Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang says he is open to the idea of separating Thai League 1 from the national governing body.
A proposal to let a separate entity run the top league was floated by its 16 member clubs after the TV right bids for the new season plummeted to about 50 million baht.
However, in a statement yesterday, Somyot cautioned that a number of other pertinent matters would have to be taken into account before the plan could become a reality.
“I appreciate the efforts of the Thai League 1 member clubs for their efforts and I’ll have no objection to their plan if it could help Thai football move forward,” said Somyot.
“The clubs…
