Reply With QuoteIt was a private flight, so I am not sure if the insurance would cover corporate business transactions.Originally Posted by splott parker
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Yes you would think/hope that the City are playing straight down the middle as much as can be expected here and acting on strong legal advice. It’s not the situation for stubbornness and burying heads in the sand, the reputation of the club commands that everything is above board and accountable legally.
It was a private flight, so I am not sure if the insurance would cover corporate business transactions.
On the contrary the timing of Cardiff not paying the initial £5m+ instalment is very poor and not the other way around if indeed that is the case.
Was it part of a corporate business transaction, the flight I mean? From what we’ve read, whether it’s all straight up, is that it’s more or less someone giving somebody else a lift. I’ve read that our club wanted Sala on a scheduled flight, then the McKay lot stepped in with an offer of a free ‘lift’ which Sala accepted. Going to be loads of ‘grey’ areas for insurance companies to um & ah by the looks but I’d have thought if, say, you accepted a free lift of someone in a car and something happened, as long as they were insured you’d be covered up to a certain amount. As I say I reckon it’s going to be a long runner and will it be a case of the winners being the ones with the best/most expensive legal team? Wish I was watching from afar rather than the City being involved.
Perhaps it MAY be where the trouble starts.
I am not SURE really.
It doesn’t matter if that’s what your legal team say to do
As far as I know, Sala was travelling as a private individual on a privately owned aircraft, and any information regarding who paid for the cost of the flight has not been revealed. There is also some confusion about who the true owners of the aircraft are.
Quite, but it does not detract from the fact that it would be seen as morally very poor by a lot of people.
Its more of a reflection on Cardiff than Nantes if Cardiff did not pay up as agreed and Nantes had to ask where their money is.
The initial agreement does not take into account the tragic circumstances which happened shortly afterwards, and when it comes to legal matters, neither emotions or morals are taken into account.
As the transfer was ‘subject to international clearance’ was it legally complete at the time of the crash? From the perspective of which club could potentially make an insurance claim.
They say it was free, but I really doubt the pilot wasn’t going to get paid for it, why would he bother else?
Your frustration is palpable. I feel it also
Yes exactly.
It’s business though, and football is that big time. If the lawyers say don’t pay yet, not even a body found then that’s what you do.
Indeed.
I’d be surprised if Nantes were “demanding” anything at this present moment in time.
Sensational headline. Good for a 2/3 page discussion on here though.
Exactly and maybe the lawyers for Nantes are saying that they should demand payment to establish their position.
Because he needed the flying hours to keep his pilot licence. This is by no means unusual as a minimum number of hours need to be flown every year and it can be very expensive when you don't own your own 'plane (or have easy access to one).
No one said it was free. It was said that Sala was told that he didn't have to pay for it, i.e. it was free for him. But someone must have paid for it at some point.
I'll be interested when the owners of the aircraft make their insurance claim for the loss of their aircraft, and the bag of worms that will reveal.
No one knows the full facts . It’s just guesswork and conjecture at the moment.
Personally I’d rather they kept it out of the public eye.
Yes and maybe cardiff lawyers are saying if we pay now then that could invalidate any later claim- such as thw transfer not being complete due to international clearance. I suppose that could give nantes the possibility of receiving the transfer money from us and then also being the ones to make the insurance claim.
I mean if he was still technically their player subject to international clearance then it's unlikely our insurers would be able to pay out would they?
I doubt any of us will ever get to know what happens anyway. How did this get into the media i wonder?
100%. I’m never going to put anyone on ignore as there’s normally so much good stuff on here - even from posters who I clash opinions with - but there’s been some stuff on here that I’ve not enjoyed reading about the whole tragic episode. I’ll just be glad when the family have closure - I realise people want to post about it but it just feels so insensitive to me.
Wild guess, but probably via an agent who’s slavering over his cut
I wonder. Media have clearly been told by someone. I cant see why nantes or cardiff would want any of this public right now? Don't know though.
Interesting to note which media outlet first revealed this story yesterday.
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