Would be a big risky flying a former model and keeping under cover, when in full view of the public and TV camera’s??
RIP to them all.
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[Albion] Leicester chairman helicopter crashes in car park
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Would be a big risky flying a former model and keeping under cover, when in full view of the public and TV camera’s??
RIP to them all.
SIMMO SAYS
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you really are a prick
GT49er
Well-known member
TBH I'd never heard of the unfortunate man before Saturday evening's sad events. He does, however, seem to have been a damn good owner for LCFC, good for the fans, and did a lot of good for the City of Leicester in general.
Out of interest, does anybody know if he had any particular links with Leicester, or was it just another case of a very rich man wanting to buy a football club and Leicester came up for grabs at the right time? - nothing wrong if that was the case; it seems to have worked out very well for all parties (well, until Saturday anyway).
Out of interest, does anybody know if he had any particular links with Leicester, or was it just another case of a very rich man wanting to buy a football club and Leicester came up for grabs at the right time? - nothing wrong if that was the case; it seems to have worked out very well for all parties (well, until Saturday anyway).
Leave it right there unless you want a break from NSC. No more specualtion of any kind on this thread please.
Further to this, bhaseeer has been banned from this thread.
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
Although I'm Sussex born and bred, my parents and my family all come from Leicester. My Uncle, who I shall be seeing next month before our next home game, is a Leicester City season ticket holder and was at the game on Saturday evening. Yesterday morning when I first saw the terrible news and the location of the crash site the first thing that occurred to me was that it's a stones throw over the railway line from where my Uncle always parks at the British Gas offices. Suffice to say my Uncle is as devastated as anyone at this as is my Dad.
If you're curious as to what Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha means to Leicester City fans and the people of Leicester, this short piece here is a good read - https://thefoxfanzine.wordpress.com/
RIP
If you're curious as to what Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha means to Leicester City fans and the people of Leicester, this short piece here is a good read - https://thefoxfanzine.wordpress.com/
RIP
Most news reports are confirming she was his PA. Loads of instagram pics of her with Leicester players etc in the media today.
So when exactly *is* an appropriate time to mention it then?
Anyway, I'm not sure this is really a national news story. If he hadn't owned a football club, it would have been buried in the local pages on the BBC news site. It's sad of course, but all those pictures of scarves and shirts from clubs that aren't Leicester are a bit scouser-esque if you ask me.
Totally disagree with that. It is certainly worth worldwide coverage.
Fair enough, but why? Seven people died, terribly sad but that happens on motorways every day.
The Large One
Who's Next?
Yes, but he did own a football club; a football club on the world stage.
There are two parts to the story. One is the crash and sad loss of lives, the second is the reaction from - among others - fellow football fans, and how a large part of a city's community is affected.
Simply because he was a high profile figure. ,Obviously his stock was raised because of his ownership of a football club. You are right about motorway crashes but most of the time it's just Mr Nobody.
This is a big story.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
You have just won
of the season.He's high profile in Leicester, certainly, but personally whilst I always knew he was a Thai businessman I still couldn't even tell you what his name was. Sometimes it just feels like newsworthiness is magnified a hundred-fold simply because football is added to the mix.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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Blimey! Do you really need it spelling out?
Ok, I'll try.
This is primarily a football story, not just a tragic accident story, as sad as that story is for the five people who lost their lives and their family and friends.
It's a football story mainly because of what Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha did for Leicester City football club, as well as the wider community there. He is clearly a much loved man by Leicester fans, primarily because of what he's done for their club, especially in winning the title, but also because of the way he conducted himself towards everyone there, and the people of the city in general. How many fans would have been slightly alarmed to see a foreign owner come into their club? How many now can say they are not happy for what he did for their club?
And above all this stands the impossible dream story of Leicester City winning the Premier League. Whatever anyone's thoughts on that, it really did make the impossible possible and give hope to football fans for their own club the world over.
This man is a sad loss to the wider football family if you ask me, and I'm not going to analyse it any further than that. RIP.
SIMMO SAYS
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Fair enough, I'm just not sure it justifies being the leading story.
You didn't need to spell it out, I just happen to disagree with your reasoning. If the same thing happened to our chairman, we'd all be devastated - but I wouldn't expect others without the emotional involvement in the club to feel that way and thus feel front page news would be over the top.
Still, I'm clearly in a minority on this thread so I'll leave it there as I mean no disrespect whatsoever.
Have to admit, I don't even understand what she's trying to say...
Blues Rock DJ
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yes, it's a shocking story, but to be fair, does anyone outside Leicester really give a monkeys ? Yes he did a lot for the community in the city, but only the residents will be grateful of that. Our chairman is a local man who has pulled our club from the mire , doesn't take a helicopter home , instead sits with his supporters on the train home, ie Newcastle last week. Please do not have a minute's applause when they visit us soon !