ISL 2017/18: Confusion between league authorities and Kerala Blasters star Iain Hume leaves fans disappointed

What's the story?

Indian Super League had announced an interaction on Twitter with Kerala Blasters hitman and the league veteran Iain Hume. Fans, as expected, were excited to get a chance of seeing their questions being answered by the highest scorer in ISL.

However, they were all left disappointed, after an apparent lapse in communication and the ISL authorities occurred.

In case you didn't know...

That match will be remembered as an iconic one because of Jamshedpur FC's Jerry Mawhmingthanga, who scored the fastest goal in the history of the ISL after putting it past Kerala Blasters keeper Paul Rachubka in just 22 seconds.

Ashim Biswas doubled the home team's lead on the night and despite Mark Sifneos' late goal for the Blasters, the visitors could not mount a successful comeback. This was Jamshedpur FC's first home win of the season whereas, Kerala lost an away game after two back-to-back victories in their previous games on the road.

The heart of the matter

ISL, through its official Twitter handle, had announced that Hume would interact with the fans, who were encouraged to post their questions to the Kerala Blasters star.

.@Humey_7 will be taking your questions! So get going, send them in using #AskISLHero!#LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/IJOaayJ6g1

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) January 18, 2018

However, the Canadian was travelling back to Kochi at that time, and missed the interaction altogether, much to the disappointment of the Blasters fans. Hume later revealed through Twitter that he had received no such intimation from the authorities regarding any such interaction with the fans.

Would’ve been nice to know about this! Sorry to all who asked questions, but we’ve been travelling all back to Kochi from Jamshedpur all day! If/when I get told, I’d be more than happy to answer for you all! Let me know next time please @IndSuperLeague & @KeralaBlasters 😳 https://t.co/fSoeUIVzWM

— Iain Hume (@Humey_7) January 18, 2018

Coming back to the great mix up, Hume revealed that he was with the rest of the squad, that was travelling back to Kochi yesterday. Hume continued in his tweet that he would be delighted to have a conversation with his fans but also called for better planning from the league authorities.

What's next?

Iain Hume and the Blasters will next be seen live in action on Sunday in a crucial league encounter against FC Goa at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi.

Author's take

This sort of mix up and confusion that was created in this episode could have been easily avoided, and fans would not have been neglected in this manner.