Do we know who was on board, and do we know if there are any survivors?
Leicester City owner’s helicopter crashes in car park | Five deaths including Chairman
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I don't mean to sound a cnut, but when you start cancelling games for "tragedies" then where do you draw the line on what's "enough" of a tragedy to cancel games over?
It becomes a topic in itself when that happens. I actually don't think it's disrespectful at all to play games tomorrow. Disrespectful would be having some kind of weird helicopter show potentially, not playing a game of football.
Pay respects at the start of the game, then play.
past similar incidents didnt lead to cancellations, so I doubt they will this time
It is a tough one. I shouldn't have speculated but I couldn't help it if that makes sense since we're all United fans here. I wouldn't be surprised if games got called off tomorrow if the worst happened and rightly so imo.
Perspective 
Just saw the pictures... Hope everyone is okay.
The Helicopter is the cause of death.
The people involed is the biggest concern. And the people were heavily involved in football at the highest level in this country. There should be a 24 hours abstaining of football in this country IMO. It's symbolic.
I'm sorry... Daft thing to speculate on my part. Let's just see what happens with the folks that were on board. I'm not holding on to much hope but....
fecking truly horrible.
Doesn't look good from the footage, which should not be being shown on the Internet.
People connected high up in the club have family's and they could very well be watching it. Absolute cnuts putting videos on twitter so soon. Just to be first and to get people watching their video. Wankers.
People connected high up in the club have family's and they could very well be watching it. Absolute cnuts putting videos on twitter so soon. Just to be first and to get people watching their video. Wankers.
A helicopter crash... I hope someone made it out alive but I think its very unlikely.
Its just a tragedy. You leave home to enjoy a game of football and then this happens.
Its just a tragedy. You leave home to enjoy a game of football and then this happens.
Amen. I hope to God everyone is okay. Please.Perspective
I just really don't agree. Sorry.
40 minutes after Final whistle
situation on the ground is not clear
''surprise if anyone on board could survive'' - says the Sky reporter
we have a home game on Tuesday night in the Cup, I doubt that'll be played
That clip FootyGirl linked looks like the crash site of Paul Walker. There is no way anyone on board survived that. If someone was concious after crashing the flames and smoke will almost instantly kill them anyway. It looks absolutely terrible, I hope I am wrong.
I wouldn't have an issue if there weren't any English games tomorrow, plenty more important things in the world than football but generally football plays on if it's just related to one club nowadays. You'll only see a full cancellation in future if the Queen dies during the football season.
Guess clubs will be given an option if they want to play.
Hopefully no one on the ground as others have said
Again, it's highly speculative, but it depends on various factors. It doesn't look good though.
I imagine if the worst happens you'll also push for your next league game to be cancelled. Would be well within your rights.
Terrible
Nothing should be cancelled. The line of what should or shouldn't lead to a cancellation of games is just too arbitrary to reasonably apply.
Lesicester City may understandably cancel their game but no one else will or should. Pay your respect and play.
Lesicester City may understandably cancel their game but no one else will or should. Pay your respect and play.
Chairmen are usually very pally with fellow chairmen. They wine and dine each other at games etc. I don't know if its quite the same now with lots of owners from overseas and not match attending owners but I think the chairmen themselves would call the games off if they had a good relationship with these owners.
The Glazers for eg don't go to games and won't even know who they are so they aren't going to cancel it but Palace chairman might for eg. And then United hopefully follow suit.
Hopefully it crash landed, people got out and then it went up in flames.
I don't see how anyone from that helicopter survived, fingers crossed they did but I can't see it.
This further increases my fear of flying in a helicopter, I've had a few opportunities over the years but have a real phobia.
This further increases my fear of flying in a helicopter, I've had a few opportunities over the years but have a real phobia.
Yeah I saw a bit of the report by Rob Dorsett (Leicester City reporter for SSN).
Way he was speaking I get the impression he's been briefed the owner was on board but can't confirm anything until Hospital makes a statement.
Very sad stuff seeing all the fans still around the ground.
No details of people on board, but the heli usually carries the owner's family to and from the stadium. The heli plunged in a fireball and so far there are no reports regarding any survivors. Police to release further details later.
Leicester owner pretty much every home game with his Son, always shown a lot in the stands on the highlights. BT might've actually shown him tonight with all the speculation lately about Claude Paul.
Apparently his son is in Thailand and wasn't at the game. Certainly a very hands on owner and also in the area. He provided money to the main hospital in the city very recently apparently.
Awful couple of tweets on Red Issue account concerning this tragedy.
Looks hopeless that anyone has survived, hope I'm wrong.
Looks hopeless that anyone has survived, hope I'm wrong.
Hopefully went up in flames after the crash happened and wasn't instant.
Helicopter and plane crashes are very rare.
This is bloody huge. I mean if worst comes to worst - this will have long term effects on Leicester City.
Hope everyone is ok.
Believe its usually just the owners.
To be honest that car park isn’t very big but the stadium empties pretty quickly but I guess there would’ve been some people there even 30 minutes after the match.
Beyond pathetic and embarrassing.
Depends how you define "very rare" ... Multiple times a year, at least one or two big ones. Many more private ones we never do.
A lot of marshy land in that area.
I can't really tell from the images but hopefully has gone down away from the car parks
I can't really tell from the images but hopefully has gone down away from the car parks
Christ, those tweets are unbelievable.
How damaged a person must you be to need to make fun in public of either of the unpleasant news items today?
Saw a witness account that said it went up on impact, so really not looking good...
Think it went down in the carpark, but witnesses have said that there was no one in the areaA lot of marshy land in that area.
I can't really tell from the images but hopefully has gone down away from the car parks