Guest av1 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 BBC Quote There is "genuine concern" Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala was on a light aircraft which disappeared between France and Cardiff. It is feared the Argentine striker was one of two people on board the Piper Malibu, which went missing off Alderney in the Channel Islands on Monday night. Cardiff City, which signed the 28-year-old from French club Nantes on Saturday, said it was "seeking clarification" as to what happened. A search resumed at 08:00 GMT. Guernsey police said "no trace" of the missing aircraft had been found. It left Nantes at 19:15 and had been flying at 5,000ft when it contacted Jersey air traffic control requesting descent, the force said. The plane lost contact while at 2,300ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 22, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 22, 2019 Just terrible, not looking good. First Leicester and now this. I know footballers are restricted by insurance of doing things like skiing and riding motorbikes I wonder after this and the Leicester incident players might start finding they are subject to more restrictions. The value of modern players as assets is ridiculous. Anyway let’s hope this isn’t what it appears and he just realised Warnock is a knob and has gone on holiday instead. Fingers crossed for whoever is on that plane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2019 Fingers crossed for good news, but doesn't look good. Planes going missing rarely if ever have a happy ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Just terrible, not looking good. First Leicester and now this. I know footballers are restricted by insurance of doing things like skiing and riding motorbikes I wonder after this and the Leicester incident players might start finding they are subject to more restrictions. The value of modern players as assets is ridiculous. Anyway let’s hope this isn’t what it appears and he just realised Warnock is a knob and has gone on holiday instead. Fingers crossed for whoever is on that plane. Was thinking the same thing. Perhaps he saw the "help me!!!" picture of Niasse when he signed earlier in the week and got cold feet, switched off the transponder in the plane and made a mad dash over the Atlantic back to South America. Really hope that's what happened. Tragic story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Sad news and I dont think this has a happy ending. Just like helicopters, light aircrafts would fill me with terror getting on as they just look unstable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 It would obviously be desperately sad no matter what, but for it to happen just as he was beginning a new chapter of his life, and a whole new beginning, seems especially cruel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: I know footballers are restricted by insurance of doing things like skiing and riding motorbikes I wonder after this and the Leicester incident players might start finding they are subject to more restrictions. The value of modern players as assets is ridiculous. the number of checks they have to go through before every flight though they're still so much safer than a road vehicle that just needs to be checked annually...it's just tragic coincidence we've had 2 instances in a relatively short time but there's surely still more chance of the team bus crashing than something like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted January 22, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 22, 2019 8 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: It would obviously be desperately sad no matter what, but for it to happen just as he was beginning a new chapter of his life, and a whole new beginning, seems especially cruel. The particular irony being that if he hadn't signed for Cardiff he wouldn't have been on the plane. We never know how our choices can have a profound impact on our future. I hope to McGrath all on board are ok, however bleak it currently appears. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2019 Very sad. There's not a hope in hell there's a happy ending to this. Even if he survived the impact he would be in the Channel at more or less the height of winter for hours, he's dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 16 minutes ago, tomav84 said: the number of checks they have to go through before every flight though they're still so much safer than a road vehicle that just needs to be checked annually...it's just tragic coincidence we've had 2 instances in a relatively short time but there's surely still more chance of the team bus crashing than something like this Is that so with light aircrafts though? Accidents seem a lot more common with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 This is terrible. Hope it has a happy ending, but it's unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Horrendous, hard to see anything beyond a tragic outcome on this one. Is this unprecedented? I don't recall it happening before, certainly not at such a high profile anyway. I know players have perished on planes before (Man United, chapocoense etc) but in terms of someone dying en route to a new club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Is that so with light aircrafts though? Accidents seem a lot more common with them. i'm no aviation expert by any means, but i thought they did...probably not as thorough as one carrying 200 people admittedly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 21 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Horrendous, hard to see anything beyond a tragic outcome on this one. Is this unprecedented? I don't recall it happening before, certainly not at such a high profile anyway. I know players have perished on planes before (Man United, chapocoense etc) but in terms of someone dying en route to a new club? Without wanting to make a joke about it. It does sound like something from an episode of Dream Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Much aircraft's absolutely terrify me. J continue how anyone no matter how rich or poor can travel on one of them. I hope by some miracle they are all ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrentVilla Posted January 22, 2019 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, sne said: Was thinking the same thing. Perhaps he saw the "help me!!!" picture of Niasse when he signed earlier in the week and got cold feet, switched off the transponder in the plane and made a mad dash over the Atlantic back to South America. Really hope that's what happened. Tragic story. You know how sometimes you meet someone and they just aren’t what you expect? Well I met Warnock recently, it wasn’t one of those times. Absolute prick. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 22, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, tomav84 said: the number of checks they have to go through before every flight though they're still so much safer than a road vehicle that just needs to be checked annually...it's just tragic coincidence we've had 2 instances in a relatively short time but there's surely still more chance of the team bus crashing than something like this Yes, but you’ve a better chance of walking away from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 22, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 22, 2019 58 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Horrendous, hard to see anything beyond a tragic outcome on this one. Is this unprecedented? I don't recall it happening before, certainly not at such a high profile anyway. I know players have perished on planes before (Man United, chapocoense etc) but in terms of someone dying en route to a new club? Not that it matters but think he was returning, he had signed for them already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: You know how sometimes you meet someone and they just aren’t what you expect? Well I met Warnock recently, it wasn’t one of those times. Absolute prick. Go on tell us more.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 22, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Demitri_C said: Go on tell us more.... One for another time, certainly one for another thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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