Champagne Football

**Real ale Madrid** · 02/10/2020, 8:54 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Himself and Daryl Oates wanted it, but it was too hard to handle. It was said to make their dreams come true, but something wasn't quite right about them.

Poor stuff here tbh - I can't go for that.

**nigel-harps1954** · 02/10/2020, 9:13 PM

Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

Poor stuff here tbh - I can't go for that.

I'm a bit out of touch with the pun game.

**Nesta99** · 03/10/2020, 1:19 PM

Last few comments I know must be puntastic but way over my head!

**bennocelt** · 03/10/2020, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by wexfordned

Delaney didn't take any legal proceedings against anything that the boys wanted to publish in the book. There were no more major stories left out. It's a great read and yet a depressing read as well.

You'd like to think Irish soccer fans are embarrassed at their fawning over JD down the years, but most of them probably will pretend it was only a minority who chanted his name in bars before/after games.

Bonner/Kerr seemed to have really been screwed by Delaney. Shocking treatment of two lads who gave so much to Irish football

Quite a good few on this site too

**Nesta99** · 04/10/2020, 9:09 AM

If flipping Boris johnson got a round in Paddy would give him a cheer!

**NeverFeltBetter** · 03/03/2021, 11:09 AM

Going through this now, quite late to the party. It's a remarkable story. A big "I have to put this down for a second" moment for me was Delaney in the Legal Eagle after losing the injunction case to the Times, teleconferencing the FAI board who are lining up to lick his boots about the "bridging loan". He really did an amazing job of surrounding himself in the FAI with people who thought he was the Messiah.