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# Which** **sideline** **site** **is** **best?** **7** **things** **to** **check** **before** **you** **trust** **one
**Short answer**
**The one that lets you check everything before you pay anything.**
Run these seven checks on any site, ours included. TSG Sideline runs this page, and we'd rather earn your trust than ask for it.
Updated 2 Nov 2026 · 3 min read
## **7 things to check on any sideline site**
- ### **Verified profiles**
Can you tell who has been checked? Look for a badge, and find out what it means on that site.
- ### **Real reviews**
A profile will always speak well of itself. Other clients tell you how the meeting went.
- ### **Direct contact**
The contact details should be right there on the profile. If someone messages you first using a profile's photos, treat them as a different person.
- ### **Money**
Treat any request for a deposit as a warning, whoever makes it. Choose another profile and report that one.
- ### **Reporting**
You should be able to flag a fake or misleading profile from the site itself.
- ### **Your area**
A long list is no use if nobody is near you. Check that you can narrow it down to where you are.
- ### **The right address**
Look-alike names are common, so type the address yourself or use a bookmark. Ours is tsgsideline.com.
## ***Why start with TSG Sideline***
- ### **See it all before you say a word**
Profiles, photos, prices and reviews are open to you with no account, and the contact details sit right on the profile.
- ### **Free, with no tiny asterisk**
Browsing, contacting a sideline and posting a profile are all free, and no payments go through the site. If someone says they're from TSG Sideline and asks you to transfer money, it isn't us.
- ### **Know a fair price before you message**
We show typical starting prices province by province, live from the site.
- ### **Verified profiles, vetted by us**
Look for the badge. We've vetted those profiles, so they're potentially safer.
- ### **No patience for scams**
We don't tolerate them. In an average month we remove around 100 suspicious, misleading or fraudulent profiles, and your report helps us catch the next one.
- ### **Choose how you book**
Talk to the sideline directly through our independent sidelines page, or go through an agency. Browse by province, area or agency.
**Right now: 1,351 live profiles across 35 provinces.**
[Typical prices by province](https://tsgsideline.com/en/guides/sideline-prices) [Independent sidelines](https://tsgsideline.com/en/independent) [Agencies](https://tsgsideline.com/en/agencies)
## **TSG Sideline, Fan4you and Fanschao side by side**
From each site's own public pages on 2 November 2026. We don't rate anyone, so the call is yours. Sites change, so check before you rely on anything here.
TSG Sideline, Fan4you and Fanschao compared on 2 November 2026
| **Languages** | Thai, English | Thai, English | Thai |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Verified profiles** | Vetted by us and marked with a badge; not required on every profile | Required before a profile is published, says its About page | Optional; profiles show as verified or not yet verified |
| **Who can post a review** | Members with a client account, or anyone with an invite link from the profile | Registered members | Members |
| **Contact details without an account** | **All three**Yes | | |
| **Browse by** | Province, area or agency | Province, style or agency | Province, area or agency |
| **Booking money** | No payments go through the site | Its terms say it doesn't collect money for listing owners | Its home page says there's no middleman |
| **Website** | tsgsideline.com | fan4you.app | fanschao.com |
## **Looking for Fiwfans?**
Thai police shut the original Fiwfans website down in 2025. TSG Sideline has no connection to it or to sites with similar names.
[Why sites with names like Fiwfans are risky](https://tsgsideline.com/en/fiwfans)
## **Frequently asked questions**
**Which sideline site is best? **
The one that lets you check everything before you pay anything. No site suits everyone, so run the seven checks, then see how TSG Sideline does.
**Why try TSG Sideline? **
It's free to browse, you don't need an account, and no payments go through the site. You can compare profiles, typical prices and reviews near you before you contact anyone.
**Can you vouch for other sites? **
No. We can't vouch for any site or promise how a booking will go, including on TSG Sideline.
**Does a verified badge mean the same thing on every site? **
No. Each site runs its own checks, so find out what the badge means there.
**Should I ever pay a site to confirm a booking? **
No. Pay when you meet.
## **Read next**
- [**How to spot a sideline deposit scam before you pay**](https://tsgsideline.com/en/guides/sideline-deposit-scams)
- [**How much does a sideline cost? Typical prices by province**](https://tsgsideline.com/en/guides/sideline-prices)
**See who's near you, free**
[Browse by province](https://tsgsideline.com/en/areas) [Independent sidelines](https://tsgsideline.com/en/independent)
**Note** TSG Sideline runs this page. Facts about other sites come from their own public pages on 2 November 2026. Spot something out of date? Contact us and we'll gladly correct it. TSG Sideline is for adults aged 20 and over.
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