Phuket Opinion: United, we stand

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Phuket Opinion: United, we stand
The Phuket News

Phuket has the right fans, but does it have the right top-level support? Photo: Matt Pond

PHUKET: The Phuket News last week broke the news that after three years at the helm of Phuket FC, Pramookpisitt Achariyachai, the club’s chairman, has finally decided to call it a day. Phuket FC, or FC Phuket as it was known before, was in a similar position back in 2012 when Mr Pramook took over, albeit under completely different circumstances.

Now anyone who has been to watch a Ronins game at Surakul Stadium, their home ground, knows how much the people of Phuket love this club. However, one has to wonder how many of these loyal fans, a large percentage of whom go rain or shine, are actually from Phuket.

Mr Pramook himself was not born in Phuket, he was born in Nakorn Sri Thammarat, but has conducted business here, as well as other regions in the country, for nigh on 30 years with his Kata Group of hotels.

In his statement last week, Mr Pramook made it clear why he decided to take over the club in 2012 and save it from bankruptcy. To put it simply, because he wanted to and he knew it was right to give something back to a place that has given him, his family and his company so much.

In doing so, and for the reasons given, nobody can doubt that Mr Pramook is a true gentleman, and many should thank him for the time, effort and the money that he has put into trying to achieve something for the people of Phuket.

So now Mr Pramook is looking for people, or even another individual, who also make money from the island to support him in keeping Phuket FC alive.

There are a number of people who make a great deal of money, in various sectors, from Phuket. A fair number of them being Phuketians. But will they show the same passion and love for this island and give something back the same as Mr Pramook has done for the past three years? Or will they simply just stand back and watch the club go into demise?

Now is the time for these Phuketians to really show that they care about more than just making money, and step up to help maintain a united front for all the people who live here and are passionate about possibly the only one thing that unites all the people that call Phuket their home: Football!

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-united-we-stand-54243.php

-- Phuket News 2015-09-27

[hansgruber]

It might get more support if the games were more family friendly.

Drunks and hooligans throwing things. It gets quite restless in the stands which isnt the place for 2 boys under 6.

[Sam Jones]

Been to one match in Chiang Mai - cheap and many lookers but match itself extremely boring and low quality ...

[stevenl]

It might get more support if the games were more family friendly.

Drunks and hooligans throwing things. It gets quite restless in the stands which isnt the place for 2 boys under 6.

Not my experience, I enjoyed it very much with the boys.