Leicester City chairman's helicopter crashes after game

Lord TSC

All over the news currently.

The chairmans helicopter crashed and exploded following the game this evening.

No word yet on who was on board, though Sky are saying it was designed for up to 20 people, and typically carried the chairman and his family home after matches.

Horrific news.

fred funk }{

Doesn't look good at all.

Kevin Finnerty

20? Some size of a chopper.

Hope it was fast if indeed they are dead.

GavRedKing

Christ, that's bad news alright.

Just seen the coverage and it looks horrific alright.

SEPT 23 1989

If I was a wealthy man I would stay well clear of air travel

blueser

https://twitter.com/RedIssue/status/1056280950609469441

Some people just don't have a clue, do they? You'd have thought, with United's history, they'd steer well clear of making such a cheap joke.

giveitholly

Reports coming in of 8 fatalities

banie01

blueser wrote: »

https://twitter.com/RedIssue/status/1056280950609469441

Some people just don't have a clue, do they? You'd have thought, with United's history, they'd steer well clear of making such a cheap joke.

Imagine the faux outrage if supporters of any other club made that kinda "joke"!

Shocked and saddened for Leicester and all affected.

Outlaw Pete

Srivaddhanaprabha wth some others boarding.


https://twitter.com/MarkDienya/status/1056283876228849664

Trigger

blueser wrote: »

https://twitter.com/RedIssue/status/1056280950609469441

Some people just don't have a clue, do they? You'd have thought, with United's history, they'd steer well clear of making such a cheap joke.

Red issue are run by a bunch of morons

Lord TSC

Yeap, saying him and his two daughters on board. His son was not, apparently.

Vincent Vega

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Srivaddhanaprabha wth some others boarding.


https://twitter.com/MarkDienya/status/1056283876228849664

Disgusting that some people will go to any length to make themselves feel relevant tweeting stuff like this. Old photo.
https://www.alamy.pt/foto-imagem-leicester-city-presidente-vichai-srivaddhanaprabha-recebe-seu-helicoptero-apos-a-premier-league-match-no-estadio-de-potencia-do-rei-leicester-134743050.html

Harry Palmr

MOTD reporter live is worse than useless. You'd think he'd have got some proper information from police or the club.

fullstop

blueser wrote: »

https://twitter.com/RedIssue/status/1056280950609469441

Some people just don't have a clue, do they? You'd have thought, with United's history, they'd steer well clear of making such a cheap joke.

And they didn't stop there, what the actual ****?

https://twitter.com/RedIssue/status/1056284480695078913

TallGlass

fullstop wrote: »

And they didn't stop there, what the actual ****?

https://twitter.com/RedIssue/status/1056284480695078913

As a United fan. I'll be simple, they need to shut the **** up and have a bit of respect for **** sake.

MD1990

fullstop wrote: »

And they didn't stop there, what the actual ****?

https://twitter.com/RedIssue/status/1056284480695078913

whoever it is must be a racist.

That account should be banned from twitter.

OldMrBrennan83

Report the **** out of the tweet.

Harry Palmr

Red Issue seems to be a rather odd bunch of characters who would no doubt love to be described as iconoclastic

Necro

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Red Issue seems to be a rather odd bunch of characters who would no doubt love to be described as iconoclastic

Hah, I'd just describe them as a bunch of cúnts tbh.

But let's not ruin the thread talking about cùnts. It's a terrible tragedy.

ozzy jr

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Srivaddhanaprabha wth some others boarding.


https://twitter.com/MarkDienya/status/1056283876228849664

That photo not taken today according to what I've read on other sites.

Harry Palmr

Remember Matthew Harding? The Chelsea chairman's helicopter crashed on it's way from a game at Bolton. Alas copters are the aviation motorbike - quick, effective, cheap and absolutely deadly when something goes wrong.

Cypher_sounds

Journo on Twitter saying chairman was on board.

Harry Palmr

Sky News reckoned he was not. You'd imagine it would be known who was on board and that the people who need to know do know - everyone else is speculating at this point.

Cypher_sounds

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Sky News reckoned he was not. You'd imagine it would be known who was on board and that the people who need to know do know - everyone else is speculating at this point.

https://mobile.twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1056295939932110848

No idea how reliable this guy is.

So sad, hopefully their can be some survivors despite how unlikely that is.

Owl.

I thought Gary Lineker did a fantastic job in horrible circumstances on MOTD. You could see it was getting to him but he carried on and was great. Respect.

Van.Bosch

I’d say the delay in an official statement is that they want to advise families first in Thailand, timezone mean it happened during the night there so you’d imagine it could take a bit longer to notify everyone who needs to be told.

Very sad.

Vincent Vega

Owl. wrote: »

I thought Gary Lineker did a fantastic job in horrible circumstances on MOTD. You could see it was getting to him but he carried on and was great. Respect.

definitely. his body language spoke volumes but he did a great job

had always assumed MOTD was filmed a bit ahead of airing to factor in any need for minor editing, so even more respect for him and the others for braving that live.

Father Hernandez

Hate to speculate but BBC commented on air reports that Claude Puel may have been on board too.

Regardless, it’s a dark day for football. Hopefully not as serious as first made out. Shocking

https://twitter.com/fittnomad/status/1056332233445990400?s=21

murpho999

Very sad day for football in England with this and the Glenn Hoddle news.

machiavellianme

murpho999 wrote: »

Very sad day for football in England with this and the Glenn Hoddle news.

What Glen Hoddle news? Last I heard he was responding well to treatment. Hardly a sad day for football if that's the case. Lots of people suffer illness and have treatment. Especially as they get older. Just because of his former profession, it doesn't mean "football" as an entity is any worse off by his current plight. Sure, it's upsetting for the man and his family but it's not really comparable and is barely even newsworthy. He should be allowed his privacy to recover and best of luck to him.

listermint

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Sky News reckoned he was not. You'd imagine it would be known who was on board and that the people who need to know do know - everyone else is speculating at this point.

Well not really. They don't seem to record flight logs well. Anyone could have taken a ride like a taxi to wherever it was headed

fred funk }{

machiavellianme wrote: »

What Glen Hoddle news? Last I heard he was responding well to treatment. Hardly a sad day for football if that's the case. Lots of people suffer illness and have treatment. Especially as they get older. Just because of his former profession, it doesn't mean "football" as an entity is any worse off by his current plight. Sure, it's upsetting for the man and his family but it's not really comparable and is barely even newsworthy. He should be allowed his privacy to recover and best of luck to him.

Had a massive heart attack apparently and is still in serious condition.

Econ__

The prolonged secrecy involved in refusing to confirm/deny casualties is bizarre.

KevIRL

Any chance today's games get postponed

but1er

Econ__ wrote: »

The prolonged secrecy involved in refusing to confirm/deny casualties is bizarre.

Would the time zones not be the reason?

Van.Bosch

but1er wrote: »

Would the time zones not be the reason?

Yup, also if they confirm for example that someone wasn’t on board, it kind of confirms whoever they don’t mention was.

Saying that, I would expect an announcement soon, it’s afternoon in Thailand now.

jester77

but1er wrote: »

Would the time zones not be the reason?

He is a very important business man, and his death will have a huge impact in Thailand. There are probably a lot of things that need clarification before an announcement is made, so not to impact the stock markets on Monday.

callaway92

Econ__ wrote: »

The prolonged secrecy involved in refusing to confirm/deny casualties is bizarre.

I think that’s more than likely a case of it’s definitely bad news and they aren’t releasing that yet.

If people survived it would’ve been announced surely? No matter what the condition?

Horrible situation

P_1

Dreadful news. In his short time in Leicester he brought joy to the people thanks to what he did for LCFC and he also brought employment to the city.

theoneeyedman

jester77 wrote: »

He is a very important business man, and his death will have a huge impact in Thailand. There are probably a lot of things that need clarification before an announcement is made, so not to impact the stock markets on Monday.

Very sad alright, a tragedy first and foremost for the family, and, less importantly, will have ramifications for LCFC.

Id imaging that there is a kit of shuffling and putting people in positions of power overnight in King Power. The vacuum at the top will have to be filled, and power will have to be consolidated. If his son was at the game (as he often is) he typically wouldn't travel in the helicopter with the boss,so he'll have to.get back and consolidate his position or someone else will.
These guys are very powerful men, but would also have powerful enemies. The air accident investigation may be interesting....

S.M.B.

Reuters saying he was one of 5 people on board along with good daughter, two pilots and another unknown passenger.

Vincent Vega

Father Hernandez wrote: »

Hate to speculate but BBC commented on air reports that Claude Puel may have been on board too.

Regardless, it’s a dark day for football. Hopefully not as serious as first made out. Shocking

https://twitter.com/fittnomad/status/1056332233445990400?s=21

Why has this still not been clarified by the BBC yet? :mad:

I get why they would be slow to release details of who was on the helicopter, but surely they are aware of the noise online about Puel.

Lukker-

Condolences to the families and LCFC. Matthew Hardings anniversary was last week, and this mirrors it in many ways. Both men helped bring their respective clubs back from the brink, and of course the way they perished.

rob316

So tragic and I think all football fans have a place in their heart for leicester for that season, it was truly fairytale stuff.

murpho999

machiavellianme wrote: »

What Glen Hoddle news? Last I heard he was responding well to treatment. Hardly a sad day for football if that's the case. Lots of people suffer illness and have treatment. Especially as they get older. Just because of his former profession, it doesn't mean "football" as an entity is any worse off by his current plight. Sure, it's upsetting for the man and his family but it's not really comparable and is barely even newsworthy. He should be allowed his privacy to recover and best of luck to him.

Blooody hell? So it’s not sad that somebody has a life changing massive heart attack. Just because he’s responding to treatment does not mean it’s an easy road ahead for him.

I wouldn’t just normalise a heart attack the way you did either. If he had died would you have said “sure people die everyday “?

As for being newsworthy, of course it is. He’s an ex England manager and as a kid growing up in the 70/80s is a great player of the era.

whiskeyman

He seemed like the modern day perfect chairman.
Invested heavily in the club, but was very loyal and giving to the area, donating millions to the local hospital and university.
He even gave all the fans a free beer on his 60th birthday, and would have free mince pies out for the Christmas games.
A sad day for Leicester fans and for fans of football as the game needed more like him.

JP Liz V1

What a sad time for LCFC

WoollyRedHat

It's surreal, like something out of Dream Team.. God this world.. So sad.

Richard Hillman

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

It's surreal, like something out of Dream Team.. God this world.. So sad.

It's quite remarkable. Harchester adopted Leicester as their team to use for games, and Leicester eventually turned into Harchester themselves. I'm not saying that as a joke, its just the stuff that has happened Leicester over the last 5-6 years has been like a running series of Dream Team

Richard Hillman

You'd have to think that the lack of news is because the crash and fire were so bad, that they have no idea who was on the helicopter. Even the numbers are sketchy

Econ__

Richard Hillman wrote: »

You'd have to think that the lack of news is because the crash and fire were so bad, that they have no idea who was on the helicopter. Even the numbers are sketchy

Didn't think of that - it's an insightful thought. However, it seems unlikely that they wouldn't have worked out the numbers by now.

The silence could also be a cultural phenomenon?