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#4 The special love for their ex-players
Since the beginning of the tournament, the ISL squads have seen a lot of chopping and changing over the years in terms of players as well as managers or back-room staff moving their way around different franchises.
The Kerala Blasters are no exception in the same and none of the 10 foreign players who featured for the side in the 2016 edition of the tournament was retained for the current season (2017/18). This has been the story for quite some-time now but despite all that the fans in Kochi always find ways to make their ex-players feel good about coming back to the stadium.
If there are any doubts surrounding the same, just ask Iain Hume who received a standing ovation when he returned to Kochi with ATK or Josu, another player dropped by the Blasters for their current season, who is still considered a fan favourite in Kerala if we are to read between the lines of countless banners and placards on display during their games this year.
