Pre-trial hearing in Nantes today

[the other bob wilson]

Update:

Cardiff gets delay in Sala case

The hearing before the commercial court did not last five minutes. Just enough time for a slight increase in tone between the lawyers of FC Nantes and those of Cardiff City around the excessive delays that both would require to provide the documents for a file, where the Welsh club would have to claim several dozen million to the Breton club for the “loss of luck” represented by the death of Emiliano Sala, who never wore the BluesBirds jersey, who went missing in the Channel Sea on January 21, 2019, barely a few hours later his transfer at 17 million euros.

Because in addition to having been a man, Sala was "an asset" , which, if we are to believe the Cardiff defense, would have allowed the club to remain in the Premier League and not to slide down to the Championship, the top floor sporty from below.

An expert, Maurice Nussenbaum from the company Analytics FC, considers himself capable of quantifying the damage, with multiple criteria, which range from “expected goals” to “adaptation time” in a new team. Céline Jones, advisor to the Welsh club, asked for more time to optimize the study.

Maître Louis-Marie Absil, for the people of Nantes, was surprised, stressing that the case “has lasted for five years and the summons (Editor's note: on this fact) for a year. » The judge opted for a filing of the full analysis of Analytics FC on April 22, during a new hearing which could be even more express. A new deadline will then be determined, estimated at four or five months, for the lawyers of FC Nantes to provide their observations, before a possible setting of a hearing date to finally get to the merits of the case, possibly at the end of 2024, probably at the beginning of 2025 .

Cardiff City planned to claim around 100 million in “damage” and “loss of income” from FC Nantes. A figure not yet precise: “It could be more ,” says Céline Jones, “it could be less. »

https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actu...e-sala/1455996

Just a personal view, but, from what I read and saw about Emiliano Sala I don’t think he would have scored the goals to keep us up and I wonder how much importance the judge would place on the findings of Analytics FC? Although Sala was in the form of his life when he signed for us, he was very much a hunch of Neil Warnock’s who has a thing about “ugly duckling” footballers - he’d probably admit himself that his record when it comes to signing centre forwards isn’t great.

When all’s said and done though it’s incredible and so tragic that our record signing did not kick a ball for the club and it se3ms to me that all we were guilty of was carelessness with the paperwork for the transfer and a degree of counting our chickens in announcing he was our player.

[Steve the Tea]

Just a personal view, but, from what I read and saw about Emiliano Sala I don’t think he would have scored the goals to keep us up and I wonder how much importance the judge would place on the findings of Analytics FC? Although Sala was in the form of his life when he signed for us, he was very much a hunch of Neil Warnock’s who has a thing about “ugly duckling” footballers - he’d probably admit himself that his record when it comes to signing centre forwards isn’t great.

When all’s said and done though it’s incredible and so tragic that our record signing did not kick a ball for the club and it se3ms to me that all we were guilty of was carelessness with the paperwork for the transfer and a degree of counting our chickens in announcing he was our player.

At the end of the season Bighton had 36 pts and City had 34 pts. As you say, Bob, no-one would ever know but the facts are that had Sala scored just two goals (from Jan 2019) turning a one goal defeat into a one goal victory he would have kept us up.

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[Dembe]

Just a personal view, but, from what I read and saw about Emiliano Sala I don’t think he would have scored the goals to keep us up and I wonder how much importance the judge would place on the findings of Analytics FC? Although Sala was in the form of his life when he signed for us, he was very much a hunch of Neil Warnock’s who has a thing about “ugly duckling” footballers - he’d probably admit himself that his record when it comes to signing centre forwards isn’t great.

When all’s said and done though it’s incredible and so tragic that our record signing did not kick a ball for the club and it se3ms to me that all we were guilty of was carelessness with the paperwork for the transfer and a degree of counting our chickens in announcing he was our player.

With all due respect Bob, personal opinions aren't what matter here. We have all speculated one way or another over the five years, but reading the piece they have granted the team more time to get the full analysis so they obviously think it matters and will aid our case.

[the other bob wilson]

With all due respect Bob, personal opinions aren't what matter here. We have all speculated one way or another over the five years, but reading the piece they have granted the team more time to get the full analysis so they obviously think it matters and will aid our case.

So, are you saying I can’t give a personal opinion? The judge would have to give time for the analysis to be completed - he’d be giving City clear grounds for an appeal if he didn’t and then found against them.

[Dembe]

So, are you saying I can’t give a personal opinion? The judge would have to give time for the analysis to be completed - he’d be giving City clear grounds for an appeal if he didn’t and then found against them.

No, I am saying they aren't relevant.

People get so touchy on here.

[the other bob wilson]

No, I am saying they aren't relevant.

People get so touchy on here.

I was going to write an argumentative reply, but Wales have just gone 3-1 up so I won’t.

[Dembe]

I was going to write an argumentative reply, but Wales have just gone 3-1 up so I won’t.

You'd be wasting your time as I wasn't looking for one.

I can't help how you interpret what I say, only you can control that.

[the other bob wilson]

You'd be wasting your time as I wasn't looking for one.

I can't help how you interpret what I say, only you can control that.

Bit of a sense of humour failure there.

[2b2bdoo]

Just a personal view, but, from what I read and saw about Emiliano Sala I don’t think he would have scored the goals to keep us up and I wonder how much importance the judge would place on the findings of Analytics FC? Although Sala was in the form of his life when he signed for us, he was very much a hunch of Neil Warnock’s who has a thing about “ugly duckling” footballers - he’d probably admit himself that his record when it comes to signing centre forwards isn’t great.

When all’s said and done though it’s incredible and so tragic that our record signing did not kick a ball for the club and it se3ms to me that all we were guilty of was carelessness with the paperwork for the transfer and a degree of counting our chickens in announcing he was our player.

From what I seen he just seemed like the player we needed, he had all the attributes our style needed. We did probably paid premium and it was a risk but that’s football, if it was a cheap easy transfer everyone would have took a gamble. I was excited at the time. But in the end we just don’t know how he would have performed.

I suppose it’s like the malky would have kept us up debate, no one will ever know.

Just all so sad how it ended.