A Thai Football Podcast

93: There Is A Floodlight That Never Goes Out

Gian (Muang Thong Utd) plus Neal, Jan, John and Eduardo (Ratchaburi) give their balanced accounts of Saturday's FA Cup semi final played at a rather wet Chonburi Stadium; Port fan, Toby joins Dale to discuss his team's season (negatives and positives), fixture scheduling, cup semi final venues, how to attract bigger crowds to the local league and reveals his favourite away day; Jamie reports from the BG Pathum Utd v Buriram Utd Shopee Cup semi final second leg and poses a question for the listeners; and Rob drops in to regale us with stories from his season watching all levels of Thai football and reveals the best food he's ever had at a match.
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92: It's A Podcast About Thai Football

Regular listener Anthony joins Dale for a peep behind the scenes of A Thai Football Podcast and to share his likes and dislikes about the show; Buriram Utd fan, Jamie, pops in to discuss his team's latest title win, the farcical AFC Champions League, and why he admires Bangkok Utd; plus Scottish/Malaysian striker Fergus Tierney reveals the truth behind his move from Chonburi, his time at Nakhon Pathom Utd, the pain of relegation, his hopes for the future and who cuts his hair.
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91: Top Hat And Tails

Dale and guest co-host Gian take a comprehensive look at the week's action in T1, T2 and T3; Tim and Clare check in from Suphanburi as Chonburi clinch the second tier title and return to the top flight at the first attempt; Pattaya Utd fan Michael muses on his side's relegation to T3; Rob's Roving Report comes from the T3 Group B play off match between Rasisalai Utd and Fleet; plus we have a special edition of 'Brief Grief'.
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Photo: Marco
The Travel Adventures of Rob B! Link

90: Bang A Gong (Get It On)

PART ONE
Tim reports from the T2 clash between Chonburi and Pattaya Utd; Marco crosses the river to watch the second tier match up between play off hopefuls Bangkok FC and already relegated Suphanburi; Khon Kaen FC fan Nick Ward joins Dale to talk about how he fell in love with the club, the rivalry with Khon Kaen Utd, match day programmes and his team's chances in the T3 "Champions League".
PART TWO
Tim drops by with an update on the situation at the top of T2 after Sunday's round of fixtures; Bill waxes lyrical about Sukhothai's final home match of the season against Chiang Rai Utd; and we have a double helping of 'Brief Grief' featuring Jamie and Lyle.
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The Travel Adventures of Rob B! Link

89: Water Way To Have A Good Time (Songkran Special)

On our Songkran special, guest presenter, Jamie, interviews Dale about the rise and fall (and possible rise again) of Chonburi, the importance of Football Siam magazine, the emergence of the provincial clubs, T1 attendance figures, the “Thai Classico”, foreign players in the Thai league, his favourite footballers, what he’d do if he was chair of the Thai FA, and more; Lyle joins us “live” pre match as Nakhon Pathom Utd face off against Port in a do or die fixture and then again post match to mull over the ninety minutes he’s just witnessed, and what it means for the future of his club; plus Lily welcomes Rob Bernard in the return of ‘This Charming Fan’.
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Photo: Marco
The Travel Adventures of Ro B! Link

88: Plato Says Goodnight

On this week's podcast, Rob is joined by Bill for his Roving Report, which comes from the Thalay Luang Stadium in Sukhothai, as the home side take on T1 champions elect, Buriram Utd; Phuket Andaman FC owner, Russ Horsley joins Dale to dissect his club's tumultuous season and share what lessons he's learnt from it; Lyle Andrews reports on yet another defeat for his beloved Nakhon Pathom Utd - this time against T1 relegation rivals, Rayong; And Riza witnesses the match of the weekend (match of the season?), as Khon Kaen Utd crash to a 4-7 (Seven) home defeat to Ratchaburi.
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87: A Shallow Paddle

Dale interviews football and travel vlogger Chris Neely about the second tier clash between Kasetsart and Sisaket Utd, his thoughts on a recent trip to Muang Thong, his first visit to Rajamangala to watch the national team, and Port's season so far; Rob travels to Lamphun Warriors' new stadium on a minibus full of Port fans for a Roving Report Special; Tim drops in at the final whistle to talk all things Chonburi, as the Sharks hit the T2 summit after beating Trat 2-1; and we have match reports from a returning Riza and a resigned Lyle; Plus a double dose of our popular new feature, 'Brief Grief'.
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Endless Journey Link

86: Well Known Pleasures

On this week's podcast, Kevin joins Dale to talk about Muang Thong Utd's disastrous run of form, the rumoured merger with Bangkok Utd, Gino's "disappearance", players not being paid, and a host of other Kirin related topics; Rob ticks off another new ground on his list when he visits Muang Loei Utd v Surin City in T3 North East; Mark Loveridge drops in to share his thoughts on Nakhon Ratchasima FC's season so far, what they're getting wrong off and on the pitch, the frustrations of trying to follow Thai football from overseas, and being dissed by Buriram Utd; plus our two guests take part in our brand new feature, 'Brief Grief'.
 
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85: The Importance Of The Moment

Interview With Jamie Pinder
Jamie is back, celebrating Buriram Utd's famous AFC Champions League victory v JDT, bemoaning the ridiculous decision to play the final three rounds in the Middle East, revealing the part "South Esan Voodoo" has in his club's success, and wondering why more European clubs don't visit the Land of Smiles.
T1: Nakhon Pathom Utd 1-0 Uthai Thai - Match Report
Lyle joins Dale at the final whistle to share his thoughts on Nakhon Pathom Utd's latest exploits in their battle for top flight survival.
Rob's RoVARing Report
Rob is at the T2 clash between Sisaket Utd and Police Tero, where he is joined by dancing girls with pom poms - who provide a welcome distraction from one of the most ludicrous VAR hold ups in football history.
Interview With Blue
Futera Utd fan, Blue, drops by to discuss his side's opening day win in the 2025 Semi Pro League, players changing names and shirt numbers, and his hopes for the rest of the (very short) season.
T1: Sukhothai 2-1 Ratchaburi - Match Report
Bill Greaves - a man who has been described as a cross between Ivor Cutler and Ernest Hemingway - is on hand with his post match thoughts on the Fire Bats much needed win against Ratchaburi.
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'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops
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Marco
Links
The Travel Adventures of Rob B! Link
Futera Su Su Podcast Link

84: I Got A Feeling Inside Of Me

Interview With Jamie Pinder
Jamie joins Dale to talk about Buriram Utd's ACL encounter with JDT, their title challenge, and why everybody dislikes them - rationally or irrationally.
T1: Nakhon Pathom Utd 1-4 BG Pathum Utd - Match Report
A subdued and reflective Lyle reports on his side's home defeat against the Bunnies. He also finds the time to serenade us with a few tunes.
T1: Rayong 2-1 Sukhothai - Match Report
In his own inimitable style, Bill reflects on the meaning of life, the universe, and Sukhothai's dismal loss at the seaside. All from the comfort of his couch.
Interview With Matt Jenkins
Matt drops by to mull over Bangkok Utd's proposed move away from Thammasat and speculates as to where they will end up.
Rob's Roving Report
This week, Rob makes the short(ish) trip to watch T3 North East Champions elect, Rasisalai Utd entertain Surin City at the SAT Stadium in Sisaket.
Interview With Jon Parkin
Jon and Dale reminisce about Thailand's thrilling 4-3 win against a full strength Arsenal team in May 1999. But did they manage to persuade Arsene Wenger to accompany them on a night out afterwards?
T1 Muang Thong Utd 1-2 Port - Match Report
New contributor, and Muang Thong Utd fan, Toni, joins us from the Thunderdome straight after the final whistle in his favourites' match against local rivals, Port.
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'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops
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Marco
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