India, Jan. 23 -- A league proposal for 20 years needs conversation. Lots of it, with not all of it being cordial. Because as the saying goes, if two people agree on everything, one of them is not needed. So, let AIFF and the ISL clubs argue, occasionally agree to disagree, but never should they block communication channels. Only then can the trust deficit built on 11 years of silence be reduced and then removed.

The back-and-forth over the ISL governance charter should be seen in this light. Some clubs accepted it saying that it was prepared by lawyers who had aligned it with the AIFF constitution approved by the Supreme Court, FIFA and Asian Football Confederation.

Others felt AIFF was the judge, jury and executioner. As proof they ci...