A Thai Football Podcast

On this week's episode of A Thai Football Podcast:Dale watches four matches in five days (League Cup: Khon Kaen Utd v Bangkok Utd; T2 Nongbua Pitchaya v Chantaburi; T2 Khon Kaen Utd v Sisaket Utd; T1 Nakhon Ratchasima v Kanchanaburi)Phang Nga Utd chairman, Russ Horsley shares his vision for the new club and reveals what part Peter Andre and Elton John play in his plans.Tashkent based football...

PART ONEKevin joins us to talk about the Filipino Football Community Thailand, the growing number of Filipino players in the Thai League, and why he was at Chonburi Stadium on Saturday; Tim reports on Chonburi 1-0 Lamphun Warriors and shares his thoughts on the VAR decision that chalked off a goal for the visitors; Riza is happy with the points, but not the performance, as Ratchaburi scrape past...

Rob joins Dale to discuss the evolution of Thai football stadiums, how teams benefit - or not - from moving grounds, and to share his top tips for the rest of the season; a moribund Lyle takes a break from dog sitting to update us on the situation at Nakhon Pathom Utd; Dewa drops in to tell us all about his new Twitter account Asian Football Zone, his plans for the future, and to ask a few...

Using Kevin's recent university thesis as a starting point, Dale and Stephen join the author to discuss the current state of Thai football, its perception amongst local fans, what clubs, the FA, and the league can do to attract more people to matches, and various ways to improve the overall experience; we have reports from three of last weekend's League Cup ties - Chonburi fan, Tim goes...

Podcast debutant, Josh, joins us to review Port's overall first leg performance, share his tips on preserving match worn shirts, how he broke the story of the recent controversial FA Cup tie at PAT Stadium (with the help of Dom's "Match That Never Was" report), his opinions on the current state of T1, and more; Bill is back, with his thoughts on Sukhothai's 0-1 Christmas Eve defeat against...

Tampines Rovers fan, Rich, joins Dale to talk about his experiences of watching Port and Muang Thong Utd during his time working in Thailand, his recent visit to BG Stadium, his thoughts on Singaporean teams joining the Thai League, 12 year olds standing on buckets, and more; Blue drops by to summarise Futera Utd's first leg in T3, the pride he feels being part of a community club, and dealing...

Michael joins Dale to give his thoughts on Pattaya Utd's first leg performance, their lack of luck, T2 officiating, and more; J Soccer Magazine's Alan Gibson reports from the AFC CL2 final group match between Gamba Osaka and Ratchaburi; Antony Sutton (aka Jakarta Casual) pops in to reminisce about two "El Classico" matches from 2009 & 2011, why the fixture has lost its sheen, Thai football...

Ric, Brian, and Ernest join Dale to discuss the midweek Shopee Cup matches involving Bangkok Utd, Lion City Sailors, BG Pathum Utd, and Tampines Rovers, the benefits and future of the much maligned tournament, Thai league clubs' merchandise, the increasing number of foreigners supporting ASEAN teams, the universal appeal of football, and more; and Lyle interviews Thai football legend, and...

Rob reports "live" from the T2 clash between Rasisalai Utd and Kasetsart University; Riza is cock-a-hoop with Ratchaburi's AFC CL2 win and qualification for the next round; Tim is not so cock-a-hoop with Chonburi's dismal performance in Rayong, but he is impressed with the improvements to the stadium; Russ is even less cock-a-hoop than Tim, as he joins Dale to discuss the Swatcat's 7 (Seven) - 0...

Muang Thong Utd blogger, Greg joins Dale to talk about the birth of the independent English language Thai football blogs, websites, and messageboards, back in 2009, how he drifted away from - and back into - the domestic game, the current state of his club, and his hopes for the future; Lyle returns from his hiatus, with a report from the T2 clash between Kasetsart University and Nakhon Pathom...