A Thai Football Podcast

On this week's special extended episode of A Thai Football Podcast, Dale is joined by the mysterious "Mr X" (a Khon Kaen FC fan deep behind enemy lines), Ben, and Reece to watch Khon Kaen Utd beat Songkhla 5-1 in a Saturday night T2 fixture; Competition winner, Russ, says, "Thank you"; Former Sinthana, and Port Authority goalkeeper, FAT presidency candidate, and Thai League match commissioner, Khun Warong Thiuthas - with help from his son, Ben - sits down with Dale to talk about his new role at T3 North East club, Roi Et Utd; Plus we have match reports from Riza (T1: Ratchaburi 5-0 Lamphun Warriors), Kevin (T1: Muang Thong Utd 0-0 Bangkok Utd), the match report tag team of Jonno, Dave, Michael, and Nico plus Mark (T1: Nakorn Ratchasima 0-2 Port), and Rob with a triple header (T3: Surin Kongcheemol 1-0 Khon Kaen; T3: Lopburi City 3-3 Futera Utd; T2: Rasisalai 3-2 Pattani). Phew! Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

PART ONE Dale reports "live" from Mahasarakham Stadium, as the home side welcome visitors Kasetsart for a rearranged T2 fixture; Neal shares his story of how our podcast community helped him attend the recent T1 derby between Prachuap and Ratchaburi; Jamie drops by to discuss all the recent comings and goings at Buriram Utd, including the shock departure of head coach, Osmar Loss; and Gian shares his opinions on Thailand's "surreal" 2-0 win against Taiwan/Chinese Taipei in the midweek AFC Asian Cup qualifier. PART TWO The second part of this week's podcast comes "live" from T3 North East, where Dale, Rob, Oggy, and Glen report from the match between Roi Et Utd and Udon Utd; plus Dale interviews Chiang Rai Utd's Victor Cardozo about his long career in Thailand, his affection for all the clubs he's played for, representing the fans on the pitch, and more. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Dale The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

In this week's extended "live" episode from Khon Kaen Municipal Stadium, Paul Carver joins Dale to talk about Seoul FC's impressive AFC Champions League win against Buriram Utd and then shares his views on Sheffield Wednesday's controversial Thai owner, Dejphon Chansiri; Patrick and Kenny from the All Stars International Football Academy pop by to discuss their new Bang Saen based project; Riza reflects on a historic night in Ratchaburi, as his beloved Dragons host Gamba Osaka in the AFC CL 2, and, in the same competition, Persib World enthuses over his team's 2-0 victory away at Bangkok Utd; Michael rues Pattaya Utd's bad luck in their T2 home defeat by Trat; a chauffeur driven Rob files a full time report on Sisaket Utd's 1-0 triumph over Mahasarakham; and, finally, Dale & Nick witness Khon Kaen FC's demolition of Korat City and spend far too much time talking about toilets. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Dale The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link The All Stars International Football Academy Facebook link

On this week's podcast, we start by bringing you the magic of the FA Cup. Michael is at the Pattaya derby between Utd and City, to watch the lower league side pull off an amazing act of giant killing, and then we have a double helping of Rob's Roving Report, as our man watches two matches played a few hundred yards apart on the same day; Port fan, Toby, drops in to explain why "title favourites" Port have started the season so poorly, yet continue to attract an increasing number of foreigners to home games; Kevin Watkin shares his tales of smuggling beer into grounds in Thailand and South Korea; Bill gets philosophical with his account of the T1 clash between Sukhothai and Chiang Rai Utd; and Dale reveals the winner of our competition to win Rob's book, 'Touring Thailand With Thais'. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

Stuart Kelly signed for Khon Kaen FC in 2011 when they were attracting big crowds in the top flight and Thai domestic football was enjoying a boom period. On this week's podcast, he joins Dale to explain how he ended up in the kingdom, the madness behind the scenes during his first season, the story of the photo on our episode header, and much more; From the opening round of ACL fixtures, Jamie reports on Buriram Utd's 2-1 win against JDT, Riza is in Vietnam to watch Ratchaburi go down 1-3 against Nam Dinh, and Matt calls up for a chat about his thoughts on Bangkok Utd's impressive 4-2 away victory against Selangor; Rob reads a football related extract from his new book, 'Touring Thailand With Thais', and gives listeners a chance to win a copy in our free to enter competition; Lily reads Tommie's match report from Friday night's T1 clash between Port and Chonburi; and Rob returns with his (42nd, 43rd, or 44th?) Roving Report from Ubon Kruanaphat v Muang Loei City in T3 North East. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Anthony The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link Please send your competition entries via DM on our Twitter or Facebook accounts, or by email to nuichonburi(at)gmail.com The closing date is 6:00pm TST on Saturday 27th September. The draw will be held "live" on next week's podcast. Good luck!

Futera Utd fan, Blue joins Dale straight after the final whistle on a historic day for his club, as they make their debut in T3 Central, a 0-2 defeat against Air Force; Rob's Roving Report comes from the T3 North East clash between EUMT and Korat City; Muang Thong Utd's English Language Media Officer, Stephen calls in from the team hotel ahead of their match in Rayong, to discuss his role at the club and why they are ramping up the English language social media content this season; Lyle is back home watching his beloved Nakhon Pathom Utd record their first T2 league win of the campaign, against Songkhla; Marco regales us with a few tales of smuggling beer into grounds in Thailand and Vietnam; finally, up in the top flight, John shares his on and off field adventures in Buriram as he picks over the bones of Prachuap's 0-2 defeat at the hands of the champions, and Bill and Riza report from Sukhothai 1-2 Lamphun Warriors, and Ratchaburi 1-0 Port, respectively. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

Football shirt expert, Sietse, joins us to talk about his kit collection, his favourite Thai brands, why Thai clubs should be wary of being seduced by "big name" foreign manufacturers, why he loves wacky Thai designs, the best places to buy shirts, and other polyester related matters. Then, Khon Kaen FC fan, Nick, reports on the club's season launch party, a "celebrity" signing, what the new Brazilian striker said to him, the year ahead in T3 North East, travelling to away matches, and a whole lot more. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

Self confessed non football fan, Paddy McKenna joins Dale to talk about how he's fallen in love with the local game - Pattaya Utd in particular - what he enjoys most about going to Nong Prue Stadium, his encounters with the notorious Dangerous Family, and his daughter's passion for soccer; Lyle reports from Nakhon Pathom Utd's defeat at home to Chainat, and interviews fellow fan, Khun Witcha; Rob pops by to enthuse about the big Sisaket derby between Rasisalai Utd and Sisaket Utd, his hopes for both clubs for the rest of the season, and reveals the strangest piece of sporting memorabilia he's ever seen; and, in the wake of 'Beergate' Port fan Dominic regales us with stories of illicit drinking at away matches and throws down a challenge to listeners. Them Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link T2: Rasisalai Utd 3-3 Sisaket Utd Highlights Contact Us: Twitter - A Thai Football Podcast Facebook - A Thai Football Podcast Email - nuichonburi(at)gmail.com

  Following Port FC's controversial decision to sell only Chang beer at PAT Stadium, we canvass a random group of Thai football fans to find out what's their favourite match day tipple; Nakhon Ratchasima fan, Mark Loveridge joins Dale to discuss the Swatcats' start to the season and the club's new management team; Tim files a match report from Chonburi's 0-1 home defeat against Ratchaburi; Clare's Toilet Watch takes her into the murky depths of Chonburi Stadium; John calls in from Chiang Rai to share his thoughts on Prachuap's loss in the far north, which players to watch this year, the pitch at the Singha Stadium, the host club's hospitable gesture, and more. and finally Lyle tells us about his trip to Sisaket, and a very bizarre VAR/penalty incident. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

Thai football is back! And we're celebrating with this bumper around the grounds special. T1 - Ratchaburi 1-1 Kanchanaburi Riza and Neal report from the top flight's season opener and look forward to the year ahead. T1 - Lamphun Warriors 2-3 Buriram Utd Jamie joins Dale to talk about the champions' winning start, what he hopes they'll achieve in 2025/26, and to offer the home fans some hope for the new campaign. T1 - Muang Thong Utd 1-0 Sukhothai In the first part of Rob's Roving Report, Mr Bernard catches the train to the Thunderdome. But what is waiting for him at the end of the line? T2 - Pattaya Utd 2-2 Chainat Hornbill Paddy, and Michael, with help from a few friends, give us the lowdown on the Dolphins' start to the season and praise the Nong Prue experience. T2 - Nakhon Pathom Utd 0-1 Phrae Utd Lyle is back watching his beloved Nakhon Pathom Utd, but what does he make of life back in the second tier? T1 - Port 3-1 Ayutthya Utd The second part of Rob's Roving Report, sees our intrepid correspondent attend Port's lively start at a bouncing PAT Stadium. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

Long time Port fan, Tommie Duncan, reflects on the changes he's seen on and off the field over the past fifteen years down in Klong Toei and looks ahead with optimism to the forthcoming season; Tim and Clare reveal what will be their new regular podcast feature for the 2025/26 campaign; Prachuap supporter, John Roberts, shares his favourite memories from following the team, the advice he's been giving to head coach Sasom, which current English Premier League manager might one day end up in the hot seat down at Sam Ao Stadium and more; plua one of the original foreign Thai football bloggers, Greg Hill, reports on his return to watching the local game after a long absence. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

After a quick game of 'What Am I Wearing?', Lyle shares his irreverent and alternative preview of the upcoming T2 season, and then Buriram Utd's Thai/Norwegian striker, and regular listener, Athit Berg, joins Dale for a candid and entertaining chat about what it's like playing for Thailand's least popular team. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link  

On this week's Close Season Special, Tim presents his alternative guide to all the T1 clubs and the upcoming season; Bence shares his thoughts on Kanchanaburi's controversial new signing, Luxembourg international, Gerson Rodrigues; and Dale interviews Pharaoh Thai Utd owner, Captain Sheetos. Theme Tune: Lip Splint by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

Michael is up first this week with his thoughts on Pattaya Utd's late reinstatement to T2 and his hopes for the season ahead. Then, Kevin drops by to discuss what he's been up to during the league break, Muang Thong Utd's close season activity, the merits of friendly matches, new kits, and more. Finally, Lamphun Warriors central defender, Charlie Clough, sits down with Dale to talk about his new club, returning to play against former teams, dodgy hotel swimming pools, his plans for a post playing career, and many other topics. Theme Tune: Lip Splint by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

Kenny (Port) and Nick (Oxford Utd) join us to discuss last weekend's weather affected Piala President's Cup final in Indonesia, and what we can expect from the new look Port side in the season ahead. Nick then dons his Khon Kaen FC hat, to muse on the T-Rex's close season and upcoming campaign. Then, Charlotte pops in to talk about Buriram Utd's impressive 8-2 win against Sabah in the ASEAN Charity Shield, how the Thai League is falling behind in the international TV coverage stakes, Nick Taylor's pre Prachuap career, and her favourite Thai shirts from over the years. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

On this week's podcast, Dale is joined by Jose, Ian, and Gary to discuss the recent influx of Singaporean players into the Thai League, the unique relationship between the two nations, the history of top Thai internationals plying their trade in the SPL, the contrasting fortunes of domestic football in both countries and more.  Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube Link

Cambodian international, Nick Taylor, drags Dale away from doing his laundry for a candid conversation about balancing family and career, his "secret" move to Prachuap, the rise of Cambodian domestic football, the appeal of playing in T1, the differences between facilities in the USA and South East Asia, and much more. Plus Clinton Moore drops by to share his views on the current format of the Shopee Cup and how he would like to see it develop. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

This week's guest is international groundhopper, Leo Hoenig. During his entertaining chat with Dale, Leo reminisces about watching Thai football in the early 1990s, from provincial tournaments to first class matches - including the legendary Thai Farmers Bank against Port Authority in a title decider - and the national team A & B sides. He also highlights the changes and progress he's witnessed since those halcyon days on subsequent visits and reveals how the local game compares to other leagues in South East Asia. This is a must listen for anyone who is interested in the history and development of soccer in the region. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

On this week's podcast, Rob celebrates Rasisalai Utd's remarkable T3 title win and assesses their chances in a very open looking T2 next season. Then Gian - or should that be Mr Chansrichawla - takes an in depth look at the recently concluded T1 campaign and grades all 16 clubs on their overall performance. Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube link

Former Nakhon Pathom Utd boss, and new Tampines Rovers head coach, Akbar Nawas, joins Dale to talk about his career, the differences between the Thai League and the S League, an ASEAN Super League, interfering club owners, getting the sack, how to compete with Buriram Utd, respecting football fans and more! Theme Tune: 'Lip Splint' by American TV Cops Photo: Marco The Thai Adventures of Rob B! YouTube Link