Bah, I was stirring my jadoh pot this evening and thinking of that night FC Goa played in the AFC Cup — the way they kept the ball moving like the river in Shillong after rain. My daughter asked why I was smiling, and I told her, "That is how you feed a family too, keep passing and never panic." But I worry when I see big clubs buying players from outside — our academy boys deserve the field first, else what is the point of all that beautiful possession?

Ah, Pralhad Joshi talking about sports development again. I remember when our grounds in Shillong had proper football nets — that was before the market rate for pork went up and the local council forgot about us. My daughter's school bought new boxing gloves last year, but the coach had to use his own money for the bus fare to Khuman Lampak. The thing is, when the big people talk, they always forget the small stall owners who just want their kids to have a fair chance.

U leh FC Goa ki khlieh shong kylliang, hynrei ha ka shnong jong ngi, ngim don jingrwai ba kumta. Ha ka kper phong jong ngi, u khynnah u kham iai ia u ball, hynrei u kylli ia ka jingbam — "Pa, ha kane ka por, jadoh ka don da ka doh? Ka