Pattaya United FC

[Zieke Reiger]

I'm suprised not to find a topic about the new team in pattaya here. Apparantly they bought out a Thai Premier League club and moved it to Pattaya, they will play at a municipal stadium this season (starting pretty soon) but will move in a newly built 20.000 all seater for next season. They already have a clubshop on third road, for more info www.pattayautd.com, there should be an english version soon I am told.

 

Do you reckon this will be a succes? I think it should be, with all the European expats in town and relative wealth of some of the thais too, I think their home games may be quite the event. The good thing is they play their games at 4 in the afternoon, so plenty of time left for fun and games afterwards.

[keyser]

Sounds like something I would check out at least once to see how the football culture is in Thailand.

[blett1111]

I went to the website to check out their kit....Its not bad so on the next trip i might grab a home one and check out a game......Go united......on on

[Shuggy]

They should advertise on the board. Or maybve the board could sponsor them.

 

I'd love to go and watch a game when i'm there and support "my local" team.

 

If the strips are available in fat bastard size i'll pick one up next trip as well.

[herewego]

Realy want to see it when i am in town,that was the only thing pattaya did miss a football team :Drink4:

[blue1878]

There is already a fairly local team in the thai premiership called the Chonburi Sharks. Last season they were runners-up in the league. And the season before they were champions of Thailand.

So Pattaya United will have stiff competition from the Sharks

I hope Pattaya United do well and get plenty of support from the local thai's and also the ex-pat and holidaying farangs.

It's good to see a team named after the city they play in because in the thai league there are to many company teams and also teams representing the various armed forces. This means that the communittees that live local to there ground cannot assiciate with the team. And this means these teams are poorly supported

[Zieke Reiger]

I've got the home kit and the blue fan shirt already, my friend brought it back for me, shirts are nice. 200 baht for supportersclub membership and you get the tshirt for free, don't really know what the membership gets you.

 

they even have a club anthem:

http://www.imeem.com/people/dIpeMyz/music/...pattaya-utdmp3/ carefull, it's a catchy tune!

[Zieke Reiger]

you can find the fixture list for the first leg of the competition here:

http://thaileague.spaces.live.com/?_c11_Bl...%3dFull%2bTable

first homegame on sunday!

[exile aberdeen]

Might check out a game when i'm over!

[my_name_mark_u_like_me]

i checked the fixture list looks like there season ends on june 21st thats not good as i arrive june 30th so i will not get to see them in action

[Zieke Reiger]

@ Mark

 

that's supposedly only the first leg of the competition, but I'm not sure when the second leg starts, so check back before you leave.

 

They played their first game today, 1-1 draw, talked to my guy on the scene, about 2000 attendance, which isn't bad for a first game... Had a goal wrongfully disallowed for off-side, better luck next time.

[my_name_mark_u_like_me]

@ Mark

 

that's supposedly only the first leg of the competition, but I'm not sure when the second leg starts, so check back before you leave.

 

They played their first game today, 1-1 draw, talked to my guy on the scene, about 2000 attendance, which isn't bad for a first game... Had a goal wrongfully disallowed for off-side, better luck next time.

thanks mate i will do. i will defiently be purchasing a shirt it is a nice shirt had a look on the website there.

[burp]

check out this link: http://www.pattayapeople.com/default.asp?F...IdArticle=16366