A stark contrast

[Zippity]

Listening to and reading the news about the Leicester owner, I've been taken back by just how high a regard he was held in. I don't mean I'm surprised about why he was so liked, more that I just hadn't realised the relationship between him/his family and the city/club. He was genuinely loved by the fans not only because of what they achieved under his ownership but because of the way he 'bought into' the club and the city and the way he conducted himself as their owner. Also hadn't realised how much he did for charities in the city.

Now contrast this with our abomination of an owner. He had the chance to be a legend in our city yet every story associated with him is a negative one from insulting buyers interested in taking the club off his hands and disgracing himself at board meetings to being forced in court to admit to lying and wilfully running this club into the ground. The list of complaints against him is almost endless and that's before you get into his other main business. Buying a football club like ours should be as much an investment in the fans, the city, the people, the area as it is an investment in a team. It wouldn't have taken much to show an interest in the area, get involved in a local charity, show some respect to an institution which has so much meaning in people's lives but instead, he's shat all over all those things I mentioned.

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha showed how to buy and run a club properly; Mike Ashley is the exact opposite. Much as Leicester City are the better for having had him as owner, we are, to an equal extent, poorer for having had Ashley as ours.

(Let's keep any replies classy, folks...)

[toonfalifekevbrown]

There are ways to go about things but our owner has gone about it in totally the wrong way .He doesn't care about the club or the city in any way .

[TheOtherTerryMac]

It puts it into contrast when Leicester owner bought all of the first team squad a BMW for winning the league

Ashley takes our squad for a pizza and offers them a holiday together if they avoid relegation.

[ex_pat_magpie]

Just been stated that Leicester have earmarked £100million to upgrade their training and development facilities.

Fatty would be selling off little plots of land from ours if he could make a few bob from the deal.

[Byker Mag]

Disrespectful to mention his name in the same thread as the Horrible Fat Bas#ard .

[Sclox]

I was going to say something along the same lines as Zip. I am sure he wasn't without fault but the more I read about this guy the more I am impressed. Charity work, donations to hospitals and universities scarves, breakfast and discounts for away fans, investment in the club etc. Seemed an all round saint to me compared to what we have and an example on how to own a club - he presided over a premiership title too to boot and seemed to be liked by all.

Genuinely sad about his demise more than I thought I would be and shows that you can obtain massive wealth without feeling the need to sacrifice class, decency and your soul along the way. RIP.

[ashingtoon62]

Listening to and reading the news about the Leicester owner, I've been taken back by just how high a regard he was held in. I don't mean I'm surprised about why he was so liked, more that I just hadn't realised the relationship between him/his family and the city/club. He was genuinely loved by the fans not only because of what they achieved under his ownership but because of the way he 'bought into' the club and the city and the way he conducted himself as their owner. Also hadn't realised how much he did for charities in the city.

Now contrast this with our abomination of an owner. He had the chance to be a legend in our city yet every story associated with him is a negative one from insulting buyers interested in taking the club off his hands and disgracing himself at board meetings to being forced in court to admit to lying and wilfully running this club into the ground. The list of complaints against him is almost endless and that's before you get into his other main business. Buying a football club like ours should be as much an investment in the fans, the city, the people, the area as it is an investment in a team. It wouldn't have taken much to show an interest in the area, get involved in a local charity, show some respect to an institution which has so much meaning in people's lives but instead, he's shat all over all those things I mentioned.

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha showed how to buy and run a club properly; Mike Ashley is the exact opposite. Much as Leicester City are the better for having had him as owner, we are, to an equal extent, poorer for having had Ashley as ours.

(Let's keep any replies classy, folks...)

Love and prayers to all the relatives of this senseless tragedy..

[Cannylad]

Love and prayers to all the relatives of this senseless tragedy..

Amen.

[Stanleymag]

Tragic. Thoughts are with the families of those who died.

What about the pilot, sounds like his actions when they got in to trouble may have spared many more lives.

[ex_pat_magpie]

Tragic. Thoughts are with the families of those who died.

What about the pilot, sounds like his actions when they got in to trouble may have spared many more lives.

Yes, a very brave man when he must have known it was the end for himself.