Originally Posted by
Kingdom
By the way, can we put an end to this nonsense that Delaney secured these championships for the FAI please?
In the 25 years since we've held them last, only 2 countries have held in more than once - England and Germany. There's 57 countries in UEFA, so it is going to get spread around. In that time Malta, Azerbaijan*, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Slovakia and Slovenia have all hosted it. All have hosted it since Delaney's rise to prominence in the FAI post-Saipan.
Also looking at the 19's and the 21's.
We've never held the 19's (or their previous equivalents) finals. As a former winner, we should have pushed that ticket in order to host. The 4 most recent hosts are the North, Armenia, Finland and Georgia. Since 2002, Lithuania, Estonia, the North (again), Liechtenstein have all hosted it.
21s is slightly different as it's a biennial competition, but Israel have held it recently.
Look at the women also. Probably unfair to consider the senior event, so just focus on the 19s and 17s. In the 19s, Finland, Iceland, Belarus, Macedonia, Wales, Israel, Slovakia, and the North have all hosted it. In the 17s, Iceland, Belarus, the Czechs and Lithuania have all hosted it.
These specific examples are focussing on the time Delaney was involved in the FAI top table:
Malta: M: U17s;
Azerbaijan* M: U17s;
Luxembourg: M: U17s;
Liechtenstein: M: U19s; U17s;
Slovakia: M: U21s; U17s W: U19s;
Slovenia: M: U21s; U17s
North Ireland: M: U19s x2; W: U19s;
Armenia: M:U21s; U19s;
Finland: M:U19s x2; W: E/C; U19s;
Georgia: M:U19s; W: U19s;
Lithuania: M: U19s; W: U17s;
Estonia: M: U19s; U17s; + Super Cup;
Israel: M: U21s; U17s; W: U19s;
Iceland: M: W: U17s; U19s;
Belarus: M: W: U17s; U19s;
Macedonia: M: W: U19s;
Wales: M: W: U19s;
Czechia: M: U21s; U19s; U17s; W: U17s;
Finally, the Super Cup: It's been to Estonia, Macedonia, Norway, Georgia, Wales and the Czech Republic this decade.
* I'm inclined to ignore everything about the Azeri's due to the new money they'll pump into Football.
Instead of congratulating him for bringing these Championships due to his "incredible connections and networks within UEFA", he should have been questioned and castigated over his failure to take 17 years to get a tournament of magnitude to this country, while poaching glamour friendlies to the detriment of local football. He's a pox of a spoofer of the highest order.
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