So Was This The Correct Decision ?

[piggynose]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/626874

[bobbinwales]

Page not available?

[Buenchico]

That's coming up as a dead link for me, Piggy.

[bobbinwales]

Page not avhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62687480ailable?

[bobbinwales]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62687480

[FatticusInch]

Probably, but harsh in the circumstances.
I’d imagine Cardiff now wish they’d used a more reputable mode of transport?
No winners in any of this though.

[Buenchico]

It makes perfect sense to me. It was no different to a player being transferred from Club A to Club B and, while in pre-season training for Club B (without ever having played a match for them), then suffering a an injury which ruled him out of playing professional football ever again. Once a transfer is completed, it's completed. The club releasing the player can't be held responsible for anything that happens after that time.

[andy-hughes]

Clearly no winners as advised.

If Cardiff's appeal fails, they will simply sue the other club to try and get the payment quashed, it will probably drag on for years.

[chelle7272]

//I’d imagine Cardiff now wish they’d used a more reputable mode of transport?//
Cardiff didn't arrange it, Sala's agent did.

It is a legally correct decision yes. I suppose Cardiff could try to sue the agent or the pilot for their losses.

[andy-hughes]

chelle - // It is a legally correct decision yes. I suppose Cardiff could try to sue the agent or the pilot for their losses. //

They could, but on what grounds?

I think proving that the agent and pilot (well his relatives) deliberately crashed in order to deprive Cardiff of their player would be more than tricky, and even if Cardiff won, I somehow doubt that they could get anywhere near to the money they are trying to claim.

[davebro]

//It is a legally correct decision yes. I suppose Cardiff could try to sue the agent or the pilot for their losses.//

The pilot's dead. The only winners in a legal action will be the lawyers.

[wolf63]

Did they not have insurance on Sala?

It may be that the newspaper article gives the answer to this question but I didn't see it mentioned.

[Zacs-Master]

The inquest found that Sala and the pilot inhaled 'catastrophic levels of carbon monoxide which seeped from the exhaust pipe and into the cabin of the aircraft in which he crashed'

Maybe try suing the aircraft company?

[wolf63]

or the person who was supposed to keep the plane in good condition.

[chelle7272]

//They could, but on what grounds?

I think proving that the agent and pilot (well his relatives) deliberately crashed in order to deprive Cardiff of their player would be more than tricky

I didn't say anything about deliberately crashing, that 's just silly. The article in the link says Cardiff's next move would be to go after those responsible for the crash, those persons were operating illegally at the tim
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12568602/emiliano-sala-footballer-overcome-by-toxic-fumes-before-dying-in-plane-crash-inquest-jury-concludes#:~:text=Uruguay-,Emiliano%20Sala%3A%20Footballer%20overcome%20by%20toxic%20fumes%20before%20dying,plane%20crash%2C%20inquest%20jury%20concludes&text=Emiliano%20Sala%20died%20as%20a,an%20inquest%20jury%20has%20concluded.
"Pilot and businessman David Henderson, 67, managed the aircraft on behalf of its owner and arranged flights, pilots and maintenance, despite not being the legally registered operator.
A long-time client was Mr McKay, who was helping his son Mark's firm represent Nantes in the transfer.
Mr McKay, who was barred at the time from acting as an agent in the transfer in his own right because he was an undischarged bankrupt, arranged the flights to and from Nantes after Sala had completed a medical in Cardiff."

[Gromit]

Correct decision.
Terms had been agreed, contracts had been signed.
Fifa and now Cas have now ruled against Cardiff. If they don’t start playing by the rules they will get a transfer ban. They have already incurred additional costs.
I would think Cardiff would have had insurance against losing a player, but perhaps they were a bit lax with their admin, and no insurance was in place.

[davebro]

silly money in football anyhoo.

[andy-hughes]

chelle - // I didn't say anything about deliberately crashing, that 's just silly. //

Nor did I suggest that you did.

I was simply illustrating the redundancy in attempting to sue anyone in this issue in the realistic hope of recovering the multi-million pound fee that Cardiff paid for this unfortunate player.


// The article in the link says Cardiff's next move would be to go after those responsible for the crash, those persons were operating illegally at the tim //

And again I reiterate, there is no point at all in suing people who do not have the financial ability to recompense Cardiff, assuming that Cardiff could prove a case.

I suspect Cardiff are simply looking to tie this up in litigation for years - that being cheaper than paying out as the court has instructed.