Mixed results for Thai owners of teams in England

Exciting though the past football season was, it has also served as a reminder for Thai owners that it is definitely not all honey and roses running an English club.

The 2021/22 season was something of a mixed bag for the three clubs which have full Thai ownership — Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford United. There is also a 25 percent Thai stake in Reading.

The highest profile outfit by far are Premier League side Leicester owned by Aiyawatt “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha, son of Vichai who tragically died in a helicopter crash in October 2018.

Aiyawatt appears to have built up a strong relationship with the fans and in a recent poll was voted second best owner in the entire Football League.

Having finished fifth in the two previous seasons and narrowly missing out on the Champions League, an eighth place finish this time around might seem a little…