It was a mixed week for foreign managers in Thai football. There was definitely some good news from the Thai National coach Bryan Robson, who told fifa.com that the prognosis has been very positive following his operation to remove a cancerous tumor from his throat six weeks ago. Indeed, the former Man United midfield legend said specialists had said  he should make a 100% recovery, leaving him free to worry about how he’s going to steer Thailand passed either Afghanistan or Palestine in a World Cup Qualifier in July to make it into the Asian Group proper.

Elsewhere the man who led Muangthong United meteoric rise to back to back TPL League Championships, Rene Desayere is now on his way back to Europe after an unsuccessful spell with First Division side Chiang Mai FC. The 63 year old Belgian-born coach who was fired by the Kirins in the close season, could only muster one win in seven games as manager of Chiang Mai who had hoped to be pushing for promotion to the big time this season.