PHUKET: A new international signing is aiming to lead Phuket FC to promotion next season but Phuket United futsal is on the back foot.
The club is considering playing all its Phuket ''home'' games in Bangkok because of the prohibitive cost of playing on Phuket.
The new gymnasium at Saphan Hin in Phuket City, where Phuket United played its first home match of the season last month, costs 20,000 baht plus extras to rent.
When Phuket United lost 3-5 to Bangkok Futsal Club the extras - 3500 per hour for power, 5000 baht for the scoreboard, 1500 baht for cleaning and more - took the total cost to more than 50,000 baht.
At those prices, Phuket United needs a home stadium of its own or generous sponsorship, which is one of the reasons why ''home'' games for Phuket in Bangkok is being considered.
The 150 million baht gym can hold 4000 fans and is ideal but too expensive as Phuket United fights to hold a place in the Thailand Futsal Premier League.
Phuket FC, meanwhile. is shaping for Division One in 2013 with the just-announced signing of Cameroonian Moudourou Swa Moise on a loan agreement from Suphanburi FC.
The 27-year-old centre back played for Thai Port FC and scored a vital penalty in the Thaicom FC Cup in 2009 when Thai Port emerged as winners.
He was also part of the team that took the Toyota League Cup 2010 where Thai Port beat Buriram PEA FC.
In 2011 Moise signed with Suphanburi FC and then was on loan to Chainat FC.Now he hopes to help Phuket win promotion to Premier League.
Phuket FC has also extended its contract for popular Ivory Coast player Nene Bi Tra Sylvestre for another year and signed on Georgian Giorgi Tsimakuridze.
Tsimakuridze has been playing with Bangkok Glass FC and will probably hold down a spot on Phuket's right wing.
Eighteen teams will batle it out for the Division One title, with Phuket FC and Krabi FC making up the southern rivals in the division.
Ratchaburi FC, Suphanburi FC, and Bangkok United were promoted to the Premier League.
The teams relegated to Thai Division One from the premier league were Thai Port, BBCU, and TTM Chiang Mai, with Phattalung FC, JW Rangsit, Raj Pracha, and Chanthaburi dropping to Division Two.
The club is considering playing all its Phuket ''home'' games in Bangkok because of the prohibitive cost of playing on Phuket.
The new gymnasium at Saphan Hin in Phuket City, where Phuket United played its first home match of the season last month, costs 20,000 baht plus extras to rent.
When Phuket United lost 3-5 to Bangkok Futsal Club the extras - 3500 per hour for power, 5000 baht for the scoreboard, 1500 baht for cleaning and more - took the total cost to more than 50,000 baht.
At those prices, Phuket United needs a home stadium of its own or generous sponsorship, which is one of the reasons why ''home'' games for Phuket in Bangkok is being considered.
The 150 million baht gym can hold 4000 fans and is ideal but too expensive as Phuket United fights to hold a place in the Thailand Futsal Premier League.
Phuket FC, meanwhile. is shaping for Division One in 2013 with the just-announced signing of Cameroonian Moudourou Swa Moise on a loan agreement from Suphanburi FC.
The 27-year-old centre back played for Thai Port FC and scored a vital penalty in the Thaicom FC Cup in 2009 when Thai Port emerged as winners.
He was also part of the team that took the Toyota League Cup 2010 where Thai Port beat Buriram PEA FC.
In 2011 Moise signed with Suphanburi FC and then was on loan to Chainat FC.Now he hopes to help Phuket win promotion to Premier League.
Phuket FC has also extended its contract for popular Ivory Coast player Nene Bi Tra Sylvestre for another year and signed on Georgian Giorgi Tsimakuridze.
Tsimakuridze has been playing with Bangkok Glass FC and will probably hold down a spot on Phuket's right wing.
Eighteen teams will batle it out for the Division One title, with Phuket FC and Krabi FC making up the southern rivals in the division.
Ratchaburi FC, Suphanburi FC, and Bangkok United were promoted to the Premier League.
The teams relegated to Thai Division One from the premier league were Thai Port, BBCU, and TTM Chiang Mai, with Phattalung FC, JW Rangsit, Raj Pracha, and Chanthaburi dropping to Division Two.
