OT KINDA': Chapecoense Soccer Team Tragedy ....

[THE HCP]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/29/football/brazil-chapecoense-plane-crash/

As somebody who flies around 125,000 miles a year for work and roughly 65K of that with a professional sports team, this hits home! As a fan, can you imagine losing your WHOLE DAMN TEAM? We've had some situations in the past, where it freaks you out a bit, but this is unreal......

 

[HailBlazers]

man thats rough, have a co-worker traveling in Columbia right now

 

[Chris Craig]

Horrible tragedy. Brought to mind the 1972 crash which killed most of the Uruguayan Rugby team. RIP those who died. My thoughts are with those who survived.

 

[Chris Craig]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/29/football/brazil-chapecoense-plane-crash/

As somebody who flies around 125,000 miles a year for work and roughly 65K of that with a professional sports team, this hits home! As a fan, can you imagine losing your WHOLE DAMN TEAM? We've had some situations in the past, where it freaks you out a bit, but this is unreal......View attachment 10961

No man, I couldn't imagine that. Very unreal

 

[KingSpeed]

What's amazing to me is that 6 people lived! How is that possible?

 

[Natebishop3]

How do you completely rebuild a franchise from the ground up? It's basically like having an expansion team. Reminds me of what happened to Marshall University.

 

[selloutking]

How do you completely rebuild a franchise from the ground up? It's basically like having an expansion team. Reminds me of what happened to Marshall University.

I don't know about this club in particular but most have a pretty deep farm system, sounds like they were a pretty small club though so probably not near as deep as some. either way I would think this is something that would set them back quite a few years.

 

[Denny Crane]

Saw the news this morning. The devastation to family and community is going to be felt for years.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

What's amazing to me is that 6 people lived! How is that possible?

I saw a picture of the wreckage and a section of the middle of the hull was left intact, I'm guessing the survivors were seated in that section.

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[SlyPokerDog]

That's one way to solve our defense and salary cap problems.

 

[riverman]

This is heartbreaking....what a horrible tragedy for all those folks and fans.

 

[riverman]

That's one way to solve our defense and salary cap problems.

bad dog

 

[Rastapopoulos]

To add to the shittiness - they were a cinderella team flying to the final of the Copa Sudamericana. They wouldn't've been going if they hadn't just upset an Argentinian powerhouse. (Sidenote: the Pope supports said team. How many people are seriously thinking that this is God's retribution?)

The only parallel I can think of is "The Busby Babes"

Also, I guess, that Uruguayan Rugby Team (shudder)

 

[Sedatedfork]

That's horrible.

When the Malaysian flight disappeared MH17 -- there were 100's of people on that plane to attend the International Aids Conference. My sister in law was at that conference.. It was devastating.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

So sad. RIP

 

[Chris Craig]

What's amazing to me is that 6 people lived! How is that possible?

A miracle. Saw the a picture of the crash and it's hard to believe anyone survived...guess they just happened to be seated in the right spot.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

bad dog

Too soon?