comment by Oscar. #TeamFury, 2018 RETURN OF THE MACK! (U12980)
posted 46 seconds ago
Not making it a club thing at all, i was talking about this company not a specific individual(s) was just asking what affiliation they have with Man United as it should be withdrawn and they should have ties cut immediately
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Fair enough

comment by Cornelius Oofterom (U15867)
posted 1 minute ago
from the BBC:

Ben Jacobs
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@JacobsBen
Spoken to King Power, who will release a statement tomorrow. #LCFC owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was on-board the eight-seater helicopter to London. Failure, upon take off, resulted in a fire prior to a crash in the car park. No news on casualties. Prayers with #LCFC family
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Sorry to hear about this and hope any casualties are not fatal.

comment by Bobby Dazzler (U1449)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Oscar. #TeamFury, 2018 RETURN OF THE MACK! (U12980)
posted 11 minutes ago
Get fed up of evening looking at twitter for things like this, sickens me how many trolls and nobs make vile comments. Also what affiliation does this thing have with Man United because this is just as shocking and you'd think United fans out of anyone would be the most compassionate.

https://twitter.com/RedIssue/status/1056280950609469441
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Let's not try and make this a club thing, most decent people will be horrified, a handful of morons (all clubs have them) will always try to be heard at times like this
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I think most people utd fans and others were telling the red issue that they were a facking idiot, and should pull that down straight off.

Sky Sources: @LCFC vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha and Director of Football Jon Rudkin were not on board helicopter at time of crash.

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I’d just like to say Red Issue are a magazine run by absolute cuuunts who don’t speak for any decent minded United fan.

comment by Cornelius Oofterom (U15867)
posted 1 minute ago
from the BBC:

Ben Jacobs
✔
@JacobsBen
Spoken to King Power, who will release a statement tomorrow. #LCFC owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was on-board the eight-seater helicopter to London. Failure, upon take off, resulted in a fire prior to a crash in the car park. No news on casualties. Prayers with #LCFC family
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Doesn’t sound great.

comment by ‘rd’ - if Kan’ye’ can, so can baz ta’rd’ (U19119)
posted 24 seconds ago
comment by Bobby Dazzler (U1449)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Oscar. #TeamFury, 2018 RETURN OF THE MACK! (U12980)
posted 11 minutes ago
Get fed up of evening looking at twitter for things like this, sickens me how many trolls and nobs make vile comments. Also what affiliation does this thing have with Man United because this is just as shocking and you'd think United fans out of anyone would be the most compassionate.

https://twitter.com/RedIssue/status/1056280950609469441
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Let's not try and make this a club thing, most decent people will be horrified, a handful of morons (all clubs have them) will always try to be heard at times like this
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I think most people utd fans and others were telling the red issue that they were a facking idiot, and should pull that down straight off.
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Yeah I think I misread Oscar's post , so apologies Oscar

Np mate

Terrible news, thoughts with all at Leicester

questions will need to be asked about how safe it was to have a helicopter use the centre of the pitch like an airport runway

the helicopter could have crashed into the stadium itself or the carpark whilst still full of people and cars

this has been, apparently, the usual way the chairman has been leaving after a match

Do we know why it crashed?

comment by Alexis The King Sanchez (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
Do we know why it crashed?
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Tail rotor failure. Truly tragic

Another tweet says the remaining 2 ambulances have "driven away slowly with no flashing lights".

It's a matter of how many casualties now, can't be any survivors.

comment by peks (U6618)
posted 7 minutes ago
questions will need to be asked about how safe it was to have a helicopter use the centre of the pitch like an airport runway

the helicopter could have crashed into the stadium itself or the carpark whilst still full of people and cars

this has been, apparently, the usual way the chairman has been leaving after a match
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It’s been doing it every match for years. Also I’d be amazed if the car park was empty when it crashed.

The helicopter both lands and takes off when the stadium is empty.

They take off and land at race courses all the time whilst they’re full of people. They’ve had numerous successful take offs from the ground, no issue for me.

There’s been a catastrophic failure which nobody saw coming.

comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 18 seconds ago
The helicopter both lands and takes off when the stadium is empty.
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the press box still had the BT Sport crew in it apparently..

fans had gone, TV workers, and no doubt club staff where still in there

comment by KLS (U1695)
posted 33 seconds ago
They take off and land at race courses all the time whilst they’re full of people. They’ve had numerous successful take offs from the ground, no issue for me.

There’s been a catastrophic failure which nobody saw coming.
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Suspect it’s something else. Saw some mention of fire before it crashed.

I mean't before and after the fans arrive.

BBC Radio 5 Live is running a programme right now (Stephen Nolan) with updates and interviews. Ian Stringer is on air as I speak.

Pure speculation on my behalf but if something hits the tail rotor or it disintegrates for another reason, there's a good chance that fragments can rupture the fuel tanks leading almost inevitably to fire.

comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 2 minutes ago
Pure speculation on my behalf but if something hits the tail rotor or it disintegrates for another reason, there's a good chance that fragments can rupture the fuel tanks leading almost inevitably to fire.
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Loads of conflicting reports atm, BBC news said it crashed to the ground and was smoking, then there was a pop and it went up in flames

Listening to 5 live about eye witness reports of a policeman attempting to break a window before an explosion is heartbreaking.