John Delaney

Union guy on prime time saying Morale among the staff in fai is at an low time low

In reality if an extensive audit was carried out in many legit businesses /organisations you could find huge sums liable in fines and penalties. It's just pure luck (plus maybe knowing the right people ) that some places avoid these audits.

TomasMacR wrote: »

BarryD2 wrote: »

That'd be Eamonn - you have to keep an eye on what the public want to hear.



Only sort of defending him, I'd have thought.

Dunphy has more of an axe to grind with the fans and has used Delaney to do this, I don’t think he gives a fiddlers f*ck about Delaney. He had a right go at the fans for the tennis ball protest and then got personal about Richard Sadlier who was the only one to defend the fans after the protest.

Personally I think the tennis ball protest was as tame as it gets. Anywhere else there’d be fans gathered outside the association demanding he step down immediately.

I think the only people that ever took anything that Dunphy said seriously are the type of people that saw statues moving in the eighties.

feargale wrote: »

I would like to make two predictions:

1. In a short time it will become clear that as of now we are only witnessing the tip of an iceberg.


2. When the whole iceberg becomes visible some of the people posting here will still be telling you:

(a) that you don't know what you are talking about, or
(b) that you should mind your own business, or
(c) that once the FAI tells the goverment what it does with money got from the taxpayer the government and everybody else including the men and women who play soccer should f--- off and mind their own business about how money got from the public is spent, or
(d) that others are as bad or worse, or
(e) that all this trivial nonsense about governance, ethics, transparecy and accountability is wrecking the serious business of football, or
(f) that instead of being exercised by this stuff you should get up off your arses and promote the FAI executive vision, or
(g) that you should wear the green jersey, or
(h) all seven of the above.

In fairness, aside from public money (which is given for specific projects and programmes) it is no one's business how the FAI spend their money. And the revelations about mismanagement and wages isn't really news, yet the members of the FAI were happy to let it continue.

No one is forced to buy jerseys or tickets. If people are unhappy with the FAI they should stop funding them. It's that simple.

There are alternatives out there, the FAI doesn't have to exist, and others could set up their own organisation, and make it as transparent at they see fit.

TomasMacR wrote: »

So corporate governance is a complete non entity, no accountability whatsoever as long as it is not public money. The FAI could, if they wanted to, set up a multi-story brothel in Merrion Square.

Exactly, they do not have to be accountable to anyone other than their members as long as they act within the law. And up until now the biggest gripe a lot of so called fans have had with the FAI is the renumeration of the top executive, where they felt the money would be better spent on promoting the game. The issue with the accounts is just a new stick to beat the FAI with.

This has come up a few times and is a very poor argument. A lot of us want to support our national football team no matter what for the love of the sport and the country. Try telling your ten year old you don't want to support the team any longer because of how corrupt the association and BOM are.

it doesn't need to be the FAI that organises a national team or soccer in general, as an example league of Ireland was outside the FAI for years. Anyone can do it. It's not as if a group needs democratic legitimacy to set up a football team or sports organization. You see how weak your argument is when it descends to "think of the children" as your point.

Why should anyone set up any other organisation than the one in place when tax payers have already paid to have individuals to do their job accordingly and act appropriately?

Anyone want to up a new HSE, I've a toolbox in the shed and everything is on YouTube. Heart Transplants half-price this week only.

Taxpayers are not paying the FAI to administer the game, that are paying for specific programmes and these are being delivered. A new organization could be set up tomorrow by fans if they really cared to do what the FAI do. The real problem is these "fans" don't want to be members, don't want to volunteer, just to crib and moan about an organization that they continue to prop up financially.

And anyone is free to set up an alternative health service of they so desire. Indeed there are many private clinics throughout the country.

Snickers Man wrote: »

Comparing soccer in Ireland to the other popular codes of football played here, it does indeed come across as a joke. Look at the way the GAA is embedded deep within the culture and society across the country, from the busiest cities to the most windswept hamlet. Granted, it is an amateur association but the time and effort invested by coaches/club members/parents/administrators throughout the country has its reward in the number of kids actually togging out to play the games every weekend and the crowds you get at Croke Park at the big occasions.

Yes, but what does the GAA do with all its money? . .

Why doesn't it give some of it to the FAI? . . . . . .

Im delighted Delaney is gone and it's corrupt and inability to support football with no vision.

But they're county boards in GAA with just as much corruption. Be great if they were also questioned but will never happen

realdanbreen wrote: »

Which county boards are you referring to?

Don’t set it up for him ,bro.

Ah well. Emma has been described as a “supermodel” in the indo so she’ll have no problem living the high life well into the future....