Criticism from intellectuals about the name change of Esteghlal Club: Don’t show off with the capital’s blues and reds
The Farheekhtegan newspaper wrote about the specific case of adding the Persian Gulf suffix to the name Esteghlal, which the media reported yesterday as good news quoting Mr. Ali Asgari. We do not intend to write about the resumes of Abdolali Ali Asgari and Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi, who these days appear more in front of cameras than other managers of the shareholder groups of Esteghlal and Persepolis, giving interviews and making promises.
We are also not going to analyze how the background of each of these two managers relates to their current managerial positions, nor are we looking to investigate their family relations and connections to find out who is whose son-in-law and whose brother has married the daughter of which previous government minister. Unfortunately or fortunately, neither are we concerned with these issues right now, nor are these matters a priority for the fans given the sensitivity of the fate of these two clubs.
What worries us most in the midst of this is the erosion of this very social capital, a capital that if we approach it with the current direction of some managers, will suffer wear and even destruction, like many similar examples in the country.
A capital that we all know, if lost due to the constant showboating of some managers, cannot be compensated for by the oil barrels of some holding company or the assets of some bank.