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Vanity Of The Few Impedes Thai Football

Jakarta Casual 17 November @ 04:40 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Once upon a time Thailand stood imperious at the biennial SEA Games. They won the trophy eight years straight, they deemed it their own personal cup and winning was a right.
Not anymore. For the second successive competition the Thais failed to proceed beyond the group stage. Two years ago in Vientiane the vitriolic Thai media had Steve Darby to blame.

The Revolving Door At Mohun Bagan

Jakarta Casual 15 October @ 07:41 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Steve Darby has quit as coach of Indian team Mohun Bagan before the season even begun. Reports suggest he was unwilling to work while there was a three man committee overlooking his shoulder.
Everybody watches English football on TV. Everyone wears the replica shirts of the big, successful clubs yet it seems no one understands what it takes to build a successful football club.

Darby Heads West

Jakarta Casual 20 July @ 08:42 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Steve Darby is never out of a job long.
Following his surprise resignation as assistant coach in the Thai national set up at the end of last month the former Johor, Perak and Home United coach will be taking the reigns at Mohan Bagun in India.
Mohan Bagun are based in the fascinating city of Kolkota and their fierce rivals are East Bengal who are coached by another Englishman, Trevor Morgan.

Honeymoon Over For Brits In Thailand?

Jakarta Casual 11 June @ 02:29 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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It's not been the best of times for the British contingent in the Thai Premier League. Coach David Booth was sacked from Si Sa Ket. Peter Butler was sacked from BEC Tero. Bryan Robson and Steve Darby quit from their posts with the Thai national team. Scotsman Steven Robb went a couple of months without getting paid.

Thailand Looking For New Coach

Jakarta Casual 08 June @ 08:48 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Les Rosbifs is confirming that Bryan Robson and Steve Darby have quit from their positions as chief coach and the other guy of the Thai National team.
The announcement comes ahead of Thailand's World Cup qualifying campaign for which there has been zero preparation...a trend in Thailand over recent years.

The Lights Are Going OutB

Jakarta Casual 13 March @ 05:56 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Back before I started this 'ere drivel I recall watching Steve Darby being interviewed while he was still coach of Perak and midway through the natter the stadium's floodlights went out leaving the coach to natter on in pitch black.
Something similar at Tampines Stadium last week when, during a post match chat being filmed, some bugger turned the floodlights out.

Australian Memories

Jakarta Casual 27 January @ 06:27 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Australian Memories

One of the rewards I've enjoyed since beginning Jakarta Casual has been the opportunity to run into familiar names and faces from my time down under following St George in the now defunct National Soccer League. Steve Darby, Abbas Saad, Darren Stewart, Scott O'Donell, Scott Ollerenshaw, Les Murray, Francis Awartefe etc were known to me, though I wasn't to them, through the NSL.

The Late, Great David Rocastle

Jakarta Casual 08 January @ 06:17 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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I'll never forget the day I heard David Rocastle was leaving the Arsenal. I was driving round the stadium, Highbury, when I got a flat tyre. Together with a dead helpful security guard I managed to change the tyre and, as is normal when two or more Gooners are gathered together, we discussed the Arse.