Soccer Games To Mark End Of Political Ban: Pheu Thai Spokesman

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Soccer games to mark end of political ban

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Pheu Thai will stage a special football match today with former Thai Rak Thai Party executives to celebrate the end of their time in the political wilderness, Pheu Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit said yesterday.

Prompong said four teams would take part in games starting at Thephasadin Stadium at 4pm.

The first team will be made up of members of the current Cabinet and ex-ministers, who are former Thai Rak Thai or People Power executives.

The 111 former Thai Rak Thai executives are due to end a five-year political ban in late May.

The second team will be Pheu Thai MPs and senators invited to join in the games.

The third will be from the media and the fourth will be entertainers and artists.

The first game will be between the team of MPs and senators against the entertainers. Then, the team of Cabinet members and former ministers will play against the reporters' team.

Players will then merge into two special teams to compete against each other.

Prompong said the party was waiting for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, to see if she can kick-start the games.

Former Thai Rak Thai executives who will join the event include Chaturon Chaisaeng, Pongthep Thepkanjana, Varathep Rattanakorn. Former PM Somchai Wongsawat, who was a People Power executive, will also play.

-- The Nation 2012-04-30

[pedro01]

Well - I guess they had to figure out some way to settle the argument over who gets posts.

[Buchholz]

Which team will Hun Sen play on?

He's unstoppable:

Cambodian leader Hun Sen scores five goals in victory over red shirts in soccer friendly

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2011/09/25/national/Cambodian-leader-Hun-Sen-scores-five-goals-in-vict-30166077.html

Edited April 30, 2012 by Buchholz

[tragickingdom]

The ban was of course shameless and politically motivated. The democrat Party could in the meantime shamelessly accept money from crooked businessmen, steal from funds but their cases were dismissed on technicalities. Only military and Asian judges will sentence groups of people collectively and ban their parties, that's easy and a form of injustice. Good that the constitution which is written on toilet paper anyhow will be rewritten again. Next attempt to rewrite it again is after the next coup of course.

[sparebox2]

Want a bet?

[thaicbr]

The ban was of course shameless and politically motivated. The democrat Party could in the meantime shamelessly accept money from crooked businessmen, steal from funds but their cases were dismissed on technicalities. Only military and Asian judges will sentence groups of people collectively and ban their parties, that's easy and a form of injustice. Good that the constitution which is written on toilet paper anyhow will be rewritten again. Next attempt to rewrite it again is after the next coup of course.

Yer right.. it was the 1997 constitution that got the 111 dismissed for systematic vote buying.. The same constitution that Thaksin used to steam roller his agenda... What goes around comes around

i JUST WONDER who is paying for this wonderful game of solidarity....... ?

[ratcatcher]

No doubt if and when the game is played there will be an adequate supply of medical staff and ambulances to rush to hospital those who experience breathing and other difficulties whilst playing football.

Edited April 30, 2012 by ratcatcher

[Nickymaster]

The ban was of course shameless and politically motivated. The democrat Party could in the meantime shamelessly accept money from crooked businessmen, steal from funds but their cases were dismissed on technicalities. Only military and Asian judges will sentence groups of people collectively and ban their parties, that's easy and a form of injustice. Good that the constitution which is written on toilet paper anyhow will be rewritten again. Next attempt to rewrite it again is after the next coup of course.

Propaganda 101:

-it's the coup's fault

-it's the democrat's fault

-it's the contitution's fault

-it's the court's fault

Let me tell you a secret: If you buy votes you get banned..... (Don't tell anybody)

Edited April 30, 2012 by Nickymaster

[Ricardo]

Hope that the TRT-side don't score any more own-goals !

[louse1953]

Reconcilliation with each other that's the easy part,until the oldies want "their" ministry back.Watch the fur fly.

[MEL1]

Must be hard to ref a match from Dubai ! I wonder who the linesmen are? Oops sorry, 'assistant referees'....

-mel.

[bigbamboo]

Yingluck to 'kick start' the 'soccer' games!

Who writes this stuff? Has to be a colonial from America.

[Skywalker69]

Must be hard to ref a match from Dubai ! I wonder who the linesmen are? Oops sorry, 'assistant referees'....

-mel.

Yes Mel, even harder than run the Country from Dubai.

[pipo1000]

The ban was of course shameless and politically motivated.

Would you expect a political ban something else as political motivated?

[Soi Sauce]

Why are they doing this?

Thailand as a footballing nation?

Next you'll be telling me that they think themselves a democracy!

Then again, many like Liverpool. A successful club in an area of massive unemployment.

Maybe they are doing this to let the proles know what is coming.

Surely, the result, like contracts, is fixed already.

Edited April 30, 2012 by Soi Sauce

[nurofiend]

The ban was of course shameless and politically motivated.

Would you expect a political ban something else as political motivated?

er, why not?

[tomaschan]

banning soccer because this game is tied up with some betting companies...

[rubl]

No doubt if and when the game is played there will be an adequate supply of medical staff and ambulances to rush to hospital those who experience breathing and other difficulties whilst playing football.

I hope team 1 takes care. Too many injured and/or in hospital and bad things could happen, like a bit of flooding or so

[Soutpeel]

No doubt if and when the game is played there will be an adequate supply of medical staff and ambulances to rush to hospital those who experience breathing and other difficulties whilst playing football.

I hope team 1 takes care. Too many injured and/or in hospital and bad things could happen, like a bit of flooding or so

considering the current events unfolding they may want to consider playing water polo instead of football