The original Chiang Mai is Blue
In 2023-24 Simon Wise and Rob Scott started this podcast to cover Chiang Mai FC's season in T2 under new local ownership. The season was undiluted soap opera. Coaches were fired, staff not paid, players not paid, suppliers not paid. At the end of the year, with the club in massive debt and the owner in hiding, the club, despite finishing fourth, was relegated to T3 for failing to meet licensing requirements. The club's very existence was in doubt. A deal orchestrated by the Sports Authority of Thailand tried to bring together Brazilian investors with an amateur team and sports...
New season; new stories; same passion
Phil and Rob are joined by Simon Causton from www.footballsiam.com
What happened to Nara Utd?
Farewell to Trat
Nine teams to preview:
Nongbua Pitchaya
Chainat
Police Tero
PT Satun
Muang Loei United
Uttaradit
Chanthaburi
Kasetsart
Songkhla
Nine more next week.
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PT Satun promoted to T2. Nara Utd are T3 Champions.
Phil and Rob sign off on the 2025-2026 season.
Nara Utd win the T3 title. Uttaradit made a real battle of the second leg.
PT Satun are promoted to T2, joining Nara and Uttaradit. Loei also battled hard and were only beaten in extra-time.
Caio Silva scores an extra time hatrick.
A look at the 18 teams competing in T2 in 2026-2027.
And a look at the opening week of the 2026 World Cup.
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Phil's twenty question T2 quiz!
Phil and Rob wrap up the Thai League 2 season with Phil's twenty question T2 quiz.
We review the T3 playoff semi finals that saw Uttaradit FC and Nara United promoted to Thai League 2 and preview the 3rd place play off final between Muang Loei United and PT Satun FC.
Many thanks for listening and for your support and encouragement throughout the season.
Phil's question on the likelihood of the 3 relegated teams going straight back to T1 made it clear that I know nothing about betting!
My decimal...
Pattani are promoted and we talk to captain fantastic - Marlon Silva
Phil and Rob talk with Pattani FC captain Marlon Silva following the club's promotion to Thai League 1
Phil reviews the first legs of the T3 playoff semi finals.
Marlon, Phil, Rob and @jnb91 all have T2 teams of the season.
Apologies for the sound in the first minute. Gremlins!
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The final countdown.....
Simon Causton from footballsiam.com joins Rob Scott to review the first leg of the Thai League 2 playoff final from Nongbua Pitchaya last weekend. We preview the second leg at Pattani this coming Saturday and also the Thai League 3 playoff semi finals.
Some thoughts on the teams that have come down from T1 to T2 for next season; the Thai League 3 structure; some news updates and Simon talks about his recent visit for football in Japan and also his plans for footballsiam.
Thanks for listening!
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The playoff final that every neutral wanted: Nongbua Pitchaya v Pattani.
With Phil away this week James Baxter makes a very welcome return to the podcast.
James and Rob discuss the T2 playoff semi final second legs and preview the Nongbua Pitchaya v Pattani play off final.
James has some thoughts on the three teams relegated from Thai League 1.
We update the T3 playoffs. WIth one week remaining the four semi-finalists are already decided.
Plus dates for your diaries and any other business.
Thanks James for helping out and thank you all for listening.
<...Marl Skógr Ironfist - conqueror at Chainat
In the T2 playoffs Pattani take a 3-1 lead back home for the second leg against Chainat.
Nongbua Pitchaya are a goal down to Police Tero.
Phil looks at the relegation battles coming up in T1 this Sunday.
Plus an update on the T3 playoffs after week four of six.
As for the episode title - thank Grok!
Marl / Marlon → Shortened to Marl, which echoes Old Norse names like Marl or Már (meaning "famous" or "sea").
Silva → Latin for "forest/woodland" → translated directl...
Final day drama; the great escape
Phil and Rob go through all nine games from the final day of the regular T2 season.
Sisaket promoted.
Chainat lose but hang on to the last playoff place where they will meet Pattani.
Police Tero to meet Nongbua Pitchaya.
Kasetsart are relegated after a home defeat against Chiang Mai United.
In the T3 playoffs Muang Loei United are unbeaten in Group B at the half way point.
In group A is their number up at Prime? Uttaradit come back from 0-2 down to draw at...
Thai League 2 comes down to this...
Sisaket's late equaliser at Pattaya takes the club to touching distance of T1.
Chainat were two minutes away from the playoffs and then Trat equalised.
Chiang Mai United burst into form to save their season.
Pattani labour past Chanthaburi.
Police Tero clinch a play-off place and will face Nongbua Pitchaya.
Have Bangkok FC dragged Nakhon Pathom down with them to T3?
In praise of Alberto Gouvea.
How good is Gustavo Apis?
NakhonSi United win at last - but too little, too late.
<...Our T3 Playoffs Preview Podcast
Phil and Rob look at all the twelve teams that are left in the T3 playoffs for 2025-2026 - calling it the Champions League just feels a bit to grandiose.
Are Burapha this year's Rasisalai?
Rob goes off on a bit of a CMFC history lesson.
Nara or PT Satun from the South?
Some friends of the podcast give their thoughts on the clubs that might be promoted to T2. Many thanks to everyone who contributed - you know who you are.
Phil previews...
The Monkey Kings are Thai League 2 champions
Congratulations to Rasisalai United - and to the ownership, management, staff and players. What a remarkable last two seasons they have had.
Pattani's missed opportunity - and Sisaket's hard earned point. A draw that confirmed Rasisalai as Champions.
Rasisalai win in the Chiang Mai smog.
Kasetsart put four past Trat
Chiang Mai United are now in serious trouble.
Have Nakhon Pathom found enough form to survive?
Mahasarakham's play off hopes in jeopardy
Nongbua beat Khon Kaen United in a thrilling finish and confirm at least...
From T2 promotion to sustainable survival !
Nongbua, in great form, beat Police Tero 6-3
Trat win away at NakhonSi Utd - could Trat take the final play-off place in the ultimate escape from the relegation zone?
PT Satun win the BGC Muang Thai Insurance Cup in an excellent final against Thonburi Utd.
Simon Causton offers some thoughts on how T2's promoted teams can survive in T1. Community and sustainability as the keys for survival?
Phil has his preview of the weekend games in Thai League 2 - Pattani v Sisaket has to be the game of the...
Sisaket stumble
Sisaket stumble. Lose at Police Tero and hold on for a draw at Kasetsart.
Weary Pattani beat Chainat. Now for a 3 April showdown at the Rainbow Stadium
Mahasarakham lose at Trat but cling on to the last play-off place - for now!
Rasisalai need a single point to secure the League 2 title.
Police Tero win for new coach Bene Lima.
Nakhon Pathom cling on.
Could one of Songkhla, Trat or Khon Kaen United make the playoffs?
T3 regional leagues have ended - 12 teams remain to...
Rasisalai promoted
It was a low scoring and tense weekend in Thai League 2.
Sisaket or Pattani for the second automatic promotion place?
Police Tero lose again but are still fifth and appoint a new head coach with just four games left in the regular season.
Chainat win at last - can they challenge for the playoffs?
A controversial win for Bangkok FC - back to back wins - is it too late?
Are Nakhon Pathom doomed to relegation?
Controversy also at Nongbua Pitchaya...
Arriving at the business end of the season
Just how good is Gustavo Apis?
And we all know how good Alberto Gouvea has been this season.
Pattani go third and, better still, score from the penalty spot!
Bangkok FC win at Chanthaburi...can they survive?
Songkhla demolish Chainat.
Pattaya demolish ChiangMai United.
Police Tero and Mahasarakham play out maybe the worst game of the season.
Big win for Nongbua Pitchaya at Trat.
Nakhon Pathom beaten by Kasetsart and pick up bans for Tardin...
Can Rasisalai start planning their promotion party?
Rasisalai ease ever closer to the T2 title
Four for Abeledo as Chanthaburi say muchas gracias to the Hornbills
Pattani win at Chiang Mai United
Mahasarakham get fortunate against Pattaya
Trat, and the mercurial Maranhao, have an outstanding 13 points from their last 5 games - they only had 14 points from 17 games in the first half of the season.
Bangkok FC lose through a last minute own goal - when sorrows come they come not single spies
Is Khon Kaen's season over?
<...Blood Moon Rising
A weekend that saw 6 draws, 2 away wins and a single home win.
6 of the top 7 all drew.
5 of the bottom 6 all drew. Wins are needed.
Nongbua and Nakhon Pathom on the wrong end of 2-5 drubbings.
Congratulations to CMFC and to Prime Bangkok for advancing to the T3 National Championship.
Phil previews the midweek games.
The League Cup quarter final draw.
And this will be published before moonrise and tonight's total eclipse of the moon - a blood...
The Rasisalai rage...
The top four teams in Thai League 2 all lose
Big away wins for Trat and for Pattaya United
Raging Rasisalai
Pattani's penalty phobia
Our T3 round up
Phil's T2 fixture preview
League and FA Cup updates
A quick look at the T1 relegation candidates
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Sisaket go Second
Phil and Rob review the midweek matches from matchday 25.
Wins for Chanthaburi, Sisaket, Songkhla, Trat and Mahasarakham.
Pairot heroics for Mahasarakham
Majestic Maranhao
Khon Kaen fail to score for the first time in 2026.
Rob goes to Pattani - huge thanks to everyone at and around the club. What a welcoming place to be.
Phil's preview of the weekend games for matchday 26.
And a wee quiz ! See if you agree.
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Pattani's injury time heroics
As we approach the business end of the season matchday 24 produced wins for Chiang Mai United, Trat, Rasisalai, Phrae, Pattani, Sisaket, Nongbua PItchaya and Nakhon Pathom.
The Nakhon Pathom revival may be one of the stories of the season.
Not at their best but Rasisalai do enough to beat Songkhla. Songkhla then part ways with head coach Daiki Higuchi.
Phrae back to winning ways.
Chanthaburi's slump.
Can Police Tero hold onto 2nd place. They need Mr. Smith.
Phil previews the midweek...
The late, late show at NakhonSi United
A thriller at Nakhon Si United.
Bangkok FC win for the first time in 2026
Sisaket and Chainat ease past Trat and Chiang Mai United - two teams that struggle on the road.
Mahasarakham win three in a row
Phil reports from his trip to see the top of the table clash between Police Tero and Rasisalai
Phrae and Pattani both lose at home.
Phrae sack their head coach after 4 years - he immediately moves to Chanthaburi.
Police Tero add a new (joint?) head coach.<...
Rasisalai extend lead as Tero run out of steam
Rob and Phil review the midweek games in Thai League 2.
Wins for Chiang Mai United, Rasisalai, Mahasarakham, Khon Kaen United, Trat, Nakhon Pathom and Pattaya.
Are Songkhla in trouble?
Nakhon Pathom out of bottom three and unbeaten in 2026.
The Rocha roar - he has scored 6 in 3 home games since his move to Pattaya.
Are Khon Kaen United on a run to the playoffs?
We look at some of the results in T3 - and the regional league standings.
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All the fun of the fair
Friday night fairground fun in Chanthaburi
Kasetsart win, and entertain, at Chainat
Pattani over run Khon Kaen United
Bangkok FC are still conceding 3 goals a game
Are Nakhon Pathom the team most likely to escape the bottom 3?
Mahasarakham give Phrae a thumping
Phil has his preview of this week's midweek games
And godspeed Artemis 2. Go boldly.
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Super Hornbills
Rasisalai lose - two in a row.
Nongbua looking good.
Mahasarakham not looking so good.
Goalkeeping howlers.
Arthit Boonjinda - 13.
What did VAR see at Chiang Mai United?
Police Tero fail to take advantage of Rasisalai's losses.
Pattaya put three past hapless Bangkok FC.
In praise of the Trat scoreboard.
T3 updates.
Cup updates.
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Rasisalai's first defeat comes from their Sisaket neighbours
Rob, Simon and James review the good, the bad and the ugly from all nine T2 games played last weekend.
Rasisalai's unbeaten run ends at 18 games.
Police Tero put three past weary Pattani. This game includes a strong candidate for goalkeeping howler of the season.
Khon Kaen United are the only T2 team to have won their first two games of the second leg.
Mahasarakham's woes.
NakhonSi move six points clear of the relegation teams.
Chanthaburi and Trat play out a...
The second leg blues
Simon and Rob are joined by James Baxter (@jnb91 on X) to add some much needed quality to our podcast!
Rasisalai move 14 points clear of third place.
Police Tero, Mahasarakham and Nongbua Pitchaya all disappoint as the second leg gets underway.
Pattani win again. Can they pull off the biggest shock of all and win tonight at Buriram?
In praise of Artit Boonjinda.
We run through the fixtures in the FA Cup, MuangThai League Cup and the BGC MuangThai T3 Cup.
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Second leg preview - more of the same?
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 through where we are in the Chang FA Cup, the Muang Thai League cup...
CMIB Holiday special
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 best of new years.
Thank you so much for listening.
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Half time in T2
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 news and rumours.
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Rasisalai's brilliant season.
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.
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Blown away in Pattaya
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 Games tickets:
https://www.seagames2025.org/news/details/Information-Ticket-Reservatio:-513?fbclid=IwY2xjawOc09...
The call to Phrae.....
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 -
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Get in the Neto
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 League Cup play off round...
The beautiful south
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 world series.
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High rise stands and Rasisalai riding high
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 Sisaket.
In T3 Burapha lose for the first time this season washed away by Fleet Utd.
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Slumping Phrae?
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 Lamphun.
And a big cheer for Costa Tenmorio Guttiner Heider Fernando...
Purple Crabs reborn!
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.
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League 2's VAR overdose?
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.
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Week 7 review - defeats for both Khon Kaen United and Phrae
Quick apology - the sound from Simon in Luang Prabang was not ideal.
@ajarnphil's T2 match summaries
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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 United 2 Police Tero 1
League leaders Rasisali United's sensational season continues as they defeated Police...
If Macena does not get you then Alberto will
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 winner.
Today's Chang FA Cup qualifying round results for T2 clubs:
Knocked out: 5 T2...
