It’s truly sad to see the impact of last weekend’s tragic death of Leicester chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
That he died in a helicopter crash just outside the stadium he brought so much joy to is both heartbreaking and strangely poetic.
See, Srivaddhanaprabha was not your regular club owner.
Most Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle fans will tell you that they couldn’t care much for their base.
But this Thai businessman was revered at the King Power Stadium after buying the club in 2010 when the Foxes were struggling to win promotion from the English third tier.
Srivaddhanaprabha took the chairmanship in 2011 and by the end of 2013/14 season, they were back in the Premier League for the first time since 2002.
That first campaign was not without its problems though and in April, Nigel Pearson’s manne were seven points from safety.
But they dug themselves out of that hole and survived the drop.
Then with a new coach - Claudio Ranieri - in charge, the Foxes just kept going up. All the way to the 2015/16 Premier League title.
It may have been a 5 000/1 miracle, but Srivaddhanaprabha was at the heart of that fairytale.
Fans were treated to free beers and pies, lifting the gees in the stadium to roar N’Golo Kante, Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy on to glory and superstardom.
Foxes goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, son of Manchester United legend shot-stopper Peter, emulated his dad as a Premier League winner.
And the Dane gave the man Mahrez described as “like a dad” the best tribute; he said: “You literally made my dreams come true”.