Vichai got it right on and off the pitch
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2018
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
It’s been a weekend where shocking events off the field have overshadowed football.
On Saturday night, after Leicester City’s game with West Ham, Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was among those to lose his life when a helicopter carrying him and 4 others crashed outside the King Power Stadium.
Under his stewardship, Leicester despite odds of 5,000 to 1, won the Premier League title in 2016, perhaps the most incredible title victory in the history of English football.
Gab Marcotti and Natalie Sawyer are joined by Henry Winter, Alyson Rudd and Oliver Kay for their reaction.
In an age where fans feel disenfranchised from their club, Srivaddhanaprabha was an owner who tried to reverse that trend and connected with the community.
The panel reflect on an owner that made good decisions on the pitch too, from hiring the ridiculed Ranieri to investing in unknown gems.
In the Premier League, Ross Barkley continues to thrive under Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea. Did people forget how good he is? And can Ruben Loftus-Cheek thrive in the same way or is he still at the wrong club this season?
And after another impressive display for Bournemouth, the stock of Eddie Howe and Callum Wilson continues to rise. How much longer can Gareth Southgate ignore Wilson before calling him up to the England squad?
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| 1:06.0 | And I'm Gabriel Marcotti and we thank you for joining us in the studio with us today. |
| 1:11.0 | It's Alice and Rudd. Down the the line it's Ollie Kay. It's been a |
| 1:15.6 | weekend where shocking events off the field have overshadowed football on Saturday |
| 1:20.4 | night after Leicester City's game with West Ham, the Leicester owner, Vishay Shrivead |
| 1:25.5 | Hanna-Prava was among those to lose his life when a helicopter carrying him and four others crashed |
| 1:30.8 | outside the King Power Stadium. Under his stewardship, Leicester, despite odds of |
| 1:35.2 | 5,000 to 1, won the Premier League title in 2016, perhaps the most incredible league title victory |
| 1:41.8 | in the history of English football. |
| 1:44.0 | Henry Winter spent Sunday at the King Power Stadium and joins us now. |
| 1:49.0 | Henry, the City of Leicester is in mourning and he really did have a special bond with the players and the fans. |
| 1:55.9 | Yeah and it wasn't just the city it was the whole county and it stretches beyond that you know |
| 2:02.0 | around the world obviously to Thailand, where Vichai, |
| 2:06.0 | the born and where his business empire is. So, no, I mean, it's huge. What I found particularly |
| 2:12.0 | interesting and moving yesterday and what's the outpouring of emotion? |
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