Football fans left hanging! Samut Prakan City delays naming controversial new chairman

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

New Toyota Thai League football team Samut Prakan City have announced they are delaying the naming of their new chairman and operating team.

 

The club - previously known as Pattaya City - has moved from the resort to the province south east of Bangkok for the 2019 season. 

 

They were expected to name controversial figure Chonsawat Asavahame as chairman but this has been postponed indefinitely. 

 

Thaivisa notes that trouble has dogged Chonsawat and his family for decades. 

 

Known as "Big A" his celebrity-politician family has effectively run the province of Samut Prakan. 

 

After a 16 year legal wrangle he was convicted in 2015 of election tampering after municipal elections in the province in 1990. He was finally ordered jailed. 

 

He is the son of a convicted murderer who fled Thailand to China. 

 

In 2007 he was alleged to have dragged a policeman 100 meters down the road after refusing to take an alcohol test in New Petchaburi Road and trapping the officers hand in the window. 

 

The officer was then allegedly beaten up.

 

Big A married a Thai/American actress but split up after allegations that he beat her up. 

 

Further news about the status of the club and its new staff is expected soon, reported Thai Rath who said that its supporters had been left hanging by the announcement. 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-11-21

He makes Roman Abramovic look like a choir boy. 

2 minutes ago, seahorse said:

He makes Roman Abramovic look like a choir boy. 

What has he done that's so bad ?

What a contrast to the late "Mister King Power". Quote: "His appointment has been postponed indefinitely" - GREAT!

He sounds as a bad thing to be involved with 

same as his family too

 

Of course, the team used to be Pattaya United, not Pattaya City who are still based in Pattaya.