PHUKET: The door to the Premier league probably slammed shut last night for Phuket FC with a 2-1 defeat.

Victory to Singtharua Port Lions leaves Phuket in seventh spot and probably too far adrift of contention to consider promotion from Division One a real prospect this season.

Phuket's coaches have always borne the brunt of failure.

The seventh coach in two years, Brazilian 'Teco', is likely to feel the wrath of Phuket fans if he fails to produce a win when Phuket meets sixteenth-placed Ayuthaya FC in Phuket City next Saturday.