fernandopartridge
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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"
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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All the wishy washy tweets are annoying. Condolences fine, but it feels more like many people just want to make a fashion statement a lot of the time.
I doubt anyone survived the crash. In fact I would say it's 99.9% that no one did. Aviation is generally very safe but when something does go wrong you're usually pretty fucked. Especially with a chopper.
Personally would never fly on one. It's not like a plane that can glide. An engine goes or a rotor blade starts malfunctioning and you're well in the shit.
I doubt anyone survived the crash. In fact I would say it's 99.9% that no one did. Aviation is generally very safe but when something does go wrong you're usually pretty fucked. Especially with a chopper.
Personally would never fly on one. It's not like a plane that can glide. An engine goes or a rotor blade starts malfunctioning and you're well in the shit.
Kneeza
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I agree. But.
Wouldn't you be concerned, given the circumstances? Not even slightly?
I 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!
oucho
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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.
Brighton Sky Blue
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That meaning ploughing in insane sums of money and expecting none to be paid back.
Covstu
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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 though
no_loyalty
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I have just heard a rumour that Gareth Gates was on board the helicopter, no idea why he would be?
Otis
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Seat cushion?
fernandopartridge
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Oh yeah how that's the embodiment of being in the "football family". Being a rich benefactor using football as a plaything.
NortonSkyBlue
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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.
Skyblueweeman
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I can’t believe the amount of cynicism on here other than from me and Otis.
I think people are looking into things way too much. People from other clubs are simply leaving their thoughts on what looks like a tragic accident.
Regardless of the age we live in, I seriously doubt people are leaving messages just for likes.
And who cares if someone wrote ‘OMG, Burnley LFC fan’? There’s no agreed template of what should or shouldn’t be written/said.
I think many of you are way over analysing things...
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I think people are looking into things way too much. People from other clubs are simply leaving their thoughts on what looks like a tragic accident.
Regardless of the age we live in, I seriously doubt people are leaving messages just for likes.
And who cares if someone wrote ‘OMG, Burnley LFC fan’? There’s no agreed template of what should or shouldn’t be written/said.
I think many of you are way over analysing things...
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fernandopartridge
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It isn't him I'm getting at. RIP to him of course but the platitudes just irritate me, they're getting worse.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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Let's just hope that the casualties are at a minimum and there were no people on the ground at the crash site. So far I'm hoping no news is good news.
It doesn't look good for those in the chopper and thoughts are with them and their loved ones.
It doesn't look good for those in the chopper and thoughts are with them and their loved ones.
Grendel
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Blame Blair and the people’s Princess bollocks
Captain Dart
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oucho
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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.
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.
NortonSkyBlue
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Having a word with myself! Street pastors assisting Leicester fans, harmed 0, helped unknown but option available.
Houchens Head
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Have to say, I don't get all the out-pouring of "grief", and I use that word loosely! I didn't know the bloke on a personal level, in fact if truth be known, I wouldn't have known who he was if it hadn't been stated in the news. I didn't give a monkeys when that Diana woman died either. Why should I? I'm extremely anti-royal, so although not wishing to enjoy the news of these events, that's all they are to me - news. If it's someone I feel close to, maybe as a specific fan, then yes, I would be heart-broken as I was when Lennon was shot or when George Harrison died and the same when Tom Petty passed. And more recently, the passing of Big Cyril. And I don't put silly superimposed things over my profile picture on farcebook either!
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Absolutely awful thing to happen
SkyBlueSoul
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Leicester City confirm chairman's death Leicester City confirm chairman's death
Owner confirmed dead with 4 others. Awful, just awful
Owner confirmed dead with 4 others. Awful, just awful
Covstu
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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
Captain Dart
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Mucca Mad Boys
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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.
Covstu
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We only wish we had an owner close to this man
lifeskyblue
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Harry Krishner
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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?
CovInEssex
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Not really owned by 1 person though are we
GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee
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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.
olderskyblue
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It's a little bit confusing to me why people have a thing with others expressing their sympathy on this tragedy on social media. If I see a subject on facebook that doesn't involve or interest me, i scroll right past it, and don't read it.
If you hate that sort of thing, why read it? Some posts here give the impression that they are going looking for these comments so they can be angry about them
If you hate that sort of thing, why read it? Some posts here give the impression that they are going looking for these comments so they can be angry about them