A brief summary
-In 2012, there was a takover/change of ownership, and new owners took Si Saket to Ubon, renaming them Esan in the process. Cue angry protests from Si Saket fans, and eventually at least one Si Saket politician/board member
- A judge decided in December 2012 that Si Saket (& their fans) had a case, as he believed there was enough evidence of forgery in the documentation (from the move to Ubon/Esan) for a criminal case.
- Dr Wichit denied this, saying he was the one who'd signed off on everything. Confusingly, after 2 months of deliberation, the FAT/TPL decided that the move wasn't done properly, and handed back the league spot to Si Saket, a mere 12 days before the league started.
- Si Saket hastily assembled a squad, while Esan released their players, who scrambled to find new clubs before the transfer window closed
- 3 games into the season, a Bangkok Court (the Supreme Court?) ruled in favour of Esan, and ordered the TPL to re-instate Esan, and ordered the FAT/TPL to pay Esan a huge amount of money in reparation as well.
- Dr Wichit's initial reaction was to ignore it, but the Esan threatened further legal action if Si Saket continued to play. The TPL have appealed the court decision, but decided to err on the side of safety and postpone Si Saket games while they await the outcome.
TPL expecting/hoping for court decision mid to late May. There's big TPL meeting on 7 May, where they're going to discuss how they'll deal with the various outcomes
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