A Thai Football Podcast

63: Safe European Home

On this week’s podcast, content creator Chris joins us to talk about his background in NASCAR, his travels around the country documenting the local football scene, his favourite away fans, what to wear as a neutral and much more; then Ian tells Dale all about his 12,000 mile round trip from England to watch four matches over the course of one weekend in Thailand. Jet lag? Schmet leg!
Chris’s channel: Game Day Adventures
Ian’s four matches:
28/9/24
Samut Prakan 0-4 Navy (Samut Prakan SAT Stadium) T3 EastChonburi 0-1 Phrae Utd (Chonburi Stadium) T2
30/9/24
VRN Muangnont 0-1 Assumption Utd (Nonthaburi Youth Centre Stadium) T3 WestPolice Tero 1-0 Suphanburi (Boonyachinda Stadium) T2
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62: The Rovers Return

PART ONE
Dale and Andy are at Khon Kaen Provincial Stadium for the T1 clash between Khon Kaen Utd and Uthai Thani; Marco evades an over zealous security guard in order to deliver a match report (and one or two other observations) from the Kasem Bundit University v Chonburi League Cup tie; Fergus Tierney sits down with Dale to tell him all about his career to date, growing up in Malaysia, signing for Chonburi, coping with the COVID lockdown, why players want to play in Thailand, Thai fan culture, the TV deal & more!
PART TWO
Dale enjoys a fun packed evening watching Nongbua Pitchaya entertain Bangkok Utd in the top flight; Rob - ably assisted by Gary - returns with his popular 'Roving Report'; Stephen Romary assesses Muang Thong Utd's AFC challenge; Riza brings us the latest from Ratchaburi Stadium as the home side beat Rayong 2-0 in T1; Simon Causton shares his thoughts on Phuket Andaman FC's 1-4 defeat at Phattalung; and Lyle travels to the capital to watch his beloved Nakhon Pathom Utd take on Port at the PAT.
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61: Back To The Old House

Dale, with assistance from Tim, Clare and Val, reports from Chonburi Stadium where he watched the top of the table T2 clash between the hosts and Phrae Utd; Bill brings us up to date with the goings on at Sukhothai; Matt Ward drops in for a chat about Rayong FC; Rob returns to ask Dale all about the 2002 Manchester International Football Tournament which featured U21 teams from Thailand, Oldham Athletic and Manchester City; plus we have match reports from Riza (T1: Bangkok Utd 0-0 Ratchaburi) and Simon (T3 South: Phuket Andaman 1-1 Nara Utd).
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Photo: Dale

60: Vissel Do Nicely

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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59: Shot By Both Sides

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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58: So True . . . Funny As It Seems

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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57: Can You Hear Us On The Box?

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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56: Pipob A Lula

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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55: Destination Venus

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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54: In Like Quinn

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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