“Those days, the only way to keep abreast of football action outside our city was through these magazines.”įirst met Novy Kapadia 25 years ago in Jabalpur & was amazed at this DU professor who was an authority on Indian football. That’s how meticulous he was,” Mohammad said.
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“And he made sure that every souvenir was collected so he could update his records. Kapadia had watched the final of every Durand Cup from 1960 to 2016.
His friend and colleague Ghaus Mohammad said Kapadia would religiously collect the Durand Cup souvenirs, which had results and reports of all domestic matches, and maintain a record in his diary. That journey lasted more than five decades as Kapadia became the voice of Indian football and one of the few links to the past. May his contribution shine through everyone he has touched through his coverage of #IndianFootball ⚽ #RIP 💐 /NPBQMEJNg7 We are saddened by the demise of Novy Kapadia, eminent journalist, commentator, and football pundit. “Although I did not realise it back then, I had probably taken my first steps in the journey towards becoming a football writer and commentator,” he had written. Later, after he returned home, he narrated the entire match to his family. In his recent book – From Barefoot to Boots, an exemplary work tracing Indian football over the years – Kapadia wrote he started following the game from his school days and even snuck out of his grandmother’s funeral in December 1965 to watch Mohun Bagan play the Durand Cup quarterfinal against Chief of Inspectorate Lines Bangalore. And I’m really proud of him talking that way, and he’ll be that way.Kapadia taught English at Delhi University’s Khalsa College for 41 years, but he dedicated his life to football and the Ambedkar Stadium, earlier called Delhi Gate Stadium, became his second home. Doesn’t mean someone’s not gonna mess him up sometime or whatever, but you can hear in his voice and his concern and his earnest, he’s gonna work at this and really find his best. “That’s a great sign of respect when people try to get after you, and then he needs to own that, which he will do and he’ll do a great job of it. “We’ve seen him through the course of this season kind of going in and out a little bit and have to deal with the level of regard that he’s getting, the respect he’s getting from the opponents that he plays… The word’s out there that this guy’s something special, and so I’m helping him just become who he’s going to become, and that he needs to elevate above all of that, he needs to realize that.
“As a young guy, with all of the fame and all of the glitz that goes (with) what DK Metcalf is all about, he’s having to manage that and figure it out,” Carroll said. It’s just another challenge that I have to overcome.” I’m taking that into account every time I’m going into a game or preparing for a week where I’m being looked at. Everybody is watching me to see what I do and how I would react. … I’m just under a tighter microscope right now. “Yes, it was brewing throughout the game, but some other factors led into that. I felt I was being challenged (last Sunday), and growing up is realizing that challenge and making the best decision for the team, not myself,” Metcalf said. “I’m not going to back down from anything. Opponents have clearly gone out of their way to get inside Metcalf’s head on the field, particularly this season, and Carroll said he’s working with Metcalf to understand how important it is to the Seahawks for Metcalf to keep his composure. But I’m surprised even that he could pull off that kind of a press conference and speak up and tell it like it is, because he really just wants to be great, and he’s willing to do whatever it takes.” I just love that he’s got this kind of makeup. He can be anything he wants to be, in my opinion. He’s got so much potential to be everything, you know – not just a football player. “I mean, I have so much regard for this kid. “Isn’t that refreshing, though, that he was willing to own up and say that?” Carroll said.
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