3 Thai Football Hopefuls Join Everton

[EvertonChris]

Sakkarin Chanyotha and Naruepol Arromsawad, from Assumption, Thonburi, and Ronnachai Rangsiyo, from Assumption College, Bangrak have joined Everton Football Club for the next 9 months.

They will train at the club and study on Merseyside.

They were selected out of 200 Thai youth footballers by academy director Ray Hall.

All three were part of the side that won the gold medal in the ASEM Youth Games in Bangkok last month.

They will join Sompong Sorlarb and Rattapol Piyawuthikul who were recruited as part of the Chang deal last year.

[tso310]

Hope they do better than other Thais. I seem to remember some player who was supposed the great hope of Thai football joining Huddersfield a few years ago. I'm not even sure he made it into the 1st team before he moved on back home.

[Pattayaman]

There is no chance they will make it...................just part of the deal for sponsorship from Chang

[tso310]

There is no chance they will make it...................just part of the deal for sponsorship from Chang

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You're probably right but lets hope they take back the hard work ethic that is needed to succeed in professional sport and even then success is not guaranteed.

[Amethyst]

They have no chance of making it ...look at the 3 boys before leesaw and friends...They are homesick...And they do not want to play with the football academy...and when they come home they make big headlines like...Everton nevr give them chance to play or train with the reserves or 1st team.....

This is all part of the sponsorship deal...ASIAN cant make it there...I used to play football professionally in Asia and to play in England with the cold temperature is suiside for asian....

There are so many koreans,japanese,Singaporean,Africans..that did not make it even for trials...And look at Veron he too suffer playing in england...

So this boys from Thailand is just up for SHOW....

Anyway good luck to 3 of them

[tso310]

I think that the Thai player was nicknamed Zico.

Thai football has progressed alot in the last 10 years but it is still along way from the South Korea and Japan. It will be interesting how the Koean player Man U have signed gets on.

[mnoorsapl]

I think that the Thai player was nicknamed Zico.

Thai football has progressed alot in the last 10 years but it is still along way from the South Korea and Japan. It will be interesting how the Koean player Man U have signed gets on.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The 3 lads are among the best in Asia, it will be a good ground for them and for local football hopefuls. all the best..

[ProfessorFart]

If Everton want to make a mint out of Thailand they should bung them in the first team oneSaturday when they will be on the TV in Asia.

Whats 3 points compared to the millions such a move would make?

I reckon Thai national pride would override any sense of loyalty Thai football fans feel towards the likes of Arsenal, ManU etc.

Edited July 13, 2005 by ProfessorFart

[phuketsiam]

I think that the Thai player was nicknamed Zico.

It was Zico, at the time the Thai captain and top scorer, had trials with middlesborough, where Brian Robson (manager at the time) reccomended him to Steve Bruce at Huddesfield, then a 3rd div side I think, he had a one year contract at 1500 USD a week, and never even made the first team subs bench. This is the gulf between Thai football and European football, however the Thai's improved a lot with Peter Withe, the most successful Thailand manager ever who was sacked while on holiday

[tso310]

I think that the Thai player was nicknamed Zico.

It was Zico, at the time the Thai captain and top scorer, had trials with middlesborough, where Brian Robson (manager at the time) reccomended him to Steve Bruce at Huddesfield, then a 3rd div side I think, he had a one year contract at 1500 USD a week, and never even made the first team subs bench. This is the gulf between Thai football and European football, however the Thai's improved a lot with Peter Withe, the most successful Thailand manager ever who was sacked while on holiday

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Glad my memory is still ok. When the Thai national side have been over here they have invariably played Conference sides. I think the last time was a couple of years ago. Having seen a couple of interviews by Withe he did feel he had gone as far as he could with the Thai side in his 5 years. Yes he did an excellant job. Best of luck to him in Indonesia.

[phuketsiam]

He was probably happy to be sacked then he was making about 400,000 a month and two years left on his contract, which the Thai football association was obliged to pay him. nice work if you can get it

[U_THAIED_UP_THAIED]

Thai football is nothing today and will never make to world cup if

it continues with this pace.

Japan

Iran

south korea

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

China

Ozbakistan

-Above teams are much much stronger that can beat thailand even

in their worst day.

Oman

Kuwait

Iraq

Jordan

Qatar

-It takes many years for Thailand to bypass this teams

Edited July 14, 2005 by U_THAIED_UP_THAIED

[U_THAIED_UP_THAIED]

FIFA world ranking: (thailand ranked 88 In the world)

1 Brazil

2 Czech Republic

3 Argentina

4 Netherlands

5 France

6 Mexico

7 England

8 Portugal

9 Spain

10 USA

11 Italy

12 Sweden

13 Greece

14 Turkey

15 Republic of Ireland

16 Denmark

17 Iran

18 Japan

18 Uruguay

20 Korea Republic

21 Germany

22 Croatia

23 Poland

24 Costa Rica

25 Colombia

26 Cameroon

27 Russia

28 Egypt

29 Nigeria

30 Paraguay

31 Saudi Arabia

32 Romania

33 Morocco

34 Ecuador

35 Norway

35 Ukraine

37 Senegal

38 Tunisia

39 South Africa

40 Finland

41 Jamaica

42 Switzerland

43 Slovakia

44 Slovenia

45 Bulgaria

46 Côte d'Ivoire

47 Belgium

47 Israel

49 Serbia and Montenegro

50 Honduras

51 Bahrain

52 Iraq

53 Zimbabwe

54 Jordan

54 Uzbekistan

56 Kuwait

57 Australia

58 Trinidad and Tobago

59 Guatemala

59 Mali

61 China

62 Belarus

63 Oman

64 Latvia

65 Hungary

66 Libya

67 Togo

68 Congo DR

69 Peru

70 Cuba

70 Venezuela

72 Angola

73 Zambia

74 Austria

74 Qatar

76 Ghana

77 Chile

78 Bosnia-Herzegovina

79 Wales

80 Algeria

80 Kenya

82 Estonia

83 Guinea

83 Scotland

85 Canada

86 Albania

86 United Arab Emirates

88 Haiti

88 Thailand

90 Iceland

91 Burkina Faso

91 Indonesia

93 Syria

94 Korea DPR

94 Lithuania

94 FYR Macedonia

97 Bolivia

98 Panama

99 Rwanda

99 Singapore

[The Dan Sai Kid]

FIFA world ranking: (thailand ranked 88 In the world)

1 Brazil     

2 Czech Republic       

3 Argentina   

4 Netherlands     

5 France

6 Mexico 

7 England

8 Portugal 

9 Spain

10 USA

11 Italy

12 Sweden 

13 Greece

14 Turkey 

15 Republic of Ireland

16 Denmark

17 Iran

18 Japan 

18 Uruguay

20 Korea Republic 

21 Germany

22 Croatia 

23 Poland 

24 Costa Rica 

25 Colombia

26 Cameroon 

27 Russia 

28 Egypt 

29 Nigeria 

30 Paraguay 

31 Saudi Arabia

32 Romania 

33 Morocco

34 Ecuador 

35 Norway 

35 Ukraine 

37 Senegal

38 Tunisia 

39 South Africa 

40 Finland

41 Jamaica

42 Switzerland 

43 Slovakia

44 Slovenia 

45 Bulgaria 

46 Côte d'Ivoire 

47 Belgium

47 Israel 

49 Serbia and Montenegro

50 Honduras

51 Bahrain

52 Iraq 

53 Zimbabwe

54 Jordan 

54 Uzbekistan 

56 Kuwait 

57 Australia 

58 Trinidad and Tobago 

59 Guatemala 

59 Mali 

61 China 

62 Belarus

63 Oman 

64 Latvia 

65 Hungary

66 Libya

67 Togo 

68 Congo DR 

69 Peru

70 Cuba

70 Venezuela

72 Angola 

73 Zambia

74 Austria

74 Qatar

76 Ghana 

77 Chile

78 Bosnia-Herzegovina 

79 Wales

80 Algeria 

80 Kenya

82 Estonia 

83 Guinea 

83 Scotland 

85 Canada 

86 Albania 

86 United Arab Emirates 

88 Haiti 

88 Thailand

90 Iceland 

91 Burkina Faso 

91 Indonesia 

93 Syria

94 Korea DPR 

94 Lithuania

94 FYR Macedonia 

97 Bolivia

98 Panama 

99 Rwanda

99 Singapore

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Those fifa rankings are pretty misleading though - national teams could arrange friendlies against diddy countries and have a high ranking.

It does make it interesting in our house when scotland vie for position with Thailand!

[ProfessorFart]

Friendlies don't count in the FIFA rankings Grant.

[mrbojangles]

FIFA world ranking: (thailand ranked 88 In the world)

 

79 Wales

83 Scotland 

88 Thailand

Intersting, 5 places behind Scotland and 10 behind Wales

Bet the guys didn't have the hassles with Visa's like i'm having

Mr BoJ

[Amethyst]

Peter Withe...what a pity,...he did alot of things for thailand and well they just sacked him without any anytihng to say...But ive heard that he is doing very well in Indonesia...And also during the Tiger cup he team was in the Finals....