Yes there is exciting live football for just THB80 here in Thailand

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by Michael Bridge

We recently posted a story about the exorbitant ticket prices being charged to see the Liverpool v Manchester United friendly in Bangkok in July.

From the huge response, it was fairly clear that most of us are not keen on watching friendlies and certainly would not fork out THB5,000-25,000 for a ticket.

However, like many of us we do like to catch a good game but being expats most have to make do with Sky Sports or Super Sports to catch our teams, often in the middle of the night.

Living here in Pattaya a group of us used to get our regular dose of live footy when Pattaya United played in the Thai premier league.

Over 7,000 attended the match against the mighty Buriram United team at the Nong Prue Stadium Chonburi, Thailand!

Unfortunately, money talked, and the owners sold the Pattaya United franchise to a new owner who took the team away to another region in Thailand.

New Club

However, move forward and along came some new owners who set up Pattaya Dolphins United.

The club is currently playing in the Thai League 3 Eastern region. In 2021, the new owner decided to change the club's name from Pattaya Discovery United F.C. to Pattaya Dolphins United F.C.

 

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Apart from the club's name, the club's logo is also changed. These changes will be applied for the 2021-22 season onward.

The club has come top of its regional division and is now playing in the knockout stages against the winners of the other regions. The winner and runners-up will then be promoted to Thai League 2.

The reason I mention this is that there is now a very loyal group of expat supporters who regularly sit with the Thai fans every other weekend at the Nong Prue stadium in Pattaya.

This weekend’s match against the mighty Sisaket FC team ended in a 4-3 Victory for Pattaya, with the winning goal scored in the final minute of extra time.

A Red card, seven goals, and more passion on the field than at most premier league games made this an extremely exciting 90- minutes…. and all for just THB80.

Seemed that there were at least 1,000 there, but the noise and drumming were deafening.

Pattaya is now tied at the top of the playoffs table, so have a great chance of progressing up to League Two.

If you fancy some great entertainment on and off the pitch, check out the Pattaya United International Fan Club on Facebook, and they will announce the date of the next home game.

See you there!

 

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[nikmar]

On occassion , i take my son to a Thai footy match. i find it a far more cheerfull alternative than following Everton.

[hotchilli]

25 minutes ago, nikmar said:

On occassion , i take my son to a Thai footy match. i find it a far more cheerfull alternative than following Everton.

Everton who? ????

[Expat68]

Just like to say I completely agree with what you have said. I go with my friends to see Muang Loei Utd, who like your team are in the Champions League playoffs (unfortunately not doing as well as your team) I think this is the fourth season in a row we have qualified and we blow it every single time????One day hopefully, good luck to your team

[Muhendis]

2 hours ago, nikmar said:

i find it a far more cheerfull alternative than following Everton.

Or Accrington Stanley for that matter.

[MrMuddle]

On 3/31/2022 at 6:42 AM, nikmar said:

On occassion , i take my son to a Thai footy match. i find it a far more cheerfull alternative than following Everton.

Having teeth pulled without anaesthetic, is more fun than watching Everton!  lol

[nikmar]

39 minutes ago, MrMuddle said:

Having teeth pulled without anaesthetic, is more fun than watching Everton!  lol

tell me about it!!! im just glad my ol' fella aint around to witness it.

[KannikaP]

On 3/31/2022 at 9:03 AM, Muhendis said:

Or Accrington Stanley for that matter.

Stop calling me Stanley please.

 

I wonder where that name came from.

[Muhendis]

20 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Stop calling me Stanley please.

 

I wonder where that name came from.

"The Club were originally formed as Stanley Villa FC, so named as a number of their team lived in Stanley Street in the town. The Club was renamed Accrington Stanley in 1894."

https://footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/league-one/crown-ground-accrington-stanley.html