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' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Tue Apr 15, 2025 5:45 am

The date is now September 22nd according to the below and Sky Sports.



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Sala Case to be Heard in September According to Sky Sports
Cardiff's lawsuit over Sala transfer to start in September

Exclusive from Sky Sports News' Amar Mehta:


"Cardiff City's lawsuit against Nantes will be heard in September, Sky Sports News has learnt.

The dispute relates to the transfer of Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash in January 2019 while travelling to Cardiff ahead of a £15m move. The Welsh club sued Nantes for over £100m in 2023. The case will be heard in a French court after a hearing took place on Monday to list the case.

The case will start on September 22.

Sky Sports News has approached Cardiff City and Nantes for comment."

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:29 am

GrangeEndStar wrote:The date is now September 22nd according to the below and Sky Sports.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football ... 451287.ece



viewtopic.php?f=2&t=204226


Well this shows how stubborn he is still fighting this and could
loose,
same applies to the team been relegated he could lose both plus his Belgium team ,it's all about money with him and not been a failure back home
He will be suicidal if all 3 goes tit's up
Ps see you Monday at protest.

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:29 am

Let's hope we win as all monies can be used in ffp as it was always accounted for in the accounts .

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:30 am

montyblue wrote:
GrangeEndStar wrote:The date is now September 22nd according to the below and Sky Sports.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football ... 451287.ece



viewtopic.php?f=2&t=204226


Well this shows how stubborn he is still fighting this and could
loose,
same applies to the team been relegated he could lose both plus his Belgium team ,it's all about money with him and not been a failure back home
He will be suicidal if all 3 goes tit's up
Ps see you Monday at protest.



Monty just think if wins he may sell as could get most of his money back.

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:35 am

montyblue wrote:
GrangeEndStar wrote:The date is now September 22nd according to the below and Sky Sports.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football ... 451287.ece



viewtopic.php?f=2&t=204226


Well this shows how stubborn he is still fighting this and could
loose,
same applies to the team been relegated he could lose both plus his Belgium team ,it's all about money with him and not been a failure back home
He will be suicidal if all 3 goes tit's up
Ps see you Monday at protest.

Very easy to write off someone's else money? , we were wronged as a club, the whole transfer stinks including the illegal flight . Do you want us to win ? It sounds like you don't and some on here let there hatred of tan cloud there judgement , as a club we need this

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:48 am

I think this is the only reason that Tan is still here.

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:50 am

montyblue wrote:
GrangeEndStar wrote:The date is now September 22nd according to the below and Sky Sports.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football ... 451287.ece



viewtopic.php?f=2&t=204226


Well this shows how stubborn he is still fighting this and could
loose,
same applies to the team been relegated he could lose both plus his Belgium team ,it's all about money with him and not been a failure back home
He will be suicidal if all 3 goes tit's up
Ps see you Monday at protest.


I'll see you there mate.

I've also just posted up confirmation that Tan hasn't agreed to Warnock taking over for the run in after Warnock eventually said yes.

This is our best option for survival and once again this is all down to Tan.

The protest now needs to go ahead more than ever and we need massive numbers supporting it.

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:54 am

GrangeEndStar wrote:
montyblue wrote:
GrangeEndStar wrote:The date is now September 22nd according to the below and Sky Sports.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football ... 451287.ece



viewtopic.php?f=2&t=204226


Well this shows how stubborn he is still fighting this and could
loose,
same applies to the team been relegated he could lose both plus his Belgium team ,it's all about money with him and not been a failure back home
He will be suicidal if all 3 goes tit's up
Ps see you Monday at protest.


I'll see you there mate.

I've also just posted up confirmation that Tan hasn't agreed to Warnock taking over for the run in after Warnock eventually said yes.

This is our best option for survival and once again this is all down to Tan.

The protest now needs to go ahead more than ever and we need massive numbers supporting it.


Was just about to post that there should be nobody left in the" waste of time camp"

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:56 am

wez1927 wrote:
montyblue wrote:
GrangeEndStar wrote:The date is now September 22nd according to the below and Sky Sports.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football ... 451287.ece



viewtopic.php?f=2&t=204226


Well this shows how stubborn he is still fighting this and could
loose,
same applies to the team been relegated he could lose both plus his Belgium team ,it's all about money with him and not been a failure back home
He will be suicidal if all 3 goes tit's up
Ps see you Monday at protest.

Very easy to write off someone's else money? , we were wronged as a club, the whole transfer stinks including the illegal flight . Do you want us to win ? It sounds like you don't and some on here let there hatred of tan cloud there judgement , as a club we need this


Of course I would prefer to him to win
I was more on the point about his stubbornness such as sticking with riza when Neil would help out.

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Tue Apr 15, 2025 11:23 am

montyblue wrote:
wez1927 wrote:
montyblue wrote:
GrangeEndStar wrote:The date is now September 22nd according to the below and Sky Sports.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football ... 451287.ece



viewtopic.php?f=2&t=204226


Well this shows how stubborn he is still fighting this and could
loose,
same applies to the team been relegated he could lose both plus his Belgium team ,it's all about money with him and not been a failure back home
He will be suicidal if all 3 goes tit's up
Ps see you Monday at protest.

Very easy to write off someone's else money? , we were wronged as a club, the whole transfer stinks including the illegal flight . Do you want us to win ? It sounds like you don't and some on here let there hatred of tan cloud there judgement , as a club we need this


Of course I would prefer to him to win
I was more on the point about his stubbornness such as sticking with riza when Neil would help out.

That's not this thread tho , we need this money to survive desperately i feel .

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:37 pm

Would not matter
we would already be League 1
If we are not lucky.

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:19 am

Well, as we all know, this has been dragging on now for so,so long and you have to feel so sorry for the families involved, of both the footballer and the pilot who lost thier lives.

I really only know about the whole tragic incident from what I have read here and in the newspaers and online reports.

A simple summary as to my understanding of events was:

A fee was agreed between Nantes FC and CCFC brokered by Willie Mckay for the purchase of Sala.
Sala flew over to UK on a commercial jet to sign the deal at CCFC.
Sala flew back to France.
CCFC arranged a commercial flight to bring Sala back to Cardiff.
Willie Mckay stepped in as the acting Agent and arranged a private plane/flight back to Cardiff for Sala.
Willie Mckay knew the pilot and had used this plane previously.
It was a night flight in Darkness and the pilot did not have the correct night flying licence.
Sala, Phoned his sister from the private plane, stating that he was afraid as the plane seemed in a dangerous condition.
Carbon Monoxide overcame both pilot and Sala causing plane to plunge into sea.

Hope that is a fair assesment? (please correct if wrong).

As far as I can see, and only my opinion from that summary the people who have to answer for this tragedy are:

Willie Mckay - proberbly making money by arranging the Private plane and asking the pilot to break the aviation law to fly the plane at night?
The pilot - Proberbly persuaded to fly at night for a nice little bit of money?
The planes service engineer/company - apparently this plane had suffered previously with same and other problems?
The plane owners - Knew this plane was unfit?
The Civil Aviation Authority - Did not take action to stop plane being used at all?

It have read that the 5 above are "let off the hook" for various reasons and excuses.

Lawers, barristers and the courts can twist the truth around to fit thier agenda - what happened to "The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" - more like the "The lies, the bended lies and nothing but the lies"

40 years ago upon my divorce my solicitor instructed me to say something that was not the truth to minimise my maintenance payments - I said that I could not say that as it was not the truth.

My solicitor told me " There is LAW and there is JUSTICE, and the law always wins over JUSTICE", I have never forgotten that.

So whoever wins/comes out on top in this case, it cetainly will not be the families and loved ones of lost souls.

BUT, what do I know I'm Just an old Fart trying to live a decent life :old:

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Wed Apr 16, 2025 10:57 am

powysblue wrote:Well, as we all know, this has been dragging on now for so,so long and you have to feel so sorry for the families involved, of both the footballer and the pilot who lost thier lives.

I really only know about the whole tragic incident from what I have read here and in the newspaers and online reports.

A simple summary as to my understanding of events was:

A fee was agreed between Nantes FC and CCFC brokered by Willie Mckay for the purchase of Sala.
Sala flew over to UK on a commercial jet to sign the deal at CCFC.
Sala flew back to France.
CCFC arranged a commercial flight to bring Sala back to Cardiff.
Willie Mckay stepped in as the acting Agent and arranged a private plane/flight back to Cardiff for Sala.
Willie Mckay knew the pilot and had used this plane previously.
It was a night flight in Darkness and the pilot did not have the correct night flying licence.
Sala, Phoned his sister from the private plane, stating that he was afraid as the plane seemed in a dangerous condition.
Carbon Monoxide overcame both pilot and Sala causing plane to plunge into sea.

Hope that is a fair assesment? (please correct if wrong).

As far as I can see, and only my opinion from that summary the people who have to answer for this tragedy are:

Willie Mckay - proberbly making money by arranging the Private plane and asking the pilot to break the aviation law to fly the plane at night?
The pilot - Proberbly persuaded to fly at night for a nice little bit of money?
The planes service engineer/company - apparently this plane had suffered previously with same and other problems?
The plane owners - Knew this plane was unfit?
The Civil Aviation Authority - Did not take action to stop plane being used at all?

It have read that the 5 above are "let off the hook" for various reasons and excuses.

Lawers, barristers and the courts can twist the truth around to fit thier agenda - what happened to "The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" - more like the "The lies, the bended lies and nothing but the lies"

40 years ago upon my divorce my solicitor instructed me to say something that was not the truth to minimise my maintenance payments - I said that I could not say that as it was not the truth.

My solicitor told me " There is LAW and there is JUSTICE, and the law always wins over JUSTICE", I have never forgotten that.

So whoever wins/comes out on top in this case, it cetainly will not be the families and loved ones of lost souls.

BUT, what do I know I'm Just an old Fart trying to live a decent life :old:

It’s more complex than that and French Law differs to UK Law, so it appears Vincent Tan has been advised by his expensive Lawyers that there is a case to chase

Will he win? Who knows at this point but I can see the points both ways, depending on how the situation is read

The good bit is that Vincent Tan appears to be taking this case on ‘away from the club’ but the negative is that any monies returned are highly unlikely to be reinvested in the club’s future

Sadly, our beloved club are in downward motion and have been for several years (even before the miracle of Warnock) and we now have an owner who (I’ll be polite and say) doesn’t care as much as he might have once done

Just my opinion but one gained from reading the same information that others have had the opportunity to read :ayatollah:

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Wed Apr 16, 2025 2:20 pm

I still can’t see why Nantes are liable for dodgy agents…

I hope Tan’s relentless pursuit goes south. It’s just a lame attempt at money grabbing.

I don’t believe we would have stayed up. He could have been injured after a game so I don’t know how these ‘his signing would have saved us’ can be taken serious.

Sorry Sala, respectfully, you should not be involved in these type of games.

Re: ' SALA COURT CASE - DATE NOW SET '

Wed Apr 16, 2025 4:12 pm

Blue Blue Blue Blue wrote:I still can’t see why Nantes are liable for dodgy agents…

I hope Tan’s relentless pursuit goes south. It’s just a lame attempt at money grabbing.

I don’t believe we would have stayed up. He could have been injured after a game so I don’t know how these ‘his signing would have saved us’ can be taken serious.

Sorry Sala, respectfully, you should not be involved in these type of games.


Why do you hope Tans pursuit goes south?

I hope he wins & that he then feels better about the whole thing after feeling his name is cleared of any wrongdoing in this whole sorry saga. Then he can hopefully fk off from CCFC & we never see him again & ES can rest in peace. Lose & he will stick around until he feels he is cleared of any perceived wrongdoing.