The two Kolkata giants have taken two different approaches for the upcoming Calcutta Football League, but will resume practice in the same week.

Another season of football is in the offing and Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have decided to start their preparations for the new campaign in the first week of July. While the Red and Golds are expected to hit the ground running on 4th July, the Mariners will have their first session a couple of days later.

The two arch-rivals will be taking two very different approaches to the oldest league competition of the country, something that has been stressed by the officials of the two neighbouring clubs. While the Federation Cup champions have already decided that head coach Sanjoy Sen will have a sabbatical and assistant coach Sankarlal Chakrabarti will make the calls in the domestic league, the Red and Golds will be eager to rewrite the history books and become the first team to win the competition for seven consecutive times.

Mohun Bagan officials have also stressed that the side will not play the Kolkata Derby against their bitter rivals, unless they get a share of the money earned by the Indian Football Association (IFA) by selling the television rights. A senior club official spoke at length about the club's plans on Wednesday but has not sent an official letter to the governing body yet.

On the other hand, Trevor Morgan, the East Bengal coach is expected to arrive in the city on 2nd July and will try to accumulate a strong squad for the local tournament, in order to secure his job ahead of the I-League. The former Hull City Development coach has recently penned a one-year deal with the Kolkata club.

The competition will kick-off in July and the two giants are expected to take the field not before early August. Both the outfits will miss a number of key players owing to the pre-season schedule of the Indian Super League (ISL) franchises and will have to depend on the youngsters they have at their disposal.