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"FAI blew €69,000 on John Delaney's 50th birthday party"

Kermit.de.frog · 2019-11-30 23:55:23

Bloody hell, in the Sunday Times tomorrow. 50k was paid back by Delaney afterward. The remaining 19k went down as a "football related expense". How the hell does anyone spend 69k on a party!? http://cf.broadsheet.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/st-3-scaled.jpg

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#102 23-12-2019 11:12pm

charlie14

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El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

Of course. I'm given to understand he stacked the board with people who bought into it too. I don't know how he brought them to his side. It might have been through flattery or promotion or a combination of both.

One good way for a person to get total control is to stack the board (who is supposed to keep a check on things) with people who are not the most knowledgeable or suitable for the job. The people are so protective of their position that they daren't go against the person who appointed them.

I gather JD had control over the FAI board and he had influence over appointing them. It's the perfect storm for a man who wants to milk an organisation for his own benefit.

I have a feeling that a thorough forensic financial analysis could answer how some were brought to his side.

There is a lot of truth in the saying "Great fleas have little fleas upon their back to bite them And little fleas have lesser fleas and so ad infinitum".

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