Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has died at the age of 60

[DerbyshireFox]

8 hours ago, Danizen said:

If there is to be a statue, that has to be engraved on the plinth. Lovely words from a lovely man. 

100% agree 

[iamafox]

I'd love to see the club sell some Vichai tribute t-shirts or anything like that. I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

[Bunyip]

2 hours ago, WoodyFox said:

From Top’s personal Instagram. Sounds like he’s keen to carry on with us. We’ll be fully behind him. 

Perhaps now Top will realise he has a bigger family than he could imagine. His Dads vision and eventually legacy brought us all together in a way I could never have imagined as a Leicester supporter since the late fifties. Never, until they took over, did I care or have any emotion towards those running L.C.F.C. Since their arrival as owners I have felt nothing but admiration and love for the way they have treated us as fans and the way they have behaved with dignity and respect for the community that they settled in. Sir, you were the heart and soul of a Leicester city. you gave us something I never thought I could even dream of. And that will always be what you left us and nothing can take that away from you or us either. Never has one man going to be missed by so many in this city and community. A life well spent and God bless you.

Edited 31 October 2018 by Bunyip

[Finley Parsons]

[Birrt]

Just to pass on my deepest condolences following this terrible tragedy to everybody concerned at the club, fans and the people of Leicester. Last night I attended a conference north game Southport (my home town ) v Curzon Ashton and a minutes silence was impeccably observed for the wonderful people who sadly lost their lives on Saturday. The whole football and indeed wider world is rightfully in mourning especially for such a kind, generous philanthropist as was Vichai. My thoughts are with you all God Bless 

[desertfox2]

It's been a heartbreaking few days and really hard to post. Once again Khun Vichai has managed to bring everyone together. It's almost like a magic touch, a surreal feeling of togetherness, spirit, unity and energy like the title winning season only this time it's unity in sadness rather than happiness. He was truly special and one of a kind. Another gift to us all is that he has left us in extremely good hands with Top.

 

Just like to say thank you to everyone on the forum too. It's really felt like a brotherhood on here throughout our clubs darkest hours. And huge respect to all of the kind messages from other clubs fans. Many a tear shed but Foxes never quit.

[Steve_Walsh5]

It’s been playing on mind for the last couple of days now and I can’t stop thinking about. But I feel really guilty about the West Ham game last season. At the end of the game I just got up and walked out the stadium without staying behind for a lap of honour. 

 

I keep thinking about it and vichai didn’t deserve that for everything he has done for the club.

[desertfox2]

1 minute ago, Steve_Walsh5 said:

It’s been playing on mind for the last couple of days now and I can’t stop thinking about. But I feel really guilty about the West Ham game last season. At the end of the game I just got up and walked out the stadium without staying behind for a lap of honour. 

 

I keep thinking about it and vichai didn’t deserve that for everything he has done for the club.

Being harsh on yourself there. It's human nature to always think that there will be another time to do something. If you beat yourself up then you're only hurting yourself. The fact that you wrote that shows how much he meant to you. 

[chapero82]

I’m really struggling to concentrate on anything else if I’m honest, he was our Hero 

[foxinsocks]

What a guy - to have touched so many lives.... and not just is Leicester fans - he made the whole world reconsider what is possible in their lives.   Buddhists know that we will not always have the things that we have and we cannot hold on to the people around us forever - in time everything changes - this is why we should appreciate and enjoy the things that we have and the people around us.. here... now.  We have all been so fortunate for the time that Vichai spent with us.  

[Buzzell]

44 minutes ago, chapero82 said:

I’m really struggling to concentrate on anything else if I’m honest, he was our Hero 

I’m the same mate. It’s constantly on my mind throughout the day. It still feels like some sort of weird nightmare, it just doesn’t seem real.

[Nickfosse]

My 15 year old son’s pumpkin tribute. 

[Albert]

5 hours ago, thursday_next said:

A post from SohoFox on Bentley's Roof:

 

"Just a little story which seems to sum Vichai up.
We went to the San Carlo for dinner on a Saturday night.
It was round about the time Jamie Vardy broke the record for those 11 consecutive PL goals.
We were given a table near him and a load of Thai folk. They were all eating great big bowls of mussels like they were going out of fashion. Nothing else. Just mussels.
I couldn't believe it was him. But the waiters confirmed it was.
Anyway I plucked up courage to pop over and say thankyou for everything he was doing at the Club. On the spur of the moment I gave him a teeny LCFC lapel badge. One of the old ones like a mini shield before Bentleys Roof started to flog their badges.
It cost me all of 2 Quid from a vendor outside a warehouse next to the old Half Time Orange in Burnmoor St many years ago.
He was delighted to take it and pinned it on the front of his shirt.
I went back to carry on with ordering our meals.
The waiter pops over to say Vichai would like to buy us a bottle of fizz.
I waved to Vichai and said thanks but no thanks that wasn't why I had given him my badge.
So we had our meal and wanted to get back for MOTD. So I asked for the Jack & Jill.
It was over a Ton.
Anyway 10 minutes later still no bill.
So I asked the waiter to hurry things up please.
The waiter comes over and says the bill had been paid by the Chairman.
I was gobsmacked but he waved to say he was not gonna change his mind.
We shook hands and I genuinely got the impression that he felt very honoured to have received the badge - all of 2 Quid's worth.
Sorry to have wasted your time but I just wanted to tell you about it."

 

One of many stories about Khun Vichai. He will be sadly missed xx

Great read. It just sums the man up. He was so kind & just wanted to make people happy & put a smile on their faces.

I remember Madrid away. Everyone was in the fan park, drinking beer, singing songs & smiling from ear to ear. We were hours away from playing Atletico in the Champions league quarterfinals! We were in Dreamland pinching ourselves as it didn’t seem real. It was the times of our lives!
Out of nowhere Vichai & Top casually strolled into the square just like every other fan had that afternoon to join in on the moment. He wasn’t just our Chairman he was one of us!

After being swamped by everyone trying to shake his hand & get a picture security tried to usher him off into their people carrier.

He refused to leave until everyone got their picture! I’ll never forget it & will cherish my photo with him forever ?

 

 

 

[Hammo]

I'm not sure exactly why but I couldn't bring myself to write anything on here since the tragic accident until now.

 

I have been down to the stadium this evening and the sea of tributes completely took my breath away.

 

It is the ultimate mark of respect and something our wonderful club and our wonderful fans - and those of other clubs who have contributed to the spectacle - should be very very proud of. If you haven't been down there yet, you must. It is a magnificent and utterly moving sight.

 

If only Vichai could have seen just how much he meant to us.

 

I have always loved Leicester City, but never as truly, madly and deeply as I do now.

[ealingfox]

Father. Friend. Fox.

 

Thank you for everything Vichai, you will never be forgotten.

[DJAV]

Hi, just popping by to say I hope you are all ok. Good luck for the game on Saturday, hoping to see a win. 

[Old Fox]

Travelled from Suffolk this evening to pay my respects.

 

Incredible tributes from all over the footballing globe and the warmth from our own fans is so clear to see.

 

Like many before 3 generations of our family were present to pay our respect and I find it extremely hard to put into words what our city, our community and our football club means to us and what The Boss did for us all will be a lasting legacy for generation after generation.

 

So glad I travelled to see the breathtaking array of tributes and in its own way was some small step of coming to terms with the saddest day in our clubs history - it’s a better memory than many of the horrible images from Saturday night.

 

 

[smudger63]

 

[Hawk17]

I had not watched a game of football for 10 years until 2016.

But media coverage of this rag-tag band of brothers from Leicester had me up at 3 am in Australia to finally see what all the fuss was about.

But what I saw wasn't a football team.

It was a family, where football team and city functioned as one.

I was once football mad 10 years earlier, but I'd never picked a team and other passions saw my love for the game fade.

But that morning in Australia I didn't find a team, I found a family that never gave up. 

What Khun Vichai created reignited a passion I thought I'd lost.

But what he helped Leicester achieve has made me believe in miracles again.

You can do it all and with a smile.

He made me think that.

May he rest so peacefully x 

[Manini]

1 hour ago, Hammo said:

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I have always loved Leicester City, but never as truly, madly and deeply as I do now.

This really is something that’s been in my head over the past couple of days. In a really sick and twisted way I think moments like this are sometimes necessary, as a part of life, to just reconfirm to yourself how much something actually means to you. 

 

I never thought something like this would ever happen to my club, but I’m 100% certain that it will stay with me for the rest of my life and it’s increased my bond with my club and my city ten fold. In a weird way this fells so much more important, in terms of the indentity and a show of togetherness and spirit, than the title win did. 

[lifted*fox]

I too have said this week that I'm going to redouble my efforts to go to games and really support the team now. 

 

I was starting to miss a few games because of the weather or because I had a busy week or other lame excuses. 

 

Not any more. I'm down there and rejuvenated. I hope that we rise up from this sadness with massive support for everyone involved and it brings us closer again as a fan-base. We've felt a bit fractured recently - perhaps this will remind us of how we achieved the impossible before. 

[Mickyblueeyes]

As a football fan, my realisation as to what Vichai did for us is something I only understand now. It’s things I took for granted while they were happening. When you speak to fans of other clubs and tell them things like he paid off our debts, bought our ground etc. The shear surprise from these opposing fans hits home the impact he’s had on us. What he did, wasn’t the norm. It some respect, it was against the grain. He really didn’t have to and could’ve made a tidy sum without pumping further money to build us a new training ground or expand the stadium etc. 

 

As a father, son, brother uncle whatever. I cannot help but feel continuous sadness when I think of what his family is going through. It’s hard enough losing someone but to lose someone in that manner, all of sudden would be unbearable. 

 

RIP Boss

[Col city fan]

[promised land]

14 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

That has torn me apart, even before the final words where he’s breaking up.

[Ric Flair]

1 hour ago, promised land said:

That has torn me apart, even before the final words where he’s breaking up.

It's Geoff Peters narrating that I think, bless him. It must be very difficult being a Leicester supporter and carrying out your work in the media this week.