Jadet Fancies Youngsters: Coach Linked With U23 Role

Following Thailand’s calamitous Asian Games performance and the subsequent sacking of U23 coach Worawoot, the Thai press have been reporting that Port’s chubby chief Jadet has thrown his hat in the ring for the job. With his Port contract due to end in October, Sir Det told the press that he would relish the chance of taking over the role, and that the U23 coach should be Thai, not foreign. “Foreigners do not love Thailand as much as Thai people” he is quoted as saying, as if that is sufficient qualification for the role. Det also appeared to express a desire to take on a train-the-trainer role, teaching the next generation of Thai coaches to guide expensively-assembled squads to cup quarter-finals and third-place finishes.

The flabby fuhrer may have to wait a while before he joins the national team setup though – our club sources suggest that his contract will be extended for at least another year come the end of the season.

Tim Russell

The founder and editor of The Sandpit, Tim has been in SE Asia since 2003 and in Bangkok since 2012, where he runs a travel tech business. Tim has followed Port FC since 2014, and is also a fan of his hometown club Coventry City, and French club AS St-Etienne. He has written for the likes of Football365, ITV.com, NME and The Quietus, and is a regular contributor to God Is In the TV. He's a keen photographer and his work can be seen on his website.