fernandopartridge
Well-Known Member
Just saw a post on Facebook in response to their being 5 on board the helicopter, it simply said:
"Omg, Burnley LFC fan"
"Omg, Burnley LFC fan"
I agree. But.I'd be having a word with her if I was him. News was very clear it was way after the game and no helicopter ploughing into crowd incident
On the Leicester forum loads of fans from other teams have signed up simply to post messages passing on their thoughts and good wishes. They're hardly likely to want to fish for likes of FoxesTalk, much more likely they wish to genuinely express themselves. Yes it may be meaningless in terms of what difference it'll make but some Leicester fans on there seemed genuinely pleased that fans from Leeds, Derby, Liverpool, Man U, Rangers, Celtic etc has been in touch. It's like sending a 'in sympathy card's to someone whose family member has died.
I don't get that either. They supported a club he owned...99% have never met him/them.
Terrible scenes and it seems unlikely that it will end without loss of life. Truly sad.
The Thai owners have been brilliant for Leicester City.
Jesus christ. If this isn't for like I dont know what is.
Again, nothing wrong with the sentiment but why?
whilst clearly tragic I do agree with the speed in which people are trying to demonstrate how they are upset, traumatised, saddened etc or for other things such as pollution etc being outraged. That’s just social media thoughI don't get that either. They supported a club he owned...99% have never met him/them.
I'm very cynical with anything like that. See Gary Nevilles twitter....some absolute cretin gave him shit because he HADN'T posted anything!!! His reply sums it up for me!
Seat cushion?I have just heard a rumour that Gareth Gates was on board the helicopter, no idea why he would be?
Oh yeah how that's the embodiment of being in the "football family". Being a rich benefactor using football as a plaything.Just because you don't get it, doesn't mean that it's not genuinely felt. Don't forget he'd provided the funds for the once in a lifetime Premiership win and had appointed Ranieri. If that had been us we might feel the same.
Come on, be classy, the guys dead. Can't you just pay your respects and keep the nastiness for something else.Oh yeah how that's the embodiment of being in the "football family". Being a rich benefactor using football as a plaything.
It isn't him I'm getting at. RIP to him of course but the platitudes just irritate me, they're getting worse.Come on, be classy, the guys dead. Can't you just pay your respects and keep the nastiness for something else.
He did was most would dream of doing.
It isn't him I'm getting at. RIP to him of course but the platitudes just irritate me, they're getting worse.
Having a word with myself! Street pastors assisting Leicester fans, harmed 0, helped unknown but option available.Street pastors assisting Leicester fans. Sorry Otis and WM but some people need to have a word with themselves. It's disrespect to those who were actually close to him. Grief junkie uk since 1997
I do think that PB, Macca and FP have made a reasonable point ... even though I wouldn't have initially chosen this thread to make it myself. The number of minutes' silences at games seems to have mushroomed in recent years; I've been to games where we've applauded a person with no connection either team playing. This and the Facebook thing where people put that transparent LBGT/ Heart Manchester etc filter over their profile pictures - at least one of my Facebook "friends" has done that today with a Leicester badge.
To me, there's no problem with any of us Cov fans stating we hope that Leicester's billionaire owner is unharmed after a helicopter crash, but I know what the guys mean about "grief junkies"; during the aftermath of that appalling murder of those two schoolgirls in Soham, a lady deliberately flew from the US to Heathrow, paid for a taxi to Cambridgeshire and laid some flowers, hugged some locals etc. She had no connection with anyone from the town and whilst I'm sure she was as distressed as we all were by that double murder case, it seemed like she "wanted to get in on" the grieving somehow. Less extreme versions of that are annoying - the South Africa cricket team once wore black armbands because that grandmother of one of the players had died; that sort of thing.
Tragic news really... just hope more of his family weren’t on there. From a city fanLeicester City confirm chairman's death Leicester City confirm chairman's death
Owner confirmed dead with 4 others. Awful, just awful
Oh yeah how that's the embodiment of being in the "football family". Being a rich benefactor using football as a plaything.
We only wish we had an owner close to this man
Before dismissing him as a playboy who used football as a plaything, perhaps look into the things he did for Leicester as a community, donating £2m to a children’s hospital, £1m to a university’s medical department and donated £100,000 to rebirth the remains of Richard III. It really does seem he was invested in Leicester as a wider community. The reaction of his former players and managers sums it up really, seemed genuine.
Under his ownership, they’ve reinvigorated an ailing club, delivered a Prem title and Champions League football. Correct me if I’m wrong (I’m going off recall here), but he looked at takeover us at some point. There’s an element of enviably asking ‘what if?’ It could’ve been us, and Coventry receiving investment — and imagine if that was us yesterday? It’s not a nice thought. Which brings me onto my next point.
Why do you care about people giving their condolences to Leicester fans? Whether or not the ‘platitudes are getting worse,’ people show their sympathy/condolences in their own way. Personally, it’s not something I’d do, but if someone thinks a tweet/Facebook post might make a difference, power to them.
It would seem LCFC, and the City of Leicester has lost someone who genuinely cared about them. That’s a real shame.
Before dismissing him as a playboy who used football as a plaything, perhaps look into the things he did for Leicester as a community, donating £2m to a children’s hospital, £1m to a university’s medical department and donated £100,000 to rebirth the remains of Richard III. It really does seem he was invested in Leicester as a wider community. The reaction of his former players and managers sums it up really, seemed genuine.
Under his ownership, they’ve reinvigorated an ailing club, delivered a Prem title and Champions League football. Correct me if I’m wrong (I’m going off recall here), but he looked at takeover us at some point. There’s an element of enviably asking ‘what if?’ It could’ve been us, and Coventry receiving investment — and imagine if that was us yesterday? It’s not a nice thought. Which brings me onto my next point.
Why do you care about people giving their condolences to Leicester fans? Whether or not the ‘platitudes are getting worse,’ people show their sympathy/condolences in their own way. Personally, it’s not something I’d do, but if someone thinks a tweet/Facebook post might make a difference, power to them.
It would seem LCFC, and the City of Leicester has lost someone who genuinely cared about them. That’s a real shame.
There is a huge amount of genuine sadness among the club and supporters of LCFC for a man who made a huge contribution locally in many ways.
Am I alone in thinking there would not be quite the same outpouring of grief were a similar misfortune to befall our owners?
Couldn't agree more with this Mucca. The state of some of the posts on the Facebook group are a joke. People say some of the folk on here are arseholes, I'm just glad this forum hasn't been polluted by those scrotes.Before dismissing him as a playboy who used football as a plaything, perhaps look into the things he did for Leicester as a community, donating £2m to a children’s hospital, £1m to a university’s medical department and donated £100,000 to rebirth the remains of Richard III. It really does seem he was invested in Leicester as a wider community. The reaction of his former players and managers sums it up really, seemed genuine.
Under his ownership, they’ve reinvigorated an ailing club, delivered a Prem title and Champions League football. Correct me if I’m wrong (I’m going off recall here), but he looked at takeover us at some point. There’s an element of enviably asking ‘what if?’ It could’ve been us, and Coventry receiving investment — and imagine if that was us yesterday? It’s not a nice thought. Which brings me onto my next point.
Why do you care about people giving their condolences to Leicester fans? Whether or not the ‘platitudes are getting worse,’ people show their sympathy/condolences in their own way. Personally, it’s not something I’d do, but if someone thinks a tweet/Facebook post might make a difference, power to them.
It would seem LCFC, and the City of Leicester has lost someone who genuinely cared about them. That’s a real shame.
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