Comments on: Govt, local authorities under fire over lost sporting chances

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Phuket rugby scores a big one | Phuket Observer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:47:32 +0000

[...] Rugby” was bemoaning the lack of local official support for the game in Phuket (see story here). Today he’s beaming with delight after the signing of a memorandum of understanding that [...]

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:40:05 +0000

Alain
You wouldn’t be the first sporting event to have had to relocate. Lets hope you get permission to use a decent facility before its too late. There will be a new sports stadium built at the new Phuket International Academy which will be a lot more user friendly & should be operational by September next year.
Good Luck !!

By: Alain 7s

Alain 7s — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:52:07 +0000

Hello,
As organizer of the Phuket International Soccer 7s, I agree 100% with Patrick Cotter about the very poor quality of pitches in Phuket. Every year, we have headaches to find and to book a suitable and save pitch for the one thousand players! Since 7 years we are promoting Phuket as a sport destination despite any support from the Tourism Authority of Thailand or local authorities. We can estimate that our tournaments in Phuket (Phuket Spicy 7s, Andaman Soccer 7s, Phuket Soccer 7s) bring over 30 millions baht in the Phuket economic every year + many press reviews in all Asia. This year, we expect to reach 80 teams for the Phuket 7s in November (now, 65 teams are confirmed), but at this stage we do not know yet where to handle this international sport event in Phuket !!! We have been approached by Krabi and Chiang Mai organizations to handle our tournaments, where we can organize its with much better conditions and with perfect pitches…. it should be a shame to move from Phuket as we have a huge request from teams, but we have to be realistic: If we do not get any support from local authorities and companies linked to the tourism industry in Phuket, we will have to explore alternative destinations in Thailand and around…
Best regards,
Alain 7s