Thailand to buy Leicester one day?

[Lineker's Left Foot]

With the Saudi takeover at Newcastle and with Leicester still ‘wishing to compete’ I was just wondering if our Thai owners will receive more of a ‘backing’ from Thailand itself : probably through the Royal Family if certain clubs go down the ‘country route’? 

[Matt_Lcfc]

Doubt it. I wouldn’t really be that supportive either due to the Thai Royal Family having a very questionable record with Human Rights.

[VLC86]

We own Thailand mate.

[FoxFossil]

Thought you meant buy the whole town.

Honestly Council - put it on Ebay if you want rid.

[moore_94]

13 minutes ago, Lineker's Left Foot said:

With the Saudi takeover at Newcastle and with Leicester still ‘wishing to compete’ I was just wondering if our Thai owners will receive more of a ‘backing’ from Thailand itself : probably through the Royal Family if certain clubs go down the ‘country route’? 

Aren't Thailand currently run under a military dictatorship?

[MarriedaLeicesterGirl]

11 minutes ago, Lineker's Left Foot said:

With the Saudi takeover at Newcastle and with Leicester still ‘wishing to compete’ I was just wondering if our Thai owners will receive more of a ‘backing’ from Thailand itself : probably through the Royal Family if certain clubs go down the ‘country route’? 

 

7 minutes ago, Matt_Lcfc said:

Doubt it. I wouldn’t really be that supportive either due to the Thai Royal Family having a very questionable record with Human Rights.

There would really be no need. If the Thai government wanted to give it more backing, you could just see a repeat of the "Thailand Smiles with You" campaign, or any number of other "unofficial" ways to back the club through the present ownership. Most of this wouldn't even be that iffy financially -- Frankly, King Power haven't given the club as much money as it deserves over the past three years, given the name recognition it has received internationally (due to concerns over the related PL rules on the matter, so FU Newcastle fans). This was proven with the new shirt deal. 

 

[Matt_Lcfc]

5 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Aren't Thailand currently run under a military dictatorship?

They were up until 2019. They supposedly have a government instilled now. However, for a country who have had seventeen different constitutions and still have people killed for talking against the monarch, I’d imagine that their version of ‘democracy’ is very different to ours. People may not like this, but if I’m honest, it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable when I see photos off Top with the Thai Royal family.

Edited 25 October 2021 by Matt_Lcfc

[Lambert09]

6 minutes ago, Matt_Lcfc said:

They were up until 2019. They supposedly have a government instilled now. However, for a country who have had seventeen different constitutions and still have people killed for talking against the monarch, I’d imagine that their version of ‘democracy’ is very different to ours. People may not like this, but if I’m honest, it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable when I see photos off Top with the Thai Royal family.

They don’t have people killed. They can go to jail for defamation ... but you can also go to jail for speaking bad about a business or your neighbour 

Edited 25 October 2021 by Lambert09

[Finnegan]

What 

[Matt_Lcfc]

4 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

They don’t have people killed. They can go to jail for deformation... but you can also go to jail for speaking bad about a business or your neighbour 

 

Whether they kill people or not is quite irrelevant to the point that I am making. If these articles below don’t make people feel uncomfortable then I’m not sure what will.

 

 

https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/05/27/thailand-child-prosecuted-insulting-monarchy

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/world/asia/thailand-king-lese-majeste.amp.html

 

 

 

Edited 25 October 2021 by Matt_Lcfc

[Lambert09]

1 minute ago, Matt_Lcfc said:

 

Whether they kill people or not is quite irrelevant to the point that I am making. If these articles below don’t make people feel uncomfortable then I’m not sure what will.

 

 

https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/05/27/thailand-child-prosecuted-insulting-monarchy

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/world/asia/thailand-king-lese-majeste.amp.html

 

 

 

I’m not defending it but there is a huge difference to arresting someone for breaking a written law and killing people because you don’t like something they’ve done 

[HybridFox]

21 minutes ago, FoxFossil said:

Thought you meant buy the whole town.

Honestly Council - put it on Ebay if you want rid.

I mean we've had Soulsby and Vaz so can't get any worse can it 

[Matt_Lcfc]

4 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

I’m not defending it but there is a huge difference to arresting someone for breaking a written law and killing people because you don’t like something they’ve done 

Yes, but freedom of speech is an important component to democracy, no? Either way, it’s a bit pointless having this debate as it’ll just end up delving into Thai Politics which has little relation to what the OP said.

 

My concluding thoughts would be that Thai Politics clearly is riddled with problems but the Royal Family has a lot to answer for that, which as stated above, is my main issue with Top advocating them so much.

Edited 25 October 2021 by Matt_Lcfc

[David Hankey]

Why not write to Top and see what he has to say.

[Fox92]

Hope not.

[boots60]

I believe gender alignment is quite popular in Thailand.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

“Build Leicester” perhaps - just seen on Sky Sports News that the club have formally applied for planning permission to redevelop the stadium and surrounding area 

[TAFKA Castroneves]

I’d be concerned at the idea of anyone taking us over frankly 😂 everyone else who’s got money will view us now as a great investment and we would go full Glaziers/Kronke etc 

 

We all know how that would ultimately end up...probably back in the Championship very swiftly 😭 

[murphy]

Is it the international break already?

[coolhandfox]

No

[Simoken]

Isnt seeing Jamie Vardy on that super cringe Swardee Ka advert at the King Power enough?! God forbid what would happen if Thailand got hold of it. Probably replace Pukka pies with noodles, BLASPHEMY. uuhhhh

[Daggers]

3 hours ago, Lambert09 said:

They don’t have people killed. They can go to jail for defamation ... but you can also go to jail for speaking bad about a business or your neighbour 

What’s Matt’s neighbour done?

[Lambert09]

3 minutes ago, Daggers said:

What’s Matt’s neighbour done?

Something to do with a cheesy dinosaur 

[Wymsey]

Have an inkling that they're interested in the Leicester Tigers.

[OntarioFox]

3 hours ago, TK95 said:

I mean we've had Soulsby and Vaz so can't get any worse can it 

Pretty sure the washing machine salesman ended up in charge of Forest, we ought to count our blessings