Diogo Jota killed in car crash

[DINGO COOPER]

I'm not sure "appeals" is the right word. And yes of course the fact that he is famous is the reason that he gets more coverage. That's why there were more column inches about the queen's death than my nan.

It only happened a few hours ago. Maybe if it's still dominating in three days time then it'll be worth complaining about

I get your point. But is he famous? As a Cardiff supporter who watches Cardiff and the league that they are in, and pays no attention to the Premier League, I have never heard of him. Nor does Doris, my neighbour who is in her 80s and has no interest in football. So I'm not sure why there are all these articles on media websites all saying exactly the same thing. Just one or two would be ok.

[splott parker]

Thinly veiled I never watch the premier league post. 😁

I do watch it, not religiously, but I catch a good few games. It’s just that the players to me now are just a jumble of names, obviously a few stand out and I know who they play for but I’m nowhere near as ‘on the ball’ as I was in my younger days. I try and keep up to speed with the Wales squads but England played recently and I was googling who some of the players were and who they played for. It’s an age thing I keep telling myself as I can name players from the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s etc, their clubs, what they had for breakfast and what their dog was called etc.

[ToTaL ITK]

shocking and a lesson hopefully to these guys (players) that buy these high powered cars. They are death traps in the wrong hands RIP

[dandywarhol]

Very sad news. Should a modern car burst into flames like that . Not that much of a gradient. Pettol leak mayde

[lardy]

I get your point. But is he famous? As a Cardiff supporter who watches Cardiff and the league that they are in, and pays no attention to the Premier League, I have never heard of him. Nor does Doris, my neighbour who is in her 80s and has no interest in football. So I'm not sure why there are all these articles on media websites all saying exactly the same thing. Just one or two would be ok.

Yes he is famous. The world extends beyond your street.

On any news website, I reckon there's at least 90% of stories that don't interest me. Can you have a guess what I do when I see them?

[DINGO COOPER]

Yes he is famous.

According to you.

[lardy]

According to you.

And the media, it seems.

By the way, only one article on the BBC main news homepage when I just checked, so Doris should be fine.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

As I type this I'm on the ferry that he was driving up to Santander to catch this afternoon. Not sure if related, but the boat was inexplicably 30 minutes late departing. Very, very sad.

[Boanagers]

It’s a message board,people post news, this is news,albeit very sad news,why it has to turn into a debate about attitudes to world affairs and other totally unrelated issues to this is totally beyond me.

[goats]

It’s a message board,people post news, this is news,albeit very sad news,why it has to turn into a debate about attitudes to world affairs and other totally unrelated issues to this is totally beyond me.

It’s the world we live in now……no wonder so many are dropping the socials

[J R Hartley]

I get your point. But is he famous? As a Cardiff supporter who watches Cardiff and the league that they are in, and pays no attention to the Premier League, I have never heard of him. Nor does Doris, my neighbour who is in her 80s and has no interest in football. So I'm not sure why there are all these articles on media websites all saying exactly the same thing. Just one or two would be ok.

Ok Sludge

[Sts'ikel]

I can't be the only one who immediately thought of Sala when reading about the circumstances of Jota dying on the way back to the UK. I think the shock I felt was linked to the memory of what happened with our club. Awful for his family and I really hope we don't see unseemly arguments over culpability and insurance for years afterwards.