So Friday has arrived and normally this would be the time to look forward to the weekend, predict the scores and speculate about what the weekend holds in store for the Bluebirds.
Not today.
I feel guilty about the fact that time is marching on and the search has ended. A tear-stained press conference yesterday between Romina Sala (Emiliano's sister) and the press culminated in a heart wrenching appeal for the search to continue.
Who amongst us would be content to see our family member disappear into the night and to stop searching for them after just three days?
The sad reality is not many people truly expects them to be found alive now and perhaps this is the greatest tragedy of all. At the very least I want the plane and passengers to be located so the friends and families can say goodbye.
The nearly nature of this whole story is what makes it so tragic, he nearly made it to the Premier League, he nearly fulfilled his dream.
I'm left with a constant stream of "what if?" questions running through my mind, inevitably followed by the reminder that fundamentally it changes nothing.
The football family has traversed many a tragedy and the sport will overcome this one too, sadly this is not something we can say for the friends and families involved.
May we never forget the best Bluebird to never play for our club.
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