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You remember US Airways 1549, the plane that landed on the Hudson River, NY in January last year? And everybody lived?

Part of that was because they had Sully Sullenberger as their captain -- a truly brilliant pilot with a level head and a wealth of gliding experience that made him uniquely qualified to land a crippled aeroplane on a river. Part because they had a mature and professional crew, from the brave and focussed co-pilot to everyone in the cabin, who kept their calm and followed all the procedures in a manner guaranteed to minimise panic.

But some of it was thanks to the passengers, who obeyed instructions, held their brace positions, and exited swiftly in an orderly fashion. They helped each other stay on the wings and get out of the water, then get onto the rafts and rescue vessels. And it was also thanks to the air traffic controllers, the boat crews on the Hudson River and the NY rescue services. Everyone involved did what they could, to the best of their abilities.

So – aside from wishing how this was how everyone acted every day without necessarily facing a near-death experience – do we think there's anyone in English football who can sit the team down and just get them to watch documentaries about Flight 1549 until the lessons sink in?