A Thai Football Podcast

FA Cup Final Special - Bonus Episode

In this special bonus episode of A Thai Football Podcast, Lyle, John, Chris, and Dale bring you all the best bits from Sunday's FA Cup final between Buriram Utd and Prachuap at Thammasat Stadium. Featuring restaurant reviews, fan interviews, "live" match reporting, beer runs, surprise guests and so much more!
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Photo: Lyle
The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

139: Up The Hill And Down The Slope

Natt joins Dale to talk about Uttaradit's successful season in T3, Pattani's promotion to the top flight, why he's a lapsed Bangkok Utd fan, how the new foreign player rule will affect the league and national team, and more; Chris and Pete report "live" from Port's 1-0 win against BG Pathum Utd in last weekend's League Cup final; Dan tells us about the 'Pattaya World Cup Tournament Weekend', which will be held on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June and why it's important for the local community; Jamie is back celebrating Buriram Utd's Shopee Cup win, taking part in the return of 'Brief Grief', and with a message for Madam Pang; then Natt returns with a "hot off the press" match report from the T3 Champions League play off semi final 2nd leg between Uttaradit and Muang Loei Utd.
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Photo: Marco
The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link
Natt's TPL English Twitter profile link
Dan About Thailand Facebook page link
Pattaya World Cup Tournament Weekend Facebook page link

138: Can We Go Down On The Pitch?

John joins Dale to talk about Prachuap's dramatic FA Cup semi final win against Lamphun Warriors, preview the upcoming final v red hot favourites Buriram Utd, ponder the prospect of a Prachuap FC cup final song, and give us an update on Mr and Mrs Coconut; podcast debutants Chris, Pete, and Reuben review Prime Bangkok FC's season in T3 Central; Mark drops in to share his Thai football experiences coaching youngsters, competing in local tournaments, his long time involvement with Bangkok Angels FC, playing with, and against, former top professionals, and much more; and finally, Rob reports from Sisaket City v Yasothon Industrial Training College in the Semi-Pro League North East Division before rushing home to watch the 2nd leg of the T2 play off final between Pattani and Nongbua Pitchaya.
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Photo: Marco
The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link
Bangkok Angels FC Facebook page link
O'Shea's Facebook page link
Sports on 20 Facebook page link
The Sportsman Facebook page link

137: Listen To The Ups And Downs

This week's episode comes "live" from Khon Kaen Municipal Stadium, where Dale accidentally stumbles upon a football tournament; Muang Thong Utd fan, Greg ponders the Kirins' poor performance against Sukhothai, takes stock of his team's relegation, and offers plenty of reasons to remain optimistic; our very own Captain Pugwash, Michael, regains his land legs in order to reflect on Port's 25/26 campaign, and preview the upcoming League Cup final; Jamie reports from Buriram Utd's thrilling Shopee Cup semi final second leg tie at the Thunder Castle; then Bill (Sukhothai) and Neal (Ratchaburi) share their season reviews and look ahead to 26/27.
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Photo: Marco
The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link
Greg's Muang Thong Utd blog link
The KKC Royal Cup Tournament official website link

136: Waterway To Have A Good Time

PART ONE
Part one of this week's episode comes "live" from Pitchaya Stadium, where Dale reports on Nongbua Pitchaya's victory over Police Tero to claim their place in the T2 play off final v Pattani: Phang Nga FC owner, Russ Horsley drops in to discuss how his latest project is going, his hopes for the future, and why he wants all the teams in the south to do well; Dale and Rob take in some Semi-Pro League action, as Roi Et Alan host Sisaket City at the Pride Stadium; and Lyle reviews Nakhon Pathom Utd's season, sums up life in T2, and looks forward, with some trepidation, to next year.
PART TWO
In the second part of our show, we join Michael and nineteen of his fellow Port fans who are travelling by boat up the Chao Phraya River to watch their team play in Ayutthya; and Lyle returns to reprise his role as "The Thai League Chris Kamara" to bring us all the drama from the final day T1 relegation battle, as it happened.
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Photo: Marco
The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link
Sabai Sabai Boat Tours website link

135: See You At The Barricades, Babe

Goalkeeping coach, Hans Noetzel, joins Dale to talk about his career in the USA, training at Aston Villa with David James and David Ginola, making his international debut for Northern Mariana Islands, his time at Kanchanaburi, Samut Prakan City, Bangkok FC, his new goalkeeping academy, and more; Rob and Michael introduce the first of our T2 season reviews; Tim watches Kanchanaburi lose their top flight status following a 2-2 home draw with Chonburi; and Lee and Greg recall Muang Thong Utd's hard fought, and crucial point against BG Pathum Utd, "look forward" to next weekend's battle to avoid the drop against Sukhothai, and discuss rumours of possible investors or takeover bids.
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Photo: Marco: 
The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link
Noetz Goalkeeping Academy Facebook page
Greg's Muang Thong Utd blog link

134: Drive-In Saturday

On this special extended edition of A Thai Football Podcast, Dale is joined by the head coach of the USA Men's Over 40s soccer team, David Jones, to talk about the upcoming Seniors World Cup in Ubon Ratchathani; Bill reports from Friday night's T1 clash between Sukhothai and Ratchaburi; Rob's Roving Report comes from the Lamduan Stadium where he sees Sisaket Utd clinch promotion from T2 with an emphatic 5-1 win against Songkhla; Lyle watches, and reports from, all the games affecting the relegation battle at the bottom of the second tier; and Gian returns to discuss the Thailand national team, Anthony Hudson, the state of the domestic leagues, and the good job Madam Pang is doing.
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Photo: Marco
The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

133: Same Faces, Older Legs.

Alan files his report from Bangkok Utd 0-3 Gamba Osaka in the AFC2 semi final 2nd leg, as the Thai side crash out of the tournament.
Gian drops in to discuss Muang Thong Utd's 2-1 victory against relegation rivals, Nakhon Ratchasima, and share his thoughts on the Kirins' battle for survival.
EG joins Dale to reminisce about the Bangkok Casuals League in the late 90s/early 00s, and to tell us about his long running monthly Vets tournaments.
Finally, we have three match reports from T2: Rasisalai Utd 3-0 Mahasrakham (Rob); Pattaya Utd 3-3 Sisaket Utd (Tim); and Nakhon Pathum Utd 0-3 Bangkok FC (The welcome return of Lyle).
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Photo: Marco
The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link
Rasisalai Utd T2 Champions Trophy Presentation YouTube link
Veterans League Info
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132: Rockin' Around The Songkran Tree

In our extended Songkran special, Tampines Rovers fan, Stanley, joins us from Osaka to give us a neutral report on Bangkok Utd's historic 1-0 win in the AFC2 Semi Final 1st leg; blogger, and all round good bloke, Antony Sutton, chats with Dale about the current state of Thai football, shares a few memories from the mid 2000s, explains why Dez Corkhill is the ideal soccer commentator, and why he has decided now is the right time to resurrect his legendary blog; debutant, Lewis, relieves the boredom of a holiday traffic jam to discuss the T1 relegation battle and whether or not his team, Muang Thong Utd, will avoid the drop*; Riza and Erik share their thoughts on Ratchaburi's 2-1 win in Lamphun and assess the Warriors' season overall; and finally, Jamie puts the celebrations on hold to tell us all about Buriram Utd's latest title triumph. Happy, and safe, Songkran everyone!
*Interview recorded before Saturday's T1 fixtures
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Photo: Marco
The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link
Jakarta Casual blog link

131: Desperados, Hardcore, and Students

Chris joins Dale to talk about Thailand's 2-1 midweek win against Turkmenistan, the joys of watching the national team, and his hopes for the Asian Cup in January and February. He also previews Port's upcoming League Cup semi final tie against Chonburi, and shares his thoughts on the Klong Toei club's season so far.
Rob, with assistance from John, and Martin Peters (!), reports from Chiang Mai Utd's T2 clash with champions Rasisalai Utd, while Riza, Robert, and Bomb are on hand to give their thoughts on the top flight encounter between Ratchaburi and, champions elect, Buriram Utd.
Futera Utd fan, Blue, drops in to summarise his club's historic first season in T3, the controversial decisions that have followed them around, and what they'll do better next year.
Then the jet-setting Mr Bernard closes the show by flying down from the far north to visit a new ground and report on the Thonburi League Zone D match, Old Blood v CNT Annubis. That's dedication for you!
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Photo: Marco
The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link
Endless Journey YouTube link
Thonburi League Official Website