Cardiff's lawyers - Sala


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It’s one of those really unfortunate things, while I can get why both clubs involved in this would obviously want to explore all legal avenues available to them with the amount of money at stake, what makes it really sad, is that there’s no way that you can really report something like this without making it seem like you’re reducing a young lad who has tragically died to little more than a financial asset/liability. Which is why the media should just show some decency and not report it until the matter is resolved in a satisfactory manner.
It's all just so sad.
 
I’m surprised the PL haven’t told them to pay up. Bad publicity for the PL and The game in general.

If Cardiff believed they have a rightful claim against Nantes, agents or whoever they'd pay up and issue a claim.

I believe they know they'll never see a penny of it, ever again, because they made a deal and have to stand on it.

I can't see any PL clubs helping Cardiff avoid paying when many of them use the French market and won't wait it reflecting on them.

BTW where does the term 'Welshing on a deal' come from ;)
 
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So strange.

Regardless of whether he was hawked around or not, they bought him. For a price that they were happy with

He signed a contract with them, he was their player. They owe the money.

Baffling that their argument is he was offered to other teams, which player isn't?

I was accused if being cold hearted the other day by a family member cause I said of course Cardiff should pay he was their player and had signed a contract. I even explained that of he was going there to sign the contract it would be different.

Why should the selling team lose 15million was my argument, because a person has died and it's disgusting that they now what that money. It's disgusting Cardiff now trying to get out of paying was my reply. Which they didn't get.

Should have paid it and kept quiet, a person has died and now all they care about is if it will cost them.
 
The saddest think about this is that it will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
I very much doubt if this so called investigation would have taken place if the poor lad had lived.
 
Baffling that their argument is he was offered to other teams, which player isn't?

I was accused if being cold hearted the other day by a family member cause I said of course Cardiff should pay he was their player and had signed a contract. I even explained that of he was going there to sign the contract it would be different.

Why should the selling team lose 15million was my argument, because a person has died and it's disgusting that they now what that money. It's disgusting Cardiff now trying to get out of paying was my reply. Which they didn't get.

Should have paid it and kept quiet, a person has died and now all they care about is if it will cost them.
Fully agree.

He died it’s very sad, and the agents may need shooting with shit, but it’s exactly the same for the buying and selling club as if he had snapped his ACL climbing the steps of the plane
 
Fully agree.

He died it’s very sad, and the agents may need shooting with shit, but it’s exactly the same for the buying and selling club as if he had snapped his ACL climbing the steps of the plane

No way should the selling club be losing out he was Cardiffs player he was actually on his way to the club.
 
Baffling that their argument is he was offered to other teams, which player isn't?

I was accused if being cold hearted the other day by a family member cause I said of course Cardiff should pay he was their player and had signed a contract. I even explained that of he was going there to sign the contract it would be different.

Why should the selling team lose 15million was my argument, because a person has died and it's disgusting that they now what that money. It's disgusting Cardiff now trying to get out of paying was my reply. Which they didn't get.

Should have paid it and kept quiet, a person has died and now all they care about is if it will cost them.

This could come back to haunt Cardiff and leave a stain on the club ...

... if they sign someone, for £15 million, in the summer, it will be looked on as 'dead man's money' unless they do the decent thing.

That may sound harsh but plenty of people would make that link.

It's also daft when people say 'a man has died, nothing else matters', of course other things matter .... not as much but they matter.
 
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Bizzare.

Who cares if there were other interested parties? Cardiff agreed a price and signed him so that should be that. Hyped up reports when a player wants a new contract or a club are trying to sell a player is par for the course.
The counter argument could be they would have made a lower bid if there wasnt any interest from perceived rivals

If Cardiff believed they have a rightful claim against Nantes, agents or whoever they'd pay up and issue a claim.

I believe they know they'll never see a penny of it, ever again, because they made a deal and have to stand on it.

I can't see any PL clubs helping Cardiff avoid paying when many of them use the French market and won't wait it reflecting on them.

BTW where does the term 'Welshing on a deal' come from ;)
Something to do with sheep iirc
 
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No way should the selling club be losing out he was Cardiffs player he was actually on his way to the club.
there are a lot of ifs and buts still to be sorted and that was stated by a member of Salas family.

there are certainly a lot of things out there that we don't know as fact.

plane disappeared on 21 jan. 10 days before transfer window closed. was the deal actually done completely prior to then.

has the player been registered with PL / FA. Have both clubs sent all the relevant documentation to authorities and if so when was that received by them.

why was there a delay in flight times. IIRC correctly the flight was delays by about 10 hours. why. was there an issue.

was the plane used competent enough to fly over a large body of water at night.

was the plane paid for by the agent. why the rush. why not wait until morning

questions about pilot but not on this thread
 
there are a lot of ifs and buts still to be sorted and that was stated by a member of Salas family. there are certainly a lot of things out there that we don't know as fact. plane disappeared on 21 jan. 10 days before transfer window closed. was the deal actually done completely prior to then. has the player been registered with PL / FA. Have both clubs sent all the relevant documentation to authorities and if so when was that received by them.
why was there a delay in flight times. IIRC correctly the flight was delays by about 10 hours. why. was there an issue. was the plane used competent enough to fly over a large body of water at night. was the plane paid for by the agent. why the rush. why not wait until morning, questions about pilot but not on this thread

None of that affects the deal made between the two clubs.

The Salas family can say whatever they wish but it doesn't mean it's factual or relevant.
 
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That’s what I’ve been led to believe mesel.

And you'd be right.

Imagine what the insurance premiums would be as insurance companies will want bigger premiums than the true odds of risk/reward. It would have to be long term profitable for insurance companies and clubs just take the risk themselves nowadays. It might have been beneficial years a go when footballers were on similar wages to the average man but not nowadays.
 
None of that affects the deal made between the two clubs.
a deal is only a deal when both clubs has signed the paperwork

it is one thing publicising a deal is about to be done but what matters is when is it legally done.

I have no thoughts either way at present but would like to know, if legally was the deal fully completed.

my initial thoughts which may be a million miles away, is that the agent seemed very determined to get the player over asap and questions are being asked about that
 
The counter argument could be they would have made a lower bid if there wasnt any interest from perceived rivals

Why would that be relevant though, I don't understand your logic?

Cardiff agreed a fee they were happy to pay, no one forced them to that figure. Whether there was interest or not is totally irrelevant as far as I can see.

If I sell my house for asking price it doesn't matter if the buyer finds out I would have sold it for 90% of asking price when the deal has been done and he'll get short shrift from me if he tries to renegotiate when the contract has been ratified. I may have told him matey was going to pay asking price if he could sort his mortgage out and it could all have been lies but it's all irrelevant.

a deal is only a deal when both clubs has signed the paperwork

it is one thing publicising a deal is about to be done but what matters is when is it legally done.

I have no thoughts either way at present but would like to know, if legally was the deal fully completed.

my initial thoughts which may be a million miles away, is that the agent seemed very determined to get the player over asap and questions are being asked about that

If the deal hadn't been fully completed then Cardiff have every right to squeal about it but I don't think anyone is suggesting this is the case.
 
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