A Thai Football Podcast

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...

PART ONEPart 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Club owner Zen joins Dale to tell us the fascinating story of Bangkok based amateur side Ranger United FC, from their formation in Myanmar, the celebrities who've played for them, recruiting players from their opponents, staying loyal to their roots, and their plans for the future.Rob files his report on the crucial midweek T2 clash between Kasetsart and Sisaket Utd from a bar in Chiang Mai....

Groundhopper Anders returns with more accounts from his football related adventures in Thailand. This time he has stories from his visits to VRN Muangnont (T3), Port (T1), Kasetsart (T2), Police Tero (T2), and Chamchuri Utd (T3). He also explains what inspires him to visit certain stadiums and bemoans cashless grounds.Over the course of a busy weekend in the capital, Rob reports from Pathum Thani...

Jamie, Ian, Rich, and Riza bring us all the action and opinions from a busy week for Thai clubs in the AFC Champions League Elite and the AFC2.Port fan, Josh joins Dale for a chat about Anthony Hudson's Thailand squad for the upcoming crunch match against Turkmenistan, and explains what it's like being in a relationship with someone who supports his team's biggest rivals, Muang Thong Utd.Rob...