Friday, 13 June 2008

Will he won't he?

Chanvit Phalajivin

Now, i like our national coach, and his record of taking Thai Farmers Bank to AFC glory twice really stands out. But now, his attitude is rather getting to me.

He states on the Fifa website, that he wants to stay on as coach, but this is a guy who wanted to leave after becoming runners up at the last ASEAN Championship and then changed his mind. The same guy who also wanted to quit after the loss to Oman earlier in the World Cup qualifying campaign.

So, please do us a favour, make your mind up, and if you go, then we can at least bring someone else in and prepare them for the upcoming ASEAN Championship in December this year.

This is a tournement i want to win, we haven't won it since 2002, and thats bad when we are suppose to be the King's of ASEAN! if we don't watch it, Singapore will soon big King's and leave us further behind in their wake.

Time to make your mind up Chanvit.

Fixture Mix Up??

Domestic Season

When the Premier League gets under way again, has FAT taken into consideration that they have penciled in Tobacco Monopoly to play at home against Osotspa on the 5th July when the team will actually be commited to playing in Singapore in the Singapore Cup against Woodlands Wellington on the 4th with the second leg match being played on the 7th.

The same could go for Bangkok University who play their second leg match of the Singapore Cup against Young Lions on the 11th July which should cancel out their match the day later against Customs Department in the Premier League.Will these games be moved to another date, or will FAT really expect them to play all these games? Or even take off points for no shows?I really hope FAT kick off their Thailand Cup so our teams don't have to go away to get competition in Singapore.

Thursday, 12 June 2008

Season so far.......Part Four

Royal Thai Army
Current Record: PLD: 10, W:0, D:2, L:8, F:5, A22, GD: -17, PTS: 2
Current Position: 16th

The Season So Far: One to forget, 2 points from 10 games and with an hectic schedule to begin with come the second half of the season. Regularly leaking goals and simply can’t find the net for love nor money. Simply put, going straight to Division One.

Any need for high or low points?

Samut Songkhram
Current Record: PLD: 11, W:4, D:4, L:3, F:16, A:11, GD: +5, PTS: 16
Current Position: 6th

High Point: Away form has been exceptional, only losing once, and even holding current leaders BEC to a 1-1 draw.

Low Point: Could have been further up the table if they had beaten the likes of former champions Bkk Uni and Nakhon Pathom in games that help keep your Premeir League status.

The Season So Far: Taken the Premier League like a duck takes to water. Currently sitting in a nose bleeding position. Should comfortably stay clear of relegation. A top half finish will certainly make the fans proud. Hopefully the province club will progress in the future and help break the Bangkok mould with Chonburi in the years to come.

Tobacco Monopoly
Current Record: PLD: 12, W:3, D:6, L:3, F:7, A:9, GD: -2, PTS: 15
Current Position: 10th

High Point: Away form will keep them up, as they seem to play tight and pick up the points

Low Point: Once again, like many clubs this season, they fail to find the net, only 7 goals scored all year. Disappointing mauling at home to Krung Thai Bank, until then, looked to have a solid defence

The Season So Far: Lack of goals to any club spells trouble. Should have enough to stay clear of relegation, but until they start scoring, trouble will always lay in their wake.

TOT FC
Current Record: PLD: 10, W:7, D:1, L:2, F:12, A:5, GD: +7, PTS: 22
Current Position: 2nd

High Point: The whole season has been a high for them, in with championship credentials and conceded the lowest so far, with only 5 conceded.

Low Point: Defeat to Coke-Bangpra, just shows if you want to win things, you need to win these matches.

The Season So Far: May well just carry off the Championship come the end of the season, an impressive start to the campaign, looked to drop off slighty but have stuck on in their. On their day, can be real title contenders.

Fixtures - 15th June

Division 1 – 15th June
105. Suphanburi – Mueng NongJork United
106. Thai Honda – Thai Airways
107. Navy – Sakon Nawan
108. Police – Surat Thani
109. Air Force - Sriracha
110. Rattana Bundit – Raj Vithi
111. Chanthaburi - Phitsanulok
112. PTT - Khonkaen

Just one league playing this weekend.

Divisions 2 and Premeir Legaue will be back with us on 28th June

Of course, Thailand host Japan on the 14th in a most win game, but world cup qualification is generally out of the window unless they smash in a few goals and results go their way.

Keys games this week are the Suphanburi and Air Force clashes

Sunday, 8 June 2008

Druryfire Comment - Promotion Hopefuls?

Well, we are reaching the mid-way point for the First and Second Division Leagues.

So, who has caught the eye so far?

Mueng Thong NongJork United certainly looked to be running away with the First Division Championship, especially after Sriracha had a few bad weeks which pushed them from table toppers down to 4th place.

But now, Sriracha have pulled themselves level again, after Mueng's surprise defeat to lowly PTT FC. Although it must be said, PTT are no pushovers, they just fail to score on most occasions, but simply are solid in defence, so going into a lead, they are always confident of staying in front.

I feel, come the end of the season, Sriracha and Mueng will battle it out to see who will be crowned champions, but who will go up with them? We have The Royal Thai Police, who have at long last been defeated, so hard to break down, but claim to many draws, then there's the Navy. But i feel, a long shot at this moment would be The Air Force, the once force of Thai football, slowly creeping up the table after an indifferent start. Which these guys take off in the coming weeks.


Looking into Division 2, you could really pick anyone for promotion, the leagues are so wide open, but Prachinburi, seem to have been the team from Group A to get a foothold on the league, as for Group B, i would have said Lopburi a few weeks ago. When they pick up victories they go from strength to strenght, but then boom, beaten by a table competing in the bottom half, iron out them results and they can move up a level.

But again, my long shot, is Kasem Bundit Uni, they now seem to be flying, so i see these guys making the top two.

Generally, we have now reached the mid-way point in Division 2, with a couple more games to go in Division 1 to get there, but who do you think will be fighting at the top and bottom come the end of the season?

Weekend Results - 7th&8th June 2008

Division 1 – 8th June
97. Khon Kaen 3 -2 Chanthaburi
98. Phitsanulok 2 – 1 Rattana Bundit
99. Raj-Vithi 0 – 2 Royal Thai Air Force
100. Sriracha 2 – 0 Royal Thai Police
101. Surat Thani 2 – 0 Royal Thai Navy
102. Nakhon Sawan 0 – 1 Thai Honda
103. Thai Airways 1 - 1 Suphanburi
104. Mueng Thong NongJork United 0 - 1 PTT

Division 2 – Group A – 7TH June
51. Satun FC 2-3 Raj Pracha
52.Chiang Mai 0-1 Songkhla
53. Ratchaburi 1-1 Sakon Nakon
54. Prachinburi 2-1 Korat
55. Samut Prakan 0-1 Narathiwat

Division 2 – Group B – 8th June
51. Navy Fleet Support 0-1 Kasem Bundit Uni
52. Thonburi College 3-1 Lopburi
53. Marine College 1-2 Si Saket
54. Bangkok Christian College 0-1 Airforce Training College
55. Army Support 1-1 Bangkok North Central ASSN

Monday, 2 June 2008

Weekend Results - 31st May & 1st June

Division 2 – Group A - 30th May

46. Narathiwat 1 - 0 Cha Choeng Sao FC
47. Nakhon Ratchasima 6 -1 Sakon Nakhon
48. Songkhla 3 - 1 Ratchaburi
49. Raj Pracha 1 - 3 Prachinburi FC
50. Satun FC 1 - 6 Samut Prakan

Thailand Division 1 - 1st June

89. Suphanburi FC 1 - 0 Nakorn Sawan FC
90. Thai Honda FC 2 - 0 Surat Thani FC
91. Royal Thai Navy FC 2 - 2 Sriracha FC
92. Royal Thai Police FC 2 - 1 Raj-Vithi FC
93. Royal Thai Air Force FC 3 - 1 Phitsanulok FC
94. Rattana Bundit FC 2 - 2 Khonkaen FC
95. Mueang Thong NongJork United 1 - 1 Thai Airways
96. PTT FC 2 - 2 Chanthaburi FC

Division 2 – Group B

46. Airforce Training College FC 1 - 1 Si Saket FC
47. Bangkok North Central ASSN FC 1 - 1 Bangkok Bravo FC
48. Lop Buri 2 - 0 Marine College FC
49. Kasem Bundit University FC 5 - 2 Bangkok Christian College FC
50. Navy Fleet Support FC 0 - 0 Army Support FC