Leicester Owner's Helicopter Crashed outside stadium

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BeIN Sports Journo & Leicester fan Ben Jacobs is saying there will be a statement from Leicester tomorrow but their owner was onboard.
 
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There's a lot of rubbish being circulated that the owner's died, people just wanting attention which makes me sick.

At this stage it has been confirmed that he was on board. In addition there are plenty of eyewitness accounts that no ambulances left the scene until relatively recently and they were driven off at normal speed without lights.

So whether or not it's attention seeking it seems unlikely that anyone survived.
 
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At this stage it has been confirmed that he was on board. In addition there are plenty of eyewitness accounts that no ambulances left the scene until relatively recently and they were driven off at normal speed without lights.

So whether or not it's attention seeking it seems unlikely that anyone survived.

It'd be some kind of miracle for anyone to have survived, however that doesn't mean people should be promoting their own social media accounts claiming to have sources that don't exist. Until something official is released by the club, we can only hope there is no bad news.
 

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Alistair Mann (commentator at the match) on MOTD now talking about it. Says it was in trouble barely seconds after getting some height. Smoke initially, then flames.
 
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They’re saying the vice-chairman and director of football weren’t on board. There’s been no confirmation either way about the chairman/owner.
Which kind of by deduction means sadly he probably was. They’d have told people by now if he wasn’t as they’re bound to know.

Looks a very bad situation.
 
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In the cynical business of football and foreign owners taking over clubs just to suck money out of them and treat them like a commodity Leicester’s Thai owners have been totally different.

Know some Leicester fans and the owner gives them beer and treats on his birthday and other special occasions. He’s donated millions to local hospitals in the city. Not to mention the fact of course they were at the helm when Leicester reached the promised land.
 
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In the cynical business of football and foreign owners taking over clubs just to suck money out of them and treat them like a commodity Leicester’s Thai owners have been totally different.

Know some Leicester fans and the owner gives them beer and treats on his birthday and other special occasions. He’s donated millions to local hospitals in the city. Not to mention the fact of course they were at the helm when Leicester reached the promised land.
Yeah I worry for Leicester now, this could have very serious implications for the ownership and direction the club now goes in.
 
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"It went up to the top of the stadium and started whizzing around. The tail lights just started spinning – all you could see was them going round and round.

"Then it hit the floor straight away and burst into flames.

"It was just utter carnage.

"Everyone is in utter shock. Everyone is shaken up."

Doesn't sound good
 
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