Yep. Also have to factor in the time difference in Thailand seeing as it's very likely Thai nationals are involved.
Leicester City owner’s helicopter crashes in car park | Five deaths including Chairman
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran are here to talk about a frustrating 2 points dropped at Crystal Palace. They then discuss the regeneration of Old Trafford. Finally, Nik is joined by special guest Michael Statham from the Football Oranje podcast - who gives us a more in depth look at our EL opposition FC Twente, and then runs through the (many) Dutch connections currently at United.
Yep. Also have to factor in the time difference in Thailand seeing as it's very likely Thai nationals are involved.
Maybe, wasn't supposed to be a joke, just a remark on how crazy this all is especially in context.
This is sometimes accurate. But also not true.
Maybe delete that comment. It's really fecking stupid.
Your explanation beggars belief far beyond what the original comment was
Not their fault though, not like they knew what was going to happen. Yet it will be shared around Twitter making them uncomfortable. Not really needed.
"SKY SOURCES: VICE CHAIRMAN NOT ON BOARD
Leicester vice-chairman Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddanaprabha and Leicester Director of Football John Rudkin were not on board the helicopter, according to Sky sources."
Leicester vice-chairman Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddanaprabha and Leicester Director of Football John Rudkin were not on board the helicopter, according to Sky sources."
Ugh this is awful, hoping for good news yet knowing deep down it isn't gonna come 
As long as there is hope that there are survivors it's something to cling on to I guess.
Thoughts with everyone at LCFC. Such a tragic accident.
As long as there is hope that there are survivors it's something to cling on to I guess.Thoughts with everyone at LCFC. Such a tragic accident.
Looks awful. As horrible as it is to say, I expect nothing but bad news about it tomorrow.
The flames alone look extreme, let alone any impact.
Tragic news, thoughts with all connected. Credit to the emergency services, and a heads up for Jake Humphrey who's probably had the roughest day of any live Sports Presenter in recent times.
The flames alone look extreme, let alone any impact.
Tragic news, thoughts with all connected. Credit to the emergency services, and a heads up for Jake Humphrey who's probably had the roughest day of any live Sports Presenter in recent times.
I happened to turn on just as they came back from the break and they had to announce it and were being evacuated from the studio, they were very shaken and no doubt felt terrible
If the helicopter went down 10 seconds earlier it would have smashed into the KP, this is a massive tragedy in itself but we were also frighteningly close to another Heysel, Hillsborough, Ibrox level of tragedy that would have changed the face of football forever.
Whats he getting at?
BBC radio Leicester Live now
They haven't confirmed any fatalities
This looks awful. Hopefully there are survivors although the chance of that is slim by the look of it.
Well I think he was getting at how Leicester’s last few years have been an emotional rollercoaster akin to a Hollywood movie, probably as far back as that Watford v Leicester play off thing in 2012 if I’m correct, followed by the promotion, then the unprecedented league win and now this tragedy.
But I’ve always assumed that the FC Hollywood moniker for Bayern was more of a comparison to the stature and nature of Hollywood (and not because it’s like an emotional movie with high and low point drama) in that everyone wants to be there because it’s Hollywood/Bayern, and to hell even if you’re the best alternative to them. It would an all star big name group of people working together, but it would be constantly infested with gossip and scandal away from what really mattered (movies/football) and it would degenerate into petty arguments and squabbling, and eventually power struggles between people. As a result everyone would point and laugh at how stupid it all was, and make jokes about it all.
If anyone can elaborate further or even correct me on it, then feel free but that’s what I always felt what that FC Hollywood tag was about.
Horrible to see, doesn't look survivable. You'd think if there were survivors the news crews would have reported ambulances/air ambulances leaving the scene.
Somebody posted this on reddit - dunno if its from today
The thing is - we don't know when the blaze started. It could have been minutes after the impact. Or it could have been on impact. We just don't know.
So it was still a stupid fecking comment, but at least its been deleted.
that's old there is no big screen on the stand behind the goal
Leicesters ER is 3 minutes from the stadium
How? No more helicopters over stadiums and places with a lot of people? if so, agreed.
fecking death machines.
less than that
What kind of twat writes this?
Please don't give those scummy fecks more attention than they deserve.
I think it's worth showing how scummy they are. I didn't know they were like that.
You would think if anyone is alive and safe they would say who was on board etc..
I never understood the need to make a joke under such circumstances. Some people really got their heads screwed wrong.
Eyewitnesses have said it was on inpact unfortunately
Source.
Leo Bruka, 27, who lives near the stadium, told The Telegraph he was driving home from work when he saw the helicopter falling.
"I saw the helicopter coming down, it was spinning very quickly.
"In front of me was a police car. Before it fell the police car went straight away towards where it was falling and I followed them.
"We were less than five seconds away. When we went there there was a man who I think was working inside the property of King Power stadium who opened the back gate.
"The helicopter didn't fall in the [fans'] car park. It fell inside the territory of the stadium. The car park is very close. It might be a car park for the staff because it's in the stadium.
"One of the policeman ran straight away to the helicopter and another got out a fire extinguisher. The first policeman was tying to break the glass of the helicopter, the window, then in this moment I saw a women in tears crying out loud because I think the helicopter just missed her, she was about 20 metres away.
"The fire just started and then there was an explosion.The policemen tried to calm down the fire. The police response was very quick. This all happened in less than one minute, then I could hear all the police coming around the stadium. They hadn't left yet after the match.
"A policeman asked me to stop filming because someone was in the helicopter."
Leo Bruka, 27, who lives near the stadium, told The Telegraph he was driving home from work when he saw the helicopter falling.
"I saw the helicopter coming down, it was spinning very quickly.
"In front of me was a police car. Before it fell the police car went straight away towards where it was falling and I followed them.
"We were less than five seconds away. When we went there there was a man who I think was working inside the property of King Power stadium who opened the back gate.
"The helicopter didn't fall in the [fans'] car park. It fell inside the territory of the stadium. The car park is very close. It might be a car park for the staff because it's in the stadium.
"One of the policeman ran straight away to the helicopter and another got out a fire extinguisher. The first policeman was tying to break the glass of the helicopter, the window, then in this moment I saw a women in tears crying out loud because I think the helicopter just missed her, she was about 20 metres away.
"The fire just started and then there was an explosion.The policemen tried to calm down the fire. The police response was very quick. This all happened in less than one minute, then I could hear all the police coming around the stadium. They hadn't left yet after the match.
"A policeman asked me to stop filming because someone was in the helicopter."
Yep. The tragic news is inevitable, sadly. We’d have heard by now if anyone survived or if the club’s hierarchy weren’t onboard (like we’ve already heard about the vice-chairman and John Rudkin not being onboard).
A football stadium being wiped out alongside numerous casualty's would comfortably be considered alongside Hillsborough, Ibrox, Valley Parade etc in terms of scale of tragedy.
Absolute disaster if true. Sad day for football.
Not in this thread it isnt. use your head.