Good investigative skillz! I don't think we should read much into the number of media reports saying the same thing though - I think we all know how things get repeated on (social) media. I remember a couple of occasions when rumours started on here, were picked up elsewhere and then people on here noted the info elsewhere and came back to say the rumour had been confirmed by other sources!
On the point though, I don't know enough about the standard of Indonesian football to say whether having a few players (presumably for the U23s) from there might be a good move or not. Anyone?
I think Indonesia has the highest amount of football fans in the world.
Base on being forth in population and not having another major sport of interest.
Currently (and in the past), nationally; massively underachieving & domestically, their full structed pyramid leagues are below par. Their leagues lack consistency & has required rebranding due to corruption issues. Yet, there are players on a few bob.
The attendees of live local football are good. In the evenings, a guesstimate of 20-30 million people watches live European league football.
Yes, there is licensed broadcasting rights that are applied & followed. But a massive majority view the Prem via unlicensed streams.
If we do get promoted & happened to sign Indo player(s) that merited first team. Hundreds of Thousands of fans, would spring up out of South East Asia.
However, I can’t see us rolling around in profits of jersey sells there, due to the number of quite well-made fake replicas wore there. Particularly, the Prem teams.
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