1- ESEs and PP are the most popular clubs in Iran but not by far. A handful of provincial teams are very close in popularity. So it is time to stop the false claim of 40M PP or 30M EsEs fans. Outside Iran only us Iranians support them, I don't get it when Iranians claim they are the biggest clubs in Iran and Asia.
2- Last time EsEs won any trophies in Asia was when Jannati was still a middle-aged man (long time ago when competition was actually something else), and for PP was when Hava was debating with herself to bite the apple or not (it is a false dream). So I doubt they will be immensely missed in the competition.
3- Neither of the clubs is able to clear the financial liabilities. What would you think is the over under before Yamga is at the FIFA crying for his money?
4- These clubs have no income because the wrong structure, corruption, and government meddling.
Government owns IRIB and takes money from EsEs/PP to give to IRIB (unpaid broadcasting rights) every year.
money goes missing.
Government also owns EsES/PP and decides who to support little more on alternative years.
money goes missing
Government owns facilities and let EsEs/PP use them for a fee
money goes missing
Government appoints club officials to replace the ones they also appointed every 6 month (the latest morons are the police guy who ruined a bunch of clubs before to become EsEs president, and a senile PP veteran who coached EsEs (directly demoted them to 3rd division) to chair the board of directors for PP), Letters are not "faxed" and opportunities turn into sanctions,
money goes missing,
players are sold often in rush,
money goes missing,
they buy garbage from garbage can and call them legionaries,
money goes missing,
they can''t afford them, they pay hefty penalties,
money goes missing
Tickets are sold at the gates
money is missing
Tickets now are sold by intermediary companies online
money is missing
...
what else do you need to be disgusted by mismanagement and corruption?
Do you think someone was never going to end these toilets of fiasco?