Makes the really good point that credit card irregularities was what he used to oust Bernard O'Boyle in the first place. Now he's withdrawing a grand a month in cash.
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Makes the really good point that credit card irregularities was what he used to oust Bernard O'Boyle in the first place. Now he's withdrawing a grand a month in cash.
None of the information came from his divorce proceedings and what’s in the public domain is only the tip of the iceberg. For those who think jd can keep his Uefa Job https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-so...-idUKKCN1RM238Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
"While Delaney was on a salary of €360,000 as chief executive, he used the FAI credit card to pay for duty-free purchases at airports, meals in his local pub in Wicklow and to make cash withdrawals of more than €6,000 in six months"Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Someone call the cops please
Yup. Or Revenue. And it goes on to say -
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Delaney’s FAI credit card included 13 separate bills from Plucks, his local pub and restaurant in Kilmacanogue, amounting to a total of €563 in six months.
The credit card statements show Delaney had a tendency to withdraw cash using the FAI card in sums ranging from €100 to €250. In just over 40 cash withdrawals in six months, Delaney withdrew more than €6,180. These withdrawals incurred bank charges of more than €115 for the FAI.
On July 21, 2016, Delaney withdrew €200 and €150 from the Topaz garage in Kilmacanogue. On the same date, the credit card was used to withdraw the sterling equivalent of €265 in Terminal 2 of Heathrow. On October 7, the day after Ireland won a home World Cup qualifier against Georgia and two days before the team played away to Moldova, Delaney withdrew €600 in cash in three transactions.
Now it's possible he uses Plucks as a convenient place for meetings given it's close to home. So if you've a 5pm meeting, arranging it there as opposed to Abbotstown could suit both parties.
But the cash is dodgy
It's customary to give some sort of source or indication as to where you're coming from gufct.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufct
Because Delaney himself argued in court that it came from his divorce proceedings -
https://extra.ie/2019/03/18/news/iri...laney-fai-loanQuote:
He had argued that as the documents detailing the transactions came to light as a result of an in-camera family law case involving his ex-wife, they should not be placed in the public domain.
He could be lying of course - but certainly at the moment I'll believe what he told the High Court over what you're saying
The judge actually ruled against him as the Times proved that the source of their story was a whistleblower from within or formerly within the Fai and that the documentation was not from his divorce proceedings.
Again, link away.
The link I've provided says that -
So the judge said that regardless of who broke the news, it was public interest and therefore newsworthy.Quote:
Mr Delaney attempted to secure an emergency injunction preventing The Sunday Times publishing details of the €100,000 loan late on Saturday night. He had argued that as the documents detailing the transactions came to light as a result of an in-camera family law case involving his ex-wife, they should not be placed in the public domain.
However, the judge ruled that there was a clear public interest in publishing the material. ‘I am satisfied that the finances of the FAI and any payment and repayment to its chief executive are matters of significant public interest,’ the judge ruled.
This link says that the judge found no proof of a link with divorce proceedings. Which is not quite the same as what you said.
But on stuff like this - you have to post a link.
If Mr. Delaney eventually resigns or leaves the FAI in some form, how is allowed to continue in a role with UEFA ?
I think he can't be on an executive committee but he can still work for UEFA.Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
The "whisltleblower" would almost certainly be the Times' source for the 100k loan. It is the modus operandi of the Times to purchase/gather information via the whistleblower. The Times' lawyers would have gone over it with a fine comb.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufct
I'd understand that the credit card info came via this source.
I do wonder if with establishing this Executive Vice President position the FAI might have stumbled upon a structure that works for us.
The Irish Times are keen to push the credentials of Padraig Smith and Susan Whelan at Leicester City is another potential option for the CEO role.
I could see a successful structure where the FAI had Rea Walshe handling the day-to-day running, a CEO in overall control and setting the strategic direction and someone like Niall Quinn as Exec VP to bring experience of the football world to the leadership team and acting as a public face for the association (showing up at UEFA events etc).
Delaney simply said "No comment" when leaving the board meeting today. Still clinging on perhaps.
No doubt Delaney has somebody negotiating his 'release package'.
That board of numpties have probably hired some consultants at €5,000 p/h. to advise them what to do.
Sure John Delaney could run anything.
He has stepped aside pending the investigation. Hanging on to the last, the aul *******
And wasn't that only for £200? The cheek!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
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The latest one now is that he has offered to step aside pending the outcome of the investigations.
I mean at this stage his brass neck will have to be upgraded to platinum!
Also, howyis
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Treasurer and one other Board Member gone as well.
The last time you were here Bonnie (that was last january) you brazenly boasted that you would be more regular on the board. You have a serious dose of foot ie constipation.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
By the way,the 3 have stepped aside and not resigned.
Two have resigned, the two token oldtimer honorary members, who have no role anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by the 12 th man
Life gets in the way. Thankfully it has stopped getting in the way and JD's downfall is something that I need to be around for. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
it looks like delaney is only stepping aside while the various reviews are undertaken. my money is on the reports vindicating him and he carries on as before. farce
Jesus, its like my dog has just come legging it up the driveway without a care in the world after being missing for a few weeks. I thought the trusty fecker was gone forever and am a mixture of delighted, furious and curious as to where the hell he has been and what the fck hes been up to.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Yeah, I see it the same way. Complete farce. Actually, that reminds me, what is Maxi up to these days???Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
Pressure needs to be maintained to ensure that there is an external/independent audit and not just some internal investigation.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
Sport Ireland saying they want a full audit before funding is restored. Good stuff if they can arrange it themselves
Says it all really.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Yeah, I saw that, and it sounds good. In light of some of the stuff in the Sunday Times, it gets harder to refuse to accept a full audit.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Very hard to argue that you are working hard to regain the trust of Sport Ireland and the football community in general when you refuse to take the most obvious step in that direction.
Well we are talking about the FAI and they live in a reality of their own making, they don't see themselves as others see them
How they brazened out today in light of yesterday's revelations is just quite something.
They never cease to amaze.
And all he's done is step aside.
I'm hoping the SI appearance tomorrow at the Cttee ramps up the pressure.
This thread has always been gold.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
But some quality stuff going back to 2016.
And how prescient from Le Canadien.
I'm just reading the final report of the day in the Indo and it looks to me that the positions were adversarial at the beginning of the day. Delaney on one side with his ever present legal advisor and the FAI on the other side with their legal advice. Just how the FAI got to the position where they agreed to release that bizarre statement is a mystery.
The amount the state offers in grants for football is miniscule. If the FAI were a decent frugal well run organisation, trying their best but coming under investigation for not being 100% flawless, they'd have every right to take the high ground and tell the legislators where to shove their grandstanding, as Conway tried to do after stating that the the FAI put in 4 euro for every one euro from the state.
"the activities of the FAI enable the state to achieve it’s policy aims. especially in the areas of health and social inclusion".
Is the “stepping aside” terminology purely a mechanism to retain his UEFA position for a sustained period? His FAI role has to be untenable at this point.
My understanding is that in order to terminate Mr Delaney's contract the FAI must jump through the legal loops. First action is to suspend him, this suspension has been coined as 'Stepping aside'. Until findings are fully proved against him Mr. Delaney is entitled to be an FAI member albeit one in suspension. This could drag on and end up in a legal wrangle.
Probably fair actually. General HR processes.
Geysir the money from Sport Ireland is small but the amount for Sports Capital Grants is the fling around money Delaney used to get people on his side. It appears to be in the €50 million region. Now consider how long that might have sat in an FAI account before payout came. There is always a way to delay a payout to the benefit of the account holder.
I could say the same thing about your goodself.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Let us however rejoice in the downfall.
Regardless of his FAI appointment (or lack of), his Uefa position is secure until 2021. 'Stepping aside' is irrelevant re Uefa until that time. I get the feeling though, he's dicing with ignominy and risks losing the Uefa position.Quote:
Originally Posted by dr_peepee
Yep just give them enough time to burn all the evidence...Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu