The original Chiang Mai is Blue

Simon, Phil and Rob look at the transfers in and out at the eighteen teams in Thai League 2. We recorded this episode on 6 January - there are still ten days left in the transfer window so there will be more changes and teams that have been quiet this far may still make marquee signings. The second leg starts this weekend - and Phil is back with his preview of all nine weekend matches. We also run...

Simon and Rob are joined by Benjamiin Bruckner from NakhonSi United, Marlon Silva and Carlos Neto from Pattani and Tiago Chulapa from Fleet. Also a quick update on two League 2 games involving Songkhla; the FA Cup round of 32 results and some transfer news. Its a bit of a marathon so settle down with your egg nog and mince pies. And above all else have a great holiday, a happy Christmas and the be...

Last weekend's results and match reports - great entertainment at Kasetsart, Phrae and Mahasarakham....while Bangkok FC and Nakhon Pathom play out the league's most predictable goal-less draw. Mahasarakham's festive give-away. Khon Kaen cannot win away. League and FA Cup rounds of 32 fixtures. Bangkok FC and Pattaya fire their head coaches. Pattaya have a samba clear out. Early transfer window new...

Rasisalai march on with two wins in the week - unbeaten this season with just one game to go in the first leg. Chanthaburi's fourth successive win takes them to joint third. Who will be the big moves in the transfer window. The race for play off places. Chainat heading in the wrong direction after three narrow defeats. Nakthom Pathom's goalscoring woes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Pattaya demolish Nongbua Pitchaya. Cometh the hour cometh Gouvea with a last minute winner for Rasisalai. Carlos Neto nets number ten as Pattani win at Mahasarakham. Police Tero held to a draw after seven wins in a row. League Cup and FA Cup round of 32 previews. Games to be played on 27/28 December and 20/21 December. Simon previews the T2 fixtures for this weekend. The link to register for SEA G...

Rasisalai stay top after a hard working draw at Khon Kaen Police Tero win six in a row after a thriller at the Purple Crabs Pattaya win away for the first time this season Pattani win at Phrae with the only goal of the game T3 wraps up the first leg - this is what the Champions League groups would look like. SEA Games update Links: The Ghost Ship of the Andaman - The steady demise of Krabi FC - ht...

First away win of the season for Mahasarakham Police Tero put five past ten men from Nongbua Ten man Rasisalai win at Nakhon Pathom Chainat win at Chanthaburi Songkhla enter the top six Sisaket win for the first time in four. In T3 North the two unbeaten clubs play this weekend. In the South Nara United dropped points for the first time this season. Two more T2 coaches are looking for work. The Le...

Great away wins for Songkhla and Pattani - the beautiful south Trat so close to ending Rasisalai's unbeaten run Police Tero sing in the rain Phrae win for the first time since August NakhonSi's woes Nara Utd's staff and fans cause massive fines and a ground closure from the Thai League A round up of the depressingly predictable Chang FA Cup round of 64 CMFC go top of T3 North. Dodgers win the worl...

Early warning - this episode is long....suggest stocking up on food and survival needs. Chiang Mai United put five past hapless NakhonSI to christen their new stadium. Rasisalai go big on the road at Pattaya who have two players sent off. Pattani take a point from Nongbua. Ten man Police Tero beat unpredictable Khon Kaen. Maranhao's super strike beats Kasetsart. Phrae's late, late equaliser at Sis...

Rasisalai stay top though they tried to give up a three goal lead. Big wins on the road for Police Tero and Bangkok FC 10 men Chainat take a point at Mahasarakham CMFC win the Chiang Mai T3 derby in front of a crowd of 2107 At the other extreme there were just 90 at Nakhon Sawan. Were Udon Banjan stitched up by their owner? 10 changes to the starting line-up. Chiang Mai United move away from Lamph...

Mahasarakham beat Kasetsart in the only T2 game of the weekend. A full round up of T3 results and standings. The Thai League Cup qualifying rounds. This weekend's fixtures. A look (with some egg on face) at our pre-season predictions for T2. Why you dont want to be in the bottom 3 at mid-season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil joins us from Birmingham and Simon and I keep talking so that we do not have to answer any difficult questions. New head coaches for Pattani and Bangkok FC. Welington Smith is back and in style. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quick apology - the sound from Simon in Luang Prabang was not ideal. @ajarnphil's T2 match summaries ___________________________ Nakhon Pathom 0 Pattani FC 0 Kick off was delayed by 30 minutes due to heavy rain but we did eventually get a game - albeit a goalless one. That was a decent away point for Pattani but they remain in the bottom three with just a solitary win from seven outings. Rasisalai...

A weekend of unexpected results; some fine goals; goalkeeping from the sublime to the ridiculous; and Phil's first Wally of the week. Phrae and Khon Kaen United battle out a 1-1 draw. Mahasarakham and Pattani both score injury time goals to salvage a point. Rasisalai win at Nakhon Si. Just how good are Chainat this season? And Kasetsart? In T3 Tiago Chulapa opens his account for Fleet with a late...

Pattani and Songkhla both have every reason to feel hard done by - while Nakhon Si United were simply done over! Phrae remain top but their 100% record came to an end. In T3N all six opening weekend games resulted in away wins. And Simon reports in from exile in Pattaya! Thanks for listening. Breaking news tonight - all Pattani home games in Thail League 2 will now kick off at 5pm starting this we...

Not much to add here - other than to request your patience with any inaccuracies. Trying to get through 68 clubs with with limited information is challenging! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marlon Silva's injury time winner creates Pattani history. Neto, Mosquito, Brandao, Amarildo, Felipe, Phillerson were all among the weekend scorers. Phil's vacation report - takes in Lopburi stadium. Phrae 4 wins from 4. To clarify the FA Cup waffle at the end: CMFC will play at home to Udon Banjan from T3 NE CMU go away to Singburi Warriors Games are scheduled for 24 September - times and fixture...

Simon and Rob review the matches in weeks 2 and 3 of the new Thai League season. And a quick look at the 68 teams in T3 this season. Thursday evening's results in T2: Pattaya United 2 Nakhon Si United 0 Rasisalai United 3 Sisaket United 3 Khon Kaen United 5 Bangkok FC 1 Thanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quality goals, slapstick defending, strong comebacks, more of the same from Phrae, some DuDu, OnlyFans at Pattaya and a few surprises. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The talk is done - the hiring and firing is done - T2 teams will play the first of 34 league matches this weekend. Good luck to all the players and staff - Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first look at seven of the teams competing in Thai League 2 this year.....we have some catching up to do next week. Plus Phil's guide to how to watch the Thai League on your tv, computer, mobile device etc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Causton joins Phil, Simon and Rob for our first look at the new T2 season - we also discuss his Thai football newsletter and upcoming podcast https://footballsiam.substack.com/ . Our thoughts on Pattaya replacing Lampang in the league and the Thai League allowing this to happen. On a more positive news a big welcome to BYD. First weekend's fixtures. Phil's fabulous social media review. Hoste...

In a wonderful day for the club, its owners, players and supporters, Pattani FC beat North Bangkok University, 2-1, to claim the final place in T2 for next season. Captain Marlon Silva scored all three goals (!!) - including an 80th minute penalty in front of 10,000 fans at the Rainbow Stadium. Marlon was able to join Phil, Simon and Rob to discuss the club's success and its fabulous support - as...

T3 finals - will it be young bucks or old stags who claim the final place in T2? AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers come to Chiang Mai Semi Pro League Final - Samui United v Banbueng City It is not looking good for Nongbua Pitchaya.... Plus Phil's fabulous social media review.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Songkhla and Rasisalai do just enough to earn promotion from the T3 playoff semi-finals. The 3rd promotion place is up for grabs over the next two weekends. We look at the early news from T2 clubs preparing for the new season....and are uplifted by Kanchanaburi's new partnership with Angel Bra Bra - so good they named it twice! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.