Panaji: Derrick Pereira and Clifford Miranda , both of whom took charge of FC Goa on an interim basis, can take permanent charge of the team, according to rules being framed for next season of the Indian Super League ( ISL ).Since inception of the ISL in 2014, Indian coaches have not been allowed to take charge. If there were marquee managers at the start, foreign coaches, even if they had valid coaching licenses, needed approval of the organisers till last season.Now, all that is set to change with the organisers allowing any coach with a Pro Coaching Licence to take charge from next season.“The decision to appoint a coach has been left entirely to the respective clubs. The only requirement, whether it’s for a foreign or Indian, is a Pro-License,” said one official who has been tracking the development.Last season, the organisers had said that an assistant coach can be appointed the head coach, if he has a Pro License, has been with the club for at least two years, on the bench for 16 matches, and has experience of managing a team in the top division. No such rules will now be in force as anyone with a licence can take charge.“The league has in the past refused quite a few coaches, despite having valid licenses,” said the source.Except probably at FC Goa, the new guidelines are unlikely to tempt clubs to put an Indian at the helm of affairs. Clubs like Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, NorthEast United FC and Odisha FC all have Indian coaches with Pro licence on their rolls, but it’s unlikely that any of them would be considered for the top post.The only possibility remains at FC Goa where Derrick Pereira has his own set of admirers and is understood to have made club president Akshay Tandon think. FC Goa will compete in the AFC Champions League next season and a decision on the coach – with 90 applicants jostling for the job – expected next month.When FC Goa decided to part ways with Sergio Lobera at a crucial stage, Derrick was the first choice to steady the ship. He held the first team meeting, had discussions with players, but had to take a backseat – at least for official purposes – as the organisers said he couldn’t be appointed as interim coach, since he wasn’t part of the first team coaching staff. Clifford was then handed the responsibility and the duo ensured there were no hurdles, winning the next three games and finishing on top at the end of the league stage. Goa bowed out in the semifinals after a 5-6 aggregate loss against Chennaiyin FC.