John Delaneys €400k A Year Wage

**A face** · 13/09/2011, 1:02 PM

Did anyone hear the sound bite on Newstalk this morning where John Delaney was trying to explain his €400k A Year Wage and Ivan Yates called him a bluffer. I have to agree with it .... its just that €400k is just way over the top considering we haven't got to the finals of any competition in years. Alot of the kids playing the game these days simply dont remember us ever competing at that level. Maybe €200k or something like that but €400k is taking the mick.

What do people think?

**passinginterest** · 13/09/2011, 1:09 PM

400k is and always was completely ridiculous. It's four times the prize money for the winners of the national league, it's more than the entire prize fund for the league. I doubt there's too many countries where the prize for the top league is dwarfed by the salary of the head of the FA. Even €200,000 is probably too much in this day and age.

**Nesta99** · 13/09/2011, 1:14 PM

But sure didnt he take a pay cut....for him to earn more than Obama, Kenny, Cameron etc well i dunno sums up the worst of the self obsessing, self serving greed that the economic boom brought us into. For that matter Traps salary and the his dismissal of taking a pay cut f*cking stinks too. 2.6million for the ceo and senior management team

**cornflakes** · 13/09/2011, 1:19 PM

Delaney is the football equivalent of Bertie Ahern. Full interview is here in the first hour, not sure when it starts

**BonnieShels** · 13/09/2011, 1:32 PM

He's had more tempting offers, the gom.

He's inching his way to Switzerland and will be in Abbottstown til then.

**marinobohs** · 13/09/2011, 1:34 PM

Ridiculous salary - even in the "Celtic Tiger" binge years but now borders on the offensive.

(1) The FAI is up to its nuts in debt

(2) The League is a joke.

(3) The International team have not qualified for a finals in yonks

......... because he is worth it

**TiocfaidhArmani** · 13/09/2011, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

Ridiculous salary - even in the "Celtic Tiger" binge years but now borders on the offensive.

(1) The FAI is up to its nuts in debt

(2) The League is a joke.

(3) The International team have not qualified for a finals in yonks

......... because he is worth it

I think the CE of the Scottish FA earns £75k. It's a similar sized country with a similar national team so why the huge difference in wages?

His throwing his tie into the crowd in Moscow was embarassing to say the least.

**BonnieShels** · 13/09/2011, 1:39 PM

Because unlike his Scottish counterpart Delaney has inherited the natural stance of any Irish person above their station, that of "entitlement".

**Guinney** · 13/09/2011, 1:46 PM

Not in a million years he deserves that sort of money. Alot of the decisions by the FAI baffle me and as he is chief executive he must take a a big portion of the blame. Firstly the ticket prices into the Aviva are a joke, think they still think this country is a boom.

The running of the league is a joke to. Does anyone know exactly whats happening next year? Will they introduce the awful split. They need to start explaining things or at least start planning them and people/clubs know. I can't understand why they got rid of the A Championship next year. Maybe it will cut the costs of the teams, but if a player is over 19 but has talent but not yet good enough to play in the first team where will he get game time and similarly how will a player get game time if he is coming back from an injury. Then there is the whole Limerick and Barcelona fiasco. Then the whole 2006 promotion controversy with Dundalk. Last week with the strange decison to give Limerick a bye into the FAI cup. Then overall it wouldn't take a genius to realise that the league is not been properly run. Fixture pile ups, a patience in prize money, little or no aide in helping clubs develop their infrastructures (especially during the Celtic Tiger), refs who are completely inept. The list goes on.

Even if he was doing a great job he wouldn't deserve that amount of money with the state the country is in. But the simple fact he is that he and the FAI make a complete balls up half the time. The man has little or no respect from the public either, basically everyone thinks he is a numpty. He is under performing but some how still is in a job.

**A face** · 13/09/2011, 1:48 PM

Is he to blame or is it the inaction of his peers to change the situation ..... Who really should be calling him to task on this issue?

**Nesta99** · 13/09/2011, 1:52 PM

Even if he was performing miracles he wouldnt deserve that salary. Actually if he performed the miracle of sorting the league out then he should be given the country to run...

**Nesta99** · 13/09/2011, 1:54 PM

Originally Posted by A face

Who really should be calling him to task on this issue?

The clubs both junior and senior and the Dept of Sport should be lobbying for a bit of common sense

**Magicme** · 13/09/2011, 1:59 PM

Shhhh don't dis our leader. Sure he's great. He loves us all equally. Praise be.

**Mr Maroon** · 13/09/2011, 2:03 PM

Mr. Delaney and his colleagues in the licensing department are upstanding members of the community who work incredibly hard for their money and, if anything, should all be given pay rises.

Can't hurt.

**Charlie Darwin** · 13/09/2011, 2:28 PM

His salary is based on how much money he brings into the organisation, not how the league is administered or how the national teams perform. And the man is brilliant at getting people to give money to the FAI. He's a snake but he's our snake.

**TiocfaidhArmani** · 13/09/2011, 2:32 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

His salary is based on how much money he brings into the organisation, not how the league is administered or how the national teams perform. And the man is brilliant at getting people to give money to the FAI. He's a snake but he's our snake.

I've just figured out who you are!

**Mr A** · 13/09/2011, 2:59 PM

I wonder if anyone could provide income figures for the FAI for the years since he came in?

**A face** · 13/09/2011, 3:10 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

His salary is based on how much money he brings into the organisation, not how the league is administered or how the national teams perform. And the man is brilliant at getting people to give money to the FAI. He's a snake but he's our snake.

I'm all for measuring the tangible and non-tangible but even when all that is said and done it still donesn't warrant €400k a year. Its off the wall no matter what argument is made in its defense.

There have been improvements since he filled the position, i wont deny that ..... but look at where we were, it was never going to be hard to improve upon it. He held the position during the best economical period the country has ever had and you would have to review the achievements bearing that in mind. And you also have to agree that achievements are part of his role, they should be a given. He shouldn't be rewarded for just doing his job.

"His salary is based on how much money he brings into the organisation" .... when people were throwing the money away. Celtic Tiger money was easily got for the last few years. Right now we are up to our eyes in dept and there is no solid plan in place to address that.

**marinobohs** · 13/09/2011, 3:17 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

His salary is based on how much money he brings into the organisation, not how the league is administered or how the national teams perform. And the man is brilliant at getting people to give money to the FAI. He's a snake but he's our snake.

..... The CEO of the Football Association of Ireland and his remuneration has nothing at all to do with football. Only in Ireland.