We are a group of enthusiastic, inquisitive and fun loving youths, who are planning to form an informal Quizzing/ Debating/ Knowledge Exchange Forum for like-minded youth of Gangtok. Basically a group of friends to get together every Sunday quiz, debate, discuss on various issues and have fun!...we are planning to meet up this Sunday and discuss the idea of such a club. If you too are interested being part of this informal club and making Sunday afternoons fun then join us.

 Yes! We can

The cherished dream of Sikkim hosting the top football league was realized just last year when United Sikkim Football Club (USFC), a professional football club started by Bhaichung Bhutia became one of the fourteen teams to play in the I-League. The state known for producing good footballers in national level, has majority of football lovers. Football has always been dominant in state and this game of ball was always exciting to watch for every generations. Even in the remote villages football tournaments are organized as a festival. Be it 15^th August or Dasai or Gandhi Jayanti or any occasion, they love to play and love to watch. Being a home team, USFC has always got support of the Sikkimese people, despite of their poor performances. However, now it seems to be losing or rather will lose, if the situation goes this way. Once packed crowds during the start of the season, they are slowly fading away. The fans are slowly losing their trust after continuous defeats faced by the home club. The football lovers in Sikkim are not satisfied who had very high expectations from their local team. But, amidst all these failures it should not be forgotten that the club is very young with few good players and a decent economy. The other football giants in the league like Mohan Bagan and East Bengal have been playing since over 100 years and have very strong budget. USFC trying to make a place in the league itself is a big thing. But again, if they cannot afford to dream high, they even cannot afford to lose. If they cannot hold on to being in the top league it might then be very hard to gain back the place and the respect. Nobody wants to go back and play in second division after having played in the top league. At the moment, there is a huge pressure mounting over our USFC players and managements. A month ago a coach was sacked after a poor display by the team. A new one replaces him in the middle of the season. But no changes so far. The team lies at the bottom. Something somewhere seems to be lacking. People can be heard judging, ‘If this had happened’. ‘If he was replaced’. ‘But he has to be there’. There are many ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’. Everybody is concerned. The new born team is pressurized. They are criticized. Public walks out in between the game. Where is the support? The club from Sikkim is heading towards a possible exit from the league although everything not over yet.  Like nothing can be decided until the last moment, none can say it’s all over. We just need to stay calm. We need to support after all its ‘USFC’, our ‘own’ and ‘first ever’ home team. Who knows with our optimistic support and faith there might be a win for USFC and more wins may follow and the home team may bounce back, alive and with zeal. Yes! We can.