Delaney's wages

[osarusan]

Delaney gets a salary, not a wage.

yours,

Pedantor.

[Alf Honn]

Temporary insanity, not a symptom of a chronic administrative shambles.


And characteristic of a man so desperate for World Cup cash that he led a delegation into FIFA with this bizarre request and making us like fools home and abroad.

Difficult not to think of the FAI as administratively inept queuing for 45 mins from 7pm tonight to collect tkts from Lansdowne Terrace office.

[DannyInvincible]

And characteristic of a man so desperate for World Cup cash that he led a delegation into FIFA with this bizarre request and making us like fools home and abroad.

It's rare that I find myself defending the FAI, and especially John Delaney, but Blatter was the one who decided to have a cheap laugh at our expanse over an idea that was the only way the FAI could ensure the Henry incident and its fall-out would be at least discussed at the subsequent FIFA meeting. It wasn't a serious request; just a means to this end. Anyone who seriously entertained the notion that we might have been awarded a 33rd place at the World Cup would need their heads examined. Didn't Liam Brady say as much after Blatter had his snide little laugh with the journalists?


"I think when we asked for that we knew there was very little chance of that happening. We asked because we wanted to have them respond in a measured way and see what they had to say.

"After all Mr Blatter is responsible for the officials. He didn't say anything about the appalling mistake the official made to miss such a blatant handball.

"He didn't even have the grace to acknowledge the behaviour of the Irish players after the game. Not one player got booked after that incident, not one player got booked after the match.

"There were 20,000 Irish fans in the stadium. Not one fan caused trouble in the stadium in Paris that night, or in the city that night.

"Now I think my country deserves a little more recognition from Blatter than the way he presented it to the press conference in South Africa yesterday.

"I think the man is a bit of a loose cannon and embarrassment to FIFA."

From here: http://oneteaminireland.blogspot.com/2009/12/liam-brady-blasts-sepp-blatter.html