It is high time to cast a glance on Thailand's second Division. In the recent past she came up short. Wrongfully! Because in contrast to Thailand's top tier league, Division One offers tension almost every year till the very end.

During the last years the now officially called "Yamaha League 1" has turned out mostly to be the more exciting and also more interesting league compared to the TPL. And same goes on for this season. The number in clubs distributed all over Thailand was and is higher than this is the case in the TPL. While in early days, she was much maligned by quality foreign players, the number is continuously rising and helps, to lift the overall standard. In what to itself the league will also remain abidingly in 2012, at least one promoted team will make a clean sweep. There we commit ourselves.

The fact that, occasionally, time runs is not new. We are just months away from 2013 and Nakhon Pathom is set to return on Thailand's football stage. The specialist is astonished - the layman is surprised. Two years already past since? Nakhon Pathom? Never heard!

We are close to half-time of Thai Division One and so we get closer to Nakhon Pathom's return in 2013. Only few months, and the banned club is allowed to return on stage. Hence, the club Nakhon Pathom already prepares for his return. For this purpose a new club crest has been introduced to public this week in a press conference. Not enough, with a new name any recollection of the past is tried to be erased.

In a rearranged fixture last week, Songkhla just managed to draw with Raj-Pracha and squandered the last chance to gain promotion to Thai Premier League 2012.

Buriram FC, Chainat FC and BB-CU FC are the three promoted teams to the Thai Premier league season 2012. BB-CU have been the last side sealing promotion to Thailands top tier. There was not even much the side, coached by player's legend Kiatisak "Zico" Senamuang, had to do for. A 2-2 draw between Raj-Pracha and Songkhla in a catch up game last week finally had been enough to return after relegation in 2009. 

René Desaeyere was appointed new head coach of Chiang Mai FC. It will mark the second position as coach for the 63-year old Belgium in Thailand.

In 2010 the Belgium coached Muang Thong United and lead them to a successful title defence in the Thai Premier League and a semi final appearance in the AFC Cup. It surprised many when Desaeyere was released by the club last month. Since then there were roumours around linked him with Bangkok Glass FC. As it turned out now, it might have been only rumours. However, it is reported that Desaeyere signed a two-year contract with Chiang Mai FC, worth 500.000 Baht a month. With such a high wage, he most probably is the highest paid coach of all time in the history of Thaifootball.

2010 Thai Premier League Division 1 Season is history. All promotion and relegation battles are fought. Today, on the very last round of the season, two final spots remained to be hand out. One for promotion and one for relegation.

However the new Thai Premier League season will be enriched by marlins, beetles and dinosaur. At least those are heraldic animals of the respective clubs which gained promotion. Siracha FC (Blue Marlins), saved their place in the country's primary football competition already a few weeks ago and have been crowned Division 1 champion. Khon Kaen FC (T-Rex) followed them last week secures the second place behind the club from the east coast. Today, Chiang Rai United have been in the better position, ranked 3rd, over Songkhla and Nakhon Pathom. Just one point out of the last game would secure the promotion. But they had to travel away to take on Customs FC.