John Delaney

TomasMacR · 15-04-2019 06:05PM #1

I have absolutely no idea why a soccer thread cant be commented upon without certain privileges and he can’t be discussed elsewhere.

This man is an absolute embarrassment, the only reason he has not left his newly self appointed position is because he is working out how much we are going to give him as a severance package as another one of our finest fraudulent corrupt thieves.

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The Satanist · 15-04-2019 06:08PM

Great man, sure didn't he fix the road?!

kneemos · 15-04-2019 06:09PM

TomasMacR wrote: »

I have absolutely no idea why a soccer thread cant be commented upon without certain privileges and he can’t be discussed elsewhere.

It's like a strict boarding school or something.

MrMusician18 · 15-04-2019 06:11PM

Indeed, and they are incredibly slow at granting access.

On Delaney, can't really see what the fuss is about. The people agitating for him to go generally have very little to do with soccer in Ireland.

coastwatch · 15-04-2019 06:15PM

By "stepping aside" ( but still with FAI) instead of resigning, he's hope to get a good 10 years with his snout in the UEFA trough

Trigger Happy · 15-04-2019 06:17PM

The people of Kerry love him apparently.

kneemos · 15-04-2019 06:17PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

Indeed, and they are incredibly slow at granting access.

On Delaney, can't really see what the fuss is about. The people agitating for him to go generally have very little to do with soccer in Ireland.

They get like two million of public money out of about fifty million they spend.

Hurrache · 15-04-2019 06:17PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

On Delaney, can't really see what the fuss is about. The people agitating for him to go generally have very little to do with soccer in Ireland.

And there's the problem there. You don't have to play soccer to see what a joke the FAI are.

Sure with this attitude is I hope you never complain about the government as you're not involved in politics yourself.

Ishmael · 15-04-2019 06:26PM

TomasMacR wrote: »

I have absolutely no idea why a soccer thread cant be commented upon without certain privileges and he can’t be discussed elsewhere.

This man is an absolute embarrassment, the only reason he has not left his newly self appointed position is because he is working out how much we are going to give him as a severance package as another one of our finest fraudulent corrupt thieves.

The soccer forum has restricted privileges as otherwise the forum would be a complete ****-show of re-reg trolls. Making people work to actually get the privilege to post in the forum, keeps most threads there reasonably civil.

I've no love for John Delaney. I get the impression though that the other members of the board are getting away easy in this whole fiasco though. John may have been the CEO but the whole board is complicit in the incidents in question and the state of Irish soccer in general.

Your Face · 15-04-2019 06:28PM

WeIrishareEvil · 15-04-2019 06:41PM

The main issue i have in all this is why the head of the FAI is actually famous.

Does the average English person know who the head of the FA is?

TomasMacR · 15-04-2019 06:46PM

Ishmael wrote: »

The soccer forum has restricted privileges as otherwise the forum would be a complete ****-show of re-reg trolls. Making people work to actually get the privilege to post in the forum, keeps most threads there reasonably civil.

Why? In comparison to politics, after hours (which has ironically enough zero tolerance) and more importantly the astronomy forum which I got site banned from because I posted about the alien I saw with the telescope I got for Xmas.

feargale · 15-04-2019 06:46PM

Delaney declined to give any information to the Orieachtas Committee "on legal advice." While that does not always mean that illegality is being hidden, it often does and is often a guard against incriminating oneself or others. That fact in itself is enough to justify, indeed to make it imperative that the Garda Siochana take an interest in the matter in all such cases.

MrMusician18 · 15-04-2019 06:49PM

Hurrache wrote: »

And there's the problem there. You don't have to play soccer to see what a joke the FAI are.

Sure with this attitude is I hope you never complain about the government as you're not involved in politics yourself.

I'm a citizen, therefore I have a stake in the running of and future of the country. I'm not involved in Irish soccer and the vast majority of people whinging (for years it has to be said) about Delaney haven't gotten up of their arses to get involved in running football either.

If these people really cared about football then perhaps they should join a club and get involved, indeed of cribbing and throwing tennis balls

kneemos wrote: »

They get like two million of public money out of about fifty million they spend.

There is no suggestion that any of the public money they receive has been misspent. The public money is used for specific programmes only

The vast majority of FAI revenue comes from private sources. Why should anyone outside of the organisation feel they have the right to tell them how to conduct themselves? It's their business.

paw patrol · 15-04-2019 06:52PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

Indeed, and they are incredibly slow at granting access.

On Delaney, can't really see what the fuss is about. The people agitating for him to go generally have very little to do with soccer in Ireland.

this may be true, but as a taxpayer we should have an opinion in how our cash is spent.
While funding soccer is a noble cause ; seeing that money paying for Delaney's fancy dinners is pretty galling when we (as a country) have much better things to spend the money on.

MrMusician18 wrote: »

I'm a citizen, therefore I have a stake in the running of and future of the country. I'm not involved in Irish soccer and the vast majority of people whinging (for years it has to be said) about Delaney haven't gotten up of their arses to get involved in running football either.

If these people really cared about football then perhaps they should join a club and get involved, indeed of cribbing and throwing tennis balls

There is no suggestion that any of the public money they receive has been misspent. The public money is used for specific programmes only

The vast majority of FAI revenue comes from private sources. Why should anyone outside of the organisation feel they have the right to tell them how to conduct themselves? It's their business.

That's not true, the state funding for programmes allows the FAI to have money for other stuff.
Without it there wouldn't be dinner in Gaucho's in London - which is a fabulous place btw... - tbh without it there wouldn't be a pot to piss in for the FAI

Annd9 · 15-04-2019 06:52PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

On Delaney, can't really see what the fuss is about. The people agitating for him to go generally have very little to do with soccer in Ireland.

Really ? So why have fans of clubs in the Loi been protesting against him for over Ten years ?

Billy86 · 15-04-2019 06:54PM

TomasMacR wrote: »

after hours (which has ironically enough zero tolerance)

Assuming you're talking about rereg trolls, when it comes to AH let's just say you're way off base here. Pointing them out though, is something the mods definitely don't tolerate.

As for Delaney, good riddance to the spanner but I doubt it will solve much as he surely had to be surrounded by crooks (one of which will take his place) to get away with such blatant corruption for so long.

kneemos · 15-04-2019 06:55PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

I'm a citizen, therefore I have a stake in the running of and future of the country. I'm not involved in Irish soccer and the vast majority of people whinging (for years it has to be said) about Delaney haven't gotten up of their arses to get involved in running football either.

If these people really cared about football then perhaps they should join a club and get involved, indeed of cribbing and throwing tennis balls

There is no suggestion that any of the public money they receive has been misspent. The public money is used for specific programmes only

The vast majority of FAI revenue comes from private sources. Why should anyone outside of the organisation feel they have the right to tell them how to conduct themselves? It's their business.

Kinda the point I was making.

Fans however might feel aggrieved if they think things are being badly run. Though I'm not sure what their complaint is.

MrMusician18 · 15-04-2019 06:56PM

Annd9 wrote: »

Really ? So why have fans of clubs in the Loi been protesting against him for over Ten years ?

Fans, not members.

The Rape of Lucretia · 15-04-2019 06:57PM

John Delaney could run anything. John Delaney could run UEFA easily. He could run FIFA as far as I’m concerned.

Zaph · 15-04-2019 06:58PM

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

John Delaney could run anything. John Delaney could run UEFA easily. He could run FIFA as far as I’m concerned.

True, he'd fit nicely into either of those particular dens of corruption.

TCM · 15-04-2019 06:58PM

John D., a great CEO. He'll be badly missed.

Timberrrrrrrr · 15-04-2019 06:58PM

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

John Delaney could run anything. John Delaney could run UEFA easily. He could run FIFA as far as I’m concerned.

You would think that :rolleyes:

Harry Palmr · 15-04-2019 06:59PM

The apple didn't fall far from the tree with Delaney.

TomasMacR · 15-04-2019 07:04PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

There is no suggestion that any of the public money they receive has been misspent. The public money is used for specific programmes only

Eh? Have you the Sunday papers? There is every suggestion that public funds were misappropriated and this is why he is being forced to step down.

Annd9 · 15-04-2019 07:08PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

Fans, not members.

Not what you said at all , you claimed people who want him to go generally have little to do with soccer which is absolute nonsense .

kneemos · 15-04-2019 07:11PM

TomasMacR wrote: »

Eh? Have you the Sunday papers? There is every suggestion that public funds were misappropriated and this is why he is being forced to step down.

Haven't heard anything about misappropriation of funds.

Some dodgy spending on a credit card,maybe.

tuxy · 15-04-2019 07:12PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

The apple didn't fall far from the tree with Delaney.

Tell me about it, his father Joe was a monster!

MrMusician18 · 15-04-2019 07:14PM

Annd9 wrote: »

Not what you said at all , you claimed people who want him to go generally have little to do with soccer which is absolute nonsense .

Fans have little to do with the game, fans need to get off their holes become members and get involved in clubs if they want to see change. Clubs are dying because of the lack of volunteers.

Going to the Aviva and chanting a few olés is not getting involved

TomasMacR · 15-04-2019 07:18PM

kneemos wrote: »

Haven't heard anything about misappropriation of funds.

Some dodgy spending on a credit card,maybe.

Also known as a misappropriation of funds

tuxy · 15-04-2019 07:24PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

Fans have little to do with the game, fans need to get off their holes become members and get involved in clubs if they want to see change. Clubs are dying because of the lack of volunteers.

Going to the Aviva and chanting a few olés is not getting involved

People can't afford to travel over to Liverpool and Manchester every week just to volunteer.

John Delaney

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