The John Delaney Thread

[Ciprian Marica]

I'm no FAI expert, but anyone else find it somewhat hypocritical to hear John Delaney sounding off about being "delighted" that Sepp Blatter is gone? His holier-than-thou attitude is somewhat nauseous, he'd hardly the cleanest football administrator out there himself

[Park_Lane]

I'm no FAI expert, but anyone else find it somewhat hypocritical to hear John Delaney sounding off about being "delighted" that Sepp Blatter is gone? His holier-than-thou attitude is somewhat nauseous, he'd hardly the cleanest football administrator out there himself

His brown nosing of Michel Platini is even worse. Cretin.


From the indo:

Asked about potential replacements, he said:

“He is Platini, he’s this great world footballer, he’s the President of UEFA he would get a lot of support within UEFA and possibly outside, but it’s up to Michel to put his name forward if he so wishes to do,” he said.

[colonelwest]

Admitted today they got a 5m bung in 2010 to shut up about that stupid handball fiasco.

Can anyone find the 2010 accounts/ annual report? Have found other years but no sign of 2010!

[osarusan]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...l-john-delaney

The Football Association of Ireland chief executive, John Delaney, has confirmed that he accepted a payment from Fifa after Thierry Henry’s handball in the 2010 World Cup qualifying play-offs ended their hopes of qualifying for the tournament in South Africa. Delaney said the payment, reported to be €5m, was made so the FAI would not pursue legal action.

Speaking to RTE, Delaney claimed the payment was “a very good and legitimate deal” for the FAI but due to a confidentiality agreement would not confirm the amount received.

“We felt we had a legal case against Fifa because of how the World Cup play-off hadn’t worked out for us with the Henry handball,” Delaney said. “Also the way [Sepp] Blatter behaved, if you remember on stage, having a snigger and having a laugh at us. That day when I went in, and I told him how I felt about him, there were some expletives used and we came to an agreement.

“That was a Thursday and on Monday the agreement was all signed and all done. It’s a very good agreement for the FAI and a very legitimate agreement for the FAI, but I’m bound by confidentiality for naming the figure.”

What would the legal argument have been I wonder?

[tricky_colour]

Turns out it was Delaney who finally made Blatter move on.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-31278411.html

[tricky_colour]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...l-john-delaney



What would the legal argument have been I wonder?

I'd say the money was just resting in his account.

[osarusan]

Turns out it was Delaney who finally made Blatter move on.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-31278411.html

"In 2009 I called him an embarrassment to FIFA and to himself," he said. "He called me over about that, across the table like I am talking to you, with one or two expletives."

"That was in a room. He said, 'No-one speaks to me like that', and I said, "well I do' and that was that."

Oh, my my, John!

swoon

[shakermaker1982]

I'm speechless.

I thought this was a joke/spoof when I first heard the news.

[seanfhear]

Could some one please implicate Denis O'Brien and Fine Gael in this.

We need the FBI in Ireland to rattle some cages and then put our crooks in them !

[The Fly]

Turns out it was Delaney who finally made Blatter move on.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-31278411.html

"In 2009 I called him an embarrassment to FIFA and to himself," he said. "He called me over about that, across the table like I am talking to you, with one or two expletives."

"That was in a room. He said, 'No-one speaks to me like that', and I said, "well I do' and that was that."

I'd love to have seen Keane's face reading that.

[Park_Lane]

God he is a knob, apparently Blatter was giving his missus the eye and Delaney told him to jog on.

"He met Emma, my partner, in Vienna recently. He stared at her for seven or eight seconds and he said, 'I approve of your new girlfriend'".

"I asked him to move on, move on please.

"She is a great girl, I love her very much, it was an extraordinary moment. If she was here she would tell you herself. He stared at her and I said 'move on' and he did."

He's like the kid in school that starts going out with a bird and then never shuts the fcuk about her. It's like Jesus Christ John - we get it , you have a bird now well done, now please shut up and do your job and stop squawking about your missus 24/7

[The Fly]

Admitted today they got a 5m bung in 2010 to shut up about that stupid handball fiasco.

Can anyone find the 2010 accounts/ annual report? Have found other years but no sign of 2010!

[BonnieShels]

So it was a loan apparently.

This was discussed last week, and that the loan was converted into a grant later on.

[nigel-harps1954]

So it was a loan apparently.

This was discussed last week, and that the loan was converted into a grant later on.

Definitely not a bribe. Definitely not.

[pineapple stu]

So the FAI got E5m?

I wonder did John get any for himself?

Just curious like.

[BonnieShels]

That is a an unjustfied allegation. I mean, it's a confidential agreement he can't talk about. At all. Ever. Tut Tut.

[DannyInvincible]

"The FAI Chief Executive was also asked this afternoon if he had ever been offered a bribe. Laughing, he said: 'No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Not on my salary!'"

[MeathDrog]

He was dead right to take it.

[DeLorean]

It said on the news that the money just went towards the Aviva Stadium project and was fully reflected in their accounts/reports, according to the FAI.

[DeLorean]

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