The morning of Tuesday, 22 January 2019 is etched on my memory as if it were yesterday.
Waking to the news that a light aircraft had disappeared over the Channel en route from Nantes to Cardiff, my partner – a Cardiff City fan – turned to me and said: “Our new striker was coming from Nantes last night.”
I dismissed the link. Surely there must be lots of planes making that journey all the time?
But within the hour, BBC Wales football correspondent Rob Phillips reported Cardiff were “seeking clarification” about the…
