to create a clean competition and transmit the tradition of playing professional ball.

LPI also been holding Indosiar as the sole broadcasting rights holders. This means that from the business side of LPI have an attractive selling power. Moreover, the official sponsor was also successful management digaet LPI.

But that does not mean LPI 100 percent perfect. Because LPI has not yet begun, it has not seen the location of the deficiency.

But at least the spirit, the system and new people working in the LPI could lead to optimism that Indonesia could have a professional football competition, healthy, no bribes and produce players, coaches, game devices to a quality club.

Estuary of national teams who have achievements that can be measured with the champion in Southeast Asia, Asia, even to enter the World Cup.

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