Call for a Ministry

15-0 humbling of Dragon boys by Qatar in the second round of world cup qualifier made me to go beyond my usual thinking margin. I was all set for the match half an hour early with all my usual chores completed before 9:00 PM which normally stretches till the mid-night.  Night favored me with a clearer sky after continuous down pour since last few days, which otherwise would have disturbed my DTH signal or might have prompted recurrent power cuts that has revolved over as a habitual customs in Dorokha.

source: BhutaNews

 I knew it would be an uphill battle for Bhutan yet I was rather optimistic about the prospect of holding the game into a competitive end. The pre-match analysis went quite my way despite the fact the analyst had a better idea of opponents strength. The recent success of our young boys boasted our morale especially with the qualification to this round after hammering Sri Lanka home and away. Over all spirits were high and last two defeats haven’t dampen Bhutanese moral.

In spite of conceding 28 goals in last three international outings I still hold high flying hopes on our young boys. Football in Bhutan is a recent history yet we came too far with limited infrastructures, funds and most of all a very little tactical & technical knowhow. We do not have a reputed football academy nor do we have an advance selection procedure, with these many shortcomings instead of luxury at our disposal I think we must sort it out in an appropriate manner for our very own good.

Taking the football to other level or exhibiting Bhutan to the outside world along with GNH needs a thoughtful investment and careful planning which means what we are doing today is good but not enough. The relevant stakeholders, departments and BFF are exceptional till date yet the demand on the international font is incomparably high in all dimensions.

I believe instituting a ministry exclusively for the development of sports and sports related infrastructures would do us good. Our boys are young and have a long carrier ahead; we also have junior talents with lots of promise. Careful and consistent molding will help us attain our goals sooner rather than later. Not only are we good at football, we have the potential to compete in all other disciplines. A gold medal at Asian Boxing championship in Bangkok by Tashi Norbu recently is a green signal of the rising competency of the Bhutanese in world of sports. We have all the riches in terms of potential and enthusiasm, so a ministry with specialist personnel, wisdom, fund, investment, continuous molding and etc would shine luck on us soon.

Hoping for a ministry to keep up the level we are hoping for…

Note:- its my humble thought and would love to hear your views la