Opening Day: 2013

TPL

BEC Tero 2-2 Chonburi 

72nd Anniversary Stadium, Minburi

Saturday 2nd March, 2013

Attendance 6,856

KO 6:00pm

Gate Receipts B726,720

Merchandise B185,700

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Five Things To Look Out For On Saturday

1. The Chonburi Bench
With new coach Worawut Srimaka on board it will be interesting to see who will be calling the shots during the game. Will Yong be given a free rein or will Head Coach Heng still make all the decisions? A lot of us are wondering how this partnership will work out. Clough and Taylor or Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier?

2. Chonburi Fans In The Home Ends
Following Tero's ridiculous decision to charge visiting supporters an extra B50, it would be very tempting for away fans to sit in the home end. I haven't yet decided what I'm going to do but I am aware of some Chonburi supporters who will be paying B100 instead of B150. Can't say that I blame them.

3. The Line Up
The pre season matches haven't been much of a guide as to how we will line up for the TPL opener. As recently as last Sunday - our final friendly - the coaching staff still didn't appear to know what our strongest XI is. None of the new signings have really set the pulses racing and of last year's squad only Adul and dos Santos have shown any kind of form during the warm up games.

4. BEC Tero
After an excellent third place finish last season, Tero are many people's favourites as an outside bet to win the title this year. They've signed striker Sarayuth Chaikamdee from Bangkok Glass to partner Cleiton Silva, the league's joint top-scorer last term. Apichate Puttan and Sarif Sainui have joined from Buriram United and Yai Nilwong and Sho Shimoji have also been added in an attempt to regain their former glories. It will be tough for us on Saturday and, if I'm being honest, I'll be happy with a point.

5. The Crowd
I'm confident that there'll be a large following from Chonburi but what can we expect from the home fans? Another relocation for BEC Tero means that any fans they picked up during their tenure in the heart of Bangkok will now have to make a 30km plus journey out of the city to Minburi if they want to watch their favourites. Saturday will show us how many of them can be bothered.