Helicopter crash

[Deucalion 843]

If the tail rotor failed, then there is no way to control the helicopter. Both the main rotor and the helicopter body would spin.

[Emily-Rose 54]

As a Forest fan I never thought I would ever be compelled to sign up to a Leicester forum. 

 

I watched with a tinge of envy and a great deal of admiration for what Vichai did for your club, delivering an impossible dream and from stories I’ve heard about the man, being an absolutely wonderful gentleman to boot. 

 

When i I heard the news last night I was getting ready for a party, and it stopped me dead in my tracks.  I cried and prayed for another impossible miracle. 

 

Football rivalry means absolutely nothing at a time like this. We are a community, a family, and at this moment in time we are all Leicester. 

 

Love and condolences to Vichai, his family, friends and to each and everyone of you as well ??

[urban.spaceman 32,416]

 

[La-li-lu-le-lo 433]

Will we be able to lay tributes tomorrow? I wasn’t able to get down today and I’ll be devastated if I can’t lay a scarf down. 

[ROB-THE-BLUE 1,904]

1 minute ago, La-li-lu-le-lo said:

Will we be able to lay tributes tomorrow? I wasn’t able to get down today and I’ll be devastated if I can’t lay a scarf down. 

I'm sure it'll be fine mate, no one will stop you 

[The People's Hero 2,187]

Absolutely top class from Ian Stringer, Geoff Peters and fans of rival clubs who have reached out to us in any way today. A lot of people have been an absolute credit to themselves. 

[Aeropars 123]

All the best to everyone who is taking this hard. I've been reading every post in this thread since about 10AM this morning but now I need to go and spend time with my wife (well, when the roast is ready)

 

Someone posted a telephone number to the Samaritans earlier in this thread and I urge anyone who thinks they need to talk to call them.

 

It sounds silly and desperate to be calling them. For me... this has raised some feelings from my mothers death which I still haven't come to terms with 5 years after the event. I'm OK, but i can easily see how a shock event can trigger feelings you thought were subsiding and gone. So give them a call...

 

I hope we all get confirmation soon so we can put the speculation to bed, pay our respects let the poor people rest in peace.

 

Love to all.

[DJ Barry Hammond 1,983]

3 hours ago, ElusiveEd said:

I'd also like to see the graffiti artist do his magic somewhere close by. His detailing was incredible with Ranieri and I'm sure a memorial one of Vichai would be something to consider but, I agree, a statue would be very poignant.

 

I'm in Boston Massachusetts right now but am going to fly back tomorrow night and drive up when I land on Tuesday morning to lay some flowers but I need to head back here on Wed morning. I just feel I need to show my respects, love and thanks to a truly humble, respectable, kind, generous human being who gave me days and dreams I never thought I'd ever see.

 

Genuinely gutted on this sad sad day.

 

Richard Wilson was the guy.

 

i went to The Champions Wall after I visited the ground.

 

It felt a shame there was no obvious way to add another face to the wall - or that he wasn’t on there in the first place.

 

But that didn’t stop me sending him a message via his Facebook page to ask if it might be possible.

 

I also suspect the thought may have occurred to him too today.

[davieG 17,700]

1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said:

 

 

 

[Samir 15]

It was really emotional going down to the KP. Lovely to see messages from so many different clubs and shirts. We are all United with grief and just hope we can all continue and keep going.

[FoxonMaui 270]

Just put our new profile photo up. Taken in Madrid. My wife’s favorite photo with Vichai. So sad, such a generous and humble man. We’ve shed many a tear in the past 24 hours. 

[Stopharage 24]

Only signed up today today to post this, but should have posted sooner. I've grown up as a Leicester fan in London and I can't say that the previous 40 odd years have always been easy but I've always been a proud supporter. I hope you'll afford me the sentiment below. 

 

It was my son's 9th birthday in December 2015. My wife booked a kids' play centre party for a Sunday and he went in his new Vardy away shirt, that he'd asked for as a present. For once his purple Schmeichel kit was left in the bottom drawer.  

 

We got there and he went off with 10 of his mates to climb, tumble, crawl, hide and generally run around this massive in-door play area. He's a great kid and I couldn't wish for a better son. I know most parents think that, but he's a sharp cookie, has a kind heart and is well thought of by others. 30 minutes into the party, him and a few mates came over to me and said that a group of lads had surrounded him and started taunted him, saying 'Vardy is shit', 'Leicester are ****ing rubbish' and so on. He's quite tall and these kids were a foot shorter and a couple of years younger and he didn't think it was right to retaliate so came to tell me. He showed me who they were and they were 4 little oiks who were being unpleasant to lots of the kids there; one was wearing a Spurs' Kane shirt. We were top of the league at the time so you can have some understanding for 'banter' towards opposing fans, but from 7 year olds and on my son's birthday it really pissed me off. I asked him if he wanted me to go and have a word with the kids' parents but he said he'd deal with it. Without the use of force, bad language or his larger mates he went up to the kids and told them they shouldn't be swearing as his younger brother was around and he didn't want him to hear those words. The kids stopped giving him and his mates grief, finally realising that they were being dicks and that my son could have smacked them one if he'd have wanted to. 

 

All throughout that magical and ridiculous season, I had the thought that maybe through some huge slice of luck and if the stars aligned, then my son would be rewarded with something special and that in some hubristic way that unpleasant Spurs fan would get their just rewards.  When I was at school, countless times I was treated the way my son had been. "Leicester are shit" became a frequently heard mantra throughout primary and secondary school. No-one else supported them. Why would they ? I was in a South London school, everyone supported Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, United or Spurs. No-one else seemed to enjoy the skills and delights of Steve Thompson, Mark Draper, Muzzy Izzet, Mark Wallington's porno 'tache, Gary McAllister, Paul Dickov, Julian Joachim and countless others who only began to exist when they moved to other clubs.  Being a Leicester fan has been a rewarding experience over the last 30 years. For every relegation, there was an exciting promotion. For every dud manager (cheers Holloway), there was a great (Martin O'Neill will always have a place in my heart). There were City treasures such as Steve Walsh and sworn enemies such as Steve Bull. There were moments of true heartache (that play-off semi against Watford, when Knockaert missed a penalty and then the Hornets went straight up the other end) and moments of pure joy (that last minute Claridge winner at Wembley). There were times when I couldn't be prouder of being a Foxes fan and then times where I was ashamed of some of the players (Wise and the fire extinguisher, Neil Lewis and violence, the Thai debacle). 

 

But nothing compares to that season. Watching the last 10 minutes of the Spurs v Chelsea game with my eldest son was magical. The final whistle went and we were both in tears for a good few minutes. I sincerely wish that every fan could feel what I felt then. For the last 30 years, I knew Leicester would never have a chance to win League 1 (then Premiership). We're not big enough, there's too much money in football and other teams would outspend us 20-fold. I'd consigned myself to never experiencing a league championship, like my dad and grandfather before me.  My football supporting dreams were utterly complete. If I'm lucky enough to live the next 40/50 years, I don't care for success and repeating this level of achievement. We had this wonderful, amazing, magical year which will forever be remembered and to have shared it with my son is an experience I will never forget and always cherish. For an event like this to happen is almost utterly unbelievable; to have it happen to your own team is just mind-boggling. 

 

This wasn't down to one man; but if someone embodied and enabled that triumph then it would have been Mr Vichai. I could never attempt to extol his virtues and really do them credit. We were truly blessed to have such a compassionate and loving soul as our owner. 

 

This is a truly tragic time for our wonderful club. The outpouring of support from other fans on here has shown what a wonderful footballing community we have. This has been a

spectacularly upsetting event and I wish Vichai's family all the love and support in the future; as I do for all involved. 

 

Hug your love ones; support each other. 
 

Edited 28 October 2018 by Stopharage

[FoxonMaui 270]

1 minute ago, FoxonMaui said:

Just put our new profile photo up. Taken in Madrid. My wife’s favorite photo with Vichai. So sad, such a generous and humble man. We’ve shed many a tear in the past 24 hours. 

Here’s the pic. Still figuring how to add this to the profile.

[Countryfox 8,459]

11 minutes ago, Emily-Rose said:

As a Forest fan I never thought I would ever be compelled to sign up to a Leicester forum. 

 

I watched with a tinge of envy and a great deal of admiration for what Vichai did for your club, delivering an impossible dream and from stories I’ve heard about the man, being an absolutely wonderful gentleman to boot. 

 

When i I heard the news last night I was getting ready for a party, and it stopped me dead in my tracks.  I cried and prayed for another impossible miracle. 

 

Football rivalry means absolutely nothing at a time like this. We are a community, a family, and at this moment in time we are all Leicester. 

 

Love and condolences to Vichai, his family, friends and to each and everyone of you as well ??

 

 I can only tune in now and again but it was worth it to see your post ...   very humbling and so much appreciated ...  

[danny2997 305]

I've been wanting to go down to the KP all day, but so far I've not been able to summon the energy. The whole ordeal has left me feeling so low, I can't even imagine how the family feels.

[urban.spaceman 32,416]

This is all still so surreal. 

 

And so ****ing sad.

 

Totally heartbreaking.

[Cadno'r Cymoedd 1,708]

Can't get to Leicester to pay my respects but this forum has been a godsend since last night's awful tragedy, just to feel there's somewhere to share this feeling of utter sadness.

 

Thank you all for your posts which have helped me and I am sure countless others. Still can't believe it. Heartfelt condolences to all affected and devastated by this. Of course, we mourn for our wonderful owner and his family and friends, and hopefully we can somehow go forward. But also our thoughts will be with the others on board and their kith and kin.

 

Diolch Vichai, Ymlaen Foxes

[FoxInTheBirstallBox 1,130]

Not hoping to scaremonger people, but had anyone seen anything about Susan????

[NewquayFox 681]

Has their been an official announcement as to who lost their life’s in this tragedy....

[DJ Barry Hammond 1,983]

1 minute ago, danny2997 said:

I've been wanting to go down to the KP all day, but so far I've not been able to summon the energy. The whole ordeal has left me feeling so low, I can't even imagine how the family feels.

 

If you can muster the energy, it’s worth it - it may feel like a small token of nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it will give you a bit of focused energy for a while.

 

Plus, as I imagine you realise - you’d regret it if you don’t go down.

 

There’s no rush to do it right now - take the time you need for it to feel right - but felt a gentle push might help. 

[brucey 5,111]

3 minutes ago, FoxInTheBirstallBox said:

Not hoping to scaremonger people, but had anyone seen anything about Susan????

There's been a report that the helicopter was going to Luton Airport for a connecting flight to Thailand... Hopefully she wouldn't have had a reason to be on it...

[rn9013 558]

1 minute ago, NewquayFox said:

Has their been an official announcement as to who lost their life’s in this tragedy....

No nothing. I do think the silence surrounding this from both the club and the authorities is quite odd. I’m sure there are reasons but I would have expected confirmation of fatalities or something similar even if they can’t provide exact details/identities. It just seems unusual. 

 

 

[BigWesMorgan 457]

6 minutes ago, FoxInTheBirstallBox said:

Not hoping to scaremonger people, but had anyone seen anything about Susan????

 

Which susan are we referring too?

[Mullet1 166]

[John M 13]

From an Everton fan. 

Dear Leicester fans just wanted to say how sorry I am for the poor people who have lost their lives. I feel so sorry for you all as fans. God bless you all ?