The Portcast

The Portcast: Scouting ASEAN

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:51:53 GMT

Tom and James review an old series of Sandpit articles which looked in to 25 potential ASEAN quota signings, talking about how the players in question have got on since, and adding a few of the latest Suzuki Cup stars in to the mix.

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The Portcast: The State of Things

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 07:30:06 GMT

Tom, Jim and James run through how the 2021-22 season has gone so far, touching on all of the big hitters but focusing on Port.

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The Portcast: The Swedish Model

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:00:43 GMT

No, this week's guest Peter Sheppard hasn't taken to strutting his stuff on the catwalk, but he has landed a position working in Swedish football, and he's here to tell us all about it. How does football differ in one of the world's most developed countries, with a league nearing it's 100th birthday, and a developing nation in South East Asia who's football league is in it's teen years?

We also have our first real in-depth discussion on the implications of Port's unusual ownership situation for the future of the club, and a comparison of two Port XIs!

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The Portcast: National Team Talk

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:11:32 GMT

I'm joined by Gian Chansrichawla and Tommie Duncan to talk Thai national team. We consider all the major candidates for inclusion, and eventually agree on a 23 man squad which we think would serve boss Akira Nishino well.

Some big names miss out and some uncapped players make the cut, including a Sandpit favourite.

Let us know who you would have picked in the comments. We're expecting to get butchered for some of these selections!

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The Portcast: Famed But Flawed with Gian Chansrichawla

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 05:46:13 GMT

Gian Chansrichawla joins The Portcast to give some us some more insight in to the crisis at Muangthong. We talk about SMM's legal disputes with the Thai FA, SCG's reported sponsorship cut-back and why Muangthong's famous academy is not all it's cracked up to be. there's plenty we didn't know about that Gian spells out in rapid-fire detail.

This is a relative sprint compared to our usual marathons, but Gian and I continue with another topic and are joined by another guest in the next episode, which we'll be releasing soon!

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The Portcast: Crisis or Strategy?

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 03:25:16 GMT

Muangthong's 'Dream Team' of 2016 is no more, and the only question is how low can they go. Tom and James give their thoughts on how a club who, just a few years ago, could turn out an entire XI of Thai internationals could soon be realistic candidates for relegation.

Port's transfers with Muangthong also go under the microscope, with James having particularly harsh words for T1's top scorer.

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The Portcast: Thai Football Through A Foreign Lens

Sat, 30 May 2020 04:10:21 GMT

Tom and James talk about all the ways in which Thai football is experienced by foreign fans.

Are you the sort of fan who just turns up at the stadium and asks who's playing?

Do you get your news from the newspaper?

Do you follow the official website or a fan-made equivalent?

Or are you following social media to find out what's going on?

We cover all these areas and more, analyzing what's good and what could be better in Thai football through a foreign lens.

As always, let us know if there's anything else you want us to talk about, or if you would like to appear on the podcast as a guest.

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The Portcast: Around T1 in 16 Stadiums

Fri, 08 May 2020 09:09:27 GMT

Tom and Tim take a virtual tour of Thailand, reviewing T1's 16 stadiums and a few other particularly memorable venues. Along the way we give them our ratings, as well as telling some stories from our numerous away days.

From the Ballardian wastelands of Chaeng Wattana to the picturesque lakes of Sukhothai, we have experienced the good, the bad and the unsanitary.

If you or someone you know is thinking about making a trip to watch Thai football for the first time, this is a must-listen!

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The Portcast: A Decade of Highlights

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:59:29 GMT

Thanks for listening on Spotify, Stitcher, Acast or any of our other podcasting platforms! As we’re doing something a little different today we strongly suggest you grab your laptop and move over to our website www.portfcsandpit.com/podcast so you can easily watch along with all of the videos we’ll be reviewing throughout the podcast. Seeya there!

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The Portcast: Choked Out with Tim Russell

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:39:12 GMT

The biggest Thai League news of the season so far is Port and FA Cup winning coach Choke parting ways in unusual circumstances. I talk to Sandpit editor Tim Russell about the shock move, and analyse both Choke's surprisingly honest interview and the club's panicked response.

We also follow the lead of Sandpit contributor Andy Hailstone in creating our favourite all-time Port XIs. Beware, some of our picks are not for the faint-hearted.

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The Portcast: South East Asian Football with James

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:34:58 GMT

Inspired by being cooped up all day every day, The Portcast was finally able to secure an interview with a guy we've been trying to get on the podcast for ever. James has played professionally and been involved with football in a few different capacities across South East Asia. This brings a very welcome perspective to the podcast, which is usually rather narrowly centred on Thailand, and more specifically Port. James is of course also a Port fan, so there's some of the usual Port-related discussion along with our wide-ranging conversation.

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The Portcast: Transfer Talk with Gian Chansrichawla

Sun, 15 Dec 2019 12:58:25 GMT

What happens when fans of Thailand’s two fiercest rivals sit down and talk football?

Well, myself and aspiring journalist Gian Chansrichawla put aside our partisan differences for an hour and took a deep dive in to the world of transfers. Gian dissects transfer strategies from Chiang Rai to Chainat, telling us what has been behind some of Thai football’s biggest success stories.

We also analyze the top transfer stories of the window so far, including of course Heberty’s much discussed loan move from Muangthong to Port, and another big name potentially heading in the same direction.

Big thanks to Gian for joining me, and if you enjoy our conversation please do favourite The Portcast on your app of choice, and share on social media. We’re now on Spotify, Stitcher, Acast, Castbox, Google Podcasts and more, and our podcast can also be downloaded on our website The Sandpit.

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The Portcast: Zone F with Toby Knight

Sun, 08 Dec 2019 07:32:36 GMT

It’s Toby time!

In this podcast, I interview the man behind Zone B’s most unusual superstition. Toby Knight gives us some fascinating insight in to why Toby time works, why Port struggle to beat the best teams in the league, and he also gives some glowing praise to the man who masterminded Port’s first FA Cup win in 10 years.

We go on to talk at length about the fan experience of Toby’s teams in North London, Catalonia and of course Khlong Toei.

We had so much fun recording this conversation that we went for over an hour and half, so as always we hope you enjoy our musings, and tune in again next week for another podcast!

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The Portcast: Zone F with Peter Sheppard

Sun, 01 Dec 2019 12:25:02 GMT

Peter Sheppard is a Port fan and a blogger who writes about Asian football in both English and Swedish. We talk about his experiences following Hammarby, Arsenal and Port, and how the various football cultures differ across countries and continents.

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