Chonburi v Port
28th November, 2020
Pre match interview with Port fan, Dominick Cartwright
Hi Dom, how are you and what have you been up to lately?
Ticking along ok.
How often do you get to see your team these days?
Still a regular at Port.
How would you sum up Port's on field performances so far this season?
Well with three coaches it's been back to the management nightmare that was the first season under Pang. Fortunately we have a good enough squad now to cope with the changes. But really it's still a group of good players rather than a well organised squad. The scattergun approach to buying new players is insane, for the money we've spent we should be winning the ACL.
And the off field problems?
Oh two games with floodlight failures didn't help the season.
As we must now consider you as genuine title contenders, how has everything going on behind the scenes affected your enjoyment of watching the team progress?
Same chaos as ever, annoying but not surprising. At the moment our best chance of winning the league lies with Bangkok Glass getting injuries. They have a solid lead and more talent coming in for the second half of the season. Buriram always has a chance with the players they are possibly bringing in during the transfer window.
At Port it looks like Heberty is on his way out and Janick Boli is on his way in. With Boli in the squad you would think Bonilla would go and hopefully we'll bring in a new central defender to partner Dolah or bring back Rochela. The squad with Rochela in it won the FA Cup last year. Makes sense to use him or buy in someone like Victor. In fact buying Victor to deplete Bangkok Glass would be the ideal signing.
She appears to divide opinion, but what are your opinions on your chairwoman?
How long do you have? I think she's similar to Newin and the owners of most Thai football clubs. She sees the club as another means of boosting her public image and possible political career.
If she were to go, what sort of impact do you think her departure would have on the club as a whole?
There would be panic for about 6 months as everyone at the top suddenly lost large amounts of money, then things would settle down. We would probably get backing from the Port Authority and be a mid table club with occasional moments of glory.
Who would be the ideal person to run Port FC and why?
A shy Thai multi billionaire who recruits talented experienced people to run the club for them without getting involved. Anybody out there?
A move away from PAT seems to be a genuine possibility. Do you think it will happen & what are your feelings on this?
Is it a genuine possibility ? Is there something you're not telling me? "Port FC" the football club don't own the land PAT stadium is on so there is always a possibility the Port Authority would want to develop it. There are always stories of us being moved on for a redevelopment plan cropping up now and again. We are back playing at PAT now, the floodlights are working, all is well with the world. Hang those who speak of moving grounds, hang them from the new floodlights.
What have been your impressions of Chonburi this season and what are you expecting from Saturday's match?
Honestly I've not been watching much but I was impressed with your latest run of form. There's no shame in losing to Bangkok Glass and Chiang Rai, two decent sides. Junior Lopes impressed me in the Bangkok Glass game and I've always been a fan of Niran Hassan he didn't get a fair go at Port, it's good to see him developing the early potential we occasionally saw. Caion and Boskovic both look handy and will look at the chances Bangkok Glass made at Port and take heart.
I think both teams will see this game as a massive opportunity to advance their challenge for an ACL place and that will give the normally friendly affair a bit more of an edge. Port are vulnerable with Worawut in the centre of defence it's just a matter of how much Caion and Boskovic can exploit this. As for Port, Suarez is having a great season. With Bodin, Siwakorn, Go and Tanasit/Pakorn, in midfield we have enough attacking talent to break down any T1 team (well almost any T1 team). Nittipong and Kevin running from deep will always cause a problem for teams. I predict a 2-1 win for Port.
You will be up against your old coach at the weekend. How is he viewed at Port and what sort of reception will he get from the travelling fans?
We have had 16 coaches in the last 8 years we are playing against our old coach every other week. To be fair Sasom does hold a special place in Port's history, winning the FA Cup and League Cup with Port. I'm happy to see him back in T1. I was at Port for his last match at PAT Stadium. After the game he came into the stands and signed shirts, he was a great servant to the club and remains a fan favourite at Port. We've played against his teams about 3 or 4 times before if not more, he always gets a round of applause at the end of the game.
With only a limited number of tickets available for away fans, how did you get yours and how easy was it?
I got mine online, it was fairly easy to reserve it, then I just had to get it printed off at 7/11,........ I don't understand why allticket .com can't just e-mail you a ticket to print off yourself. Most staff at the average 7/11 don't know the system for printing out the tickets. I have been told my ticket receipt was out of date and they can't print the tickets, I have to go somewhere else. I've printed off T1 tickets at 7/11 three times, the successful printing of the tickets has taken roughly 30 minutes each time with various members of staff all getting involved and sometimes phone calls being made to other 7/11s to talk the staff through the system. Just email us the ticket, simple solution, lord only knows why they don't do this.
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Are there still no drinks of any kind allowed in the stands at Chonburi ? (Food & drink - including beer - are allowed inside - ed) I think it's only Chonburi and Suphanburi that have these crazy restrictions. This is an outrage! 40 degree heat and no water! My 6 year old son nearly died from dehydration and I was unable to smuggle in my usual amaretto and coke. I don't have a son, but I could have one and he would definitely get dehydrated if he came to the game and he would probably die. The blood of my dead theoretical son is on your hands Chonburi! As is the equally important lack of access to amaretto based drinks.
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