A Thai Football Podcast

Alan Gibson (J Soccer Magazine) files his report from the ACL  Elite group match between Buriram Utd and Vissel Kobe and reveals the topic of an interesting post match conversation he had with the visitors’ coach; Persib World fills us in on his side’s AFC CL2 defeat at home to Port; Michael Redmond joins Dale with an update on Pattaya Utd’s start to the T2 season; regular contributor Lyle offers his thoughts on Nakhon Pathon Utd’s wet Friday night 0-0 draw at Khon Kaen Utd; Simon Causton brings us the latest from Phuket Andaman FC’s adventures in T3 South; and Tim and Val watch from a packed away end in Ayutthya as Chonburi drop their first points of the season.
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This week’s episode comes “live” from Khon Kaen Provincial Stadium where I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd to watch the home side open their T3 North East campaign with a 2-0 win against Ubon Kruanapat; Toby (Port) and Jamie (Buriram Utd) join me to discuss and dissect the recent top of the table T1 clash between their respective clubs; Lyle gives us the lowdown on the situation at Nakhon Pathon Utd – and gets a few things off his chest; plus we have match reports from Riza (T1: Lamphun Warrior v Ratchababuri) and Simon (T3 South: Phuket Andaman v Yala).
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On this week's podcast, Dale talks to Nakhon Ratchasima fan and Isaan's answer to Harvey Smith, Russ John, about his club's start to the season, his T1 predictions, "Murillogate", the joy of away trips, the frustrations involved in trying to watch matches on Thai TV and we reveal Thailand's answer to Brian Clough and Peter Taylor.
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Lyle – with the help of a very special guest – reports from Nakhon Pathom Utd’s 0-3 home defeat against Bangkok Utd; in a hugely entertaining interview, Dale chats to ex- ESPN/Star Sports producer Dez Corkhill about his brave decision to televise Thai football when no-one else was interested, his career in South East Asia, the intricacies of broadcasting the local leagues, and much more; plus Riza joins us to share his thoughts on the dramatic 2-2 draw between Ratchaburi and Port.
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Tim, Val and Clare invite us into their world of man bags, footballing lookalikes and crocheting, plus they give us the occasional update from the Chonburi v Samut Prakan City match; Lyle travels to Nongbua to watch his beloved Nakhon Pathom Utd in action; Dale interviews freelance journalist Simon Causton about his role with the Phuket News, the rebirth of the local football club and his time covering the Bangkok based teams for The Big Chilli and Associated Press; Gian reviews Muang Thong Utd’s opening three games and shares his opinions on the coach; Riza is back with the lowdown from Ratchaburi’s impressive 4-1 win over BGPU; and we tell you “Ten Things You (probably) Didn’t Know About Thai Football”. Pipob A Lula!!
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On this week's episode of A Thai Football Podcast, Lyle Andrews files his match report from Nakhon Pathom Utd's home defeat against Nakhon Ratchasima; Dale talks to Jenna, Natcha, Danielle and Tanya from Pattaya based women's football club Venus FC, about their contributions on and off the pitch and the inspiring work they do with the under privileged in their local community; plus Futera Utd supporter Blue drops in to explain how a fan run club identifies which players to sign and previews  the 24/25 TSP season.
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Matt and Remi Jenkins report from Bangkok Utd’s opening day win against Prachuap; Chonburi fan “Tiger” Tim shares his optimism following the Sharks’ excellent start to life in T2; Dale interviews Chantaburi centre back Clyde O’Connell on his career so far and life in Thailand; plus Jim joins us from Brighton to revel in Port’s victory over Rayong and explains how you can enter a fun Thai football competition. FORE!!
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Competition details:Thai league guess up. Shamelessly stolen from the #Jpred of the J League. It's time for the first #Tpred.
Guess who will be the Top 3 in T1 and the 3 to go up in T2. Along with the bottom 3 in both divisions.
Get a team's exact position its 3 points, elsewhere in the top or bottom 3 and they get you 1.
Slight variation in T2 first, second and bottom 3 as above. Little change for third place pick. One point for making top 6. One for placing 3rd and one if they are the playoff winners.
It's just for fun and there will be a champion overall and of T1 and T2, so you can enter for just one division, if you wish. Please use teams correct name and only place them in one position.
I’ll close entries before the kick off of the first game of Round 2 in T1.
As a Thai breaker guess how many league goals the lowest scoring team from the two divisions score in the coming season.
Please just add your entry in the following format or as close as possible.T11. Buriram2. BGPU3. Port14. Rayong15. Sukhothai16. ChiangRai U
T21. Chonburi2. Trat3. Chiang Mai United16. Kasetsart17. Chainat Hornbill18. Samut Prakan City
Thai Breaker 22
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On this week's podcast we are joined by Jim Clarke (Port), Matt Jenkins (Bangkok Utd), Russ John (Nakhon Ratchasima) and Gian Chansrichawla (Muang Thong Utd) for a "roundtable" discussion about the current state of Thai football. 
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After his controversial choices last year, Ta Lao joins us again to pick his five players to watch in 24/25, shares his predictions for T1 and T2, and tells us about his experiences commentating to the world from the recent BG Pathum Utd v Borussia Dortmund friendly.
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Kevin and Jinny report from the prestigious friendly between BG Pathum Utd and Borussia Dortmund, plus new Phuket Andaman FC president, Russ Horsley, tells Dale what it's like to own a football club and outlines his ambitious plans for the future of The Lobsters.
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