Bad news from South America
Of the football-related crashes, the one I didn't know was the Alianza Lima crash. They are (and were), like UTD, a big side (one of the top two in Peru). Torino were also a top side but never seemed to recover. Chapecoense seem to be in a much tougher spot since this is not a traditional giant in Brazil, although they've had recent success in Copa Sudamericana.
The info that Sam reports about the flight itself is fascinating. My first assumption when I read the details in this thread, I assumed that this was another case of some company putting profit over safety. But when the boss is flying the plane and risking his own life, that make for a very complicated scenario. I haven't been to South America but read enough about Bolivia that there seems to be a general risk linked to travel given the insanely winding mountain roads.
The news coverage seems to reflect the worst of what is happening right now: being first to a story is more important than being accurate (i.e., reports about PSG, reports about donations and loanees). To loop this last point back to the first point, it does seem that perhaps a global outreach would put this side back at a solid level of play, but, of course, none of that helps with the emotional scars which I assume affected other teams who have suffered from the same type of loss.
Of the football-related crashes, the one I didn't know was the Alianza Lima crash. They are (and were), like UTD, a big side (one of the top two in Peru). Torino were also a top side but never seemed to recover. Chapecoense seem to be in a much tougher spot since this is not a traditional giant in Brazil, although they've had recent success in Copa Sudamericana.
The info that Sam reports about the flight itself is fascinating. My first assumption when I read the details in this thread, I assumed that this was another case of some company putting profit over safety. But when the boss is flying the plane and risking his own life, that make for a very complicated scenario. I haven't been to South America but read enough about Bolivia that there seems to be a general risk linked to travel given the insanely winding mountain roads.
The news coverage seems to reflect the worst of what is happening right now: being first to a story is more important than being accurate (i.e., reports about PSG, reports about donations and loanees). To loop this last point back to the first point, it does seem that perhaps a global outreach would put this side back at a solid level of play, but, of course, none of that helps with the emotional scars which I assume affected other teams who have suffered from the same type of loss.
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