Little Lad Killed by Lightning.

[Harry's Lad]

There was a little lad 9 years of age struck by lightning and killed yesterday afternoon during footy practice in Blackpool.

 

It's really affected me, I have a 9 year old Grandson and they look very similar. 

It turns out the lad, Jordan Banks was a keen Liverpool fan. 

It's heartbreaking. 

 

Rest easy kid, YNWA.

 

 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

3 minutes ago, Harry's Lad said:

There was a little lad 9 years of age struck by lightning and killed yesterday afternoon during footy practice in Blackpool.

 

It's really affected me, I have a 9 year old Grandson and they look very similar. 

It turns out the lad, Jordan Banks was a keen Liverpool fan. 

It's heartbreaking. 

 

Rest easy kid, YNWA.

 

 

Just read about this. 

 

Horiffic. The family must be absolutely distraught. 

[Bjornebye]

Aah mate I heard about that on the radio earlier. Awful tragedy. 

 

RIP Little man. 

[Gnasher]

I just saw his photo on the news with a Liverpool shirt on, poor kid. 

[Strontium]

YNWA, kid. Just horrible. I don't know what anyone was thinking having a training session in a thunderstorm.

[Lario]

6 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

YNWA, kid. Just horrible. I don't know what anyone was thinking having a training session in a thunderstorm.

Yeah, that's the part to concentrate on!

 

Fuck me.

[Strontium]

3 minutes ago, Lario said:

Yeah, that's the part to concentrate on!

 

Fuck me.

 

I don't think I was "concentrating on" anything. Nevertheless I'd hope we would like to avoid things like this happening again in future, which means adults not irresponsibly putting children in harm's way. I don't know why you have a problem with that.

[Lario]

6 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

 

I don't think I was "concentrating on" anything. Nevertheless I'd hope we would like to avoid things like this happening again in future, which means adults not irresponsibly putting children in harm's way. I don't know why you have a problem with that.

Probably because you wrote it.

[Anubis]

That’s horrendous. Poor little mite. And his family.

[Strontium]

1 minute ago, Lario said:

Probably because you wrote it.

 

Righto. Well, if fairly uncontroversial posts are going to cause you such anguish simply because they were written by me, there's a pretty effective ignore list feature that will save you the energy.

[tokyojoe]

If that isn't bad luck I don't know what is.

[Elite]

Terrible news. Life's an absolute cunt at times. YNWA, hope he ends up like Zeus or some shit in another life the poor lad.

 

Its making me tear up thinking about it, horrible.

[dockers_strike]

When you consider the utter scrotes walking around, things like this are just utterly tragic and unbelievable.

 

I dont think they were having a training session in a thunderstorm either. It was just raining then a clap of thunder and lightning rather than staying outside with lightning all over the place.

[Section_31]

36 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

 

I don't think I was "concentrating on" anything. Nevertheless I'd hope we would like to avoid things like this happening again in future, which means adults not irresponsibly putting children in harm's way. I don't know why you have a problem with that.

Not a particularly dangerous thing to do being out in a thunderstorm no? Unless you're like walking around holding a Tesla coil. 

[Elite]

2 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Not a particularly dangerous thing to do being out in a thunderstorm no? Unless you're like walking around holding a Tesla coil. 

Yeah it's just terrible luck.

 

 

[Strontium]

1 minute ago, Section_31 said:

Not a particularly dangerous thing to do being out in a thunderstorm no? Unless you're like walking around holding a Tesla coil. 

 

It depends where you are. In a big open space like a playing field, the risk is dramatically increased. F**tb*ll*rs are killed quite often by lightning; I particularly recall Colombian international Hernan Gaviria (who I once signed on Championship Manager) and his team-mate being killed about 20 years ago.

[Lario]

So you're more likely to be struck by lightning in a big open space?

[ZonkoVille77]

There's no available words to express how sad this is for his family. How do you get over something like that? Doesn't bear thinking about. May he rest in peace. YNWA.

[Strontium]

4 minutes ago, Lario said:

So you're more likely to be struck by lightning in a big open space?

 

Yes, and also sheltering under trees. Buildings and vehicles are the best places to shelter.

 

3 minutes ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

negged for the word "Righto". Fucks sake

 

It's a fair cop.

[YorkshireRed]

We get conditioned to awful things happening all around us, desensitised even. This one knocked me sideways though. I have two boys, albeit a little older now, but I can only try to imagine the unimaginable pain his parents must be going through to lose their beautiful son in that way.

 

[Elite]

22 minutes ago, Lario said:

So you're more likely to be struck by lightning in a big open space?

Path of least resistance.

[DalyanPete]

Very sad.

You should never have to bury your children.

[Champ]

8 hours ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

YNWA, kid. Just horrible. I don't know what anyone was thinking having a training session in a thunderstorm.

 

8 hours ago, Lario said:

Yeah, that's the part to concentrate on!

 

Fuck me.

Maybe not in those words but reading the report my thoughts also went to the adults involved in running the session and the impact it will have on them and the scrutiny they’ll face as part of the investigations into what happened.

Absolute tragedy for everyone involved

[Bjornebye]

11 hours ago, Champ said:

 

Maybe not in those words but reading the report my thoughts also went to the adults involved in running the session and the impact it will have on them and the scrutiny they’ll face as part of the investigations into what happened.

Absolute tragedy for everyone involved

Yep. They will feel guilty and as we’ve seen a certain ilk will choose to question them or lay some blame at their feet when they absolutely shouldn’t face that shit at all. Nobody in this event did anything wrong. It was the worst luck in the word and a poor family has lost a kid as a result. It’s absolutely gut wrenching. As has been said on here, I really hope there is an after-life and he’s a Zeus character, one of the gods. 

[halewood pete]

Lovely little lad RIP YNWA