BobBobSuperBob Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, BlueDredd said: Football is irrelevant on a day like today. A young family man has lost his life after securing himself a new future, and the thought of it makes me sick to my stomach. Thank you to all the BCFC fans that have sent their thoughts to our club and putting rivalry aside. Despite us not having the chance to see him play, he was a Cardiff City player and a fellow Bluebird nonetheless. Respect to Bristol City. Apparently genuinely thrilled to have got a chance to play in Premier League apparently - so sad Knowing Neil Warnock he will use this to galvanise the players / squad 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, BlueDredd said: Football is irrelevant on a day like today. A young family man has lost his life after securing himself a new future, and the thought of it makes me sick to my stomach. Thank you to all the BCFC fans that have sent their thoughts to our club and putting rivalry aside. Despite us not having the chance to see him play, he was a Cardiff City player and a fellow Bluebird nonetheless. Respect to Bristol City. Football Family. Thoughts are with Cardiff and Nantes and families involved. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Search operation suspended until tomorrow morning. Realistically, even if they had somehow survived the crash, it would take an absolute miracle for them to survive a second night at sea. It seems impossible to see a way this won't have a tragic end. Deeply, deeply sad for all concerned, especially the families of Sala and the pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 34 minutes ago, BlueDredd said: Football is irrelevant on a day like today. A young family man has lost his life after securing himself a new future, and the thought of it makes me sick to my stomach. Thank you to all the BCFC fans that have sent their thoughts to our club and putting rivalry aside. Despite us not having the chance to see him play, he was a Cardiff City player and a fellow Bluebird nonetheless. Respect to Bristol City. Our thoughts are with you. When we lost a player in a car crash just three games after we signed him in the 1989-90 season it seemed to galvanize the players who continued with their promotion push and ultimately achieved it. Cardiff can honour what, sadly, seems to be the passing of this player, after a period of reflection, by achieving safety in the Premier League. Thoughts also go to his family, his football family at Nantes and to the pilot's family. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 38 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said: I understand your argument. I note from your avatar (and previous postings) that you are a scooter fan, and I used to ride a Lambretta, maintained by my father, who used to ride a Vespa, but knew how to maintain both. My (mechanical) knowledge of bikes was non-existent, but I had faith in my father and (relative) confidence that, if there was ever a mechanical problem, as long as I wasn't driving too fast, I should be OK. I don't think I would have had the same confidence in a plane, 5/10,000 feet up in the air, no matter had maintained it. Yep Phil, still ride Lammies and Vespa's. Am an old but bold ex RAF technician and from the word go, safety was my main concern. Sadly can tell you stories of guys who were not so safety conscious . My old man was Fleet Air Arm Aircrew so I inherited a confidence in what I was flying ( as I used to do Aerobatics) and was actually taught by a lady instructor who adhered to the rules. Can understand your feelings though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Thoughts with all at Cardiff, Sala's family and friends, and also the family and friends of the pilot. Such a tragic situation. Just horrific. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, BlueDredd said: Football is irrelevant on a day like today. A young family man has lost his life after securing himself a new future, and the thought of it makes me sick to my stomach. Thank you to all the BCFC fans that have sent their thoughts to our club and putting rivalry aside. Despite us not having the chance to see him play, he was a Cardiff City player and a fellow Bluebird nonetheless. Respect to Bristol City. Blue, exactly right, on footie matters we are rivals, but this is a tragedy for all football fans. On a personal point, I've been following Sala's transfer closely for the last week and was looking forward to seeing him play and whether he would fire in the goals to keep you up. Here's hoping there's a happy ending and he is still found, surviving somehow. Sala and the pilot, we hope you are still alive and waiting to be found. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-of-river Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Just had a look on his social media, and from what I can gather he was extremely excited to be going to a premier League club. On one of his social media pages the last post was a picture with him and his old team mates. Seemed like a genuine guy who really cared about football and making a better life for himself...my heart goes out to all affected by this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANWRENBCFC4LIFE Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Read that that the plane had trouble taking off, took 3 attempts. And he was worried about his safety. No way would I be getting on that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Robin1988 said: Yeah they will be looking at the plane, they'll be looking at everything. I know everyone on the internet likes to be an expert on everything but do we have to pretend we have the first clue about the ins and outs of civil aviation before he's even been found? With the greatest respect at no time have i ever pretended to have any aviation knowledge, or claim to be an expert, so please don't exagerate. i have travelled over the channel at night in a single engined Cessna . Of course I feel sorry for everyone concerned, and I'm certain it will all be throughly investigated. It's merely a point of view. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin1988 Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, maxjak said: With the greatest respect at no time have i ever pretended to have any aviation knowledge, or claim to be an expert, so please don't exagerate. i have travelled over the channel at night in a single engined Cessna . Of course I feel sorry for everyone concerned, and I'm certain it will all be throughly investigated. It's merely a point of view. It was meant for the guy who made the original point, not you. But anyway, we know barely anything about the incidents surrounding the accident. Why is now the time for inquests about how Cardiff transport their players? It seems very crass to me. Edited January 22, 2019 by Robin1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, Robin1988 said: It was meant for the guy who made the original point, not you. But anyway, we know barely anything about the incidents surrounding the accident. Why is now the time for inquests about how Cardiff transport their players? It seems very crass to me. It may be nothing to do with Cardiff. He might have made his own travel arrangements. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin1988 Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, wendyredredrobin said: It may be nothing to do with Cardiff. He might have made his own travel arrangements. Exactly, we don't know. But I'm paraphrasing what was said before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LordNinian Posted January 22, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 I want to echo the earlier sentiments of Latcher and Bluedredd for the way in which the OTIB forum has responded to this dreadful news. Thank you, and respect. 19 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red DNA Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Do these smaller aircraft not have the emergency beacons which emit their location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-of-river Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Red DNA said: Do these smaller aircraft not have the emergency beacons which emit their location? Well if they did........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Unbelievably tragic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TH63 Posted January 22, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Just signed up to say thanks for the comments on here. Football and our rivalry is rightly irrelevant today. You guys have shown a lot of class here today. 17 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFChris Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 I really hope with all my heart that both the people on board are found alive, but if the worst should be confirmed, I would really like to see The Gate lit blue again for one night as a mark of respect. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohbasso Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Such sad news and has effected me all day a lot more than than I would’ve expected. Thoughts go out to everyone involved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 28 minutes ago, TH63 said: Just signed up to say thanks for the comments on here. Football and our rivalry is rightly irrelevant today. You guys have shown a lot of class here today. Times like this, who you support is irrelevant. People have died, and anyone who doesn’t think what has happened here is tragic isn’t human. 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red DNA Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 55 minutes ago, South-of-river said: Well if they did........ OK...... What I implied was why don’t they have them fitted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd socks Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 So sad this news,something you never wish to hear .Thoughts go out to all his family,friends ,everyone involved with his previous clubs .Also Cardiff city who had hoped they had signed someone to help their battle to stay in the premier league 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 It’s times like this we simply have to put club rivalries aside. We are just part of one big football family after all. And on a wider scale I hope we all share human compassion. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted January 22, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 39 minutes ago, Red DNA said: OK...... What I implied was why don’t they have them fitted? The regulations don’t require it, the weight was a big factor, but now data recorders can be so light and small, it looks like they will come under the regs in future, so that might extend to location transponders. https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/dfu/NPA 2017-03.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted January 22, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 It’s looking like a terrible tragedy, such a sad loss of a young man embarking on a new chapter in his career. As has been said, interclub and even inter country rivalry has no place whilst this news is still raw. I well remember our own upset and subsequent truce with Millwall after Dean Horrix died, so can only empathise with those involved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54-46 Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Been up Southmead hospital most of the day with my mum and only just got home so this is all news to me Very sad indeed - thoughts go out to all concerned 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Speaking of football family, this is the club which lost its entire team in a plane crash just over two years ago. They are praying for a quick answer and hope they’ll be found well, adding they still believe that Sala will give much enjoyment to football lovers. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allwaysred Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 13 hours ago, Harry said: Very sad news. My mind immediately thought back to the late 80’s when we’d signed Dean Horrix. He made a superb debut away at Shrews and then tragically died in a car crash the next day. Very sad situation for the player and pilot’s families and also for Cardiff. Exactly what went through my mind too. Horrific news all round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thoughts are with CCFC of course, but a special shout out to his loved ones. I can't even begin to imagine the hell they are going through...not knowing for sure what happened and the agonising wait for updates. I'd love to say that theres some hope but it doesn't look likely based on the evidence so far. Just horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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