Rival Watch

[Clyde1998]

Not currently rivals, but what a bunch of twats.

"Cardiff City is taking legal action against FC Nantes, seeking €120.2 million following a study suggesting they had a 54.2% chance of avoiding relegation with Emiliano Sala. They plan to submit an invoice of €120.2m to the French club."

Hope Nantes find something in order to counter-sue them.

[Sutekh]

Not currently rivals, but what a bunch of twats.

"Cardiff City is taking legal action against FC Nantes, seeking €120.2 million following a study suggesting they had a 54.2% chance of avoiding relegation with Emiliano Sala. They plan to submit an invoice of €120.2m to the French club."

Hope Nantes find something in order to counter-sue them.

All pathetic sour grapes

[From Despair To Where?]

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Not currently rivals, but what a bunch of twats.

"Cardiff City is taking legal action against FC Nantes, seeking €120.2 million following a study suggesting they had a 54.2% chance of avoiding relegation with Emiliano Sala. They plan to submit an invoice of €120.2m to the French club."

Hope Nantes find something in order to counter-sue them.

They could just put a claim in with their insurance company but I'd have thought using an unlicenced and unairworthy plane, flown by an unlicenced pilot and arranged by an unlicenced agent to fly him from France to Wales would probably invalidate their insurance.

[Clyde1998]

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Not currently rivals, but what a bunch of twats.

"Cardiff City is taking legal action against FC Nantes, seeking €120.2 million following a study suggesting they had a 54.2% chance of avoiding relegation with Emiliano Sala. They plan to submit an invoice of €120.2m to the French club."

Hope Nantes find something in order to counter-sue them.

They could just put a claim in with their insurance company but I'd have thought using an unlicenced and unairworthy plane, flown by an unlicenced pilot and arranged by an unlicenced agent to fly him from France to Wales would probably invalidate their insurance.

I think the previous cases have fallen apart because it was proven Cardiff had completed the deal by the time it happened; Cardiff hadn't added him to their insurance. He was no longer registered to Nantes.

[From Despair To Where?]

Whether he was insured by them is irrelevant really, the pilot and plane weren't licenced or insured to make the flight, a flight arranged by Cardiff, or someone working on behalf of Cardiff.

My point was that they cut corners to get him to Wales sooner. They have zero grounds for any claim.

[Franchise FC]

Whether he was insured by them is irrelevant really, the pilot and plane weren't licenced or insured to make the flight, a flight arranged by Cardiff, or someone working on behalf of Cardiff.

My point was that they cut corners to get him to Wales sooner. They have zero grounds for any claim.

My guess is that they’re hoping that Nantes will settle (for a much smaller amount) rather than go to court

Hoping is doing a serious amount of heavy lifting in this case

[From Despair To Where?]

I think hope is doing all the lifting.

[Snowflake Royal]

I'm assuming this is a desperation ploy to get some money to avoid blowing up from FFP issues.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

Not currently rivals, but what a bunch of twats.

"Cardiff City is taking legal action against FC Nantes, seeking €120.2 million following a study suggesting they had a 54.2% chance of avoiding relegation with Emiliano Sala. They plan to submit an invoice of €120.2m to the French club."

If Cardiff hadn’t chartered a dodgy aircraft with a discredited pilot it could have all been so different

Shame on them.

[Silver Fox]

Can something be shameful and shameless at the same time?

[East Grinstead Royal]

Hmmm, good spot, SFox! If something can be priceless one minute and worthless the next, anything is possible.

[Mr Angry]

Can something be shameful and shameless at the same time?

Yes.

The act can be shameful whilst the individual committing the act can be shameless.

[Sutekh]

Not currently rivals, but what a bunch of twats.

"Cardiff City is taking legal action against FC Nantes, seeking €120.2 million following a study suggesting they had a 54.2% chance of avoiding relegation with Emiliano Sala. They plan to submit an invoice of €120.2m to the French club."

If Cardiff hadn’t chartered a dodgy aircraft with a discredited pilot it could have all been so different

Shame on them.

Wasn't it the agent who chartered the plane rather than Cardiff?

[SouthDownsRoyal]

Not currently rivals, but what a bunch of twats.

"Cardiff City is taking legal action against FC Nantes, seeking €120.2 million following a study suggesting they had a 54.2% chance of avoiding relegation with Emiliano Sala. They plan to submit an invoice of €120.2m to the French club."

If Cardiff hadn’t chartered a dodgy aircraft with a discredited pilot it could have all been so different

Shame on them.

Wasn't it the agent who chartered the plane rather than Cardiff?

Don’t know I wasn’t there.

Probably but Cardiff could have got him over a better way.

[Franchise FC]

Not currently rivals, but what a bunch of twats.

"Cardiff City is taking legal action against FC Nantes, seeking €120.2 million following a study suggesting they had a 54.2% chance of avoiding relegation with Emiliano Sala. They plan to submit an invoice of €120.2m to the French club."

If Cardiff hadn’t chartered a dodgy aircraft with a discredited pilot it could have all been so different

Shame on them.

Wasn't it the agent who chartered the plane rather than Cardiff?

If it was, and unless he was also the agent contracted to Nantes, and further unless Nantes requested him to arrange said flight …… Cardiff have 3 hopes

One’s a boxer
One was an actor/comedian
The other is absolutely no hope

[morganb]

Barnsley sack boss Collins with one game remaining

Barnsley Football Club can confirm the departure of Head Coach Neill Collins.

Collins was appointed last summer and despite several positive spells throughout the season, recent results have left the board of directors feeling that a change is needed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cp9gkg71gwyo

[Hendo]

Barnsley sack boss Collins with one game remaining

Barnsley Football Club can confirm the departure of Head Coach Neill Collins.

Collins was appointed last summer and despite several positive spells throughout the season, recent results have left the board of directors feeling that a change is needed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cp9gkg71gwyo

I know they're on a shocking run of form, but that seems like madness with 1 game to go.

[tidus_mi2]

Barnsley sack boss Collins with one game remaining

Barnsley Football Club can confirm the departure of Head Coach Neill Collins.

Collins was appointed last summer and despite several positive spells throughout the season, recent results have left the board of directors feeling that a change is needed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cp9gkg71gwyo

I know they're on a shocking run of form, but that seems like madness with 1 game to go.

I guess they figure they have no hope if they stumble into the play-offs under Collins so they're trying to roll the dice.

[From Despair To Where?]

If Cardiff hadn’t chartered a dodgy aircraft with a discredited pilot it could have all been so different

Shame on them.

Wasn't it the agent who chartered the plane rather than Cardiff?

If it was, and unless he was also the agent contracted to Nantes, and further unless Nantes requested him to arrange said flight …… Cardiff have 3 hopes

One’s a boxer
One was an actor/comedian
The other is absolutely no hope

IIRC, Sala was going to take a regular flight over but it wasn't for a couple of days and Cardiff wanted him in the country sooner so it was a question of a mate of a mate knows someone type of thing.

It was all instigated by Cardiff.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

Wasn't it the agent who chartered the plane rather than Cardiff?

If it was, and unless he was also the agent contracted to Nantes, and further unless Nantes requested him to arrange said flight …… Cardiff have 3 hopes

One’s a boxer
One was an actor/comedian
The other is absolutely no hope

IIRC, Sala was going to take a regular flight over but it wasn't for a couple of days and Cardiff wanted him in the country sooner so it was a question of a mate of a mate knows someone type of thing.

It was all instigated by Cardiff.

Seem to remember this being the case too from memory