In the short term, I would expect some respect.

I realise this is not everyone's reaction.

Edited by pefwin (06 Feb 2019 8.39pm)

"Everything is air-droppable at least once."

"When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support."

Slightly cynical why private conversations between Nantes and Cardiff have entered the public arena. I imagine there will be some wrangling over the 15 million. Not that I think Nantes demands so soon after the tragedy are particularly sensitive...

The pilot shouldn’t have been taking this flight for any reason - his licence was for daylight hours flying only- no instrument rating.

There is a massive can of worms about to be opened over this accident for all sorts of reasons.

Mrs YT said something similar to me yesterday. I explained to her that "a deal is a deal" therefore Nantes are absolutely entitled to the money, in the same way that Cardiff were absolutely entitled to take out life assurance on the player from the point of purchase.

Why should Nantes be punished financially because their then ex-player chose such a dubious way to travel to his new job? (I asked Mrs YT, rhetorically).

I sympathise that the timing wasn't great, but as other posters have commented, why has this financial matter between two businesses been made into a news story in any case? It's got nothing to do with anybody other than the two parties involved.

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

That will depend on the contract between the insurer and the insured, but in theory “yes”.

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

Absolutely correct.

If I buy a Ferrari and write it off on the first bend I come to, does that mean I don't have to pay the installments?

Of course not. It's a tragedy, but Cardiff
need to settle their debts: that's far more exemplary conduct imo than trying to evade paying due to tragic circumstance.