Buriram Expats
Buriram Province - General Category => Sports, Hobbies & Activities in Buriram => Topic started by: Adam on May 03, 2013, 09:40:09 AM
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What is going on with Sisaket FC? All of their games are postponed recently, anyone what that is all about?
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Its a long running saga!!
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What is going on with Sisaket FC? All of their games are postponed recently, anyone what that is all about?
Last season Sisaket moved to UBON and called themselves Esan United but this season they decided to move back and play in Sisaket so Ubon/Esan was against this so at the moment it is waiting for a court ruling.
Not sure how they are going to catch up on the games that have been postponed.
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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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Thanks guys, that clears that up!! Only in Thailand!!