Emiliano Sala

[Woland]

Surely you can't spend bazillions of pounds without insuring in the event of random tragedy? Or there's some Cardiff admin with the insurance paperwork sitting on his desk, who said to himself yesterday, "I must remember to get that in the external mail tomorrow".

They used to all be insured, but about ten years ago someone at Liverpool told me that once they started buying players for ten million and more they decided to wear the risk as the premiums became massive. I don't know if it's changed again since or if there's an industry thing in place or what

 

[doctor_mac]

Warnock's probably chucked out all the fax machines and disabled wi-fi, as part of his purging of modern-day "witchcraft and unnatural practices"

God knows who's going to tell him about the whole "aeroplane" bit, but he'll doubtless see it as sign from The Old Ones.

I'd say he was the one who insisted if they were going to fly him over, it had to be in a Sopwith Camel. Made in the day when The Lying Rag never set on the British Empire.

 

[manwithnoname]

I'd say he was the one who insisted if they were going to fly him over, it had to be in a Sopwith Camel. Made in the day when The Lying Rag never set on the British Empire.

And the fact that he crashed into water and didn't come up again showed he was probably a witch anyway.

 

[manwithnoname]

I think that's the wrong way round for proving witchery, but fuck it.

 

[Athens]

I can't believe that my most successful thread in the football forum is going to be about the tragic death of a footballer.

I'm so proud.

 

[Brizzle]

As a mark of respect I think @nealmac should recreate this flight in @doctor_mac 's requested aircraft on Flight Simulator. Maybe wear a black arm band whilst doing so.

 

[nealmac]

As a mark of respect I think @nealmac should recreate this flight in @doctor_mac 's requested aircraft on Flight Simulator. Maybe wear a black arm band whilst doing so.

Have to get the details from the FDR and CVR first.

 

[manwithnoname]

As a mark of respect I think @nealmac should recreate this flight in @doctor_mac 's requested aircraft on Flight Simulator. Maybe wear a black arm band whilst doing so.

I hope none of their fans was using one of those online flight trackers and posting updates.

"2.09, Bon Voyage!!! Cardiff new boy is ON HIS WAY! Leaving Nantes airport on time......see you in Cardiff soon boyo!"

"2.39, over the Channel and onwards, hope Neil's got the kettle on!"

"2.40. Hmmm. Dropped off the radar! Bloody GOOGLE MAPS lol"

"3.00. Er.....how safe are these planes?"

"4.30pm. Does anyone have the number for Jersey coastguard?"

 

[tombrown]

I can't believe that my most successful thread in the football forum is going to be about the tragic death of a footballer.

I'm so proud.

I know the feeling, I'm swooning from getting the most likes I've ever had ... for posting a picture of a monkey on a pile of stones.

 

[doctor_mac]

Here's the Cardiff team in front of their charter, before setting off for a preseason match on the continent.

 

[manwithnoname]

I shudder to think what that dog's name was.

 

[ILD]

I'm suprised it took so long for a club to sign Emiliano Sala, he had been flying under the radar for some time now. Although his transfer is still somewhat up in the air now.

 

[737Max]

At least it answers the question what goes down quicker?
A single engined plane or Cardiff in the Premier league.

 

[Oncy]

I'm suprised it took so long for a club to sign Emiliano Sala, he had been flying under the radar for some time now. Although his transfer is still somewhat up in the air now.

He’ll make a big splash over here.

 

[Red Astaire]

Haha - I haven't laughed so hard at a thread in ages. I feel bad because of the grim subject but fuck it I'm English and we're all cunts. The Irish fellows on here have no excuse however 😉

 

[Athens]

He’ll make a big splash over here.

Before losing it all and hitting rock bottom.

 

[Woland]

Record signings are rarely plane sailing.

 

[manwithnoname]

If you're a Cardiff fan, you'd have to be pretty much resigned to relegation now.

They're in the bottom three, with a -25 goal difference, the second lowest number of goals scored and just 5 wins all season, but while there's usually some glimmer of hope looking at previous great relegation escape stories, and amazing turn-arounds after being seemingly doomed to the drop, I don't recall any where also their new £18m striker died on the way to sign for them.

 

[Brizzle]

I wonder if Netflix/Amazon are currently filming their next behind the scenes documentary at Cardiff. Cracking drama if so. First Brexit Colin, next dead signings.

 

[Jack D Rips]

You're a horrible bunch of cunts.

 

[Rosco]

I hope none of their fans was using one of those online flight trackers and posting updates.

"2.09, Bon Voyage!!! Cardiff new boy is ON HIS WAY! Leaving Nantes airport on time......see you in Cardiff soon boyo!"

"2.39, over the Channel and onwards, hope Neil's got the kettle on!"

"2.40. Hmmm. Dropped off the radar! Bloody GOOGLE MAPS lol"

"3.00. Er.....how safe are these planes?"

"4.30pm. Does anyone have the number for Jersey coastguard?"

That doesn't seem accurate.

I was expecting something about Sala realising he'd be playing for Warnock and then taking the controls over from the pilot.

 

[moron]

This is very sad. Has Warnock blamed us for this yet ?

Also regarding the insurance aspect..i was told that he was shown in Cardiff last Saturday initially so I think they would have got him the cover. If not then Oh dear !!!

Also on the issue of insurance ... the Chelsea teams combined insurance cover is 375M ... from 2016 contract within the Lloyd's market. The risk is shared between a number of organisatiins. Each player is listed .. did not see anyone covered above the 30M value.

 

[Mamma Mia]

Someone we never heard of before today has died.

""genuine concern" Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala was on a light aircraft which disappeared between France and Cardiff"

But hopefully it's not him, and just some other random human has died, which isn't as concerning.

Too early for jokes? Please, we're all a fucking joke.

 

[Hansern]

Ronaldo joins in...

 

[737Max]

Ronaldo joins in...

If only it was his plane that ditched into the channel. Knowing his luck, I bet Sully is his pilot

 

[Rosco]

In a WhatsApp message to loved ones, Sala expressed concerns about his plane shortly before the light aircraft disappeared.

"I'm on a plane that looks like it's going to fall apart, and I'm leaving for Cardiff," Sala said in a WhatsApp audio message carried by Argentine newspaper Clarin.

"If in an hour and a half you have no news from me, I don't know if they will send people to look for me, because they will not find me, you know. I'm so scared," he added.

 

[Oncy]

In a WhatsApp message to loved ones, Sala expressed concerns about his plane shortly before the light aircraft disappeared.

"I'm on a plane that looks like it's going to fall apart, and I'm leaving for Cardiff," Sala said in a WhatsApp audio message carried by Argentine newspaper Clarin.

"If in an hour and a half you have no news from me, I don't know if they will send people to look for me, because they will not find me, you know. I'm so scared," he added.

Thats gotta be bullshit

 

[Brizzle]

Is Rosco getting this off twitter? 😱😎😗

 

[manwithnoname]

In a WhatsApp message to loved ones, Sala expressed concerns about his plane shortly before the light aircraft disappeared.

"I'm on a plane that looks like it's going to fall apart, and I'm leaving for Cardiff," Sala said in a WhatsApp audio message carried by Argentine newspaper Clarin.

"If in an hour and a half you have no news from me, I don't know if they will send people to look for me, because they will not find me, you know. I'm so scared," he added.

Get off the fucking plane then, you dopey cunt

 

[Dreambeliever]

Apparently that’s real

Fucking hell

I guess it proves the old saying true that once you’ve signed for a team in the premier league the rest of your career plane sailing.